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With the possibility of a weak showing by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in his home state of Michigan, there had been rumblings that the Republican Party might need to be rescued in the contest for its party’s nomination by a new candidate, one who is not yet in the race. (more)

Sunday morning’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” found former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum defending his belief in the intersection of religion and politics. (more)

Does former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney believe ABC’s George Stephanopoulos coordinated with the White House over Stephanopoulos’ contraception question during Jan. 7’s New Hampshire primary debate? (more)

In future Republican presidential primaries, there should be no more debates with George Stephanopoulos or others in “the mainstream media” picking the questions. At least that’s what the editors of the National Review are now calling for. (more)

When will conservatives learn that being right doesn’t matter? Having the correct answer to a philosophical problem is gratifying on a chalkboard, but it means little in political confrontations. The left learned this lesson a long time ago. The right needs to catch up. (more)

On Sunday’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Washington Post columnist George Will said that last week’s decision — and subsequent reversal — by the Susan G. Komen Foundation to take funding away from Planned Parenthood was strictly about abortion and less about women’s health, adding that the case illustrates how far liberals are willing to take the fight to defend abortion. (more)

Comedian Stephen Colbert of “The Colbert Report” appeared on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday to discuss his formation of an exploratory committee to consider a run “for the President of the United States on South Carolina.” (more)

After last Saturday night’s Republican presidential debate, “Good Morning America” co-anchor and “This Week” moderator George Stephanopoulos took criticism for his handling of a debate question about contraception and his persistence on the issue with GOP front-runner Mitt Romney. (more)

During the January 7, 2012 Republican debate in New Hampshire, George Stephanopoulos questioned Mitt Romney on whether he would support a state ban on contraception. Romney responded that he was not going to address a hypothetical situation that no state was considering, but Stephanopoulos doubled down and continued to press him, ultimately to a chorus of boos. In a Daily Caller piece that hit the front page of The Drudge Report the next day, Matthew Boyle blasted Stephanopoulos for his obvious partisanship. It was a stupid, irresponsible question, to be sure, but not because Stephanopoulos is a one-time Bill Clinton political operative acting in a partisan manner or because the question was purely hypothetical; it was stupid because that type of question is outside both the purview of the executive branch and the president’s constitutional authority. (more)

After a New Hampshire GOP primary debate that saw an impatient audience literally “boo” co-moderator George Stephanopoulos for a series of unrelenting questions to Mitt Romney about a hypothetical ban on contraceptives, liberal media elites leapt to the ABC News commentator’s defense. (more)

ABC News commentator George Stephanopoulos directed pointed, hard-edged questions to Republican presidential candidates during Saturday night’s New Hampshire debate, often attacking without providing evidence to justify his broadsides. (more)

Christiane Amanpour has gotten the boot from ABC, TMZ has learned. She will be replaced as the host of the Sunday political show, “This Week,” by George Stephanopoulos. (more)

Banks should accept a lower profit so their customers won’t have to pay for debit cards, President Barack Obama told an ABC reporter today, when asked about Bank of America’s decision to charge its customers $5 per month for use of its debit cards. (more)

ABC News and George Stephanopoulos have a credibility problem with conservatives and Middle America. And it seems to be getting worse. (more)

ABC News host George Stephanopoulos refuses to admit fault or issue a correction for implying politics had something to do with accused Tucson tragedy shooter Jared Lee Loughner’s motives. (more)

No capes, crowns, or busty body suits are involved in the most recent sightings of female superheroes. And despite the lack of high-tech special effects, sex scenes, or explosions, the recounting of their daring exploits have drawn thousands of viewers and numerous words of praise. (more)

It was with great fanfare and a measure of controversy that ABC News named Christiane Amanpour to anchor its Sunday morning show “This Week” after George Stephanopoulos moved on to host “Good Morning America.” (more)

Back during the 2008 presidential campaign, the idea of allowing gay marriage was one neither Barack Obama nor Joe Biden was willing to embrace. Biden even specifically said he did not support doing anything on the civil side to change the definition of marriage during the 2008 vice-presidential debate. (more)

On “Good Morning America” Monday, host George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. Charles Schumer how well he thought Barack Obama is working with Congress and what advice he’d give the president. (more)

It was a great event at the White House last June. Sir Paul McCartney came to be honored by President Obama. And he thrilled the glittering company with his rendering of that classic Beatles hit — Michelle, Ma Belle. (more)