COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — White House hopeful Ron Paul says he likes the idea of states deciding which federal laws they shouldn't have to follow because they deem them unconstitutional.
The libertarian-leaning congressman from Texas says nullification could be a helpful check on the federal government and that it would be a lot smaller if that principle were part of the Constitution.
Paul is in South Carolina making his final pitch to voters ahead of Saturday's first-in-the-South primary there. He spoke Tuesday at the South Carolina Statehouse, surrounded by icons of the Civil War.
Newt Gingrich said Obama put more people on food stamps than any other U.S. president.
He had a blend of looks, charm, money — and could sit down with journalists and talk a good game.
Under pressure from rivals, front-runner Mitt Romney defended his record as a venture capitalist.
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