Republican Party

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RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has long wanted to break what he called the broadcast networks' stranglehold over who gets to ask the questions at nationally televised GOP nomination debates: network reporters whom Republicans view as liberal, or questioners who are not as hostile to conservative philosophy. (Associated Press)

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Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho Republican, said the GOP will loosen penalties on illegal immigrants if Democrats will increase visas for high-tech workers. (Associated Press)

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From left field: Sid Dinsdale could find an opening between the bitterly split front-runners in the GOP race for Senate, which will be decided Tuesday.

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Republican candidate for governor of Massachusetts Mark Fisher, left, hugs Julie Cummings, of East Wareham, Mass., at the conclusion of a news conference at a hotel Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Boston. Fisher spoke to reporters about issues on the Republican party's offer to allow him on the primary election ballot if he agrees to put off a lawsuit challenging the disputed results of the GOP state convention. Cummings was a delegate at the GOP state convention. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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**FILE** Former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist said in an interview Tuesday that the primary reason he left the Republican Party is because of its "intolerable" racism. (Fusion)

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FILE - This file photo from May 16, 2012, shows Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman being applauded by Attorney General Jon Bruning during an event at the Republican Party headquarters in Lincoln, Neb. On Wednesday, May 7, 2014, Gov. Dave Heineman is set to endorse Attorney General Jon Bruning in the hotly contested Republican gubernatorial primary race. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, file)