Tim Pawlenty

Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty is planning next week to detail how he would balance the federal budget and reshape the nation's tax code. An aide to the former Minnesota governor says Pawlenty will outline his proposal Tuesday in Chicago.

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For Republican presidential contenders who once supported combatting global warming, the race is heating up. Most of the GOP White House hopefuls have stepped back from their previous positions on global warming.

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It's official -- Tim Pawlenty is running for president. He announced it in the YouTube video below which was released today. In the video, Pawlenty says "our country's in big trouble." He says we have "far too much debt, too much government spending, and too few jobs."

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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is running for the GOP presidential nomination and will announce his bid Monday in Iowa. That's according to an adviser with direct knowledge of the plans.

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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is keeping fundraising expectations for his presidential campaign in check, saying he simply needs enough to run a "Buick"-type campaign.

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Vice President Joe Biden is headed to Minnesota for a high-dollar fundraiser toward President Barack Obama's re-election. Biden was set to appear at a private event hosted by a donor Wednesday, where attendees are being asked to pay $10,000 per couple to the Obama Victory Fund.

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GOP presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty is calling Osama bin Laden's death "terrific news for freedom and justice."

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Tim Pawlenty's start-up committee for the Republican presidential nomination pulled in $160,000 over its first 10 days. A report on early fundraising by Pawlenty's exploratory committee was filed with federal regulators Friday. The former Minnesota governor opened the committee on March 21.

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Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty may be running for president, but he's not ready to be official about it. Pawlenty moved quickly Tuesday to knock down a CNN story that appeared to show him officially entering the race.

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Former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's formed a committee to explore his options for running for President. And that means he's getting lots of attention from the likes of satirist Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report. See the video after the jump.

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