DEARBORN, Mich. - Mitt Romney officially entered the 2008 presidential race Tuesday, a former one-term Republican governor of Massachusetts suggesting that his record of leadership uniquely positions him to tackle the country's challenges.

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be doing something extraordinary today in Texas. And I really wish he had spent some time here in the East Valley before making his trip to the Lone Star State.

GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Bowing to the inevitable after an improbably resilient run for the White House, Rick Santorum quit the presidential race on Tuesday, clearing the way for Mitt Romney to claim the Republican nomination.

PHOENIX — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept Arizona's GOP primary with support from a broad cross section of voters who said they were focused on the economy, not immigration or the equally divisive issue of immigration.

PHOENIX — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept Arizona's GOP primary with support from a broad cross section of voters who said they were focused on the economy, not immigration or the equally divisive issue of immigration.

The East Valley will figure prominently in Mitt Romney’s next national push to round up volunteers and donations for his presidential campaign.

Mesa lawmaker Chuck Gray will help lead Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney’s campaign efforts in Arizona.

SUN LAKES, Ariz. (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney took a tough line on illegal immigration and a reassuring approach on Social Security as he spent a day campaigning in Arizona, making several appearances Wednesday in the early primary state.

There's an old curse that begs, "O that mine enemy would write a book." That's a desire getting big play in the debates between Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who are both trashing my dad Ronald Reagan's so-called "11th Commandment" that Republicans must refrain from attacking each other in public.

MESA - Barbara Householder said she supports Mitt Romney because of his stand on family values. The fact that Romney, like Householder, is a Mormon makes him even more appealing and is part of the reason her family contributed $500 to his campaign, she said.

WASHINGTON - Republican John McCain sought to keep alive his deeply troubled campaign on Monday, laying off dozens of staffers after lackluster fundraising and excessive spending left him with just $2 million for his second presidential bid.

Once bitter rivals for the presidency, Mitt Romney and John McCain campaigned together as friends on Friday, one gearing up for a likely presidential bid and the other fighting to hold onto his seat in the U.S. Senate.