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125 events in this timeline

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  1. 2009-02-19 February 19, 2009: Conservative Columnist Proposes ‘Palin-Santelli 2012’
  2. 2009-06-04 June 4, 2009: Tea Party Official Questions Obama’s Birth Certificate
  3. 2009-07-17 July 17-22, 2009: Senator: Republicans Intend to ‘Break’ Obama over Health Care
  4. 2009-08-07 August 7, 2009: Palin: Health Care ‘Death Panels’ Would Threaten the Life of Her Infant Child
  5. 2009-08-10 August 10, 2009: Palin Calls for Civility at Health Care Reform Protests
  6. 2010-09-29 September 29, 2010: Los Angeles Times Columnist: Fox News Creating ‘Alternate Reality’ in Promoting Employees for Presidential Race, Espousing Conservative Causes
  7. 2010-11-27 November 27, 2010: Anti-Abortion Activists Meets with Staff of Incoming Republican House Speaker, Vows to Press for Abortion Repeal
  8. 2011-02-10 February 10, 2011: Fact-Check Organization: Trump’s Claims that ‘No One Knew Obama’ in College ‘Ridiculous’ and ‘Crazy’
  9. 2011-03-06 March 6, 2011: Iowa Legislator Submits ‘Birther’ Bill for Presidential Candidates
  10. 2011-03-17 March 17, 2011: Trump Says He Is Willing to Spend $600 Million on Presidential Candidacy
  11. 2011-03-19 March 19, 2011: Columnist: Clinton Planning to Use ‘Birther’ Issue to Force Obama out for 2012 Campaign
  12. 2011-03-23 March 23, 2011: Fox News Host: Trump Puts ‘Obama on the Spot’ by Challenging Obama’s Citizenship
  13. 2011-04-07 April 7, 2011: Trump’s Advocacy of ‘Birther’ Agenda Sends Popularity Soaring among GOP, Tea Party Voters
  14. 2011-04-10 April 10, 2011: Trump Says He Does Not ‘Like to Talk about’ the ‘Birther’ Issue ‘Too Much’
  15. 2011-04-13 April 13-15, 2011: ’Birther’ Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Presidential Candidates Passes Arizona Legislature
  16. 2011-04-14 April 14-15, 2011: Trump Says He Has Excellent Relations with ‘the Blacks’; Characterization Criticized by African-Americans
  17. 2011-04-20 April 20, 2011: Congressional ‘Birther’ Supporter Apparently Accepts Obama Birth Certificate as Valid, Says, ‘Move On’
  18. 2011-04-24 April 24-25, 2011: Evangelist Supports Trump, Questions Obama’s Birth Certificate
  19. 2011-04-27 April 27, 2011: Professor: Obama Released ‘Long Form’ Certificate to ‘Enhance’ Trump’s Popularity
  20. 2011-04-27 April 27, 2011: Conservative Blogger: Obama’s Release of Birth Certificate Purely Political
  21. 2011-04-27 April 27, 2011: Obama Releases ‘Long Form’ Birth Certificate
  22. 2011-04-27 April 27-28, 2011: Washington Post Reporter Claims Trump Made ‘Birther’ Controversy a ‘Live Issue’ Again, Media Watchdog FAIR Disagrees
  23. 2011-04-28 April 28, 2011: Conservative Radio Host: Obama’s Release of ‘Long Form’ Birth Certificate ‘Proves’ 2012 Re-Election Campaign Will ‘Run on Race’
  24. 2011-05-04 May 4, 2011: Missouri House Passes ‘Birther’ Bill Requiring Proof of Citizenship for Presidential Candidates
  25. 2011-05-05 May 5, 2011: Racist, Militia Groups Sponsor Rally before Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina
  26. 2011-05-22 May 22, 2011: Profile of Fox News Founder Indicates Plans to Use Network to Capture Presidency in 2012
  27. 2011-06-24 June 24, 2011: Republican Super PAC Outraises Democratic Super PAC 4-1
  28. 2011-07-01 July 1, 2011 and After: Ohio Election Reform Law Has Potential to Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Voters
  29. 2011-07-12 July 12, 2011: Mysterious Firm Forms, Donates $1 Million to Romney Organization, Dissolves
  30. 2011-09-22 September 22, 2011: Republican Presidential Contender Criticized for ‘Disrespectful’ Comments to Gay Soldier
  31. 2011-09-25 September 25, 2011: Labor Unions Trying to Counter Corporate Donations by Changing Political Strategies
  32. 2011-10-18 October 18, 2011 and After: Presidential Candidate Says Contraception Use Is Wrong, and if Elected, He Will Speak against It
  33. 2011-10-30 October 30, 2011: Cain Presidential Campaign Allegedly Committed Campaign Finance Fraud, Press Reports Show
  34. 2011-11-18 November 18, 2011 and After: Republican Presidential Candidate: Schools Should Fire Union Janitors, Have Kids Perform Maintenance Tasks
  35. 2011-12-01 December 1-2, 2011: Presidential Candidate Modifies Recommendation that Poor Schoolchildren Perform Maintenance, Custodial Tasks instead of Union Janitors, Says Poor Kids Have No Work Habits ‘Unless It’s Illegal’
  36. 2011-12-01 December 1, 2011: Press: Ten Percent of US Billionaires Have Donated to Romney, Seven Percent to Obama
  37. 2011-12-02 November 30 - December 2, 2011: Gingrich Claims ‘Food Stamp’ Recipients ‘Millionaires’ Who Vacation ‘in Hawaii’; Claims Proven False
  38. 2011-12-11 December 11, 2011: Romney Says Super PACS a ‘Disaster’ for Campaign Finance, Advocates for Direct Contributions to Candidates
  39. 2011-12-13 December 13, 2011: Political Satirists Say Gingrich’s Calls for Poor Children to Clean Schools Contain Coded Racism
  40. 2011-12-18 December 18, 2011: Presidential Candidate Advocates Arrest, Impeachment of ‘Radical’ ‘Activist’ Judges
  41. 2011-12-19 December 19, 2011: Media Reveals Gingrich’s Extraordinary Use of Political Action Committee to ‘Bend’ Campaign Laws
  42. 2011-12-19 December 19, 2011: FEC Complaint Alleges Gingrich Unlawfully Profited from Selling Mailing List to Own Campaign
  43. 2011-12-21 December 21, 2011: Paul Walks out of Interview When Questioned about Racist, Anti-Semitic Newsletters
  44. 2011-12-21 December 21, 2011: Republican Presidential Frontrunner Advocates Allowing Wealthy to Give Unlimited Amounts Directly to Candidates
  45. 2012-01-01 January 1-3, 2012: Republican Presidential Candidate Says He Will Not Improve African-Americans’ Lives ‘by Giving Them Someone Else’s Money’; Controversy over Candidate’s Word Choice Ensues
  46. 2012-01-01 January 1, 2012: Republican Presidential Candidate Accuses Obama of Being ‘Most Divisive President’ in History, Says Obama Instigating ‘Class Warfare’ to Win Re-election
  47. 2012-01-03 January 3, 2012: Gingrich Says Romney Is Lying about Involvement with Super PAC
  48. 2012-01-03 January 3, 2012: Republican Primary Spending in Iowa Breaks Records; Spending Driven by ‘Independent’ Super PACs Airing Onslaught of Negative Ads
  49. 2012-01-03 January 3, 2012: Former Republican Presidential Candidate Lambasts Super PACs
  50. 2012-01-03 January 3, 2012: Washington Post Columnist Calls Super PACs ‘Dangerous,’ Doubts Independence of Organizations from Candidate Campaigns