TIME.com: Campaigns in TIME: The G.O.P. (5)

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Campaigns in TIME: The G.O.P.
A look back at some of the best TIME photographs of the Republican contenders during the modern era of presidential campaigns

LEAVING HOME
Senator Robert Dole fights back tears in May 1996, as he announces to his staff and colleagues that he will resign his position as Senate Majority Leader in order to campaign for the presidency full-time. Elizabeth Dole is partially obscured at her husband's side, while daughter Robin looks on

Looking for Mr. Right

Maliki's Last Stand?
The prime minister makes a new call to curb violence, but Iraqis' patience with him and his government is wearing thin

What a Surge Really Means
Can a couple more divisions in Iraq make a difference? Or is Bush's idea too little, too late?