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    <title>Huckabee’s Two-Fer</title>
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    <published>2008-02-22T14:40:18-06:00</published>
    <updated>2008-08-07T16:00:36-05:00</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kyle</name>
    </author>
    <category term="Colorado" />
    <category term="James Dobson" />
    <category term="Mike Huckabee" />
    <category term="Politics" />
    <category term="Religious Right" />
    <category term="Texas" />
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Amid a heated battle in the   Wisconsin primary this week, Mike Huckabee took some time off for a <A title="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/us/politics/18huckabee.html" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/us/politics/18huckabee.html">side   trip</a> to the Cayman Islands to earn a little   money before <A title="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7888998" href="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7888998">returning</a> to the campaign   trail, only to be <A title="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WI" href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WI">summarily   trounced</a> by John McCain in the state&rsquo;s primary.&nbsp;   &nbsp;</p>
<p>On the heels of this loss, Huckabee   beat a path down to Texas where he is <A title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102727_pf.html" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102727_pf.html">making   a last stand</a>, seemingly <A title="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UV3J6O1.html" href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UV3J6O1.html">realizing</a> that if he cannot win there, he might finally be forced to admit defeat and drop   out.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>But just because Texas represents his last hope to keep his campaign alive   doesn&rsquo;t mean he can afford to pass up an opportunity to head to Colorado to make some   money and, more importantly, <A title="http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/22/huckabee-to-give-2nd-paid-speech-in-a-week/" href="http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/22/huckabee-to-give-2nd-paid-speech-in-a-week/">meet   privately with James Dobson</a>: </p>
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<p>Despite continuing to battle rival   John McCain in his up hill battle for the Republican nomination, Mike Huckabee   will be dropping off the campaign trail today to give his second paid speech in   a week, Fox News has learned.</p>
<p>The former Arkansas governor will be speaking to the annual retreat   for the Colorado-based group, Leadership Program of the Rockies, event organizers tell Fox.&nbsp; Leadership staffers,   nor the campaign would reveal the amount he will be paid for the speech. He will   also be meeting behind closed doors with Focus on the Family&rsquo;s Dr. James Dobson,   who recently endorsed Huckabee. It will be an informal meeting at the   organization&rsquo;s headquarters in Colorado   Springs, according to Dobson   aides.</p>
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    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Amid a heated battle in the   Wisconsin primary this week, Mike Huckabee took some time off for a <A title="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/us/politics/18huckabee.html" href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/18/us/politics/18huckabee.html">side   trip</a> to the Cayman Islands to earn a little   money before <A title="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7888998" href="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7888998">returning</a> to the campaign   trail, only to be <A title="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WI" href="http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/primaries/results/state/#WI">summarily   trounced</a> by John McCain in the state&rsquo;s primary.&nbsp;   &nbsp;</p>
<p>On the heels of this loss, Huckabee   beat a path down to Texas where he is <A title="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102727_pf.html" href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/21/AR2008022102727_pf.html">making   a last stand</a>, seemingly <A title="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UV3J6O1.html" href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/APStories/stories/D8UV3J6O1.html">realizing</a> that if he cannot win there, he might finally be forced to admit defeat and drop   out.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>But just because Texas represents his last hope to keep his campaign alive   doesn&rsquo;t mean he can afford to pass up an opportunity to head to Colorado to make some   money and, more importantly, <A title="http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/22/huckabee-to-give-2nd-paid-speech-in-a-week/" href="http://embeds.blogs.foxnews.com/2008/02/22/huckabee-to-give-2nd-paid-speech-in-a-week/">meet   privately with James Dobson</a>: </p>
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<p>Despite continuing to battle rival   John McCain in his up hill battle for the Republican nomination, Mike Huckabee   will be dropping off the campaign trail today to give his second paid speech in   a week, Fox News has learned.</p>
<p>The former Arkansas governor will be speaking to the annual retreat   for the Colorado-based group, Leadership Program of the Rockies, event organizers tell Fox.&nbsp; Leadership staffers,   nor the campaign would reveal the amount he will be paid for the speech. He will   also be meeting behind closed doors with Focus on the Family&rsquo;s Dr. James Dobson,   who recently endorsed Huckabee. It will be an informal meeting at the   organization&rsquo;s headquarters in Colorado   Springs, according to Dobson   aides.</p>
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