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Could Typo Rewrite Caucus History? — Caucus Vote Counter Says Romney Mistakenly Given 20 Votes — DES MOINES, Iowa — Caucus night was chaotic in many places, with hundreds of voters, candidates showing up and the throngs of media who followed. The world's eyes were on Iowa.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Was Santorum ‘Weird’ For Bringing Home His Stillborn Baby? (UPDATED) — There is much I don't like about Rick Santorum's ideas, but the story of how he and his wife dealt with the tragic death of their baby is not something that bothers me. Pete Wehner has an appropriately indignant post …
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Right Wing News, NewsBusters.org blogs and Time
Peter Wehner / Commentary Magazine:
Partisan Politics and Vicious Assaults — First it was Alan Colmes; now it is Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post, who went on MSNBC to mock Rick Santorum for how he and his wife Karen dealt with the death of their son Gabriel. (A severe prenatal development led to his very early delivery …
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Big Journalism, TBogg, Hot Air, Patterico's Pontifications, Pundit & Pundette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Ed Driscoll
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Santorum denies making racially-charged statement on welfare
Santorum denies making racially-charged statement on welfare
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
New Hampshire Polls Show Small Movement
New Hampshire Polls Show Small Movement
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msnbc.com and Indecision Forever
Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Face It: Romney's the Nominee
Face It: Romney's the Nominee
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Ross Douthat, The Week, The Huffington Post and The New Republic
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Santorum Booed After Gay Marriage Exchange — Rick Santorum was booed after a lengthy back-and-forth with several students in Concord, N.H., on the issue of same-sex marriage, which is legal in New Hampshire. — As Santorum addressed a group of college students, one asked …
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The Right Scoop and Patterico's Pontifications
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Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Insists On Comparing Marriage Equality To Polygamy In Heated Exchange With Students — Addressing a college student convention in Concord, New Hampshire moments ago, Rick Santorum was put on the defensive by numerous members of the audience who pressed him about his opposition to marriage equality.
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NBC's Andrew Rafferty / msnbc.com:
Santorum booed in contentious exchange over gay marriage
Santorum booed in contentious exchange over gay marriage
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Wizbang and Ricochet Conversations Feed
The Boston Globe:
For vision and national unity, Huntsman for GOP nominee — DISSATISFACTION WITH the economy, expressed in spasms of anger toward Wall Street and Washington; the dashed hopes of many who believed that Barack Obama's election would create a new spirit of unity; and genuine uncertainty …
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ABCNEWS, Washington Post, CBS Boston, Mediaite, The Hinterland Gazette, The Daily Caller, Hot Air, Prairie Weather, The Hill and The Politico
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A.Killough / CNN:
Huntsman hits Romney ahead of N.H. primary
Huntsman hits Romney ahead of N.H. primary
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Rakes In $2 Million In Two Days, Plans ‘Major’ South Carolina Ad Buy — ABC News' Shushannah Walshe, Michael Falcone and Jake Tapper and report: — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Enjoying a wave of momentum from his near-win in the Iowa caucuses, Rick Santorum's campaign is raising money faster than ever before.
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A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: McCain takes aim at Santorum in South Carolina
TRENDING: McCain takes aim at Santorum in South Carolina
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The Politico and Daily Kos
Frank James / NPR:
South Carolina Tea Partiers Wish Romney Would Just Go Away
South Carolina Tea Partiers Wish Romney Would Just Go Away
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Washington Post, Swampland, The Loyal Opposition, Mediaite and southernstudies.org
A.Killough / CNN:
Super PAC supporting Santorum to become more active
Super PAC supporting Santorum to become more active
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The Politico, TheBlaze.com, Hot Air and Indecision Forever
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
This Won't Play Well In South Carolina
This Won't Play Well In South Carolina
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The Atlantic Online, Campaign 2012 and National Review
Greg Wilson / NBC Los Angeles:
Woman Scratches, Rubs Butt Over $30M Painting — Police say she was drunk — This work by Clyfford Still, titled “D No. 1,” was not damaged by a drunken woman. — A Colorado woman dropped her pants at a museum and rubbed her rear end all over a painting valued at $30 million, according to police.
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Joey Bunch / Denver Post:
Denver woman arrested for punching, damaging $30 million Clyfford Still painting
Denver woman arrested for punching, damaging $30 million Clyfford Still painting
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The Daily What, Jammie Wearing Fools, BuzzFeed and msnbc.com
Robin Bravender / The Politico:
SCOTUS expected to weigh Montana campaign finance appeal — The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wade into the hot-button debate over corporate cash in politics again, just in time for the 2012 election season. — The conservative group American Tradition Partnership announced plans Thursday …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Lawyers, courts see weaknesses in defense of Obama's healthcare law
Lawyers, courts see weaknesses in defense of Obama's healthcare law
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Chicago Tribune:
Speaking of free marketeers ...
Speaking of free marketeers ...
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The Politico, RedState and Big Government
John Yoo / National Review:
Richard Cordray & the Use and Abuse of Executive Power — Some think me a zealous advocate of executive power, and often I am when it comes to national security issues. But I think President Obama has exceeded his powers by making a recess appointment for Richard Cordray …
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum: ‘We Always Need a Jesus Candidate’ — WINDHAM, N.H. - Rick Santorum addressed his largest crowd ever Thursday evening while speaking at an event set up by a tea party group, the 9/12 project. — Santorum addressed the crowd and and took questions for almost two hours …
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Washington Post and New York Times
Tom Tolan / JSOnline:
Judge rules for Walker campaign in case against state election officials — Waukesha — A judge ruled Thursday that the state Government Accountability Board needs to take more aggressive action to vet recall signatures that are expected to be submitted in two weeks against Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican office holders.
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The Politico, Althouse and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Associated Press:
Restaurant Sign Reads, ‘No Politicians, No Exceptions’ — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — It's common for presidential candidates to make the rounds at New Hampshire restaurants, but one has had enough of the visits. — The sign at the entrance of Colby's Breakfast & Lunch in Portsmouth reads “No Politicians, No Exceptions.”
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Susan Walsh / Latino.FoxNews.com:
Obama Administration Plans Immigration Rule Change — A senior member of the Obama administration said Thursday that the administration plans to change a rule to reduce the time the spouses and children of undocumented immigrants are separated from citizen relatives while they try to win legal status in the United States
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama rule would let undocumented stay in U.S. during application — Rigo Barboza, an undocumented student, protests Obama's immigration policies outside the Fig & Olive Restaurant in West Hollywood on September 26, 2011. (Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)
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