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Trump: 'I don't get Rick Santorum;' talks Romney cabinet position — Donald Trump sits down with CNN anchor Ashleigh Banfield to discuss GOP candidates for president as well as what position he would want in Mitt Romney's cabinet. — Trump says, “Rick Santorum was a sitting senator …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Santorum Upsets G.O.P. Race With Three Victories — His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, an unexpected trifecta that raised fresh questions about Mitt Romney's ability to corral conservative support.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
G.O.P. Race Has Hallmarks of Prolonged Battle — Whatever your perspective on how likely Mitt Romney was to lose the Republican nomination race prior to Tuesday evening, it should be acknowledged that he had about the worst results conceivable. — In Minnesota, a state which Mr. Romney carried easily …
Washington Post:
Santorum revives campaign with wins in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota — DENVER — Rick Santorum had a breakthrough night Tuesday, winning GOP presidential contests in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado, all of which is expected to breathe life into his struggling campaign and slow Mitt Romney's march …
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Quinnipiac University:
Obama Inches Past Romney In Virginia Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Senate Race Still Tied — For the first time in this election cycle, President Barack Obama inches ahead of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the leading Republican candidate, 47 - 43 percent in Virginia …
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American Prospect:
Santorum's Missing Ingredient — Despite the fact that Mitt Romney chose not to compete in Missouri and Minnesota—and spent little time in Colorado—his loss last night in all three states, to Rick Santorum, has been spun by the media as a terrible wound for the former Massachusetts governor.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Santorum scores triple win — Rick Santorum dealt an embarrassing setback to Mitt Romney's presidential campaign Tuesday night, sweeping non-binding contests across three states and raising new questions about conservatives' willingness to accept Romney as their nominee.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Top Romney adviser expects prolonged GOP fight — A top political adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign downplayed the GOP frontrunner's tough losses in Colorado, Missouri, and Minnesota Tuesday night and said he didn't expect a clear nominee to emerge until “late spring, probably April or May.”
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Newt Gingrich / CNN:
TRENDING: Romney will take tougher approach to Santorum, adviser says — Denver, Colorado (CNN) - As Rick Santorum counted up his victories Tuesday night, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney signaled the campaign would take a tougher approach toward his resurgent rival and portray him as a Washington insider.
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Wall Street Journal:
Santorum Delivers a GOP Stunner
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romneycare: Worth Getting Worried About
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
The Incredible Shrinking Mitt: Romney's 2008 Support Crumbles In Three Key States
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Fresh off GOP victories, Santorum goes on attack against Romney
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Newt's Two-Man-Race Narrative Collapses After Santorum Victories
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Democracy In Action? — We attended our precinct caucus tonight …
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Gingrich Focuses on Ohio, Hoping for Eventual Payoff on Super Tuesday
Troy Hooper / The Colorado Independent:
Santorum and Gingrich dismiss climate change, vow to dismantle the EPA
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Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
2nd wind for Santorum after wins in Minn., Mo., Colo.
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New York Times:
Obama Tries to Ease Ire on Contraception Rule — WASHINGTON — Facing vocal opposition from religious leaders and an escalating political fight, the White House sought on Tuesday to ease mounting objections to a new administration rule that would require health insurance plans …
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Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:
Why White House sees political opportunity in the contraception battle — (Public Religion Research Institute) The controversy over the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation's decision to eliminate funding to Planned Parenthood—and subsequent reversal— continues.
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February PRRI Religion and Politics Tracking Poll
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Heritage Foundation:
The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government — Abstract: The great and calamitous fiscal trends of our time—dependence on government by an increasing portion of the American population, and soaring debt that threatens the financial integrity of the economy—worsened yet again in 2010 and 2011.
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John Merline / Investor's Business Daily:
Dependency Index Surges 23% Under President Obama
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Republican Enthusiasm Issue is Real — The paltry turnout in the Republican Presidential contests over the last week reflects what we've seen in our recent national polling: Democrats are now more excited about voting this fall than Republicans are, reversing the enthusiasm gap that plagued the party in 2010.
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New York Times:
Another Campaign for Sale — Two years ago, while delivering his State of the Union address, President Obama looked the Supreme Court justices in the face and told them they were wrong to have allowed special interests to spend without limits on campaigns. “I don't think American elections …
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Robert Reich / Business Insider:
Obama Has Handed The Election Over To The Super Rich
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Tina Daunt / Hollywood Reporter:
Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl Ad: The Untold Obama Connection — Two members of the creative team that produced the two-minute minute spot for ad agency Wieden+Kennedy donated their personal time in 2008 to make pro-Obama art. — This year's most discussed Super Bowl ad …
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Adam Martin / The Atlantic Wire:
The Very Last World War I Veteran Has Died — A British woman who served with the Royal Air Force for the last two months of World War I was the last known veteran of the war when she died in her sleep Saturday night. Florence Green joined the RAF at the age of 17 and died just before her 111th birthday …
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Margalit Fox / New York Times:
Florence Green, Last World War I Veteran, Dies at 110
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David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
Prop 8 Supporters Announce U.S. Supreme Court Appeal — Late Tuesday night, ProtectMarriage.com, the consortium also known as “Yes On 8,” announced they will appeal the Ninth Circuit ruling that affirmed Prop 8 is unconstitutional, to the Supreme Court. — Yes On 8 has the legal option …
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Initial Assessment of Ninth Circuit's Anti-Prop 8 Ruling
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David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Schneiderman's Last-Minute Cancellation Spells Trouble for Foreclosure Fraud Settlement — NY AG Eric Schneiderman abruptly cancelled press conference re settlement (Photo: azipaybarah, flickr) — As I mentioned in last night's roundup, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abruptly cancelled …
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
House GOP removes political intel-lobbyist rule from STOCK Act — A provision that would require political intelligence consultants register as lobbyists for the first time has been removed from the STOCK Act. — The decision by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) …
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