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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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Israel Matzav, The Last Tradition, Michelle Malkin, Wonkette, The Page, The Other McCain, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Newshoggers.com and Althouse
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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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The High Stakes in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri — A cynic might say that tonight's Republican contests in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri deserve an asterisk. In Minnesota and Colorado, which will hold caucuses, voters will pick their preferred presidential candidate in a nonbinding straw poll …
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A plain blog about politics, Weasel Zippers, Guardian, Wonkette, Firedoglake, Saint Petersblog and Pundit & Pundette
Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Romney's lead dips despite wins: Reuters/Ipsos poll — (Reuters) - Despite his strong showing in early state contests in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney's support nationwide has dipped slightly during the past month, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
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The Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Rasmussen Reports, Hit & Run and Saint Petersblog
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Another Twist for G.O.P. as Santorum Fares Well — His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, raising fresh questions about Mitt Romney's ability to corral conservative support.
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American Spectator, BAGnewsNotes, The Caucus and The Page
ABCNEWS:
GOP Rivals Pounce on Romney's ‘Assault on Religion’ Line — JOHNSTOWN, Colo. - Mitt Romney's Republican rivals pounced today on his accusations that President Obama has an “assault on religion” by forcing Catholic institutions to provide contraceptives and abortion services, suggesting it was a hypocritical statement.
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ThinkProgress and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jeremy P. Meyer / Denver Post:
Rick Santorum wins Colorado Republican caucuses — Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum upended the race for the Republican nomination Tuesday, winning three states, including Colorado. — Colorado's race see-sawed throughout the night until 11 p.m., when Colorado GOP chairman Ryan Call declared Santorum …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Democracy In Action? — We attended our precinct caucus tonight …
Democracy In Action? — We attended our precinct caucus tonight …
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msnbc.com, FiveThirtyEight, Saint Petersblog and The Daily Dish
Kimi Yoshino / L.A. NOW:
Prop. 8: Gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, court rules — A federal appeals court Tuesday struck down California's ban on same-sex marriage, clearing the way for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gay marriage as early as next year. — The 2-1 decision by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court …
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Ed Whelan / National Review:
Ninth Circuit Panel Affirms Anti-Prop 8 Ruling
Ninth Circuit Panel Affirms Anti-Prop 8 Ruling
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The Heritage Foundation, Sadly, No! and CatholicVote.org
Lisa Leff / The Huffington Post:
Prop 8, California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Declared Unconstitutional
Prop 8, California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Declared Unconstitutional
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Towleroad News #gay, The Left Call, Hot Air, DownWithTyranny!, Prop 8 Trial Tracker and Washington Monthly
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Proposition 8 is overturned, and Obama catches a break on gay marriage
Proposition 8 is overturned, and Obama catches a break on gay marriage
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Guardian, Political Mojo, Gay Politics and Wonkette
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Reporters grill Carney on marriage, Prop 8 ruling
Reporters grill Carney on marriage, Prop 8 ruling
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ThinkProgress, Gay Politics and Towleroad News #gay
American Prospect:
In Prop. 8 Ruling, a Liberal Lion Coos
In Prop. 8 Ruling, a Liberal Lion Coos
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New York Times and Campaign Stops
Maggie Gallagher / National Review:
Ninth Circuit to 7 Million California Voters: You Are Irrational Bigots
Ninth Circuit to 7 Million California Voters: You Are Irrational Bigots
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New York Times and NOM Blog
Public Religion Research Institute:
February PRRI Religion and Politics Tracking Poll — ▶ Read the news release here. — ▶ Read the Topline Questionnaire including the survey methodology here. — Majority Support Requirement that Employer Health Care Plans Include Contraception Coverage
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Washington Post:
White House seeks to soothe concerns over contraception rule
White House seeks to soothe concerns over contraception rule
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Hot Air, LifeNews.com, Hullabaloo, Pundit & Pundette and Firedoglake
Sarah Huisenga / CBS News:
Contraception issue heats up as Santorum makes headway
Contraception issue heats up as Santorum makes headway
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Truthdig, Politicker and The Mahablog
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Dem Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper: I Wouldn't Have Voted for Obamacare If I'd Known About HHS Regulation
Dem Rep. Kathy Dahlkemper: I Wouldn't Have Voted for Obamacare If I'd Known About HHS Regulation
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The PJ Tatler, Rush Limbaugh, UrbanGrounds, Don Surber, Weasel Zippers, The Heritage Foundation and Wake up America
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Many Catholic Universities, Hospitals Already Cover Contraception In Their Health Insurance Plans
Many Catholic Universities, Hospitals Already Cover Contraception In Their Health Insurance Plans
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2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, Lez Get Real, Hullabaloo, The New Republic and CBS New York
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Poll: Majority of Catholics support contraception coverage
Poll: Majority of Catholics support contraception coverage
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The Daily Beast, Political Mojo, The Maddow Blog, Religion Dispatches, Hot Air and The Daily Caller
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Santorum: Romney contraceptive decision ‘trumped employees’ religious consciences'
Santorum: Romney contraceptive decision ‘trumped employees’ religious consciences'
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Political Watch and National Review
ABCNEWS:
Michelle Obama in Tug of War at White House — The normally dignified Blue Room at the White House became a late-night show comedy set last month when first lady Michelle Obama engaged in a friendly game of tug of war with host Jimmy Fallon, according to a photo released by the White House today.
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Weasel Zippers
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic Online:
Photo of the Day: Shock and Awe at the White House
Photo of the Day: Shock and Awe at the White House
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BuzzFeed and The Daily What
Stephanie Jones / Journal Times:
Suspect recall signing could result in felony charges — RACINE — What started with a man noticing his friend's signature four times on recall petitions could result in felony charges. — The Racine County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate possible fraudulent recall signatures collected …
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RedState and Campaign 2012
Telegraph:
BBC tells its staff: don't call Qatada extremist — The BBC has told its journalists not to call Abu Qatada, the al-Qaeda preacher, an “extremist”. — Abu Qatada, the Islamic extremist, in one of the images banned by the BBC — In order to avoid making a “value judgment” …
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Atlas Shrugs, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, Jihad Watch and Biased BBC
Jim Galloway / Political Insider:
Karen Handel resigns from Komen for the Cure — Karen Handel, the former GOP candidate for governor, just announced her resignation as a senior vice president for public of Susan G. Komen for the Cure - one week after the breast cancer charity reversed itself on a decision to sever financial ties with Planned Parenthood.
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Occupy DC:
This Friday and Saturday, Occupy CPAC: Liberate Discourse — On February 9th through February 11th, a who's who of dastardly politicians will be holding the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriot Wardman Park Hotel at 2660 Woodley Road, NW.
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Politico, 24Ahead, Hit & Run, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, Jihad Watch, Atlas Shrugs and Campaign 2012
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Rush Limbaugh:
The Clint Eastwood Ad is Right: It's Time to Come Together... and Defeat Liberalism — RUSH: I've had two people e-mail me recently calling Clint Eastwood, “Eastman.” Clint, you gotta do something. They think you're related to a film company here, Eastman instead of Eastwood.
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Hit & Run, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog and Althouse
Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Bashar Assad emails leaked, tips for ABC interview revealed — In part one of the Haaretz expose of emails leaked from the account of the Syrian president's media adviser, Assad is told, ahead of interview with Barbara Walters, that the ‘American psyche can be easily manipulated.’
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livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com, Telegraph, Mashable!, Guardian and The Daily Caller
Michael Beckel / iWatch News by The Center …:
Another Bain exec revealed as man behind corporate donor to pro-Romney super PAC — ‘Restore Our Future’ super PAC outs ex-Bain exec as donor — 4 minutes, 25 seconds ago Updated: 2 minutes, 39 seconds ago — A mysterious corporate donor to an outside spending group supporting Mitt Romney's campaign …
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The Caucus
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Fighting Gay Marriage, Minnesota Group May Have Skirted Law — Secret donations, through the National Organization for Marriage, Minnesota Family Council, and Catholic Church. “What NOM and its allies are doing in Minnesota is shockingly bold,” charges Human Rights Campaign's Nix. — (AP / Jim Mone)
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