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3:00 PM ET, February 8, 2012

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CNN:
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.
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 …
Politico:
Primer: How super PACs rake it in  —  Super PACs raised about $181 million in the last two years — with roughly half of it coming from fewer than 200 super-rich people.  —  Those are the findings in a new study that confirms what public interest groups have long feared and campaigns …
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.
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
The Incredible Shrinking Mitt: Romney's 2008 Support Crumbles In Three Key States
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:   Huckabee: Santorum shows Romney isn't inevitable
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Top Romney adviser expects prolonged GOP fight
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Fresh off GOP victories, Santorum goes on attack against Romney
Discussion: Politico, GOP 12 and National Review
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic Online:
Romney's Squeeze: Struggles With the Base and Independents Alike
Discussion: Prairie Weather
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romneycare: Worth Getting Worried About
Discussion: Power Line and Politico
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Campaign Tries to Put an Optimistic Face on a Disappointing Night
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Santorum scores triple win
Newt Gingrich / CNN:
Kingston: Santorum no longer a third wheel
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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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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 …
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Boehner, GOP pledge to reverse Obama birth-control mandate  —  House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Wednesday vowed that Congress would repeal an Obama administration regulation requiring employers, including religious organizations, to provide birth-control coverage in their employees' health plans.
Discussion: Politico and ThinkProgress
Bloomberg:
Obama Weighed Faith Politics in Contraceptives
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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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:   Report: Gov't dependence soars
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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Demos:
AUCTIONING DEMOCRACY: THE RISE OF SUPER PACS AND THE 2012 ELECTION
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Court Big Donor for PAC
Discussion: New York Times and Politico
Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
In wake of Proposition 8 ruling, Santorum attacks Obama  —  GOP presidential candidate and former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (Pa.) said the Obama administration's view of proponents of the California's “Proposition 8” amounted to bigotry.  —  Proposition 8, which was passed in 2008 …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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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.
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 …
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Invents New Front In Fake War On Religion: Obama Wants Female Catholic Priests  —  For weeks, Republicans have pretended that President Obama is waging some kind of war on religion because his administration recently approved regulations requiring insurers to cover contraceptive care …
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 …
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Dem follows Rep. Allen West to new district, averts tough primary  —  A decision by a Democratic House candidate to switch districts mid-race has given Democrats a viable candidate against Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) and averted a potentially bruising primary in one fell swoop.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Michael Brendan Dougherty / Business Insider:
FORGET JOBS: The 2012 Election Is About The Culture War
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msnbc.com:
‘Poster couple’ for gay rights in California is divorcing
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Liberals, Dems approve of drone strikes on American citizens abroad
Reihan Salam / National Review:
If You're Going to Accept Direct Loans and Pell Grants, You Should Tell Us If Students Are Actually Learning Something
Discussion: EconLog
David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
Prop 8 Supporters Announce U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
Discussion: Firedoglake
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House GOP removes political intel-lobbyist rule from STOCK Act
Discussion: iOwnTheWorld.com
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Government Employer Free to Fire Human Resources Officials Who Publicly Criticize the Propriety of Gay Rights Laws
Discussion: Clayton Cramer's Blog
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Capitol Assets: Some legislators send millions to groups connected to their relatives
Discussion: ThinkProgress and News Desk
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