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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 …
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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Washington Wire:
Santorum: Romney's Money, Organization Didn't Matter — MCKINNEY, Texas — Fresh from his three-state victory in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination, Rick Santorum had a snappy comeback for those who questioned his shoestring campaign's staying power against a better-financed front-runner Mitt Romney.
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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 …
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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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American Prospect:
Santorum's Missing Ingredient
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Washington Post:
Santorum revives campaign with wins in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic Online:
Romney's Squeeze: Struggles With the Base and Independents Alike
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Romneycare: Worth Getting Worried About
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Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Campaign Tries to Put an Optimistic Face on a Disappointing Night
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Fresh off GOP victories, Santorum goes on attack against Romney
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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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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
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Bloomberg:
Obama Weighed Faith Politics in Contraceptives
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Thoughts on the Ninth Circuit's Same-Sex Marriage Decision — 1. This is going up to the Supreme Court. I suspect that the backers of Prop. 8 won't even ask for en banc review by the Ninth Circuit, since they're unlikely to win there. Depending on how quickly they file their petition for certiorari …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Compares 9th Circuit To Soviet Union, Says Court Is ‘Intolerant’ For Striking Down Proposition 8
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Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
In wake of Proposition 8 ruling, Santorum attacks Obama
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David Badash / The New Civil Rights Movement:
Prop 8 Supporters Announce U.S. Supreme Court Appeal
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Demos:
AUCTIONING DEMOCRACY: THE RISE OF SUPER PACS AND THE 2012 ELECTION — The presidential race had barely gotten off the ground when it became clear that 2012 would be the year of the Super PAC. The millions of dollars raised and spent by these strange and powerful court-created entities have created a kind of parallel campaign.
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Robert Reich / Business Insider:
Obama Has Handed The Election Over To The Super Rich
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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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GLAAD:
ROLAND MARTIN SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ANTI-LGBT VIOLENCE; GLAAD CALLS ON HIM TO MEET WITH ADVOCATES — CNN Remains Silent after Calls for a Statement — CNN political analyst Roland Martin posted an apology on his website following calls from GLAAD, the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC) …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN's Roland Martin suspended for homophobic tweets — On Super Bowl Sunday, Roland Martin of CNN issued some homophobic tweets that got him in trouble with gay organizations and this blog. CNN stayed silent on the matter, until just moments ago, when it issued this statement:
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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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Congress' Job Approval at New Low of 10% — Republicans and Democrats equally negative — PRINCETON, NJ — A record-low 10% of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, down from 13% in January and the previous low of 11%, recorded in December 2011.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Study: ‘Conservative’ Movies Make More Money Than ‘Liberal’ Movies (Exclusive) — Patriotism and traditional values, like those displayed in “Thor,” “The Artist,” “Soul Surfer” and “Hugo,” are what moviegoers want, says a group that will honor such films at an awards gala Friday.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Nation's Largest Catholic University: We Offer ‘A Prescription Contraceptive Benefit’ — The largest Catholic university in the nation has admitted to providing contraception coverage as part of its health care benefit package, further undermining the GOP's claims that Obama's regulation requiring insurers …
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