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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Santorum surges into the lead — Riding a wave of momentum from his trio of victories on Tuesday Rick Santorum has opened up a wide lead in PPP's newest national poll. He's at 38% to 23% for Mitt Romney, 17% for Newt Gingrich, and 13% for Ron Paul. — Part of the reason for Santorum's surge is his own high level of popularity.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Romney wins The Washington Times/CPAC Straw Poll — Returns to top after two years on the outs — Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll on Saturday, and also nipped Rick Santorum as the top choice of conservatives nationwide, according to a new version …
Sarah Palin / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin calls on Romney to work harder for the conservative vote — Washington (CNN) - Sarah Palin issued a warning to Mitt Romney Saturday, calling on the former Massachusetts governor to do a better job explaining his record to conservatives or risk dampening voter turnout in November …
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Washington Examiner:
Did Romney quell conservative doubts? — For many observers, the key question of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington was: How would Mitt Romney be received? Would the conservative crowd embrace him enthusiastically, or hold him at a distance?
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Power Line, Riehl World View, Campaign 2012 and The Spectacle Blog
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Palin shines brightest at CPAC conference — If Sarah Palin had been on the ballot for the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, there is little doubt she would have won. — The former Alaska governor received far-and-away the most spirited and enthusiastic reception …
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
CPAC ‘severely’ conflicted over Mitt Romney — Mitt Romney wanted to use his CPAC speech Friday to allay concerns about his candidacy on the Republican right, but with one ad-libbed word he reinforced conservative fears that he's not one of them. — “I was a severely conservative Republican governor …
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Palin Says Brokered Convention Would Not Hurt G.O.P. — Sarah Palin said Saturday that Republicans should be in no hurry to wrap up the presidential nominating contest, declaring that a competitive campaign until the August convention in Tampa would not complicate the party's efforts to defeat President Obama.
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Maine GOP chairman say Romney wins caucuses
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney wins CPAC straw poll, barely edges Santorum nationally
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Nekesa Mumbi Moody / Associated Press:
Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
ABCNEWS:
Which Republican Presidential Candidate Supported Sotomayor? — Pop quiz: Which Republican presidential candidate supported the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor? — Hint: It's the same one who endorsed a pro-abortion-rights presidential candidate in an earlier campaign. — Give up?
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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Assad@axisofevil.com . . . Leaked emails show Westerners truckling to the Syrian regime. — In the fall of 2007 Israel reportedly hacked into Syria's air defense systems and disabled them, as a prelude to bombing a nuclear facility in the Syrian desert. This vaunted cyber exploit …
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Israel Matzav
Wall Street Journal:
Immaculate Contraception — An ‘accommodation’ that makes the birth-control mandate worse. — Here's a conundrum: The White House wants to impose its birth-control ideology on all Americans, including those for whom sponsoring or subsidizing such services violates their moral conscience.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Contraception Controversy Would Have Been Avoided If Obama Were President — Helene Cooper and Laurie Goldstein of the Ministry of Truth pick up the pom-poms to cover the contraception controversy and assure their readers of two points - Obama is caving in to the Religious Left …
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