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Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
UT/TT Poll: Santorum Crushing GOP Hopefuls in Texas … Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania has a commanding lead among Republican presidential candidates in Texas, according to a new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. — Santorum would get the votes of 45 percent of the respondents …
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The Daily Dish, No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, TheBlaze.com, Outside the Beltway, Ballot Box and Politico
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Republican voters oppose a ‘brokered’ convention — WASHINGTON - While most Republicans wish they had different choices in the party's presidential field, a nationwide USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds overwhelming resistance to the idea of an old-styled brokered convention that would pick some new contender as the nominee.
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Washington Post, Bloomberg, Politico, Ballot Box, msnbc.com and ABCNEWS
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
In Michigan, Momentum for Romney? — A new Public Policy Polling survey of Michigan ahead of the Republican primary there shows Rick Santorum with 37 percent to Mitt Romney's 33 percent, essentially tied, since the poll had a four-percentage-point margin of error.
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Washington Monthly, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, Ballot Box, The Maddow Blog and Democracy in America
Maggie Habermanand Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Worry over Mitt Romney sparks talk of Tampa
Worry over Mitt Romney sparks talk of Tampa
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CNN, Daily Kos, Hot Air, About.com US Liberal Politics, TheBlaze.com, ABCNEWS, Booman Tribune, Fox News, Taylor Marsh and Mediaite
Mary Beth Schneider / IndyStar Bloggers:
Gov. Daniels Says Won't Reconsider Presidential Run
SoonerPoll:
Tulsa World: Poll shows state Republicans favor Santorum
Tulsa World: Poll shows state Republicans favor Santorum
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Hot Air and Rick Santorum for President
Nicholas Confessore / The Caucus:
Pro-Romney ‘Super PAC’ Spent $14 Million in January
Pro-Romney ‘Super PAC’ Spent $14 Million in January
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New York Times, Daily Kos and Truthdig
Peter H. Gleick / The Huffington Post:
The Origin of the Heartland Documents — Climate Change , Global Warming , Heartland Institute , Heartland Institute Leaked Documents , Green News — Since the release in mid-February of a series of documents related to the internal strategy of the Heartland Institute to cast doubt on climate science …
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Little Green Footballs and Guardian
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Andrew C. Revkin / Dot Earth:
Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files — Peter H. Gleick, a water and climate analyst who has been studying aspects of global warming for more than two decades, in recent years became an aggressive critic of organizations and individuals casting doubt …
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The PJ Tatler, Watts Up With That? and The Huffington Post
CNN:
Sheriff's former boyfriend speaks out — (CNN) - The man accusing Mitt Romney's former Arizona campaign co-chair of threatening to deport him if he made their relationship public stood by his claim Monday in an interview with CNN. — A Mexican national (whose attorney requested that he be identified as …
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Towleroad News #gay
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Santorum draws World War II parallel in describing threat facing the nation
Santorum draws World War II parallel in describing threat facing the nation
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, The New Republic and Eunomia
Juana Summers / Politico:
Rick Santorum defends attacks on Obama ‘theology’
Rick Santorum defends attacks on Obama ‘theology’
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Gothamist, New York Times, Taylor Marsh, CNN and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Romney adviser says Michigan not a ‘must-win’ for campaign
Romney adviser says Michigan not a ‘must-win’ for campaign
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Politics, National Review and ABCNEWS
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Protest of Trans-Vaginal Ultrasound Bill in Virginia Leads to Delay — Hundreds join silent protest against Virginia bill to legalize forced trans-vaginal examinations (Photo via The Shad Plank) — The Virginia abortion bill, which would mandate that the women seeking an abortion …
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The Sundries Shack, Sister Toldjah, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Weasel Zippers and ECHIDNE of the snakes
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Olympia Meola / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Poll finds most Virginians oppose changes in abortion, gun laws — Virginia voters, by wide margins, want to retain the state's landmark one-handgun-a-month law and oppose mandating that a woman receive an ultrasound before having an abortion, according to a new poll.
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Little Green Footballs, The Raw Story, The Maddow Blog, Outside the Beltway and Daily Kos
Wesley P. Hester / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Hundreds at Capitol for women's rights rally
Hundreds at Capitol for women's rights rally
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Daily Kos
NY Daily News:
Jeremy Lin headline slur was ‘honest mistake,’ fired ESPN editor Anthony Federico claims — EXCLUSIVE: ‘This had nothing to do with me being cute or punny’ — Jeremy Lin looks on during Knicks' victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. — The ESPN editor fired Sunday for using …
Politico:
Pro-Rick Santorum PAC picks up another mega-donor — The super PAC supporting Rick Santorum's presidential campaign pulled in $2.1 million in January - half of which came from a relatively low-profile Louisiana energy executive, according to a report filed Monday evening with the Federal Election Commission.
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Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Santorum aide ties Obama to Islam — Rick Santorum's spokeswoman Alice Stewart said in a TV interview on Monday that Santorum was referring to President Barack Obama's “radical Islamic policies” when he said the president's agenda was driven by “phony theology” — but then quickly called …
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Weasel Zippers, Daily Kos and Truthdig
Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Illegitimacy becoming the norm — Just as the AP Stylebook advised journalists against using the term “illegitimate child,” illegitimacy is becoming more widespread in the United States. — Now more than half of all births to American women under 30 are born out of wedlock …
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The Lonely Conservative
Glenn Beck / Washington Post:
Why we are all Catholics now — Beck meets the newly elevated Cardinal Timothy Dolan in the Vatican.I am a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but today, I call myself a Catholic. Why? Because the state is telling the Catholic Church to violate its principles and teachings.
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The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze.com
Simone Sebastian / Houston Chronicle:
U.S. oil gusher blows out projections — The United States' rapidly declining crude oil supply has made a stunning about-face, shredding federal oil projections and putting energy independence in sight of some analyst forecasts. — After declining to levels not seen since the 1940s, U.S. crude production began rising again in 2009.
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msnbc.com and Balloon Juice
Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
First family is front and center in campaign ad — A new Internet ad by the president's reelection campaign features a portrait of the first family asking supporters to “help the Obamas stand up for working Americans.” The appeal, a departure from the typical Obama messaging …
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Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
Damian Carrington / Guardian:
Canada threatens trade war with EU — The row over the EU's plan to label tar sands oil as highly polluting escalates as Canada says it ‘will not hesitate to defend its interests’ — Canada has threatened a trade war with European Union over the bloc's plan to label oil from Alberta's vast tar sands …
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US Politics and InsideClimate News
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David Martosko / The Daily Caller:
Campaign against Canadian Keystone XL pipeline driven by US foundation millions
Campaign against Canadian Keystone XL pipeline driven by US foundation millions
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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll and The PJ Tatler