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Wall Street Journal:
Sex, Lies and Rick Santorum — The politics of the double standard on social issues. — When Barack Obama was campaigning for president in 2008, he declared that marriage is between a man and a woman. For the most part, his position was treated as a nonissue. — Now Rick Santorum is campaigning for president.
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Santorum Expands Lead, but Romney Gets Electability Vote — Fifty-eight percent of Republicans say Romney has best chance to beat Obama — PRINCETON, NJ — Rick Santorum now holds a 10-percentage-point lead in Gallup's Daily tracking of national Republicans registered voters' preferences for the 2012 GOP nomination.
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Politico:
Mitt Romney's burn rate a boon for Barack Obama — Mitt Romney is burning through cash more than twice as fast as he's raising it, new reports filed Monday show — a clear sign that a protracted GOP primary fight could leave the front-runner limping into a general election fight with President Barack Obama.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Santorum leads in Washington — Wedged between the Michigan/Arizona primaries and Super Tuesday the Washington state GOP caucus hasn't received a lot of attention. At least for now it looks like it could give Rick Santorum some momentum headed into the critical March 6th contests.
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Mike Littwin / Denver Post:
Santorum's phony theology — I don't usually go first to Rick Santorum for enlightenment, but I think he may be onto something with this “phony theology” business. — It's not clear exactly what he meant when he said over the weekend that Barack Obama's policies were based on a “phony theology,” and not the Bible.
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Erica Werner / Associated Press:
Obama peddles modest American dream — WASHINGTON (AP) - This time around, President Barack Obama's message can sound decidedly down-to-earth. — Four years after winning the White House, Obama is dealing with a different economic and political reality as he seeks re-election.
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Effrontery of Rick Santorum
The Effrontery of Rick Santorum
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Washington Wire, TheBlaze.com and Pundit & Pundette
Steven Bertoni / Money Talks:
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To Newt Gingrich Or Other Republican — Sheldon Adelson: The GOP's $25 billion man … Sheldon Adelson plays as stubbornly in politics as he does in business. So the criticisms that he's trying to personally buy the presidential election …
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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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Felix Salmon:
The improbable Greece plan — Greece is now officially a ward of the international community. It has no real independence when it comes to fiscal policy any more, and if everything goes according to plan, it's not going to have any independence for many, many years to come.
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Peter Spiegel / Agence France Presse:
Greek debt nightmare laid bare — A “strictly confidential” report on Greece's debt projections prepared for eurozone finance ministers reveals Athens' rescue programme is way off track and suggests the Greek government may need another bail-out once a second rescue - set to be agreed on Monday night - runs out.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Santorum: “You're Not A Christian” — Defenders of Rick Santorum are very angry that anyone would suggest his “phony theology” comments about the president represented an attack on a fellow Christian's beliefs. Turns out he was a bit more direct about it in an appearance in 2008 …
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
Watch Franklin Graham Question President Obama's Faith, Explain Why Mormons Aren't Christian On Morning Joe
Watch Franklin Graham Question President Obama's Faith, Explain Why Mormons Aren't Christian On Morning Joe
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Religion Dispatches, Balloon Juice and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Patrick J. Buchanan / The American Conservative:
Is Obama's America God's Country?
Is Obama's America God's Country?
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Business Insider
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Affirmative Action Case — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a major case on affirmative action in higher education, adding another potential blockbuster to a docket already studded with them. — The court's decision in the new case holds …
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Scott Jaschik / Inside Higher Ed:
Supreme Court takes up affirmative action case
Supreme Court takes up affirmative action case
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges
Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges
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JournalGazette.net:
You choose, we deliver … Indiana — Authorities are searching for an Indianapolis man who fled on foot, accused of shooting at a state trooper near a southern Indiana highway.Today 9:03 am — Rep. Bob Morris said he did some Web-based research and found allegations that the Girl Scouts …
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: Proposition 8 Proponents to Seek Full Ninth Circuit Review — Charles Cooper, the lead attorney for the proponents of Proposition 8, tells Metro Weekly that the proponents of the California marriage amendment will be asking the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit …
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Washington Post:
Afghans protest burning of Korans at U.S. base — PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan —Deeply angered over reports that U.S. troops had mistakenly burned copies of the Koran, Islam's holy text, thousands of protesters on Tuesday tried to storm the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan.
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Qurans Burned in Afghanistan Reportedly Contained Extremist Messages
Qurans Burned in Afghanistan Reportedly Contained Extremist Messages
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Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
Associate Confronted Rep. Ron Paul About Flights — In March 2005, David James called Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) Congressional office for some documentation. — James's nonprofit group, the Liberty Committee, had paid for one of Paul's flights, and James needed a receipt or boarding pass to document the expense.
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Capital Flows / Opinions That Matter:
The “Robo-Signing” Settlement: Seeds of Recovery, Or Chaos? — George Mason law professor Todd J. Zywicki fears that the “robo-signing” agreement will lead to further efforts to bleed the banks, all the while delaying the necessary clearing of the housing market.
WRTV-TV:
Lugar Defends Himself On Residency Question — Longtime Senator Says He Meets Requirements — INDIANAPOLIS — Sen. Richard Lugar defended himself during an appearance in Indianapolis on Monday that came days after opponents claimed that he isn't qualified to run for office because he doesn't live in the state.
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Outside the Beltway and The Daily Caller
Karl Smith / Modeled Behavior:
Beyond Industrialization — I predict this graph will make the rounds — I want to make the point that this consistent with my long thesis that we are returning to an environment where productivity gains do not accrue to unskilled labor because they are imbedded in the brains of the innovators.
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Marginal Revolution and EconLog
Los Angeles Times:
Magic Johnson to launch TV network via Comcast — The cable channel, Aspire, will focus on what Magic Johnson called positive, uplifting images of African Americans and will offer opportunities for black people in the entertainment industry. — “We understand the landscape …
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