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SANTORUM'S SATAN WARNING — “Satan has his sights on the United States of America!” Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has declared. — “Satan is attacking the great institutions of America, using those great vices of pride, vanity, and sensuality as the root to attack …
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Joe Arpaio / CNN:
I briefed Santorum on birth certificate investigation — Phoenix (CNN) - Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, briefed GOP contender Rick Santorum on his investigation into President Barack Obama's birth certificate, the controversial law enforcement official told reporters Tuesday.
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Politico, Swampland, Little Green Footballs and Washington Post
Mackenzie Weinger / Politico:
Rush Limbaugh on Santorum and Satan — Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show Tuesday that Rick Santorum will have to explain his warning that “Satan has his sights on the United States of America.” — “It's part of the predictable attempt to impugn Santorum as an absolute religious nut and wacko,” Limbaugh said.
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Rush Limbaugh:
Santorum Will Have to Answer on Satan — RUSH: I mentioned earlier in the program that Santorum, people have dug deep and they found a speech that he gave back in 2008 in Ave Maria, Florida, at Ave Maria University. Drudge has this plastered up. The Democrats have found it. It's all over the place.
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Politico
Rick Santorum / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: All tied up in Arizona — Mesa, Arizona (CNN) - On the eve of the final Republican presidential debate before primaries in Arizona and Michigan, as well as the 10 Super Tuesday states, a new survey indicates that Rick Santorum may be closing the gap with Mitt Romney in the Grand Canyon State.
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Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
Romney: Spending cuts slow economic growth — Mitt Romney said Tuesday that cutting spending slows growth in the economy — a rhetorical slip more akin to an argument a Democrat might make than a Republican. — Speaking in Shelby Township, MI, the former Massachusetts governor took …
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Romney: ‘Labor Unions Play An Important Role In Our Society’ — Speaking in Michigan today ahead of the state's primary, Mitt Romney broke with his party's generally universal opposition to organized labor, saying, “labor unions play an important role in our society.”
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Daily Kos and The Raw Story
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Effrontery of Rick Santorum — The media has unleashed the hounds on Rick Santorum. — He was last seen a step ahead of the braying pack, trying to explain that he hadn't accused President Barack Obama of being a crypto-Muslim. The former Pennsylvania senator criticized …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Franklin Graham: Obama May Secretly Be A Muslim, Santorum And Gingrich Are Definitely Christian
Franklin Graham: Obama May Secretly Be A Muslim, Santorum And Gingrich Are Definitely Christian
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
It's not conservative, It's reactionary
It's not conservative, It's reactionary
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Booman Tribune
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Women Prefer Santorum to Romney by 10-Point Margin, Says Gallup
Women Prefer Santorum to Romney by 10-Point Margin, Says Gallup
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rules on Case Involving Miranda Rights — WASHINGTON — In a busy day at the Supreme Court, the justices on Tuesday issued a decision limiting the circumstances in which prisoners must be told of their rights before they are questioned, added to what had already been a long schedule …
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Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
High Court to Hear College Affirmative-Action Case
High Court to Hear College Affirmative-Action Case
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Law Blog
Andrew Cohen / The Atlantic Online:
At the Supreme Court, Odds Lie Against Affirmative Action
At the Supreme Court, Odds Lie Against Affirmative Action
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The Huffington Post, SCOTUSblog and Washington Post
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Santorum in 95: ‘I Was Basically Pro-Choice All My Life, Until I Ran For Congress’ … 2012 Election , Rick Santorum , Elections 2012 , Video , Politics News , Doug Walgren , Doug Walgren Rick Santorum , Reagan Republican , Rick Santorum 2012 , Rick Santorum Abortion , Rick Santorum Pennsylvania …
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Ben Shapiro / Big Journalism:
OWS Letter to the Editor in USA Today: We Will Storm Wall Street With Guns — Over at USA Today, a self-employed massage therapist from Austin, TX has a letter to the editor responding to an editorial suggesting that Occupy Wall Street has lost its way. — Here's what this fellow wrote:
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Brian C. Mooney / The Boston Globe:
Obama donations fall short of '08 — Campaign downplays import of Jan. figures — President Obama recently changed positions and encouraged contributions to his super PAC, a fund-raising tool he previously shunned. Yesterday he appeared at a Washington, D.C., event (above) to announce he will sign a payroll tax cut extension.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney's Money Problems
Romney's Money Problems
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BBC:
Venezuela's Hugo Chavez faces new operation — Mr Chavez says he is determined to overcome his illness — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said that he will have to have further surgery after doctors found a lesion during medical tests in Cuba. — The 57-year-old had two operations …
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Lauren Fox / US News:
Americans' Satisfaction Almost as Low as It Was Under Carter — It's February, nine months before a presidential election, and only 22 percent of Americans say they are satisfied with the way things are going. Voters haven't been this unhappy with the country since George H.W. Bush's presidency …
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Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Don Surber:
Poll: Carter 63%, Reagan 32% — As I look at the Real Clear Politics averages of the polls of the various match-ups between President Obama and the various Republican candidates, I know I am supposed to feel impending doom. But I don't. Let's see, the numbers this morning are: — Obama 49.0%
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Two Charts That Should Make Romney Gulp — It's no secret that, as far as frontrunners go, Mitt Romney's never exactly set the grassroots on fire. But his latest fundraising numbers drive home just how weak his small donor appeal is compared to his rivals — and especially President Obama.
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Frances Martel / Mediaite:
President Obama Sings ‘Sweet Home Chicago’ At White House Blues Concert — While the Republican candidates fret and prepare for tomorrow's Western-themed debate, President Obama spent tonight at a Black History Month blues celebration in the White House, with legends such as B.B. King and Mick Jagger.
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
25 Photos Of Mitt Romney Looking Perfectly Normal — Turns out the Republican frontrunner isn't always so buttoned-down. The candidate's daughter-in-law has maintained a mommy blog for years, and it's a treasure trove of candid Romney shots. Allow me to introduce you to Casual Mitt. — McKay Coppins
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Daily Mail:
Didn't get the memo? Hillary Clinton dons lime green shirt for G20 ‘family photo’ while everyone else wears white — It is the fear of every party guest, turning up in an outfit not suited to the dress code. — And unfortunately for Hillary Clinton, her slip up was witnessed by top government officials from across the globe.
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Weasel Zippers and HotAirPundit
Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
AIPAC's Push Toward War — Late last week, amid little fanfare, Senators Joseph Lieberman, Lindsey Graham, and Robert Casey introduced a resolution that would move America further down the path toward war with Iran. — The good news is that the resolution hasn't been universally embraced in the Senate.
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Israel Matzav, Global Spin and Eunomia
Reuters:
U.S. signals possibility of arming Syrian rebels — (Reuters) - The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was impossible it might have to consider other options. — The comments, made by officials …
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Carney: Obama Didn't Turn Down The Keystone Pipeline — White House press secretary Jay Carney first says Republicans “forced” President Obama to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Later in his press briefing, Carney says Obama didn't turn down the pipeline.
Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Ultrasounds Already Part of VA Planned Parenthood Abortion Procedure — The backlash against the new Virginia legislation requiring ultrasounds before an abortion procedure - which some have bizarrely compared to “forcible rape” - may be even more overblown than initially thought.
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