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9:45 AM ET, February 22, 2012

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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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CNN:
Arpaio: 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.
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.
Rush Limbaugh:
Santorum Will Have to Answer on Satan
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Franklin Graham: Obama May Secretly Be A Muslim, Santorum And Gingrich Are Definitely Christian
CNN:
Santorum super PAC buys more ad time in Michigan
Discussion: Reuters and Ballot Box
Quinnipiac University:
Santorum Up 9 Points Among Republican Voters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Obama Edges Santorum, But Romney Is Too Close To Call  —  Former Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum leads the Republican presidential field with 35 percent, followed by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney …
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detroitnews.com:
Detroit News endorsement: Mitt Romney for Michigan GOP primary  —  State native offers the best resume, temperament and electability of the remaining Republican field  —  State Republicans should go to the polls Tuesday with two missions: Pick a presidential candidate capable of leading …
Discussion: Ballot Box and Washington Post
Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC poll: Romney, Santorum deadlocked in Michigan; Romney leads in Arizona  —  An NBC News poll shows that GOP presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are neck-and-neck in Michigan, Romney's birthplace.  Romney, meanwhile, has a comfortable lead in Arizona, which has a sizable Mormon population.
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:   Polls: Romney tied with Santorum in Michigan, but trails nationally
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Romney: ‘Labor Unions Play An Important Role In Our Society’
Discussion: Daily Kos and The Raw Story
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
Obama to propose lowering corporate tax rate to 28 percent  —  President Obama on Wednesday plans to propose a major overhaul of the nation's corporate tax code, an election-year gambit that is likely to draw a contrast over a key policy issue with the Republicans vying to replace him.
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
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Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obama Offers to Cut Corporate Tax Rate to 28%  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama will ask Congress to scrub the corporate tax code of dozens of loopholes and subsidies to reduce the top rate to 28 percent, down from 35 percent, while giving preferences to manufacturers that would set …
Robert Winnett / Telegraph:
50p tax rate ‘failing to boost revenues’
Discussion: Hot Air, Pirate's Cove and TigerHawk
Associated Press:
AP source: Obama seeks 28 percent corp. tax rate
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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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Prop. 8: New plea in Circuit Court
Discussion: L.A. NOW and Hit & Run
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
High Court to Hear College Affirmative-Action Case
Discussion: Law Blog
David Harsanyi / Real Clear Politics:
Aren't High Gas Prices What Democrats Want?  —  Gas prices are spiking.  That's great news, right?  We have to wean ourselves off the stuff.  At least that's what we've been hearing for years.  Oil is dirty.  We import it from nations that hate our guts (like Canada!).  And moreover, we're running out.
Discussion: Tom Nelson and Betsy's Page
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Investor's Business Daily:   Obama's Double Talk on Sky-High Gas Prices
Robert MacPherson / Agence France Presse:
Virginia holds back on abortion ultrasound bill  —  WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Virginia put off a final vote Tuesday on a highly contested bill that would require women in the eastern US state to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound prior to an abortion.  —  Republican Governor Bob McDonnell …
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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Ultrasounds Already Part of VA Planned Parenthood Abortion Procedure
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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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:
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
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 …
Hawaii Reporter:
Gov. Abercrombie: Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional  —  Governor Neil Abercrombie believes the state prohibition against same-sex marriage is unconstitutional but his administration will defend it in federal court.  —  Governor Neil Abercrombie  —  In a news release today …
Discussion: Joe. My. God.
CNN:
5 killed as protests over Quran burning rage in Afghanistan  —  Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Violent protests left at least five dead and others wounded Wednesday as demonstrations over Quran burning intensified in Afghanistan.  —  Police killed four people and wounded 10 others during protests …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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 …
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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William Nottingham / L.A. NOW:
L.A. County officials apologize for Depression-era deportations
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
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Discussion: Economist's View
Steve Bousquet / St. Petersburg Times:
Alex Sink regrets defeat to Rick Scott in 2010, thinks about 2014 rematch
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Dustin Ingalls / Public Policy Polling:
State favorability poll
Discussion: Guardian
Alissa Groeninger / Chicago Tribune:
Illinois push begins for gay marriage, amid much skepticism
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
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