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Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Romney, Santorum rip into one another at pivotal GOP debate — MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum ripped into one another at Wednesday night's GOP presidential debate in their last joint appearance before a chain of make-or-break contests. — Romney was helped out in his attacks …
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New York Times:
Romney, Seeking Traction, Duels With Santorum — MESA, Ariz. — Mitt Romney challenged Rick Santorum's credentials as a fiscal conservative in a fiercely combative debate on Wednesday, trying to redefine Mr. Santorum as part of the problem in Washington and regain his footing in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Sara Murray / Washington Wire:
Recap: The CNN Republican Presidential Debate in Arizona — In what could be the final Republican debate, Mitt Romney delivered a sharp performance that could help his odds as he faces closer-than-anticipated contests in Arizona and Michigan on Tuesday. … For Rick Santorum, the debate could hurt his front-runner status.
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Washington Examiner:
In Arizona, GOP debates end on low point — MESA, Ariz. — Rick Santorum suspects something is up between Mitt Romney and Ron Paul. Santorum had a tough night at the 20th, and likely last, Republican debate, held here at the Mesa Arts Center. He took a lot of attacks from Romney and a few from Paul …
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Team Santorum: U.S. is with Rick on devil belief — MESA, Ariz. — Some of Rick Santorum's advisers are frustrated and angry that reporters are focusing more on their candidate's statements about Satan than on his positions on the issues. Here in Arizona Tuesday, Santorum faced repeated questioning …
Chuck Stokes / WXYZ-TV:
EXCLUSIVE POLL: Santorum leads Romney in close Michigan Republican Presidential Primary race — (WXYZ) - The red hot Republican presidential race in Michigan is now a virtual dead heat between Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney. — In an exclusive WXYZ/Detroit Free Press poll conducted by EPIC MRA …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama ties Romney with Arizona
Obama ties Romney with Arizona
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Roger Simon / Politico:
Will GOP perp walk lead to White House?
Will GOP perp walk lead to White House?
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Santorum stumbles in Arizona debate
Santorum stumbles in Arizona debate
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
Live-Blogging The Mesa Debate
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CBS News:
Santorum “homophobic,” former senator says
Santorum “homophobic,” former senator says
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CNN:
Polls indicate Romney on the rise in Arizona
Polls indicate Romney on the rise in Arizona
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ABCNEWS:
Haley Barbour Tells ABC News, 'Somebody Else Might Get In" — Could the battle for the Republican nomination go all the way to the Republican convention in August? Could we see an entirely new candidate getting into the race? — One long-time Republican leader tells ABC News the answer to both questions is yes.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Bush Appointee Finds DOMA Unconstitutional — Moments ago, Judge Jeffery White of the District Court for the Northern District of California ruled that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) violates the Constitution's equal protection clause in a case brought by Karen Golinski.
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Chris Geidner / Poliglot:
BREAKING: DOMA's Federal Definition of Marriage Unconstitutional, Judge Rules in Golinski Case — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued its order finding that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act — the federal definition of marriage …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Another court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Another court finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
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DeSmogBlog:
Evaluation shows “Faked” Heartland Climate Strategy Memo is Authentic — A line-by-line evaluation of the Climate Strategy memo, which the Heartland Institute has repeatedly denounced as a “fake” shows no “obvious and gross misstatements of fact,” as Heartland has alleged.
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Donovan Slack / Politico:
No shovel for Obama — It was a rather odd sight: as an array of museum officials, including former first lady Laura Bush, took up shovels at the groundbreaking for the first national museum dedicated exclusively to African-American history and culture, the nation's first black president sat watching, no shovel in hand.
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Irin Carmon / Salon:
A pro-choice win in Virginia, assisted by “Saturday Night Live” — The Virginia governor backs off a forced-ultrasound bill in the face of pro-choice — and pop culture — outrage — Something incredible just happened. Faced with a growing national outcry against a bill forcing an ultrasound …
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Nikki Finke / Deadline.com/hollywood:
SACHA BARON COHEN BANNED FROM OSCARS: EXCLUSIVE — BREAKING... EXCLUSIVE: The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has pulled actor Sacha Baron Cohen's tickets from the 84th Academy Awards. This means he is banned from attending the Oscars even though he is an Academy member …
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James Barron / New York Times:
Recalling Her Determined Daughter, a Journalist Killed in Syria — Marie Colvin got into Yale University the way she would later get into foreign countries, with grit and determination. — After spending a year in Brazil on a student exchange program, from January of her junior year …
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Martin Chulov / Guardian:
Journalist Marie Colvin killed in Syria
Journalist Marie Colvin killed in Syria
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NOH8 Campaign:
CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT: #NOH8OnTheHill — Last week, we announced NOH8 Co-Founders Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley would be hosting a special photo shoot in Washington, D.C. for any and all Members of Congress in the US Senate and House of Representatives who were willing to show their support …
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Chris Christie: Obama Is Showing ‘Cowardice’ For Trying To Have It ‘Both Ways’ On Marriage Equality — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) accused President Obama of “cowardice” and trying to have it “both ways” on marriage equality during a contentious appearance on MSNBC's Morning Joe on Thursday.
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
Newt: Media never asked Obama about ‘infanticide’ - except it did (UPDATE: Or did it?) — Surprise! Newt Gingrich is attacking the press. — Coming out of the debate's first break, CNN moderator John King read off a question: What are the candidates' views on contraception?
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Matt Bai / New York Times:
Scott Ritter's Other War — On a February afternoon in 2009, Ryan Venneman, one of only five full-time police officers in tiny Barrett Township, Pa., decided to spend some time hunting for sexual predators online. Venneman entered a Yahoo chat room, where the minimum legal age is supposed be 18 …
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Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Do-Over Season — Is there really a chance that the Supreme Court might reconsider Citizens United? — A week ago, I wouldn't have thought so, and I still think it's an extreme long shot. But a provocative statement last Friday by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen G. Breyer makes …
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Los Angeles Times:
‘Super PAC’ leaders profit from lack of oversight — Leaders of some of the new groups are taking advantage of the mammoth donations and the lack of oversight to write themselves big paychecks or hire their own companies. — Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his family have given millions …
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E.J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
President Obama as an alien — They say that President Obama is a Muslim, but if he isn't, he's a secularist who is waging war on religion. On some days he's a Nazi, but on most others he's merely a socialist. His especially creative opponents see him as having a “Kenyan anti-colonial worldview …
CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL — Full Transcript of CNN ARIZONA REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, 20:00-22:00 — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: The presidential race has been won by Governor Ronald Reagan of California.
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