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Steven Rattner / New York Times:
Delusions About the Detroit Bailout — WHEN Mitt Romney takes the podium at Ford Field in Detroit today, he's likely to include yet another sharp denunciation of the government's rescue of General Motors and Chrysler. — That Mr. Romney would traverse Michigan trashing a program that saved tens …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
What happens if Mitt Romney wins Michigan? — DETROIT — For the past week, much of the focus of the Republican presidential race has centered on the consequences Mitt Romney will face if he loses Michigan's primary. After a debate in Arizona on Wednesday, the question should be: What will happen if he wins his home state?
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Politico:
The ‘gotcha’ campaign — MILFORD, Mich. — Caught in a make-or-break moment, Mitt Romney went to the videotape. — To hear him tell it, the GOP front-runner clicked on a classic piece of opposition research for a peek. The six-day-old Fox News clip summed up the day's attacks on Rick Santorum.
Arizona Republic:
Romney right for these times — Republicans long ago identified the qualities required of a presidential candidate who could pose a legitimate challenge to President Barack Obama. — The list of attributes was short. — Above all else, that candidate must exude an adult …
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Michael A. Cohen / All Foreign Affairs Content:
The United States Is More Secure Than Washington Thinks
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Politico:
Democrats: Is Rick Santorum for real?
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Paul Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Super PAC Republishes 2007 Romney Ad, Violating Finance Laws, Watchdog Says
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Rick Santorum winning more support from Republican women — Over the past several weeks, Republicans have watched squeamishly as presidential contender Rick Santorum has waded into multiple controversies that risk alienating half the 2012 electorate: women.
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Rosie Gray / Politics:
Ron Paul Fans Outraged At Hearty Post-Debate Handshake — “Ron Paul has got arthritis. That must have hurt him, f**k you Rick!” — Follow — More from Rosie Gray › — Source: youtube.com — Rick Santorum topped off a disappointing debate performance with an oddly enthusiastic handshake with Ron Paul.
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Arlen Specter: Rick Santorum ‘so far to the right’ — ‘I intend to watch the campaign. I intend to make a decision on the merits,’ Specter said. AP Photo — Close — Former Sen. Arlen Specter said Friday that he thought fellow Pennsylvanian Rick Santorum was too extreme to be president.
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Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Recount puts Santorum on Indiana primary ballot
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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Santorum Surge and Its Larger Meaning
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Romney's Economic Closet — According to Michael Kinsley, a gaffe is when a politician accidently tells the truth. That's certainly what happened to Mitt Romney on Tuesday, when in a rare moment of candor — and, in his case, such moments are really, really rare — he gave away the game.
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Sara Murray / Wall Street Journal:
Romney Taps Bush Hands to Shape Economic Policies
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Investor's Business Daily:
5 Biggest Whoppers In Obama's Energy Speech — Energy: The White House billed President Obama's energy policy speech as a response to mounting criticism of record high gas prices. What he delivered was a grab bag of excuses and outright falsehoods. — Obama's main message to struggling motorists …
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Reports: Jeb Bush says 2012ers are 'appealing to people's fears' — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said Thursday that he found it “troubling” that the 2012 presidential candidates are “appealing to people's fears and emotion” on the campaign trail, according to reports.
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Jake Gibson / Fox News:
Jeb Bush: 2012 GOP Field “Appealing to People's Fears”
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Rebecca Kaplan / NationalJournal.com:
Santorum: Obama College Plan Aimed at ‘Indoctrination’ — DALLAS, Texas - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Thursday that President Obama wants more young adults to go to college so they can undergo “indoctrination” to a secular world view.
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
The Death Star is a Surprisingly Cost-Effective Weapons System — There's been a lot of loose talk about the Death Star lately. I want to put it into a bit of perspective. — As background, some students at Lehigh University have estimated that it would be a very expensive project.
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
Maryland Senate passes same-sex marriage bill — Maryland will join seven states and the District in allowing same-sex marriage, ending a year-long drama in Annapolis over the legislation and expanding nationwide momentum for gay rights. — The Senate passed the measure by a vote of 25 …
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Palin said her divorce was ‘when,’ not ‘if’ — Sarah Palin, in 2007, indicated she was contemplating a divorce. — In a Sept. 26, 2007, email obtained by The Associated Press, Palin wrote to an aide and her husband, Todd Palin: “So speaking of. .. If we, er, when we get a divorce …
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Scott Johnson / Power Line:
A message to Mickey Kaus — Yesterday I clicked on an Instapundit link in this one-sentence post: “Mickey Kaus notes a case of eerie prescience.” Clicking on the link, I was transported to a link-filled post stating: “Eerie Prescience, Esquire Division: A lot of what is written …
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Joan Biskupic / Reuters:
Analysis: Obama yet to make a mark on key U.S. court — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Barack Obama is close to becoming the first president in at least half a century to finish a full term without making an appointment to a U.S. appeals court, considered second in importance only to the Supreme Court.
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Alex Alvarez / Mediaite:
Bill Maher Presents Obama Super PAC With $1 Million Check — While performing his “StupidCrazyPolitics” show at the San Jose Center For The Performing Arts in San Jose, CA Thursday night, comedian and HBO host Bill Maher announced he would be donating $1 million to Priorities USA Action, a pro-Barack Obama Super PAC.
JournalGazette.net:
You choose, we deliver … The Scoop — A written report from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: (Rochester) Conservation Officers investigated an off-road vehicle accident that occurred in Fulton County on February 22nd during the early evening hours.Today 7:34 am
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Don Emmert / Rolling Stone:
Arizona Debate: Conservative Chickens Come Home to Roost — How about that race for the Republican nomination? Was last night's debate crazy, or what? — Throughout this entire process, the spectacle of these clowns thrashing each other and continually seizing and then fumbling frontrunner status …
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Jim McElhatton / Washington Times:
Solyndra abandons efforts to go clean and green — Environmental mess left at plant — Federal officials hailed Solyndra LLC's plan to create clean energy when they awarded the company more than a half-billion dollars in loans, but the solar-panel maker's abrupt closure now threatens to leave behind an environmental mess.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
New York Times Columnist Mocks Romney's ‘Magic Underwear’ — I hope you're proud. — Mr. Blow may attempt to delete that Tweet, but it can, for now, be found here. Of course, this is the Internet. Nothing ever goes away completely. — One of your columnists responds to a comment he does not like …
Ken Dilanian / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb — The latest U.S. intelligence report indicates Iran is pursuing research that could enable it to build a nuclear weapon, but that it has not sought to do so. — Revolutionary Guard personnel watch the launch of a Zelzal missile in June 2011 near Qom, Iran.
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