Santorum says he ‘almost threw up’ after reading JFK speech on separation of church and state  —  Former senator Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) on Sunday defended a statement he made last October in which he said that he “almost threw up” when he read John F. Kennedy's 1960 Houston address on the role of religion in public life.

Romney takes small Michigan lead  —  Mitt Romney's taken a small lead over Rick Santorum in PPP's newest Michigan poll.  He's at 39% to 37% for Santorum, 13% for Ron Paul, and 9% for Newt Gingrich.  Compared to a week ago Romney's gained 6 points, while Santorum's just stayed in place.

Clarence Thomas Is a Long Shot for President, But His Candidacy Makes a Lot of Sense  —  Call it a longshot if you like, but in this anything-can-happen political year, the Supreme Court justice has qualities to recommend him to a broad spectrum of voters.  —  With the Republican presidential …

Romney: Not a NASCAR fan, but friends are owners  —  Mitt Romney went to the races today, and instead of putting his pedal to the metal, seems to have put his foot in his mouth.  —  Asked by a reporter from the Associated Press about whether or not he follows NASCAR, Romney reportedly responded …

Guest commentary: Lift the contraception rules preserve liberty  —  Image  —  This weekend, millions of church-going Catholics in St. Louis and across America will hear or read a letter from their bishop making clear that the Obama Administration's Feb. 10 announcement does nothing to change …

Democratic governors: Republicans returning to ‘dark ages’  —  The nation's Democratic governors are gleeful at the heavy play social issues are suddenly getting in the Republican presidential primary.  —  In Washington, D.C., for the annual National Governors Association meeting …

Protestors throw urine bombs at Denver police  —  DENVER — Several protesters were arrested Saturday evening during a disruptive anti-police protest in downtown Denver.  —  According to Lt. Matt Murray of the Denver Police Department, at 7:30 p.m. close to 60-70 anarchist protesters started marching on 16th Street Mall.

Mitt Romney Is a Canny Politician Doing What's Necessary to Survive the Primaries  —  The candidate is no fool.  He knows the far right controls the GOP primaries, and he'll say and do whatever it takes to get to the nomination.  —  Here's an outrageous proposition.

Syria says referendum results coming Monday; vote punctuated by new violence  —  (CNN) — Syria says results will be available Monday from its referendum on changes to the country's constitution, a vote taken as government troops continued pounding the opposition stronghold of Homs and other cities.