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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Romney Wins Arizona; Tight Race in Michigan — SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Mitt Romney won the Arizona primary on Tuesday, based on surveys of voters leaving polls, but was locked in a tight battle with Rick Santorum in Michigan, where Mr. Santorum hoped to use his strong showing in his rival's native state …
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Josh Lederman / The Hill:
After tough race, Romney beats Santorum in Michigan primary — Mitt Romney re-established himself as the Republican front-runner Tuesday night with his win in Michigan's pivotal primary, fending off what would have been a crushing defeat by rival Rick Santorum.
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CNN, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog and Ballot Box
Hillary Chabot / Boston Herald:
John McCain: Close curtain on GOP ‘Greek tragedy’ — Believes ‘negative’ campaign will take a toll in November — Former GOP presidential candidate John McCain said yesterday he fears Republicans will be stuck with a bloodied nominee so sapped by months of campaign attacks …
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New York Times, National Review, Connecting.the.Dots, Weasel Zippers, Mediaite and The Hill
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Open thread: Michigeddon; Update: Romney wins Arizona; Update: Michigan exit poll added; Update: Santorum loses Catholics? Update: Romney wins Michigan; Update: Romney exceeds 2008 vote total — The polls close in most of the state at 8 p.m. ET but a few precincts in the upper peninsula …
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Washington Monthly, GOP 12, The New Republic, The Caucus, ABCNEWS, blogs.telegraph.co.uk, The Daily Dish, BuzzFeed, Politico, The Other McCain and RedState
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
5 takeaways from Arizona and Michigan — Mitt did it. — After a brutal and nail-biting build-up, Mitt Romney emerged from two primary contests Tuesday night with important victories under his belt, and Rick Santorum's momentum was stalled. — Below are POLITICO's five takeaways from Arizona and Michigan:
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Pirate's Cove
Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Huckabee Will Host a Presidential Forum on Fox News — The Republican presidential candidates may have grown tired of debating one another. But there's still one television invitation they won't turn down: Mike Huckabee's. — Mr. Huckabee will host his third presidential forum on Saturday …
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Washington Post, The Lonely Conservative, Politico and GOP 12
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll finds Santorum up by double-digits in Ohio
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Prairie Weather
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
A Big Night For Mitt Romney
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The Daily Beast, CNN and The PJ Tatler
Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Michigan and Arizona primaries 2012: Mitt Romney wins ugly
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Washington Post, Marbury, NationalJournal.com, FiveThirtyEight, Politico and The Moderate Voice
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
In Ohio, fierce primary fight may hurt GOP's chances for the fall
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New York Times, Riehl World View, Reuters and The Page
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Romney Camp Will Haunt Santorum With Robocall Story
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GOP 12, 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com and BuzzFeed
Matt Negrin / ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Wins Primaries in Michigan and Arizona
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CNN, Politico and CANNONFIRE
Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Exit polls: 1 in 10 voters was a Democrat in Michigan primary
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Daily Kos and Associated Press
Fox News:
Romney fights to hold lead in Michigan primary after projected Arizona win
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Verum Serum and New York Times
Rick Santorum / CNN:
TRENDING: Santorum flips on Dems voting in GOP primaries
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Politico, Campaign 2012, The Moderate Voice, ABCNEWS, The Hill, National Review, The Reaction, Hot Air and Ballot Box
Rachel Rose Hartman / Reuters:
Romney wins pivotal Michigan primary as well as Arizona
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The Gateway Pundit
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Michigan and Arizona primary results 2012: Mitt Romney staves off Rick Santorum
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Algemeiner.com
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Michigan: Increase in Conservative Voters, Democrats
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Politico, Campaign 2012, Michelle Malkin, The Page and DISSENTING JUSTICE
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney wins Arizona, Michigan primaries
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Guardian, Hit & Run, Los Angeles Times, Tales from the Trail, Metro, American Power, Mother Jones and Althouse
Washington Post:
Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe to retire in blow to GOP — Maine Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe will not seek reelection in 2012, she announced Tuesday. — Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) on Dec. 17, 2011, after leaving the floor of the Senate. (J. Scott Applewhite - AP)
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Mike Allen / Politico:
Playbook: Leap Day edition — TO TELL THE KIDS -USA Today 1A, “What if there were no leap years? ... [T]he calendar would be ‘scrambled,’” by Dan Vergano: “[T]he Earth doesn't circle the sun in exactly 365 days [but] 365.2425 days ... Those extra digits add up to almost a full day, but not quite, every four years. ...
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Portland Press-Herald and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Will Olympia Snowe Join Americans Elect? — Olympia Snowe's retirement statement seemed like it dropped a huge hint, and I'm surprised it hasn't received any attention: … This sounds exactly like the kind of rhetoric emanating from Americans Elect, the third-party group that believes …
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The Maddow Blog, The Caucus, Salon, Guardian, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Hill
Matthew Gagnon / Pine Tree Politics:
Snowe Fall(out) — Speculation has already begun in the frenzy …
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The Lonely Conservative, Outside the Beltway, Ballot Box, Hot Air and Guardian
Portland Press-Herald:
Sen. Snowe: Won't seek re-election
Discussion:
Michelle Malkin, Taegan Goddard's … and Sister Toldjah
Olympia Snowe / CNN:
Maine senator will not seek re-election
Discussion:
Pine Tree Politics and Politico
Sacramento Bee:
Support for gay marriage takes dramatic leap in California, new poll shows — A new poll shows gay marriage has arrived in California - in public opinion if not in state lawbooks. — Golden State registered voters now favor same-sex unions by 59 percent to 34 percent …
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ThinkProgress, Steve Rothaus' Gay …, Towleroad News #gay and Joe. My. God.
Craig Bannister / CNSNews:
Sex-Crazed Co-Eds Going Broke Buying Birth Control, Student Tells Pelosi Hearing Touting Freebie Mandate — A Georgetown co-ed told Rep. Nancy Pelosi's hearing that the women in her law school program are having so much sex that they're going broke, so you and I should pay for their birth control.
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Democracy Alliance Dumps Progressive Organizations … REACT: — FOLLOW: — Fox News, Video, Koch Brothers, Media Matters, Robert Greenwald, The Advancement Project, The Democracy Alliance, Third Way, Center For Progressive Leadership, Color Of Change, Crew, Democracy-Alliance, Politics News
Discussion:
Campaign 2012, BuzzFeed and Firedoglake
Washington Examiner:
Barone: Puzzling cheers for higher taxes — Copies of the president's FY2013 budget request are seen after they were delivered to the Senate Budget Committee on Feb. 13, 2012. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) — I have long been puzzled by the enthusiasm with which many young liberal bloggers cheer …
Matthew Archbold / The Daily Register:
Ethicists Argue for Post Birth Abortions — In the Journal of Medical Ethics, two ethicists argue plainly for the killing of babies post birth. They're not hedging their bets. They're saying it plain and simple. And I, for one, thank them for it. — Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva …
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blogs.telegraph.co.uk
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Steven Shepard / NationalJournal.com:
Despite Detroit Comeback, Public Opposes Bailout — A majority of Americans think the federal government should not have helped out U.S. automakers that were in financial trouble, but rather should have allowed them to go it alone, according to a new United Technologies/National Journal Congressional Connection Poll.
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