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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Odds of a Brokered Convention Are Increasing — We're finally close enough to Super Tuesday to get a sense of how the overall delegate count might work out in the GOP primary. The end result: Assuming that none of the four candidates drops out of the race, it looks increasingly …
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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 …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
G.O.P. Greek Tragedy — Rick should scat. — Mitt Romney needs to be left alone to limp across the finish line, so he can devote his full time and attention to losing to President Obama. — Robo-Romney, who pulled out victories in his home state and in Arizona, and Sanctorum are still in a race to the bottom.
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Ed Kilgore / Washington Monthly:
Santorum Loses Catholic Vote—But Did He Ever Have It? — As they awaited the final results from Michigan, probably the single biggest topic of conversation in the chattering classes last night was the shocking news from the exit polls that Rick Santorum had lost Michigan Catholics to Mitt Romney by a 44-37 margin.
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney talks tough on China during Ohio visit
Mitt Romney talks tough on China during Ohio visit
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Jonathan Martin / Reuters:
Michigan and Arizona primaries 2012: Mitt Romney wins ugly
Michigan and Arizona primaries 2012: Mitt Romney wins ugly
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul calls Romney a ‘flip-flopper’ in new ad
Ron Paul calls Romney a ‘flip-flopper’ in new ad
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Romney's new Web ad says Obama's ‘Kill Romney’ strategy failed
Romney's new Web ad says Obama's ‘Kill Romney’ strategy failed
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Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll finds Santorum up by double-digits in Ohio
Poll finds Santorum up by double-digits in Ohio
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Aliyah Shahid / NY Daily News:
Rick Santorum: I regret saying John F. Kennedy speech on religion made me want to throw up
Rick Santorum: I regret saying John F. Kennedy speech on religion made me want to throw up
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Maggie Haberman / Politico:
5 takeaways from Arizona and Michigan
5 takeaways from Arizona and Michigan
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Are the Rich Completely Undeserving of Sympathy? — I saw a fair amount of chortling this morning about this Bloomberg piece on wealthy financial-industry types who are having to cut back because of plummeting bonuses. And to be sure, some of the cuts are in the “Call me a Waaaah-mbulance” category: can't go to Aspen any more?
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Max Abelson / Bloomberg:
Wall Street Bonus Drop Means Trading Aspen for Discount Cereal — Andrew Schiff was sitting in a traffic jam in California this month after giving a speech at an investment conference about gold. He turned off the satellite radio, got out of the car and screamed a profanity.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Democrats' nightmare scenario — If Republicans regain the Senate, will they seek to reform the filibuster, sweeping away an obstacle that bedeviled Dems and making it far easier for them to enact their own agenda with a simple Senate majority? — Matt Steinglass argues that the GOP …
Religion News Service:
Franklin Graham apologizes for questioning Obama's faith — WASHINGTON (RNS) Evangelist Franklin Graham apologized Tuesday (Feb. 28) to President Obama for questioning his Christian faith and said religion has “nothing to do” with Graham's decision not to support Obama's re-election.
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Tim Mak / Politico:
Report: Rev. Franklin Graham apologizes to Obama
Report: Rev. Franklin Graham apologizes to Obama
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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 …
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner describes Obama meeting with bipartisan leaders as constructive — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) left a White House meeting Wednesday with President Obama and other congressional leaders “hopeful” and “encouraged” that Democrats might consider energy and jobs bills passed by the Republican-led House, his office said.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Worried Dems pressing Obama on gas prices
Worried Dems pressing Obama on gas prices
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
D.C. archdiocese: Denying Communion to lesbian at funeral was against ‘policy’ — Deep in grief, Barbara Johnson stood first in the line for Communion at her mother's funeral Saturday morning. But the priest in front of her immediately made it clear that she would not receive the sacramental bread and wine.
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
House subcommittee votes to repeal healthcare reform law's ‘death panel’ — Bipartisan legislation to repeal the healthcare law's cost-control board sailed through a House panel on Wednesday, raising pressure on the Senate to take up the bill and dealing President Obama a political blow.
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
Whatever Happened to Ted Turner? — The “Mouth of the South” is no longer as he devotes his time (and $1 billion) to the U.N., jets between 28 homes and four girlfriends, misses Jane Fonda and opens up to THR about Rupert, Jerry and his abuse as a child. Says a friend: “He's definitely changed.”
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New York Times:
U.S. Sees Iran Attacks as Likely if Israel Strikes — WASHINGTON — American officials who have assessed the likely Iranian responses to any attack by Israel on its nuclear program believe that Iran would retaliate by launching missiles on Israel and terrorist-style attacks on United States civilian and military personnel overseas.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Netanyahu will ask Obama to threaten Iran strike
Netanyahu will ask Obama to threaten Iran strike
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Obama makes a play for Scalia — Not surprisingly, the federal government quotes that opinion a lot in its court briefs. — Sutton hinted that he didn't like the mandate but said Supreme Court precedent favors a growing expansion of Commerce Clause power and that Congress has latitude to address national problems.
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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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E.J. Graff / American Prospect:
Do Women Count? — Yesterday, after I made some snarky comment, a friend asked me if I was Eeyore. The truth is, I'm a mash-up of Eeyore and Tigger. Tigger bounces up and down gleefully whenever I talk about gay rights. But today I'm talking about the ladies again, so get ready for Eeyore.
Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Illinois GOP Congressional Candidate: ‘The Holocaust Never Happened’ — Jones, a neo-Nazi, wants runs to be GOP candidate for Congress — Art Jones wants to be the U.S. Representative from the 3rd district of Illinois, which encompasses part of the South Side of Chicago and its suburbs.
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Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
North Korea Agrees to Suspend Nuclear Work — WASHINGTON — North Korea agreed to suspend nuclear weapons tests and uranium enrichment and to allow international inspectors to verify and monitor activities at its main reactor, the State Department and the North's official news agency announced on Wednesday …
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