The GOP can no longer avoid its Rush Limbaugh problem.  —  IN A DEMOCRACY, standards of civil discourse are as important as they are indefinable.  Yet wherever one draws the line, Rush Limbaugh's vile rants against Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke crossed it.

Republicans sing the home-state blues  —  CARROLLTON, Ga. —For presidential candidates, it's not necessarily safe to come home again.  —  On Tuesday, Newt Gingrich is staking his entire presidential race on winning Georgia — a state he represented in Congress for over 10 terms.

BREAKING: Mitt Romney Urged Obama to Embrace the Individual Mandate  —  Had Michigan not been as close, the Democrats would have waited to spring this on us in the general election.  Luckily we have it now and I hope Ohio voters are paying attention.  —  In July 2009, Mitt Romney wrote …

Bob Kerrey bid causes left to lash out  —  Bob Kerrey took a lonely position against banning gay marriage in the 1990s.  He opposed a ban on flag desecration, voted against welfare reform and ran up high Americans for Democratic Action scores while serving as the senator from one of the most conservative states in the nation.

Judge may throw Rep. Altmire off primary ballot for lack of signatures  —  Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa.) may be barred from running in the Democratic primary against fellow Rep. Mark Critz (D-Pa.), a move that would make it all but impossible for him to return to Congress next fall.

Judge rules eavesdropping law unconstitutional  —  A Cook County judge today ruled the state's controversial eavesdropping law unconstitutional.  —  The law makes it a felony offense to make audio recordings of police officers without their consent even when they're performing their public duties.

GM laying off 1300 due to low Volt sales  —  General Motors Co. announced the temporary suspension of Chevrolet Volt production and the layoffs of 1300 employees, as the company is cutting Volt manufacturing to meet lower-than-expected demand for the electric cars.

Santorum Leads in Three of Five YouGov Super Tuesday Polls  —  Romney and Gingrich lead in their home states, but trail Santorum in Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.  —  Five days before the crucial Republican primaries on “Super Tuesday” (March 6), former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum holds narrow leads …

Deadly storms roar across Midwest, South  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A series of tornadoes that cut a swath of death and destruction across at least 10 states left stunned residents digging through rubble Saturday, looking for survivors and bodies.  —  The death toll stood at 32 early Saturday …

Libya's Muslim Brotherhood sets up political party  —  TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Muslim Brotherhood teamed up with other Islamists on Friday to establish a new political party that is set to be a leading player in the country's first elections since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in a NATO-backed uprising.