Super Tuesday exit polls: an early look  —  The early exits are in, and in three key states — Ohio, Tennessee and Georgia — Republican electorates are broadly shaping up to look a lot like those that voted four years ago, with some important differences.  —  Overall, conservatives …

BREAKING: Capital One Drops Ads From Rush Limbaugh  —  Capital One has recently aired advertisements on the Rush Limbaugh radio show.  Today, ThinkProgress asked a representative of the company whether it is “taking steps to ensure that your ads will not run on Rush Limbaugh in the future.”

‘I Understand You Have a Panel,’ Gingrich Tells a Panel-Less AIPAC  —  Newt Gingrich apparently has been so busy campaigning all around Georgia that he hasn't had time to sleep, or even write a speech for the AIPAC crowd.  —  Moments before he was set to video-stream live …

Iran Crisis: Efraim Halevy, Ex-Mossad Director, Says Romney Op-Ed ‘Making The Situation Worse’ … REACT:  —  FOLLOW:  —  Foreign Affairs, Mitt Romney, Iran, Iran War Hype, Israel, Efraim Halevy, Iran Nuclear Weapons, President Barack Obama, Iran Strike, Nuclear-Bomb Program, World News

86-Year-Old Ohio Veteran Can't Vote After Government-Issued ID Is Rejected At Poll  —  Paul Carroll, an 86-year-old World War II veteran who has lived in the same Ohio town for four decades, was denied a chance to vote in the state's primary contests today after a poll worker denied his form …

Sarah Palin To Obama: If Rush Was Offensive, Why Are You Taking Money From Bill Maher  —  Calls on Obama to ask his Super PAC to return $1 million donation from Bill Maher.  Maher used the C-word for Palin.

Boehner warns House GOP he will take a detour on highway bill  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) warned House Republicans Tuesday that he will take up the Senate's bipartisan $109 billion highway bill if they keep refusing to pass his version.  —  Adopting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's …

Govt. agencies, colleges demand applicants' Facebook passwords  —  If you think privacy settings on your Facebook and Twitter accounts guarantee future employers or schools can't see your private posts, guess again.  —  Employers and colleges find the treasure-trove of personal information …

Scrutiny of Political Nonprofits Sets Off Claim of Harassment  —  WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is caught in an election-year struggle between Democratic lawmakers pressing for a crackdown on nonprofit political groups and conservative organizations accusing the tax agency of conducting a politically charged witch hunt.

Ohio Rep. Schmidt becomes first member ousted in 2012 primary  —  Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-Ohio) became the first member of Congress to be defeated in a primary in 2012, losing her race on Tuesday to physician Brad Wenstrup.  —  With 99 percent of precincts reporting, Wenstrup took 49 percent of the vote to Schmidt's 43 percent.

How We Can Help President Obama Today  —  This is going to be a more than occasional series on the blog from now until whenever the administration leaves office.  So this is the first entry.  We can help President Obama today by explaining as LOUDLY as we can that he shouldn't lead this country …