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Santorum Faces Challenges Despite Tuesday Wins

One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign

Romney Casts Himself as Compassionate, DC Outsider

An energetic Mitt Romney returned to the campaign trail in Atlanta Wednesday after losing three contests to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri.

GOP Vows to Reverse Obama Birth Control Policy

Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals provide

White House Says It Won't Back Down on Contraception Rule

The White House on Wednesday said it will not back down on its decision to require religious employers to cover contraceptives in employee health plans, though

Gingrich Defends Idea of Moon Colony

While Mitt Romney's and Rick Santorum's thoughts were on the Midwest and Colorado Tuesday evening, Newt Gingrich suggested his head was in the clouds.

Santorum Jumps Into Second Place in Delegate Race

Winning yesterday's Republican presidential caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota has propelled Rick Santorum into second place in the race for delegates.

Birth Control, Abortion Take Center Stage in Politics

A political firestorm over abortion and birth control spread suddenly to multiple fronts on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen

Gingrich Turns Up Heat on Romney in Ohio

Newt Gingrich is criticizing both Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama's records on requiring Catholic organizations to provide contraceptive aids in some

Santorum Wins Missouri, Has Minnesota Lead

Rick Santorum seized a solid lead Tuesday night in Minnesota's Republican caucuses, bidding to extinguish front-runner Mitt Romney's modest campaign winning

Obama Campaign Moves to Support Super PAC

President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is moving to actively support a pro-Obama group that has struggled to raise money, hoping wealthy supporters will

Designer Obama Campaign Gear Causing Controversy

Move over, PACs. The latest campaign-finance flap is about sacks.

Democrat Lawmaker Pushes to Rein in Super PACs

Super PACs have become dominant forces in the GOP presidential nominating process, sponsoring millions of dollars of TV ads in places like Florida. Now a

Romney Keeps His Focus on Obama as Campaign Attacks Santorum

Mitt Romney's campaign spent Monday filling reporters' email inboxes with attacks against Rick Santorum, but Romney himself focused most of his own barbs at

Obama Administration's New Contraception Rule Puts Key Catholic Vote at Risk

If you want to find the absolute center in American politics, you could do worse than look at the nation's Catholic vote.

Gingrich Compares Standoff with Egypt over Workers to Iran Hostage Crisis

Newt Gingrich slammed the White House Monday, comparing the escalating diplomatic tensions between the US and Egypt to the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.

White House Denies Involvement in Chrysler Super Bowl Ad

A Chrysler Super Bowl commercial featuring Clint Eastwood so resembled a political ad that the White House found itself denying involvement in its production

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