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Five things we learned from Santorum's sweep

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:15:14

Rick Santorum's clean sweep in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri on Tuesday was the latest plot twist in what was already a potboiler of a Republican presidential campaign. Here are five things we learned from Tuesday:(image)

Michelle Obama challenges Jimmy Fallon

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 10:15:44

First lady Michelle Obama takes on late night TV host Jimmy Fallon in a fitness challenge.(image)

Santorum: Race in 'no man's land'

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:43:07

As he was handily winning three Republican contests and stalling frontrunner Mitt Romney's clear path to the Republican presidential nomination, Rick Santorum proclaimed to CNN that the 2012 GOP race was now "in a little bit of no man's land."(image)

Santorum claims momentum after 3-state sweep

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:43:19

Rick Santorum awoke to a new reality Wednesday after sweeping all three Republican presidential contests a day earlier, reshaping the contest that will decide who runs against President Barack Obama in November.(image)

Payroll tax cut extension stalls again

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 04:53:38

Deja vu, round two, a bad sequel or simply "here we go again" are some ways to describe the latest fight over extending the payroll tax cut. But even facing an end-of-month deadline before the 2% tax holiday expires, lawmakers appear no closer to a deal.(image)

After much delay, Senate clears FAA bill

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:59:44

After passing 23 temporary extensions, the Senate voted 75 to 20 Monday to approve a long-term funding bill for the FAA and sent it to the president for his expected signature.(image)

Republicans propose alternative plan to budget cuts

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:23:22

Top Senate Republicans are proposing eliminating part of the across-the-board and painful budget cuts required after the so-called super committee failed in November, according to two Senate Republican aides.(image)

Don't pick a fight with Clint Eastwood

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:47:27

Ruben Navarrette says Karl Rove was wrong to suggest that Clint Eastwood's ad was about paying President Obama back for the auto industry bailout(image)

Gingrich and Romney both have issues

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 10:43:42

Gloria Borger says Mitt Romney doesn't seem comfortable talking to Americans about money, and Newt Gingrich can't control his anger(image)

'Strip club bill' a no-brainer

Tue, 7 Feb 2012 08:09:57

LZ Granderson encourages anybody against the "strip club" bill to walk into a manufacturing plant and ask workers how they feel about their tax dollars being spent on strippers -- by welfare recipients no less.(image)

A moon colony is a waste of money

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 05:17:37

Newt Gingrich has absorbed a fair degree of ridicule for his campaign proposal to build an American colony on the moon. Before focusing the laughter solely on Gingrich, however, let's recall that it is the declared policy of the U.S. government to return a human being to the moon by 2020, in preparation for sending a human astronaut to Mars. If Gingrich is wrong (and he is), he's not wrong alone.(image)

Conservatives see hard road to White House

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:04:31

Republicans looking to take back the White House in November face a challenging political environment, a trio of conservative political observers said Thursday at an annual gathering of conservative activists.(image)

Perry: Didn't lose, just ran out of time

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 03:47:51

Texas Gov. Rick Perry compared his candidacy to "Aggies," the nickname for graduates of Texas A&M, his alma mater.(image)

Hard road to White House

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:08:16

Republicans looking to take back the White House in November face a challenging political environment, a trio of conservative political observers said Thursday at an annual gathering of conservative activists.(image)

Contraception consumes D.C.

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:09:17

A group of House Democrats urged President Obama not to abandon a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints of a possible compromise emerged.(image)

McConnell: Conservatives more fun

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:08:35

Sen. Mitch McConnell said that conservatives are more fun than liberals because they are always right.(image)

Judge to rule later on Hinckley

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:01:22

A lawyer for presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. made an impassioned plea to a federal judge Thursday to allow Hinckley longer visits to his elderly mother's home in Virginia.(image)

Contraception controversy consumes D.C., campaign

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:06:06

A group of House Democrats urged President Obama not to abandon a pending federal rule requiring religiously affiliated employers to provide full contraception coverage to women -- one day after hints of a possible compromise emerged.(image)

Cain: Liberals, stupid people ruin U.S.

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:08

Herman Cain tells supporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference how their side can defeat Pres. Obama.(image)

Bachmann on her "series of humiliations"

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:15

Michelle Bachmann said, "Running for president of the United States is really one series of humiliations after another."(image)

Judge to rule later on Hinckley

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:01:22

A lawyer for presidential assailant John Hinckley Jr. made an impassioned plea to a federal judge Thursday to allow Hinckley longer visits to his elderly mother's home in Virginia.(image)

Holder gets extra time on 'Fast and Furious'

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:09:51

A key congressional Republican who had threatened to bring a contempt citation against Attorney General Eric Holder if he did not comply with a demand for "Operation Fast and Furious" documents by 5 p.m. Thursday, has backed off his stated deadline.(image)

Boehner describes conservative utopia

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:21

Rep. Boehner painted the picture of a conservative utopia at CPAC, including a new president, senate, and lower taxes.(image)

Perkins: GOP needs to end Occupy D.C.

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:28

Referring to the Obama administration, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council said the GOP needs to end Occupy DC.(image)

McConnell: Conservatives are more fun

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:35

Sen. Mitch McConnell said that conservatives are more fun than liberals because they are always right.(image)

Rubio blasts Obama, China and Russia

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 07:00:40

Sen. Marco Rubio tells CPAC that a nation like Syria could replace the U.S. as the greatest nation.(image)

Dangerous path to citizenship for some

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:22:05

Tania Nava has one piece of advice for anyone seeking to come out of the shadows and pursue a path to U.S. citizenship: don't do it.(image)

Billionaire backer on money behind Santorum

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 08:21:46

Foster Friess, longtime supporter of Rick Santorum, talks to Erin Burnett about the campaign and the money behind it.(image)

10 states get 'No Child Left Behind' waiver

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 11:21:31

Ten states are being granted waivers to free them from parts of the No Child Left Behind law, a White House official told CNN Thursday.(image)

Gingrich looks to Super Tuesday lift

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:54:48

Coming off a drubbing by Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich plans to head to home turf as part of his strategy to revitalize his presidential bid in next month's Super Tuesday primaries.(image)

Analysis: Conservatives still resist Romney

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 01:40:13

Rick Santorum's Tuesday trifecta reflects a central truth of the 2012 campaign. The most conservative voters will never love Mitt Romney, no matter what he says or does. They doubt his authenticity and wish they could vote for someone else.(image)

Avlon: Why has GOP turnout taken a dive?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 03:36:03

John Avlon says the low GOP voter turnout in the primaries is a sign of a serious enthusiasm gap among the rank and file, and a bad omen for Mitt Romney and Republicans in general.(image)

Stanley: Is Santorum surge for real?

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 06:17:20

Tim Stanley says after his wins in the Midwest, Rick Santorum is emerging as a tragic hero of American conservatism: so much potential, such missing momentum(image)

Washington state OKs same-sex marriage

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:48:17

Lawmakers in Washington State voted 55-43 Wednesday in favor of a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage.(image)

Romney promises to get more aggressive with Santorum

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:41:15

Suddenly facing new questions about the strength of his candidacy, GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney indicated Wednesday he's prepared to wage a more aggressive campaign against Rick Santorum, the surprise winner of all three of Tuesday's Republican contests.(image)

CNN suspends analyst Roland Martin

Wed, 8 Feb 2012 08:45:30

CNN said Wednesday it has suspended political analyst Roland Martin for "regrettable and offensive" Tweets written during the Super Bowl that critics said appeared to call for violence against gays.(image)

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