February 2012
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The four remaining Republican candidates for...
“Proof I’m at Barack Obama speech site in Miami: palm trees and satellite...”
– CBS News’ Mark Knoller
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January was another big month for political...
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“I don’t believe it’s appropriate for us to keep raising the debt...”
– Mitt Romney accused Rick Santorum on Monday of making a major contribution to reckless Republican spending, helping the GOP “spend like Democrats,” for voting repeatedly to raise the debt limit while he was in Congress. More by Sarah Boxer, CBS News and National Journal on the...
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Santorum's spokeswoman retracts comment about... →
(Political Hotsheet article by CBS News/National Journal’s Rebecca Kaplan) Rick Santorum’s new presidential campaign spokeswoman, Alice Stewart, retracted her comment Monday that compared President Obama’s policies to “radical Islamic policies.”
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Santorum: Democrats are "anti-science," not me →
(Political Hotsheet article by CBS News/National Journal’s Rebecca Kaplan) STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - Portraying himself as a native son of Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum Monday emphasized his heritage as the grandson of a coal miner and railed against environmental regulations that have diminished the coal industry in the region.
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Santorum attacks Obama on prenatal screening →
Political Hotsheet article by Rebecca Kaplan, CBS News/National Journal
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Romney attacks Santorum as fake conservative →
(by CBS News/National Journal’s Sarah Boxer) BOISE, Idaho — After relying for surrogates and television ads to soften up rival Rick Santorum, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney personally attacked Santorum on the campaign trail Friday, saying he has falsely claimed to be a fiscal conservative and was a “big proponent of earmarks” when he served in the Senate.
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Gingrich: I Could Lose Georgia →
(by CBS News/National Journal’s Sarah Huisenga) LOS ANGELES—Wrapping up a four-day fundraising swing through California, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich shifted his focus to the state he once represented in Congress but said he’s unsure he can win the Georgia primary.
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