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• For Santorum, new challenges follow his big wins (AP)
• Gingrich warns darkly of Iran nuclear possibility (AP)
• Romney's Tuesday losses show conservative doubts (AP)
• Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race (AP)
• White House attacks Romney on birth control (AP)
• Dems recruiting former Giant Carson for House bid (AP)
• Group projects 12.2 million Latino voters in 2012 (AP)
• GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy (AP)
• Santorum emphasizes Christian roots (Politico)
• Congress rating drops to new low (Politico)
• Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night (AP)
• Analysis: Romney losses show conservative woes (AP)
• Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
• Vatican says no Iran trip planned (AP)
• Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants (AP)
• The JFK sex-scandal memoir: 4 explosive takeaways (The Week)
• Gary Busey files for bankruptcy (Daily Caller)
• Boy wizard talks ‘Harry Potter’ groupies (Daily Caller)
• Romney says GOP rivals acted like Dems (AP)
• Santorum Victories Disprove Tea Party Myth (ContributorNetwork)

For Santorum, new challenges follow his big wins (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:28 PM PST AP - One day after Rick Santorum's startling breakthrough in the presidential race, his few aides decamped to distant states to start building campaign organizations from scratch. It was evidence of his challenge in converting sudden momentum into victories in the rush of contests ahead.

Gingrich warns darkly of Iran nuclear possibility (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:41 PM PST AP - Newt Gingrich kept a stiff upper lip Wednesday after his poor showing in GOP presidential caucuses the night before, but issued dire warnings about Iran's potential nuclear capabilities.

Romney's Tuesday losses show conservative doubts (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:26 PM PST AP - Mitt Romney still can't seem to win over the bulk of the conservatives who make up the bedrock of the Republican Party.

Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:40 PM PST AP - Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the undisputed favorites in Maine, the next state weighing in on the Republican presidential race. They're the only candidates who have made much of an effort here.

White House attacks Romney on birth control (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:05 PM PST AP - The White House is taking on GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney over his criticism of President Barack Obama's birth control coverage mandate.

Dems recruiting former Giant Carson for House bid (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST AP - House Democrats are envisioning another Giants victory — not by the professional football team, but by Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson in a congressional run.

Group projects 12.2 million Latino voters in 2012 (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 02:39 PM PST AP - A national group of Latino public officeholders is projecting that 12.2 million Hispanics will vote in the general election this November.

GOP vows to reverse Obama birth control policy (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:14 PM PST AP - Republicans vowed Wednesday to reverse President Barack Obama's new policy on birth control, lambasting the rule that religious schools and hospitals provide employees with free contraceptives as an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom in our country."

Santorum emphasizes Christian roots (Politico) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:33 PM PST Politico - The GOP hopeful casts himself firmly as the one reliable culture warrior in the 2012 field.

Congress rating drops to new low (Politico) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST Politico - Just 10 percent of Americans approve of Congress’s job performance, according to a new Gallup poll.

Santorum: I won and raised about $250K Tues night (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:03 PM PST AP - Resurgent Rick Santorum said his sweep of three GOP contests earned his shoestring campaign $250,000 overnight, cash he needs to take his upstart bid for the Republican presidential nomination to Mitt Romney's turf.

Analysis: Romney losses show conservative woes (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 04:54 AM PST AP - Mitt Romney just can't shake his difficulty attracting conservatives. And that reality is undercutting his effort to cast himself as the inevitable Republican presidential nominee and prolonging a race that each day exposes deep divisions within the party.

Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP) Posted: 06 Feb 2012 05:50 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.

Vatican says no Iran trip planned (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 08:58 AM PST AP - The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI receives many invitations and that a trip to Lebanon is under consideration but that there are no plans for a visit to Iran.

Appeals court halts deportation of 7 immigrants (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 03:17 PM PST AP - A federal appeals court has put the Obama administration's new immigration directive to the test by halting the deportation of seven immigrants alleged to be in the country illegally.

The JFK sex-scandal memoir: 4 explosive takeaways (The Week) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:59 AM PST The Week - A former White House intern claims to have engaged in an 18-month affair with the late president, and offers all the salacious details in her new book

Gary Busey files for bankruptcy (Daily Caller) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 12:29 PM PST Daily Caller - "Lethal Weapon" actor Gary Busey filed for bankruptcy in California on Tuesday, citing more than $500,000 in debt, according to documents obtained by TMZ.

Boy wizard talks ‘Harry Potter’ groupies (Daily Caller) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:15 AM PST Daily Caller - Harry Potter has plenty of wizardly spells, but none that make adoring fans disappear when he awakes next to them after a one-night-stand.

Romney says GOP rivals acted like Dems (AP) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 01:22 PM PST AP - Mitt Romney says he's a better tea party candidate than his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination.

Santorum Victories Disprove Tea Party Myth (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 08 Feb 2012 11:24 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Rick Santorum's sweeping victories in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri do more than buoy the former Pennsylvania senator's chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination or hand front-runner Mitt Romney a severe setback. Santorum's triple win also disproves the popular myth that the tea party is somehow a new phenomenon in conservative politics rather than the same old gang of extremists made up mostly of the Christian Right.

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