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• Down to the wire in 2-man GOP race in Michigan (AP)
• GOP governors concerned about long primary race (AP)
• House Dems: Gains start with California dreamin' (AP)
• Long haul to nomination if Romney loses Michigan (AP)
• Now on the periphery, Gingrich eyes Super Tuesday (AP)
• Romney targets Obama, Santorum in Michigan push (AP)
• Santorum sees Tuesday's Michigan vote as winnable (AP)
• Santorum benefits from mistaken religious identity (AP)
• RFK son accused of fighting nurses (Politico)
• Energy friends snub Santorum (Politico)
• Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices (AP)
• It's not easy for presidents to say 'I'm sorry' (AP)
• 'Friends of Syria' to call for UN to plan mission (AP)
• Greek farmers offload crops at cost price (AP)
• Official: US seeks end to Egypt NGO case in days (AP)
• Millennium Falcon lands in Roswell? Footage takes Internet by storm (Daily Caller)
• David Brooks on Santorum’s ‘odd things’: ‘He thinks theologically,’ ‘dwells on the negative’ (Daily Caller)
• Gay sheriff prompts intriguing questions (AP)
• Relentless scrutiny pushed Palin to exasperation (AP)

Down to the wire in 2-man GOP race in Michigan (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 02:36 PM PST AP - Republican Mitt Romney fought Saturday to prove he is the strongest challenger to President Barack Obama, an increasingly difficult task given the tight race in his native state of Michigan against surging conservative Rick Santorum.

GOP governors concerned about long primary race (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:53 PM PST AP - Democratic governors are bullish on President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, citing the improving economy and a Republican nominating contest that has exposed deep divisions in the party's base.

House Dems: Gains start with California dreamin' (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:34 AM PST AP - House Democrats' path to power starts in Elk Grove, Calif., heads down to sunny Modesto and then rolls through the Central Valley to Riverside as the state's friendly redrawn congressional districts and a number of GOP retirements offer Democrats their best opportunity for victories in November.

Long haul to nomination if Romney loses Michigan (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:44 AM PST AP - Losing the Michigan primary would strip the last of the varnish off the image of Mitt Romney as the inevitable GOP presidential nominee and commit him to the long march he says he's in shape for.

Now on the periphery, Gingrich eyes Super Tuesday (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST AP - On the political periphery, Newt Gingrich is pinning his fleeting Republican presidential hopes on Georgia, where his career began, and a cluster of other states also voting March 6.

Romney targets Obama, Santorum in Michigan push (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 07:57 AM PST AP - It's a day full of campaigning for Mitt Romney in Michigan, his native state, as he looks for a victory in Tuesday's GOP presidential primary against surging Rick Santorum.

Santorum sees Tuesday's Michigan vote as winnable (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:33 AM PST AP - Republican Rick Santorum says he thinks he can win Tuesday's presidential primary in Michigan and that conservatives shouldn't trust his main rival, Mitt Romney.

Santorum benefits from mistaken religious identity (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:10 AM PST AP - Rick Santorum's political good fortune in the Republican presidential primaries has come about in large part because of his appeal to evangelicals. A Roman Catholic, he is a beneficiary of more than two decades of cooperation between conservative Protestants and Catholics who set aside theological differences for the common cause of the culture war.

RFK son accused of fighting nurses (Politico) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:57 AM PST Politico - The alleged altercation occurred when Kennedy tried to carry his newborn son out of the maternity ward.

Energy friends snub Santorum (Politico) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 03:21 PM PST Politico - His old friends in the industry aren't ponying up for his bid, and many gave to the other guys.

Obama: No easy answers to lowering pump prices (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 06:59 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama says there is no easy answer to the problem of rising energy prices and he's dismissing Republican solutions as little more than gimmicks.

It's not easy for presidents to say 'I'm sorry' (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 12:14 AM PST AP - Nearly every president ends up saying he's sorry for something America has done — from a bomb gone tragically astray to the locking up of Japanese-Americans during World War II. This time it's disrespectful disposal of Qurans. And again there are critics who see an apology as a sign of weakness or a failure of patriotism.

'Friends of Syria' to call for UN to plan mission (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 08:37 AM PST AP - The nations that make up the Friends of Syria group will call Friday for the United Nations to start planning a civilian peacekeeping mission in Syria that would begin after the regime agrees to a cease-fire and a political transition, a senior diplomat said.

Greek farmers offload crops at cost price (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 03:03 AM PST AP - Hammered by the financial crisis that has led to ever diminishing income, a group of residents in northern Greece have joined forces with potato farmers to slash consumer prices and ensure producers can get their crop to markets by cutting out the middle man.

Official: US seeks end to Egypt NGO case in days (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 02:10 PM PST AP - A senior U.S. official says the Obama administration is in "intense discussions" with Egypt to resolve the legal case against 16 American democracy advocates that has badly damaged ties between the countries "in the coming days"

Millennium Falcon lands in Roswell? Footage takes Internet by storm (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 10:23 AM PST Daily Caller - Conspiracy theorists and Star Wars fans, get ready: New film footage is being promoted as a UFO sighting, and it looks like Han Solo could be at the helm.

David Brooks on Santorum’s ‘odd things’: ‘He thinks theologically,’ ‘dwells on the negative’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 08:11 AM PST Daily Caller - On Friday night’s broadcast of the “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks had some criticisms of Republican presidential hopeful and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum.

Gay sheriff prompts intriguing questions (AP) Posted: 25 Feb 2012 09:22 AM PST AP - A few days ago, the Yavapai Tea Party gathered at a church in rural Arizona to discuss the all-too-familiar topic of illegal immigration. Among the conservative, mostly over-55 crowd, it is a subject seen in black and white. Build a fence, add agents, reject amnesty — period.

Relentless scrutiny pushed Palin to exasperation (AP) Posted: 24 Feb 2012 06:16 PM PST AP - Just a few months after returning from the presidential campaign trail, a weary Sarah Palin shot off a 1 a.m. email to top colleagues in her office.

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