Santorum: backer’s contraceptives comment was bad joke
“It was a stupid joke,” Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says about a wealthy backer’s “aspirins for contraceptives” comment. Whatever it was, Santorum — a staunch social conservative –...
View ArticleSantorum explains “phony theology” comment
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says he wasn’t questioning Barack Obama’s faith on Saturday when he said the Democratic president’s agenda was based on “some phony theology.” Santorum...
View ArticleWhy Romney’s parents are buried in Brighton, Michigan
Kalamazoo, Michigan – Sometimes one story leads to another for Mitt Romney. At Western Michigan University, the Republican presidential candidate told a packed house his parents, George and Lenore...
View ArticleEconomy should be focus of 2012 election, GOP governors say
By Samson Reiny As the battle for the Republican presidential nomination rages on between front-runner Mitt Romney and a resurgent Rick Santorum, governors from their party today said that economic...
View ArticleRick Santorum makes appeal to women, new campaign strategy?
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum hailed the influence of strong, independent women on Tuesday night, a turnaround from his past statements that critics have called sexist or anti-women. In a...
View ArticleNewt’s home field advantage was among the weakest
Newt Gingrich faces some do-or-die primary contests in Dixie, his supposed home turf, over the next few days. Alabama and Mississippi hold their respective Republican primaries on Tuesday with...
View ArticleWashington Extra – Etch A Sketch
Ah, if life were only like an Etch A Sketch, a little shake would allow us to erase those mistakes and messy parts. But to invoke the magical toy to explain Mitt Romney’s presidential hopes might have...
View ArticleRomney’s small dollar disconnect
After his win in Illinois on Tuesday, Mitt Romney is looking to convince Republicans around the country that he’s their ultimate nominee. But despite his lead in the delegate count, Romney continues...
View ArticleSantorum swears while chewing out reporter
Republican hopeful Rick Santorum cursed during an angry exchange with a New York Times reporter on Sunday, casting a shadow on the image he’s crafted as a social conservative and Christian candidate,...
View ArticleSkipping Super PAC, Santorum backer Friess spends on his own
By Alina Selyukh and Alexander Cohen Republican Rick Santorum’s main financial backer has gone rogue on the pro-Santorum “Super PAC” with his own, personal spending in support of the U.S. presidential...
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