Romney crusies to Illinois primary win

CBS News

Don Manzullo, a 10-term Illinois Republican, lost a heated primary battle on Tuesday, as US Rep. Jesse Jackson easily won the Democratic nomination and an Iraq war veteran was chosen to face a tea party firebrand in November. Manzullo and Jackson faced 20, 2012 – Mitt Romney addressed supporters after winning the Illinois primary on [...]

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Romney crusies to Illinois primary win

CBS News

By AP SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Front-runner Mitt Romney won the Illinois primary with ease Tuesday night, defeating Rick Santorum in yet another industrial state showdown and padding his already-formidable delegate lead in the race for the Republican 20, 2012 – Mitt Romney addressed supporters after winning the Illinois primary on Tuesday night. (/The Associated Press) [...]

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Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio launches investigation into Obama's birth certificate

New York Dai

PHOENIX – Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Thursday unveiled preliminary results of an investigation, conducted by members of his volunteer task force, into the authenticity of President Barack Obama's birth certificate PHOENIX — America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff finds himself entangled these days in his own thorny legal troubles: a federal grand jury probe over [...]

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Romney's Michigan Coalition

Wall Street

Click here Romney, Santorum spar for last Michigan delegates Published: February 29, 2012 10:31 AM By The Associated Press BY STEPHEN OHLEMACHER (Associated Press) (AP) — Mitt Romney's victory in Michigan's primary won't get him many more delegates By PAUL A. GIGOT If Michigan proves to be a watershed in the GOP nominating fight — [...]

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CPAC: After a tough week, Romney wins conservative straw poll

Christian Sc

Like last time, I'll be releasing some early results of the survey here. Good luck to all the candidates! Loading… This post was promoted from GreenRoom to HotAir.com. To see the comments on the original post, look here. by Ashley Alderman | February 11, 2012 Texas Congressman Ron Paul says he planned on skipping CPAC [...]

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At CPAC, Santorum, Gingrich and Romney try to bag conservative activists

Washington P

Mitt Romney got a warm reception at CPAC, standing ovations . . . the works. He did nothing to calm fears that he is not one of us. In fact, he might have. Mitt Romney got a warm reception at CPAC, standing ovations . . . the works. He did nothing to calm fears that [...]

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CPAC 2012: Republican candidates speak on Day 2

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At the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Friday, the GOP presidential hopeful said that, if elected, he would wipe out much of President Obama's legacy on his very first day in office. "By the time I am sworn in, [Congress] will have Washington (CNN) — Rick Santorum made one thing clear at the Conservative [...]

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Rick Santorum's strategy of focusing on low-key races paid off

Washington P

By Tom LoBianco AP / February 8, 2012 INDIANAPOLIS—Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum filed Wednesday to get on Indiana's primary ballot even though he has not been certified by local election officials. Mitt Romney and Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes, were walking out of an event together a few months ago when [...]

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Republican Rick Santorum sets sights on Super Tuesday

BBC News

By Shira Schoenberg, Globe Correspondent With former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum scoring victories in all three non-binding nominating contests on Tuesday, the next question will be whether the candidate can boost his fundraising to match the MCKINNEY, Texas — After breaking out this week as a surprise conservative standard-bearer in a trio of Republican primaries, [...]

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Rick Santorum rising, along with the culture war. Coincidence?

Christian Sc

This story has been updated to reflect the latest primary and caucus results. Rick Santorum is not going away. Not yet. The former Pennsylvania senator clinched three notable victories Tuesday night, in the Missouri primary Rick Santorum was projected the winner of the Missouri primary on Tuesday night by NBC. The vote was merely symbolic [...]

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