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  1. the doctor

    Santorum scores easy win at Kansas caucuses

    TOPEKA, Kansas (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum swept the Kansas caucuses on Saturday with 51 percent of the vote, giving him a boost going into crucial primary votes in the South next week. The conservative former senator from Pennsylvania was well ahead of former...
  2. the doctor

    Romney, Santorum share Super Tuesday momentum

    Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are trying to make the most of a mixed Super Tuesday, each claiming a measure of victory but unable to settle the most tumultuous race for the GOP presidential nomination in decades. More...
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    Romney edges strong Santorum to take Ohio

    Mitt Romney edged out Rick Santorum to win the Ohio Republican primary by a percentage point in the most-watched state of the 10 that voted on Super Tuesday. Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, trailed Santorum, a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania, for most of the night, but came from...
  4. the doctor

    Santorum draws conservatives in Ohio GOP contest

    Rick Santorum was drawing strong support Tuesday from the most conservative voters in Ohio's Republican presidential primary, according to early results of an exit poll of voters. Yet despite targeting the state's blue-collar voters, they were giving him only a slender lead over rival Mitt...
  5. the doctor

    Santorum blasts Obama's motives on power, abortion (AP)

    AP - A surging Rick Santorum is making increasingly harsh remarks about President Barack Obama, questioning not just the president's competence but his motives and even his Christian values. More...
  6. the doctor

    Santorum surges but scrutiny intensifies (AP)

    AP - Rick Santorum stole a key endorsement from chief rival Mitt Romney on Friday as polls in Ohio and elsewhere suggest the former Pennsylvania senator has seized the momentum in the rollercoaster Republican presidential contest. More...
  7. the doctor

    Romney battles Santorum, Paul in GOP caucuses (AP)

    AP - Republican front-runner Mitt Romney battled Rick Santorum and Ron Paul on Tuesday in political caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, hoping to extend his winning streak in the race for the presidential nomination. More...
  8. the doctor

    Santorum: Daughter with pneumonia recovering (AP)

    AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Sunday his daughter Bella remains in the hospital with pneumonia but is recovering after a rough 36 hours. More...
  9. the doctor

    Santorum: Trim Social Security now even if painful (AP)

    AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum called Friday for immediate cuts to Social Security benefits, risking the wrath of older voters and countless others who balk at changes to the entitlement program. More...
  10. the doctor

    Santorum defends earmarks (AP)

    AP - Facing fresh scrutiny after he nearly defeated Mitt Romney in Iowa's lead-off caucuses, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum on Wednesday defended votes and statements that are earning him a second look for the wrong reasons. More...
  11. FTA Hacker

    Santorum knocks McCain on interrogation

    WASHINGTON, -- GOP U.S. presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said Tuesday John McCain, tortured as a prisoner of war, "doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works." During an interview on Hugh Hewitt's talk show on the Salem Radio Network, Santorum, a former Republican U.S. senator...
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