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Romney responds to Mormon flare-up; Perry passes (AP)

Romney responds to Mormon flare-up; Perry passes 
    (AP)

AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney on Saturday denounced “poisonous language” against faiths as he grappled with a flare-up over religion sparked by a prominent supporter of Texas Gov. Rick Perry, his rival. Perry steered well clear of that simmering issue and pushed another hot button instead: Social Security.[Read more...]

Perry, Romney court religious conservatives (AP)

Perry, Romney court religious conservatives 
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AP - Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney told social conservatives Saturday “poisonous language has never advanced our cause” as both he and rival Rick Perry grappled with a flare-up over religion.[Read more...]

Obama calls for passage of jobs bill (AP)

Obama calls for passage of jobs bill 
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AP - President Barack Obama is pushing in his weekly radio and Internet address for Senate passage of his nearly $450 billion jobs bill as senators prepare to vote Tuesday on moving to debate on the measure.[Read more...]

FACT CHECK: Romney misfires on defense (AP)

FACT CHECK: Romney misfires on defense 
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AP - In a foreign policy speech to cadets at South Carolina’s The Citadel, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised Friday to reverse non-existent “massive defense cuts” and pledged to deploy missiles and ships that already are largely in place. A closer look at some of his statements, and how they compare to the facts:[Read [...]

Fox facing fresh best man claims

Fox facing fresh best man claims

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Perry backer: Romney in a ‘cult,’ not a Christian (AP)

Perry backer: Romney in a ‘cult,’ not a Christian 
    (AP)

AP - The pastor who introduced Texas Gov. Rick Perry at a conservative gathering Friday said rival presidential candidate Mitt Romney is not a Christian and is in a cult because he is a Mormon.[Read more...]

Perry tells cultural conservatives he’s their guy (AP)

Perry tells cultural conservatives he’s their guy 
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AP - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is telling cultural conservatives that he’s the candidate who will be the best advocate for the social issues they care most about.[Read more...]

Ohio’s congressional map turns Democrats into foes (AP)

Ohio’s congressional map turns Democrats into foes 
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AP - Ohio’s new congressional district map has thrust Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich, two veteran Democratic politicians who call themselves friends, into an awkward primary faceoff that both sides expect to be hard-fought. Already, the veneer of collegiality is beginning to fade.[Read more...]

Obama, in Truman mold, casts Congress as foil (AP)

Obama, in Truman mold, casts Congress as foil 
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AP - Give `em hell, Barry?[Read more...]

Wall Street protesters disgusted with both parties (AP)

Wall Street protesters disgusted with both parties 
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AP - Although their main concern is Wall Street practices and economic inequality, some demonstrators in New York and across the U.S. say politicians from both major parties are to blame for policies they say protect corporate America at the expense of the country’s middle class.[Read more...]

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