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  • California Gay Marriage Ban Case May Be…
    USA TODAY California Gay Marriage Ban Case May Be Headed to Supreme CourtBusinessWeek8 (Bloomberg) — The striking down of California's Proposition 8 voter initiative banning same-sex couples from marrying sets up what may be a quick appeal to the US Supreme Court. The US Court of Appeals in San Francisco, in a 2-1 decision yesterday, [...]

  • Tea Party prioritizes tone over substance…
    Daily Illini Tea Party prioritizes tone over substance in GOP candidatesDaily IlliniThe Tea Party is a prime example of this gradual decay. Its waning influence over the Republican Party is the untold political story of the year. In just months, the Tea Party has gone from potential kingmaker to indecisive nuisance as supporters have …The [...]

  • US election 2012: Rick Santorum poised to…
    Telegraph.co.uk US election 2012: Rick Santorum poised to threaten Newt Gingrich's challenger …Telegraph.co.ukRick Santorum looked poised last night to threaten Newt Gingrich's status as the main challenger to Mitt Romney in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. By Jon Swaine, Washington The former Pennsylvania senator, who is beloved by the …Presidential Election 2012 Update: [...]

  • A political tip sheet for the rest of us -…
    BigPond News A political tip sheet for the rest of usThe Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012: DAY'S DEVELOPMENTS: — GOP RACE. Caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota. Front-runner Mitt Romney hoped to stretch a two-state winning streak …A political tip [...]

  • Chrysler’s Super Bowl Takes Heat From…
    TIME Chrysler's Super Bowl Takes Heat From Some ConservativesWLNSChrysler's Super Bowl ad featuring Clint Eastwood is drawing fire from some conservatives. They say the ad was really an endorsement of President Barack Obama's bail-out of US car makers. "Detroit is showing us it can be done and what's true about them …'Halftime in America' ad [...]

  • The Tea Party is dead. Long live the Tea…
    Boston.com The Tea Party is dead. Long live the Tea Party.Hot AirIt's been at least ten minutes since our last Breaking News Story about the imminent (or already past) demise of the Tea Party, so we may as well trot out another one. Excuses for holding this particular wake vary from a general sense of [...]

  • For GOP hopefuls, a chance to change…
    Los Angeles Times For GOP hopefuls, a chance to change course of primary raceLos Angeles TimesBy Paul West Republicans in three states cast ballots Tuesday in contests that held the potential to produce a shift in the momentum of the 2012 presidential race. The results could give a boost to candidates chasing Mitt Romney, currently [...]

  • Gay marriage: US Supreme Court may not…
    New York Times Gay marriage: US Supreme Court may not hear Prop. 8 appealLos Angeles TimesUntil Tuesday, it looked like California's Proposition 8 gay marriage case would be decided by the US Supreme Court. But that looks less certain now. The narrow California-only approach adopted by the 9th Circuit means the high court might choose [...]

  • Tea party leaders upset with recall…
    Courthouse News Service Tea party leaders upset with recall decisionJournal TimesLeaders of two tea party groups said a decision Tuesday by Wisconsin's elections board not to accept third-party evidence of fraud in recall petitions targeting Republican Gov. Scott Walker has put the integrity of the election in jeopardy.Elections agency rejects Tea Party challenges to recall [...]

  • US election 2012: Barack Obama gives…
    Telegraph.co.uk US election 2012: Barack Obama gives controversial 'Super PACs' his blessingTelegraph.co.ukBarack Obama was accused of hypocrisy on Tuesday after opting to follow his Republican rivals in soliciting huge donations from shadowy, corporate-backed fundraising groups that are set to dominate the coming US presidential election.President Obama Sells Out By Endorsing Super PACs to Fight GOP [...]