Election 2012: Romney trains fire on Santorum to open key week

02/20/2012 Romney trains fire on Santorum to open key week NEWTOWN, Ohio (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney trained fire at Rick Santorum on Monday as he opened a crucial week of campaigning looking to claw back ground lost to his surprise rival. For Santorum voters, he's a candidate like them COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Sporting his signature sweater vest and telling stories of his coal miner grandfather, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has struck a chord in the Rust Belt that is helping propel his once long-shot candidacy. Arizona sheriff quits Romney campaign amid accusations PHOENIX (Reuters) - A local sheriff resigned as a co-chair of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign in Arizona on Saturday after he was accused of threatening a former male lover with deportation to Mexico if he talked about their relationship. Obama's slogan: looking to replace Hope and Change WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Winning The Future. Greater Together. We Don't Quit. Romney's struggles fuel talk of brokered convention WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's struggles in Michigan are fueling speculation that Republicans might have to resort to a doomsday scenario and launch a frantic search for a 2012 savior at their nominating convention in late August. Ohio official defects from Romney to Santorum COLUMBUS (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Rick Santorum stole an endorsement from Mitt Romney as the Republican primary campaign entered the battleground state of Ohio on Friday. Obama's bold deficit pledge comes back to haunt him WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One month after taking office, President Barack Obama summoned the nation's top lawmakers and budget experts to the White House for a summit to figure out how to tame huge federal deficits. Santorum backer apologizes for contraception remark WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Rick Santorum's main financial backer apologized on Friday for a comment about how women should use contraception, the latest spark in a debate over birth control in the presidential campaign. Obama campaign, Democrats raise $29.1 million in January WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign and its Democratic allies raised a combined $29.1 million in January, accelerating the fundraising pace as the White House race draws closer. Santorum explains "phony theology" comment Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum says he was questioning President Obama's world view -- not his faith when he said some White House policies were based on "phony theology." Related Video Romney's facts wrong in criticism of auto bailout: Ingrassia China's vice president Xi Jinping arrives in U.S. Tales from the Trail Kim Dixon Obama touts Boeing, critics lament company tax breaks The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend