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Election 2012: At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight

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At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight

MESA, Arizona (Reuters) - After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday, as well as the increased scrutiny that comes with it.

Romney proposes 28 percent top income tax rate

CHANDLER, Arizona (Reuters) - Republican Mitt Romney, looking for a boost in his presidential campaign, proposed an overhaul of the tax system on Wednesday that he said would cut Americans' tax rates by 20 percent and limit deductions for the wealthy.

Santorum, Romney close but neither tops Obama in new polls

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican U.S. presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are running neck-and-neck but neither would beat incumbent President Barack Obama, according to several polls released on Wednesday.

Santorum's push on social issues a challenge for Romney

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's hard-charging focus on social issues has created a quandary for rival Mitt Romney, who usually prefers to steer clear of such sensitive topics and stress his business credentials.

Shifting focus, Obama campaign targets Santorum on economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign regularly rips Mitt Romney, long viewed as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for his economic policies. On Tuesday, it added Romney's rival Rick Santorum to its list of top targets.

Prominent evangelist again raises issue of Obama's faith

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Christian evangelist Franklin Graham, son of prominent preacher Billy Graham, stirred up the politically sensitive issue of President Barack Obama's Christian faith on Tuesday, saying he accepted the president at his word that he was a Christian but he could not know what Obama actually believed.

Paltry fundraising by Obama "Super PAC" prompted new strategy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In early January, President Barack Obama's campaign manager Jim Messina called David Axelrod, the president's top strategist, into his Chicago office and started writing on a white board.

As Republican campaigns spend millions, PACs rise in importance

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans raised and spent money for the presidential race at a frenetic pace in January, according to new financial disclosures that also show why Democrats are concerned about the flagging "Super PAC" that supports President Barack Obama.

Factbox: The wealthy behind U.S. presidential campaigns

(Reuters) - The campaigns of U.S. presidential candidates are limited to receiving donations of up to $2,500 per person, once for the state-by-state party nominating season and again for the general election. But independent "Super PACs" have no limits on what they can raise from individuals, corporations or labor unions.

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 U.S. Rust Belt that is helping propel his once long-shot candidacy.