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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Election 2012: Pro-Gingrich Super PAC gets more cash from Adelson

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02/28/2012
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Pro-Gingrich Super PAC gets more cash from Adelson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A "Super PAC" supporting Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich received a new cash infusion from billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, according to a source familiar with the donation.
Obama attacks Romney over auto bailout stance
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama attacked White House contender Mitt Romney on Tuesday over his opposition to the 2009 bailout of the auto industry, seizing on a vulnerability for the Republican candidate on a crucial voting day.
Longest-serving Senate Republican in fight of his life
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Indiana (Reuters) - Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana is one of the Senate's conservative titans, the courtly, silver-haired elder of the state's Republican Party who has been unopposed in primary elections for 35 years.
Watchdog calls for probe of Romney Super PAC ad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. campaign finance watchdog on Monday officially challenged the legality of a presidential election campaign ad aired by a pro-Mitt Romney "Super PAC," calling for an investigation by the Federal Election Commission.
Day of reckoning, "dirty tricks" as Michigan votes
SOUTHFIELD/GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (Reuters) - Mitt Romney condemned rival Rick Santorum for urging Democrats to vote against him and "kidnap" the Michigan Republican presidential primary on Tuesday, as voters determined whether Romney would get a big win or a humiliating defeat.
Santorum's plan to gut Obama regulations faces hurdles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum's vow to reverse all regulations enacted under President Barack Obama that impose an economic burden of over $100 million would gut Obama's major initiatives on healthcare, environmental, energy and financial reform.
Keystone breakthrough may muffle Republican attack on Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Canadian company's decision on Monday to proceed with part of a U.S. pipeline might end up muffling one of the Republicans' loudest arguments in this election year: that President Barack Obama has pursued failed energy policies.
Democrats may vote for Santorum to snub Republicans
DETROIT (Reuters) - Republican social conservative Rick Santorum could see an uptick in support during Tuesday's presidential primary in Michigan from an unlikely voting bloc: hardcore Democrats.
Obama, in jab at Santorum, says college not a luxury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In a veiled jab at Republican White House contender Rick Santorum, President Barack Obama said on Monday that a college education was not a luxury and pledged to do all he could to rein in skyrocketing tuition.
Santorum makes economic appeal in WSJ before primaries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum made his pitch for "bold reforms and major restructuring" in the leading U.S. business newspaper on Monday, one day before primaries in Michigan and Arizona.
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