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Axelrod defends administration birth control rule
(AP)
AP - A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for their workers.
Romney looks to squelch Santorum in 2 states
(AP)
 AP - Republican presidential challenger Rick Santorum is hoping that his weeks of criticism of GOP front-runner Mitt Romney will pay off Tuesday when Colorado and Minnesota hold nominating caucuses. Romney, in turn, is looking to continue his winning streak after back-to-back victories in Florida and Nevada last week.
Ex-Sen. Bob Kerrey not running again for Neb. seat
(AP)
 AP - Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat.
Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions
(AP)
AP - After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Obama campaign urges fundraisers to back super PAC
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama's re-election campaign is asking top fundraisers to support a Democratic-leaning outside group that is backing his bid for a second term, reversing Obama's opposition to "super" political action committees that can spend unlimited amounts of cash to influence elections.
Colo. caucuses allow a view of support out West
(AP)
 AP - Colorado's caucuses offer the Republican candidates for president a glimpse of their support in the Mountain West.
GOP gets Minn. focus now, uphill fall fight awaits
(AP)
 AP - In presidential politics, Minnesota is as close to a Democratic fortress as states come.
Tea party: Warming or resigned to Mitt Romney?
(AP)
 AP - Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better.
Komen official resigns after Planned Parenthood dispute
(Politico)
Politico - The V.P. for public policy announces her resignation in a letter to Komen officials Tuesday.
5 things to watch Tuesday
(Politico)
Politico - Sizing up races in Missouri, Colorado, Minnesota.
Romney intensifies fight for social conservatives
(AP)
AP - Presidential contender Mitt Romney is fighting to win over social conservatives in Tuesday's Republican caucuses.
Looking to reset campaign, Santorum hits 3 states
(AP)
AP - Republican Rick Santorum is planning some last-minute campaigning in each of the three states holding presidential contests Tuesday.
US closes embassy in Syria
(AP)
 AP - The Obama administration has closed the U.S. Embassy in Damascus and pulled all American diplomats out of Syria.
Putin pledges to cut officials' traffic privileges
(AP)
 AP - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pledged to cut traffic privileges for officials, who routinely bypass Moscow's notorious traffic jams by ignoring basic rules of the road and even driving into oncoming lanes.
Obama proposes money for math, science education
(Reuters)
Reuters - President Barack Obama will seek $80 million in new funding for a program to boost science and math education in U.S. schools, the White House said on Tuesday.
They're Food Stamps -- Not Junk Food Stamps
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | As reported in an article by the Sun Sentinel, two lawmakers in Florida, Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood and Sen. Ronda Storms, R-Valrico, are attempting to pass legislation that would ban the use of food stamps to purchase soda, sweets, and junk food. While they feel that taxpayers shouldn't have to "foot the bill for Mountain Dew," a sentiment shared by many Americans, some people, including Plakor and Storms' fellow GOP colleagues, feel it's not up to the government to decide what people can and cannot eat.
After Florida win, Romney campaign confident of Hispanic support
(Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Mitt Romney won the Florida primary Tuesday by a commanding 14-point margin, thanks in no small part to the Hispanic community.
Democrats slam Romney in preview of possible November race
(Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primary only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both “extreme” and “out of touch.”
Sarah Palin Writes About Her Son in Newsweek -- and Heads Explode
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | After tweeting angrily about how Newsweek had run an article about "dumb" critics of Barack Obama by Andrew Sullivan, a "Trig Truther," Sarah Palin has published her own piece in the same magazine about her special-needs son.
Poll shows age, ideology divide NV GOP priorities
(AP)
AP - Preliminary results of an entrance poll shows Nevadans participating in today's caucuses were focused on the economy and which candidate could best defeat Obama. The deeply conservative electorate included the largest share of tea party backers and the highest number of Mormons of any state to cast ballots thus far in the nomination contest.
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