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February 2012 Headlines

Romney Wins in Maine; Takes CPAC Straw Poll

Romney's win, combined with victory in the presidential straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Committee, helped slow an embarrassing skid after a string of losses.

Romney Edges Santorum in Conservatives' Straw Poll

Mitt Romney has won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll of conservative activists.

Election Goals Top Priority as CPAC Kicks Off

Conservatives from across the country are in Washington to talk about ideas and strategy and to hear from those still in the running to become the GOP nominee.

Santorum Surges as He Talks Faith in Bible Belt

A Gallup poll shows 20 percent of Republicans now support him as their party's nominee for president after his three-state sweep of GOP contests on Tuesday.

Santorum: Obama Choosing Iran over Israel

GOP candidate Rick Santorum accused President Obama of betraying Israel by disclosing what may be a plan to attack Iran's nuclear facilities.

Santorum Tells Pastors How His Faith Guides Him

Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Rick Santorum took a day off from talking politics Wednesday, and instead talked about his faith.

States Given Slack for No Child Left Behind Goals

Ten states will no longer be held to certain requirements of the No Child Left Behind education law put in place under the George W. Bush administration.

GOP Joins Fight against Birth Control Mandate

House Speaker John Boehner, who is Catholic, said the rule is an attack on religious freedom and "cannot stand and will not stand."

Report Questions Release of Guantanamo Detainees

Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee released a report showing more than a quarter of released Guantanamo detainees resumed terrorist activity.

Santorum Bests Romney in Three-State Sweep

It's being called a "Santorum Sweep." Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum scored three huge wins in the race for the Republican nomination.

Catholics Unite Against Law's Birth Control Mandate

Inside churches across America, the health department's recent interpretation of President Obama's health care law, passed by Congress in 2010, is still reverberating.

Candidates: Obama Violating Freedom of Conscience

Rather than attacking one another, the GOP candidates are focusing on the president and what they see as his violation of Americans' freedom on conscience.

Romney Looks Ahead to Colo, Minn. after Nev. Win

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is being considered the clear front-runner for Tuesday's Republican caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota.

Obama Could Alter Stance of Appeals Courts

A second term for President Obama would allow him to expand his replacement of Republican-appointed majorities with Democratic ones on the nation's appeals court.

Holder Calls Fast and Furious Probe 'Political'

Eric Holder maintains he knew nothing about Operation Fast and Furious, a gun-smuggling investigation by the Justice Department that went wrong.

'Budget or Bust' Would Freeze Lawmaker Paychecks

If Rep. Paul Broun gets his way, no lawmaker on Capitol Hill would get paid without first passing a budget.

Obama Links Economic Policies to Jesus' Teachings

President Obama suggested that his politics of 'shared responsibility' and higher taxes for the rich are shaped by the teachings of Jesus.

Drum Roll: Trump Endorses Romney, Not Gingrich

The news comes after two Newt Gingrich campaign advisers claimed it was the former House speaker that "the Donald" would be throwing his support behind.

Obama Offers Plan to Help Homeowners Refinance

President Barack Obama traveled to Falls Church, Va., Wednesday to release the details of his new plan to help struggling homeowners.

Romney Flying High, Gingrich Says 'Never Say Die'

Despite a war of words between GOP candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, Romney hinted at reconciliation. Apparently Gingrich didn't get the memo.