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Energy

Gun Range Incident Casts Shadow On Santorum Event

Louisiana holds its Republican primary on Saturday. Former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum — who holds a commanding lead in the state — spent the day campaigning there. A spectator said the former Pennsylvania senator should imagine President Obama was the target.

Gun Range Incident Casts Shadow On Santorum Event

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In Louisiana, Santorum And Gingrich Hope To 'Reset' GOP Race

Rick Santorum told voters in Mandeville, La. on Wednesday that they were "not looking for someone who's the Etch A Sketch candidate." Sean Gardner /Reuters /Landov hide caption

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In Louisiana, Santorum And Gingrich Hope To 'Reset' GOP Race

Santorum is the favorite to win Saturday's Louisiana primary based on recent polling. Even with a win, it's hard to see how Santorum will gain much on Mitt Romney's delegate lead, since both are likely to receive some delegates.

In Louisiana, Santorum And Gingrich Hope To 'Reset' GOP Race

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Money & Politics

Buying A Political Ad? Let A SuperPAC Foot The Bill

Mitt Romney and the superPAC that supports him vastly outspent his rivals in Alabama and Mississippi, yet Romney still lost both primaries. This has some political experts wondering: When it comes to TV ads, is there a saturation point?

Buying A Political Ad? Let A SuperPAC Foot The Bill

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SuperPAC Ads Fill Airwaves On Eve Of Super Tuesday

Restore Our Future, the superPAC supporting Mitt Romney, is running negative ads about Newt Gingrich in Ohio ahead of Super Tuesday on March 6, 2012. Restore Our Future hide caption

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SuperPAC Ads Fill Airwaves On Eve Of Super Tuesday

The candidates are spending modestly, but the superPACs are out in full force in Ohio and elsewhere. They've already shelled out $12 million for ads — most of them negative — in Super Tuesday states.

SuperPAC Ads Fill Airwaves On Eve Of Super Tuesday

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Health Care

Obama Calls Law Student Lambasted By Limbaugh

On Friday, President Obama called the Georgetown law student whose stand on contraception prompted Rush Limbaugh to call her a "slut," to ask if she was okay. She said she was. House Speaker John Boehner called the radio host's remarks "inappropriate," but added that Democrats shouldn't fundraise off the debate.

Obama Calls Law Student Lambasted By Limbaugh

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Government Backs Up On Rearview Car Cameras

A camera is used instead of a rearview mirror on the Toyota NS4 plug-in hybrid concept car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 10. Mike Cassese/Reuters/Landov hide caption

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Governing

Government Backs Up On Rearview Car Cameras

Regulators were about to announce that as of 2014 all new cars would have to include rearview cameras so drivers could see what's directly behind them. Then they delayed the rule. Safety advocates say the auto industry is stalling; carmakers see the proposal as government overreach.

Government Backs Up On Rearview Car Cameras

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2012 Political TV: Ads, Lies And Videotape

An image from a superPAC ad attacking Newt Gingrich, whose campaign called on TV stations to pull the ad off the air. Restore Our Future hide caption

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2012 Political TV: Ads, Lies And Videotape

Newt Gingrich says a pro-Mitt Romney superPAC should stop running a political ad that he claims tells lies about him. That raises the question of whether TV stations have any obligation — legal or ethical — to screen political ads for truthfulness.

2012 Political TV: Ads, Lies And Videotape

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Santorum Shows He'll Fire Back In Michigan Ad Wars

Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney took the stage in a January presidential debate in Florida. They'll meet again Wednesday night in Arizona, which holds its primary on Feb. 28, the same day as the crucial Michigan contest. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption

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Santorum Shows He'll Fire Back In Michigan Ad Wars

Unlike the other GOP candidates who've emerged to take on Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum and the superPAC supporting him seem to have the resources to fight back. The battle is taking place on the airwaves in Michigan, which along with Arizona holds its primary Feb. 28.

Santorum Shows He'll Fire Back In Michigan Ad Wars

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Politics

House Republicans Mull Ways To Fund Public Transit

It's estimated the nation faces a $3 trillion backlog in unmet road and transit needs. Since the Reagan administration, public transit has been funded from the same revenue stream as roads and bridges. Now there's a movement to fund public transit with revenue sources other than the gas tax.

House Republicans Mull Ways To Fund Public Transit

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Elections

Advertising War Heats Up Before Mich. Primary

Michigan's primary isn't until Feb. 28, but Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney — as well as a superPAC supporting Romney — have taken to the airwaves with a mix of positive and negative advertising.

Advertising War Heats Up Before Mich. Primary

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