February 2012
Feb 29, 2012
Michigan and Arizona: Bruising GOP Primaries Brighten Obama’s Prospects
By Major Garrett, National JournalWhen President Obama accused Republicans who opposed the auto industry bailout of peddling a “load of you know what,” he might have been describing the residue in Michigan and Arizona for Republicans now that the two primaries are over. Obama is in better shape in both states since the GOP circus came to town, with higher favorable ratings than before and with an elevated profile among key constituencies, like blue-collar voters and women who have new appreciation of his handling of the auto bailouts and the contraception issue. The bruising primary campaigns didn’t elevate Obama all by themselves.
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Obama Targets UAW on Michigan Primary Day
With Julianna Goldman, Bloomberg NewsBloomberg's Julianna Goldman reports on President Obama's appearance in front of auto workers on the day of the Michigan primary. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Inside Track."
As Gas Prices Spike, Obama May Tap Oil Reserve
By Alexis Simendinger, RealClearPoliticsExpectations are high that President Obama will tap the nation's oil reserves by this summer to respond to rising gasoline prices as he seeks a second term, according to analysts who stand on all sides of the question.
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Mitt Romney Survives Michigan Primary, Looks to Super Tuesday
By Dan Balz, Washington PostFebruary was supposed to be Mitt Romney’s month, a time when he could put distance between himself and his rivals for the Republican nomination with a series of contests on generally friendly terrain. Instead it turned into a grinding endurance test far more difficult than anything he or his campaign had imagined.
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Mitt Romney delivering a victory speech in Novi, Mich (CNN)
He’s Alive!
By John Dickerson, SlateIn the state where Mitt Romney was born, his campaign did not die. Despite his many advantages in Michigan, the race was a nail-biter. In the end, Romney won 41 percent of the vote to 38 percent for Rick Santorum. “We didn’t win by a lot, but we won by enough but that’s all that counts,” said Romney at his victory party, looking relieved to have survived another near-death experience. In Arizona, he clobbered the former Pennsylvania senator 47 percent to 26 percent. By the end of the night, Romney captured more than 30 new delegates. On that score, he is now well ahead of his rivals.
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Feb 28, 2012
Where Does The Economic Recovery Stand?
With David Wessel, Wall Street JournalMorning Edition's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, of The Wall Street Journal, and Zanny Minton Beddoes, of The Economist, about how to read the latest economic signs, and whether there are any bright areas for growth.
Tight Race in Michigan
By Jeff Zeleny, New York TimesPolls show Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in a close race for Michigan’s Tuesday primary. Jeff Zeleny reports.
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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum (CNN)
Strife Spurs Rethinking of Afghan Mission
By Nancy A. Youssef, McClatchy NewspapersAs violence continued Monday in Afghanistan over the accidental burning of Qurans by U.S. troops last week, American military officials and analysts are beginning to question whether the United States needs to change its mission of training Afghan soldiers and police, a key plank of President Obama's withdrawal strategy.
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Oil Prices Could Hurt Global Recovery
With Eamon Javers, CNBCOil prices remain at multi-month highs, causing concern that lofty prices could hurt the global economic recovery.CNBC's Eamon Javers reports.
I’m One of You! No, Really!
By John Dickerson, SlateMitt Romney reminds voters at every campaign stop in Michigan that he is a local boy. He points out school friends, the cemetery where his parents are buried—his father picked the plot because it was the cheapest—and talks about vacations they took in his family’s rambler. In Traverse City on Sunday, he delighted the packed house on how he stole his first kiss from his wife Ann on a beach down the road. It seems to be working.
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Feb 27, 2012
Rick Santorum presses culture wars attack
By Nia-Malika Henderson, The Washington PostRick Santorum has opened up a new and provocative front in the political culture wars as he boldly tries to cast the race for the White House as a battle between the secular and the religious. In back-to-back speeches over the weekend, the candidate described President Obama as “a snob” for focusing on the importance of a college education and disparaged the idea of a separation between church and state by attacking President John F. Kennedy, who made it a key point in his 1960 campaign.
Read moreObama’s Deficit Dilemma
By Jackie Calmes, The New York TimesPresident Obama was backstage at an auditorium at George Washington University last April preparing to give a major speech, when William M. Daley, then his chief of staff, spied an unexpected guest in the audience: Representative Paul D. Ryan, the Republican chairman of the House Budget Committee, whose budget plan Mr. Obama was about to shred.
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