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Santorum wins two US primaries
Republican Rick Santorum wins US primaries in Alabama and Mississippi piling pressure on main rival Mitt Romney in the race to take on Barack Obama.
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True Grits: can the south deliver for Romney?
Now listen up, y’all. Mitt Romney thought tonight’s primaries in the Deep South would be an ‘away game’. But with his rivals splitting the conservative vote – could it deliver him an unexpected win?
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Yes she can: Obama pitches to women voters
They will be crucial in November’s election: and they’re not impressed by the Republicans. Now President Obama is reaching out to women voters – with a co-ordinated campaign.
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Not Super enough, as the Republicans battle on
Mitt Romney won five out of the ten state contests on Super Tuesday – but not the knockout he needed. The bitter fight for the presidential nomination could now drag on for months.
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Romney scores victories in Super Tuesday contest
Republican hopeful Mitt Romney surges ahead to win a quick succession of states in the Super Tuesday contest but fails to land outright victory, throwing the race into confusion.
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Win or lose: Republicans face off on Super Tuesday
It is the closest thing America has to a national primary: 10 states, 437 delegates up for grabs. But with the Republicans still so divided, it is unlikely to give anyone a knockout win.
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Rush Limbaugh apologises over ‘slut’ slur
Right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh does not often say sorry, writes Felicity Spector. But he has apologised to the law student he branded a slut and a prostitute, over her views on birth control.
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Obama supports student at centre of ‘slut’ row
President Obama has backed the law student called a “slut” and a “prostitute” by right-wing talk show host Rush Limbaugh, after she testified about birth control on Capitol Hill.
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Romney back in the race – again
Mitt Romney – the comeback kid? That’s what he’s calling himself, after snatching crucial victories in Michigan and Arizona’s Republican primaries, over his chief rival Rick Santorum.
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The aspirin that could give Santorum a headache
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has been forced to distance himself from a key backer who suggested women should use aspirin as a means of birth control.
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Obama’s budget: more spending, higher taxes
US President Barack Obama’s $3.8tr budget calls for “shared responsibilities” – but Republicans say he has broken his promise to slash the deficit.
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Rick’s roll throws Republican race wide open
No-one saw THIS coming: Rick Santorum swept to a triple victory in last night’s Republican presidential contests – in an embarassing setback for Mitt Romney.
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Romney scores landslide win in Florida
Mitt Romney, frontrunner in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, scores a landslide victory in Florida’s primary.
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Show me the money
Hedge fund bosses, business tycoons and big corporations are revealed as the big donors supporting Mitt Romney’s presidential bid. Friends in high places, indeed.
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US election ads: mining the pit of sleaze?
The fight for the Republican presidential nomination has become submerged in a negative advertising blitz. So who’s saying what – and with whose dollars?