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A political tip sheet for the rest of us

By MICHELE SALCEDO - Published: 5:46 pm

A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Thursday, Feb. 9:

Conservatives: Romney's OK if Obama is alternative

By CHARLES BABINGTON - Updated: 3:42 pm

If Mitt Romney needs some good news in an otherwise lousy week, he might find it in an improbable place: the packed hallways of the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington.

Obama birth control policy divides Democrats

By DONNA CASSATA - Updated: 6:07 pm

Democrats are deeply divided over President Barack Obama's new rule that religious schools and hospitals must provide insurance for free birth control to their employees amid fresh signs that the administration was scrambling for a way out.

Judge slams critics of Texas school prayer ruling

By PAUL J. WEBER - Updated: 3:02 pm

A federal judge who was vilified by Republican presidential hopefuls for banning prayer at a Texas high school graduation delivered a scathing and unusually personal response Thursday, saying those who used the case to further political goals "should be ashamed."

A fourth defeat for Romney? Lack of ads could hurt

By BETH FOUHY and STEVE PEOPLES - Published: 2:01 pm

Mitt Romney is in danger of losing his fourth straight state in Saturday's caucuses in Maine, where he and his allies have been all but absent from TV.

Santorum: Obama trying to allow Iran to have nuke

By BRIAN BAKST - Updated: 6:13 pm

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Thursday accused President Barack Obama of actively seeking ways to allow Iran to gain a nuclear weapon and suggested that the administration had betrayed Israel by publicly disclosing what may be a plan to attack the Muslim nation.

Georgia primary may not be a Gingrich slam dunk

By SHANNON McCAFFREY - Updated: 11:31 pm

The Georgia presidential primary may not be a slam dunk for Republican hopeful Newt Gingrich, a congressman from the state for two decades. Rival Mitt Romney is signaling that the biggest prize on Super Tuesday could be up for grabs.

Gingrich hopes high road, new funds can save him

By CHARLES BABINGTON - Updated: 4:17 am

Newt Gingrich, suddenly in danger of losing his perch as Mitt Romney's strongest GOP challenger, is fine-tuning his presidential campaign to place more emphasis on raising money, guarding his home turf and trying to avoid nasty quarrels with the front-runner.

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