AP - Reversing an earlier stand, President Barack Obama is now encouraging donors to give generously to the kind of political fundraising groups he once assailed as a "threat to democracy." He had little choice, his campaign says, if he was to compete with big-money conservative groups that are sure to attack him this fall.
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Obama campaign urges donors to embrace super PAC (AP)
From Yahoo! NewsMake or break time for Santorum
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First Read: Contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri offer the former Pennsylvania senator an opportunity break through once more.
Axelrod defends administration birth control rule (AP)
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AP - A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for their workers.
Messy caucuses in Nevada, Iowa raise questions
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After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Obama team returning money tied to casino owner (AP)
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AP - President Barack Obama's campaign is returning about $200,000 in contributions collected by family members of a Mexican casino owner who fled the U.S. after facing drug and fraud charges.
Romney shifts focus to Santorum ahead caucuses
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First Read: Mitt Romney's campaign has trained its sights on Rick Santorum over the past 48 hours, demonstrating that Santorum may pose the freshest threat to their frontrunner status.
FACT CHECK: Gingrich overstates his Fla. results (AP)
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AP - After losing Saturday's Nevada caucus race, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich sought solace in what he called an encouraging statistic: that his supporters were turning out to vote more enthusiastically than those of his chief rival, Mitt Romney.
Senate poised to pass aviation bill
From MSNBC.com
The Senate will vote Monday afternoon on a House-passed bill aimed at improving the nation’s aviation infrastructure and modernizing air traffic control systems.
