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Top Republican wants vote on birth control mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservatives said Sunday the flap surrounding President Barack Obama's birth control mandate was far from over, with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell saying he'll push to overturn the requirement because it was another example of government meddling....

From the go, roller-coaster GOP White House race
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- From the start, it's been a roller-coaster race for the Republican presidential nomination....

Santorum plans aggressive strategy against Romney
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, his rival Rick Santorum went on the attack, calling the front-runner "desperate" while promising to compete aggressively to win the state where Romney grew up....

SPIN METER: Romney backed earmarks as governor
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney takes a hard line against congressional earmarks, but the GOP presidential front-runner had a more favorable view of federal pork-barrel spending when he was governor of Massachusetts....

Analysis: Obama pitches middle while GOP eyes base
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The dustup over contraception underscored President Barack Obama's political edge in working to attract independent voters without alienating his Democratic base. His Republican rivals are forced to keep emphasizing their conservative credentials to attract the right-leaning activists who dominate the nominating contests....

Santorum says he'll be in 2-man race with Romney
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rick Santorum says he expects to do well in the next GOP presidential contests and will be in a two-man race with Mitt Romney....

Romney adds to delegate lead with Maine victory
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mitt Romney added to his lead in the race for delegates Saturday with a narrow victory in the Maine Republican presidential caucuses....

AP IMPACT: USAID contractor work in Cuba detailed
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip that experts say is often used by the Pentagon and the CIA to make satellite signals virtually impossible to track....

Conservatives shrug at Obama birth control rewrite
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's political shifting over contraception coverage has united conservative Republicans in protest even as they split over which GOP presidential hopeful should face him in the general election....

Romney thanks Maine voters _ in a statement
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Mitt Romney is thanking Maine voters after the state party chairman declared him the winner of that state....

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