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6:00 AM, Feb 22, 2012 • By JAY COSTAs the nomination battle on the Republican side drags on, with no ostensible end in sight, I can’t help but ask myself: Who is responsible for the Republican party? What person or group is out there to make sure that the GOP does not shoot itself in the foot before November? Who is there to guarantee that the disputes between different factions are resolved amicably and efficiently? Who is looking out for the long-term prospects of the Grand Old Party?
 The budget of a left-wing progressive. Feb 27, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 23 • By FRED BARNES
President Obama’s budget for 2013 is pure Obama. How do we know? Paul Ryan, the House Budget Committee chairman, was once asked how to become a budget expert. “You have to read the budget,” he said. To know Obama, it’s similar. You have to read the speeches and look over the budgets.
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 The diminishing returns of the anti-tobacco campaign. Feb 27, 2012, Vol. 17, No. 23 • By ELI LEHRER
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Can you “just go by the ratings”?12:56 AM, Feb 23, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONDuring tonight’s GOP debate, Ron Paul took exception to Rick Santorum’s claim that Paul had finished “in the bottom half of Republicans this year” in ratings published by the American Conservative Union (ACU).
Read more... 11:40 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By MICHAEL WARRENDuring Wednesday night’s debate in Arizona, Rick Santorum had a chance to answer a recent barrage of criticisms from Mitt Romney on Santorum's record on earmarks. While Santorum may have won the analytical arguments, his opponents may have won the dramatic exchanges.
Read more... 10:42 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERHere's a transcript of tonight's Republican presidential primary debate in Arizona, courtesy of CNN:
JOHN KING, DEBATE MODERATOR, CNN ANCHOR AND CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Thank you.
Our thanks to the Arizona State University Symphonic Chorale. That was fabulous.
Gentlemen, I want to ask you to take your seats. I'll take a moment now to explain to you how our debate will work.
I'll question the candidates, as well as we'll also take some questions from members of our audience. I'll follow up and guide tonight's discussion.
Read more... 4:01 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By BENJAMIN WEINTHALBerlin
In the past week, competing analyses have appeared in the German daily Die Welt and the New York Times, supporting vastly different conclusions about how much the Israeli military might be able to set back Iran’s nuclear drive.
Read more... 3:06 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By JOHN MCCORMACKRasmussen:
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 38% of Likely U.S. Voters think health insurance companies should be required by law to cover the morning after pill without co-payments or other charges to the patient. Fifty percent (50%) disagree and oppose this requirement. Thirteen percent (13%) are undecided.
Read more... 2:42 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONThe Obama administration’s recent decree — that, under Obamacare, Americans would no longer be free to offer or to choose new health plans that don’t include complimentary coverage of birth control, morning-after pills and the abortion drug ella — would likely lead a great many people to switch to much costlier birth control, according to a new piece published by Kaiser Health News.
Read more... 1:09 PM, Feb 22, 2012 • By JEFFREY H. ANDERSONWhatever the press corps may think the upcoming election will be about, one thing remains clear: Americans overwhelmingly support the repeal of President Obama’s centerpiece legislation.
Read more... 11:24 AM, Feb 22, 2012 • By MICHAEL WARRENLess than a week before the Michigan primary, the editorial board at the Detroit News has endorsed Mitt Romney, calling him the "best choice" for "leading this nation to prosperity and stability" and saying that he gives "the GOP a fighting chance of defeating President Barack Obama this fall." Here's more from the endorsement:
Read more... 11:11 AM, Feb 22, 2012 • By MICHAEL WARRENFormer Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer is dropping out of the Republican presidential primary race, but will continue to run for president by seeking a third-party nomination.
Read more... 10:41 AM, Feb 22, 2012 • By DANIEL HALPERSteve Hayes, with Mara Liasson and David Drucker, last night on Fox News:
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