After big Florida victory, Romney heads to Minnesota, Nevada

MINNEAPOLIS-Buoyed by his decisive primary victory in Florida, presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed to Minnesota and Nevada to campaign Wednesday, declaring that the Sunshine State results should put to rest charges that he is not conservative enough to lead the Republican party.
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Senate ethics panel says it imposed no sanctions in 2011

It seems 2011 was a very ethical year for the Senate.
Members of the upper chamber must have been on their best behavior, because of the 77 complaints brought to the Ethics Committee, the panel ultimately decided that none of them merited slaps on the wrist–or worse.
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Komen’s Planned Parenthood decision all about politics

DALLAS – “Not about politics’’ is the part that even some of Susan G. Komen for the Cure’s most loyal supporters might question.
The Dallas-based organization, which is the country’s biggest breast cancer charity, insisted its controversial decision to defund Planned Parenthood affiliates was only made in light of Komen’s new policy against supporting agencies that are under investigation. (The Congressional investigation itself was launched by a conservative Republican and spurred by anti-abortion groups.)
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Mitt Romney plays into Democrats’ looming rich-guy attacks

Mitt Romney insisted in his victory speech Tuesday in Florida that a prolonged Republican presidential race wouldn’t hurt his party.
But the longer the former Massachusetts governor has to campaign, the more ammunition he’s giving Democrats, at least when it comes to potential footage that could be used to paint him as an out-of-touch rich guy in the general election.
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For Romney campaign, race unfolding almost precisely as predicted

LAS VEGAS — No one would deny that the Republican presidential race has had more than its share of surprises and unexpected twists. But there has been a curious predictability to it as well, one that conforms closely to the expectations and preparations established months ago at the Boston headquarters of Mitt Romney’s campaign.
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