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Santorum for Vice President? Why That's Not Such a Crazy Idea

Thursday May 10, 2012

Rick Santorum

Yeah, OK: So Rick Santorum said some pretty nasty stuff about Mitt Romney on the campaign trail. The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania called Romney a liar and the "worst Republican in the country" to run against President Barack Obama.

So what? That's just politics. Republican voters, in a delicious twist of irony, said in a recent survey that Romney should choose Santorum as his running mate. The same Rick Santorum who could barely stomach an endorsement of Romney and said: "It truly frightens me to think what'll happen if Mitt Romney is the nominee."

Talk about an odd couple, an arranged marriage bound to go bad in a hurry.

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What Obama's Support of Gay Marriage Really Means

Wednesday May 9, 2012

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama has announced his support for for gay marriage, saying he believes same-sex couples should be able to tie the knot.

"At a certain point, I've just concluded that for me personally it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama said during an interview with ABC News.

So what does that mean for same sex couples looking to get married? Well, there's more symbolism here than substance - at least for now.

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Santorum Endorses Romney. Via Email. In the Middle of the Night.

Tuesday May 8, 2012

Rick SantorumEnthusiastic. Forceful. Passionate.

None of those words should be used to describe Rick Santorum's endorsement of Mitt Romney this week. Santorum delivered his highly anticipated support to the presumed nominee in a tepid email sent out at 11 p.m.

There were no photo ops. No Staged news conferences. No hoopla. It was almost as if Santorum wanted no one to know about his endorsement of Romney.

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Santorum Still Hasn't Endorsed Romney. What's He Waiting For?

Monday May 7, 2012

Rick Santorum

Rick Santorum has said he'll eventually throw his support behind presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

The two met behind closed doors last week, the first face-to-face discussion they've had since well before Santorum ended his campaign in early April. But when the former rivals emerged, there was something noticeably absent: an endorsement.

So what is Santorum waiting for?

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