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• PICKET: Romney wins CPAC straw poll

  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney won the Conservative Political Action Conference presidential Straw poll on Saturday. The Fabrizio McLaughlin poll, which was sponsored by The Washington Times showed that Senator Santorum came in a close second to Governor Romney's first place finish in the CPAC Straw Poll on Saturday. Governor Romney received 38 percent to Sen. Santorum's 31 percent.

  Published 4:20 p.m., February 11 2012 in Water Cooler

• PICKET: New PPP poll shows Santorum leading nationally

  Public Policy Polling released a new poll on Saturday showing former Senator Rick Santorum leading all Republican candidates nationally. In fact, according to the PPP poll, Mr. Santorum is holding a "wide lead" among his nearest competitor, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

  Published 3:47 p.m., February 11 2012 in Water Cooler

• Colo. Rep. Bradford cleared of wrongdoing, to remain in GOP

  Colorado Republicans were breathing a sigh of relief after state Rep. Laura Bradford announced Friday that she would remain in the GOP, following a two-week kerfuffle that imperiled the party's one-vote hold on the state House.

  Published 3:37 p.m., February 11 2012 in Inside Politics

• British leader warns of Obama 'Europeanization' of U.S.

  European Parliament Member Daniel Hannan told a gathering of conservative activists in Washington Saturday that the Obama administration's "Europeanization" agenda has the U.S. "screeching toward the cliff" of socialism.

  Published 3:17 p.m., February 11 2012 in Inside Politics

• Healthy scratch 'humbling' for Mike Knuble

  Veteran Caps forward talks about struggles.

  Published 2:06 p.m., February 11 2012 in Capitals Watch

• GREEN: Rahm Emanuel's $400,000 autograph

  Some people collect stamps. Alan Gottlieb, executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), collects checks from governments that try to curtail citizens’ right to bear arms.

  Published 12:56 p.m., February 11 2012 in Water Cooler

• Nicklas Backstrom speaks

  Full transcript of Capitals center's meeting with media.

  Published 12:03 p.m., February 11 2012 in Capitals Watch

• Bolton: Obama not responsible for bin Laden death

  Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton says President Obama deserves little credit for the military operation that led to the killing of Osama bin Laden, saying it was a "success 20 years in the making."

  Published 11:34 a.m., February 11 2012 in Inside Politics

• Nicklas Backstrom 'not a hundred percent to skate'

  Capitals star speaks in English for first time since Jan. 6.

  Published 11:19 a.m., February 11 2012 in Capitals Watch

• Louisiana Gov. Jindal touts education reform, slams teacher unions at CPAC

  Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal took his push to overhaul his state's school systems — and his fight with teachers unions — to Washington Saturday, telling a gathering of conservatives activists that unions are holding back his reforms.

  Published 10:56 a.m., February 11 2012 in Inside Politics

• PICKET: Conservative activists to share D.C. park with occupy protesters for five weeks

  Conservatives are trying out a new strategy with occupy protesters. Rather than wait for demonstrators to show up at various right of center events, the National Center for Public Policy Research decided to obtain a five week permit that allows for the group to hold events every day in the eastern third of Freedom Plaza, another DC park where occupy protesters have set up shop, from February 12 until March 15 between the hours of 11: 00 AM and 2:00 PM. Freedom Plaza is located at 13th and Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

  Published 10:13 a.m., February 11 2012 in Water Cooler

• GABL: Coulter talks GOP strategy 2012 at CPAC

  Ann Coulter’s remarks on the second day of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) began by noting the incompetence of the Obama administration: the trillion-dollar stimulus, current unemployment rates, and Obamacare.

  Published 3:02 a.m., February 11 2012 in Water Cooler

• 'An absolute fluke'

  Who's to blame for Jets' second goal Thursday? Maybe no one.

  Published 1:25 a.m., February 11 2012 in Capitals Watch

• Maryland loses point guard Pe'Shon Howard to ACL tear

  Sophomore out for rest of the season

  Published 7:04 p.m., February 10 2012 in D1SCOURSE

• PICKET: Conservatives blast White House from CPAC over contraception compromise

  The White House announced on Friday that rather than forcing religious employers to fund birth control, it would instead force insurance companies to offer the controversial contraception for free regardless of the type of employment.

  Published 6:52 p.m., February 10 2012 in Water Cooler

• John Wall on facing the Heat

  John Wall knows what kind of performance it will take for the Wizards to have a chance against the Miami Heat on Friday.

  Published 5:24 p.m., February 10 2012 in Wizards Watch

• MILLER: Rick Perry: D.C. gun laws are unconstitutional

  Rick Perry believes the gun-control laws in Washington, D.C. are unconstitutional. “I think it’s an infringement on your Second Amendment,” the Texas governor told me in an interview at the Conservative Political Action Convention (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

  Published 5:11 p.m., February 10 2012 in Guns

• Rep. West: Conservatives must seek bigger gains

  Florida Republican Rep. Allen West told the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday that conservatives mustn't "sit back on our laurels" won during the Republicans' sweeping 2010 midterm election success and press ahead to control all of government.

  Published 4:24 p.m., February 10 2012 in Inside Politics

• NRA official: Obama wants to outlaw guns in 2nd term

  A top official with the National Rifle Association said Friday that President Obama will move to "destroy" gun rights and "erase" the Second Amendment if he is re-elected in November.

  Published 3:41 p.m., February 10 2012 in Inside Politics

• When Maryland gets free for three ...

  A look at the Terps' top perimeter shooting games since 1998-99

  Published 3:25 p.m., February 10 2012 in D1SCOURSE

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