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Romney drew GOP faithful; Santorum got crossover help

Though he has called himself the true conservative in the Republican presidential field, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania continued to benefit from crossover Democrats in Super Tuesday's primaries, while front-runner Mitt Romney easily won the vote among actual Republicans, according to a Washington Times analysis.

March 7, 2012
** FILE ** In this Thursday, March 1, 2012, photo, Randall Terry, Democratic candidate for president on the Oklahoma ballot, visits the state Capitol in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Obama renomination won’t be unanimous

President Obama will not win the Democratic nomination unanimously after a pro-life activist won 18 percent of the votes in Oklahoma's primary on Tuesday, ensuring he'll win delegates to the national nominating convention in September.

March 7, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a town hall meeting at Taylor Winfield in Youngstown, Ohio, Monday, March 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

GOP on losing side of birth control

Their fight with President Obama over contraceptive coverage is becoming a losing battle for Republicans, a significant chunk of whom reject GOP leaders' stance that it's a fight about religious liberty, according to the latest Washington Times/JZ Analytics poll.

March 5, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney rallies supporters Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn. He and Rick Santorum head into Super Tuesday tied in The Washington Times/JZ Analytics' poll of Republican primary voters nationwide. (Associated Press)

Romney, Santorum all tied up in latest poll

After a good February for each of them, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum head into Super Tuesday essentially tied in The Washington Times/JZ Analytics' poll of Republican primary voters nationwide, which also found little appetite for the GOP to wait until a convention to settle matters.

March 4, 2012
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Sheriff Arpaio: Obama birth certificate a ‘forgery’

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Thursday he suspects the birth certificate President Obama released last year is a "computer-generated forgery" — and also raised questions about the authenticity of the president's Selective Service card.

March 1, 2012
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Romney tops Wyoming caucuses

Mitt Romney won Wyoming's Republican presidential precinct caucuses Wednesday, a non-binding straw poll that gives him a third victory in two days.

February 29, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich shakes hands during a campaign rally in Rome, Ga., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

GOP hopefuls look ahead to Super Tuesday

All of the Republican primaries and caucuses so far amount to mere appetizers ahead of next week's main course, when GOP faithful go to the polls for Super Tuesday — the 10-state showdown that will signal how much longer long the nomination battle goes on.

February 28, 2012
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and his wife Ann Romney wave at his election night party in Novi, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Romney sweeps Arizona, Michigan primaries

Overcoming his own stumbles and what he called one opponent's "dirty trick" campaign, Mitt Romney swept both the Arizona and Michigan primaries on Tuesday, once again taking control of the Republican presidential race and earning valuable momentum as the field prepares for Super Tuesday next week.

February 28, 2012
Transportation Security Administration employee Scott Dole (left) and security training instructor John Bumgardner demonstrate new imaging technology software being installed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in Morrisville, N.C. on Aug. 16, 2011. The software, known as automated target recognition, detects potential threats concealed under a passenger’s clothing but is also designed to protect passenger privacy by eliminating the image of an actual passenger and replacing it with a generic outline of a person. (Associated Press/The Herald-Sun) **FILE**

Homeland Security: Airport scanners are safe

The Homeland Security Department has completed a review of the Transportation Security Administration's new airport scanners and says they are safe enough, according to a report the agency's inspector general issued Tuesday.

February 28, 2012
**FILE** President Obama meets Feb. 14, 2012, with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping at the White House. (Associated Press)

Audit: Government still wasting ‘tens of billions’ each year

A year after the government's chief investigators identified 81 areas where the government double-spends or could cut costs, President Obama and Congress have solved just four of them, the Government Accountability Office said in a follow-up report Tuesday.

February 28, 2012
** FILE ** Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney signs autographs outside his campaign bus after a campaign rally at Tri-City Christian Academy in Chandler, Ariz., Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Arizona set to test Romney’s appeal to Hispanics

With this weekend's endorsement by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Mitt Romney has amassed the backing of what could be considered the trifecta of hard-liners on illegal immigration — and he will put that to the test with Hispanic voters Tuesday in Arizona's GOP primary.

February 27, 2012
**FILE** Sen. Mike Johanns, Nebraska Republican (Associated Press)

Earmark ban facing a fight over definition

The Senate this week could face a showdown over exactly what is an earmark, after one senator vowed to challenge money set aside in the pending transportation bill by the chamber's top lawmaker, Sen. Harry Reid.

February 26, 2012
**FILE** Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (Associated Press)

Arizona’s Gov. Brewer endorses Romney

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer endorsed Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination on Sunday, saying he is the most electable candidate in the field.

February 26, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (right) and former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum argue a point Feb. 22, 2012, during a Republican presidential debate in Mesa, Ariz. (Associated Press)

Rivals target Santorum in debate

Under fire after a strong February, former Sen. Rick Santorum found himself on the defensive as his opponents said his tough conservative talk on the campaign trail was belied by his record during his time in Congress, particularly on spending.

February 22, 2012
In this July 13, 2010, photo, Greg Casady of Council Bluffs, Iowa, holds a sign in favor of recent legislation in Arizona while demonstrating in support of recent legislation dealing with illegal immigration at the Fremont, Neb., Municipal Building. A federal judge on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, rejected a portion of the city of Fremont's ordinance that would have denied housing permits to illegal immigrants, but upheld a requirement that employers verify the citizenship status of people they hire. (AP Photo/The Omaha World-Herald, Mark Davis)

Some GOP candidates fail to perform immigration checks

Rick Santorum has called for every business in the country to use E-Verify, the government's database for screening out illegal immigrant workers, but his own presidential campaign has not signed up to use the program.

February 21, 2012
** FILE ** In this Feb. 16, 2012, file photo, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Romney extends lead in GOP fundraising

Mitt Romney's campaign raised $6.4 million in January, Newt Gingrich raised $5.6 million, and Rick Santorum and Rep. Ron Paul each raised $4.5 million, showing all four men competitive in the fundraising segment of the Republican presidential fight.

February 20, 2012