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7:55 PM ET, February 11, 2012

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Santorum surges into the lead  —  Riding a wave of momentum from his trio of victories on Tuesday Rick Santorum has opened up a wide lead in PPP's newest national poll.  He's at 38% to 23% for Mitt Romney, 17% for Newt Gingrich, and 13% for Ron Paul.  —  Part of the reason for Santorum's surge is his own high level of popularity.
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Romney wins The Washington Times/CPAC Straw Poll  —  Returns to top after two years on the outs  —  Mitt Romney won The Washington Times/CPAC Presidential Straw Poll on Saturday, and also nipped Rick Santorum as the top choice of conservatives nationwide, according to a new version …
Sarah Palin / CNN:
TRENDING: Palin calls on Romney to work harder for the conservative vote  —  Washington (CNN) - Sarah Palin issued a warning to Mitt Romney Saturday, calling on the former Massachusetts governor to do a better job explaining his record to conservatives or risk dampening voter turnout in November …
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
CPAC ‘severely’ conflicted over Mitt Romney  —  Mitt Romney wanted to use his CPAC speech Friday to allay concerns about his candidacy on the Republican right, but with one ad-libbed word he reinforced conservative fears that he's not one of them.  —  “I was a severely conservative Republican governor …
Tim Mak / Politico:
Paul could be Maine event  —  NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine —Ron Paul could score his first win ever in the Maine caucuses when results are announced this evening.  —  “I think we're going to do real well, but I don't make predictions... I think we could [win], I hope we do,” Paul told POLITICO Saturday morning …
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Palin Says Brokered Convention Would Not Hurt G.O.P.  —  Sarah Palin said Saturday that Republicans should be in no hurry to wrap up the presidential nominating contest, declaring that a competitive campaign until the August convention in Tampa would not complicate the party's efforts to defeat President Obama.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Palin shines brightest at CPAC conference  —  If Sarah Palin had been on the ballot for the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference, there is little doubt she would have won.  —  The former Alaska governor received far-and-away the most spirited and enthusiastic reception …
Discussion: CNN
Alexander Burns / Politico:
Romney wins CPAC straw poll, barely edges Santorum nationally  —  Mitt Romney won the CPAC presidential straw poll with 38 percent of the vote, finishing with a single-digit lead over runner-up Rick Santorum, who pulled 31 percent support.  Newt Gingrich was a distant third, with 15 percent, followed by Ron Paul, with 12 percent.
Discussion: CNN
Washington Examiner:
Did Romney quell conservative doubts?
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Romney wins CPAC straw poll
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Shannon Travis / CNN:   Romney does campaign first as Paul hopes for first win in Maine
CNN:
Romney wins prized straw poll at conservative gathering
Discussion: The Raw Story
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Contraception Controversy Would Have Been Avoided If Obama Were President  —  Helene Cooper and Laurie Goldstein of the Ministry of Truth pick up the pom-poms to cover the contraception controversy and assure their readers of two points - Obama is caving in to the Religious Left …
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Wall Street Journal:
Immaculate Contraception
ABCNEWS:
Which Republican Presidential Candidate Supported Sotomayor?  —  Pop quiz: Which Republican presidential candidate supported the confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor?  —  Hint: It's the same one who endorsed a pro-abortion-rights presidential candidate in an earlier campaign.  —  Give up?
Discussion: National Review
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Bishops: Contraception deal ‘unacceptable’  —  Hours after calling the Obama administration's contraceptives compromise a “first step,” the Catholic bishops said Friday night they have “two serious objections” to the new policy and will fight its enactment.  —  First, the U.S. Conference …
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usccb.org:
Bishops Renew Call To Legislative Action On Religious Liberty
Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Assad@axisofevil.com . . .  Leaked emails show Westerners truckling to the Syrian regime.  —  In the fall of 2007 Israel reportedly hacked into Syria's air defense systems and disabled them, as a prelude to bombing a nuclear facility in the Syrian desert.  This vaunted cyber exploit …
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
U.S. officials: Al Qaida behind Syria bombings
Discussion: Weasel Zippers, msnbc.com and Hot Air
 
 
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