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11:50 AM ET, February 21, 2012

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Steven Bertoni / Money Talks:
Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Says He Might Give $100M To Newt Gingrich Or Other Republican  —  Sheldon Adelson: The GOP's $25 billion man … Sheldon Adelson plays as stubbornly in politics as he does in business.  So the criticisms that he's trying to personally buy the presidential election …
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Mike Littwin / Denver Post:
Santorum's phony theology  —  I don't usually go first to Rick Santorum for enlightenment, but I think he may be onto something with this “phony theology” business.  —  It's not clear exactly what he meant when he said over the weekend that Barack Obama's policies were based on a “phony theology,” and not the Bible.
Discussion: The Agonist
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Santorum Expands Lead, but Romney Gets Electability Vote  —  Fifty-eight percent of Republicans say Romney has best chance to beat Obama  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Rick Santorum now holds a 10-percentage-point lead in Gallup's Daily tracking of national Republicans registered voters' preferences for the 2012 GOP nomination.
Politico:
Mitt Romney's burn rate a boon for Barack Obama  —  Mitt Romney is burning through cash more than twice as fast as he's raising it, new reports filed Monday show — a clear sign that a protracted GOP primary fight could leave the front-runner limping into a general election fight with President Barack Obama.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Politico:
Pro-Rick Santorum PAC picks up another mega-donor
Discussion: Shakesville
Peter Overby / NPR:
Romney Benefits From Campaign, SuperPAC Funds
Discussion: Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Guardian
Saul Loeb / ABCNEWS:   January Fundraising: Campaigns and Super PACs, Side by Side
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Republican voters oppose a ‘brokered’ convention
Peter H. Gleick / The Huffington Post:
The Origin of the Heartland Documents  —  Climate Change , Global Warming , Heartland Institute , Heartland Institute Leaked Documents , Green News  —  Since the release in mid-February of a series of documents related to the internal strategy of the Heartland Institute to cast doubt on climate science …
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Andrew C. Revkin / Dot Earth:
Peter Gleick Admits to Deception in Obtaining Heartland Climate Files  —  Peter H. Gleick, a water and climate analyst who has been studying aspects of global warming for more than two decades, in recent years became an aggressive critic of organizations and individuals casting doubt …
Felix Salmon:
The improbable Greece plan  —  Greece is now officially a ward of the international community.  It has no real independence when it comes to fiscal policy any more, and if everything goes according to plan, it's not going to have any independence for many, many years to come.
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Peter Spiegel / Agence France Presse:
Greek debt nightmare laid bare  —  A “strictly confidential” report on Greece's debt projections prepared for eurozone finance ministers reveals Athens' rescue programme is way off track and suggests the Greek government may need another bail-out once a second rescue - set to be agreed on Monday night - runs out.
Associated Press:
Greece secures bailout to avoid debt default
Discussion: Firedoglake and Balloon Juice
Wall Street Journal:
Europe Reaches a Greek Deal
Reuters:
Europe seals new Greek bailout to avert default
JournalGazette.net:
You choose, we deliver … Indiana  —  Authorities are searching for an Indianapolis man who fled on foot, accused of shooting at a state trooper near a southern Indiana highway.Today 9:03 am  —  Rep. Bob Morris said he did some Web-based research and found allegations that the Girl Scouts …
Jonathan Strong / Roll Call:
Associate Confronted Rep. Ron Paul About Flights  —  In March 2005, David James called Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) Congressional office for some documentation.  —  James's nonprofit group, the Liberty Committee, had paid for one of Paul's flights, and James needed a receipt or boarding pass to document the expense.
Capital Flows / Opinions That Matter:
The “Robo-Signing” Settlement: Seeds of Recovery, Or Chaos?  —  George Mason law professor Todd J. Zywicki fears that the “robo-signing” agreement will lead to further efforts to bleed the banks, all the while delaying the necessary clearing of the housing market.
Discussion: EconLog
David Weigel / Slate:
My Candidate Ate Here  —  There are so many serious factoids to pull out of the four remaining Republicans' FEC reports.  Here's an unserious one.  Below, the restaurants or food-selling establishments patronized by the campaigns in January.  We can break them down into two neat categories.
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Mitt Romney Wants To Follow You On Twitter  —  The whole Romney family are social media naturals — so why can't they connect?  Is it all one big Mormon mommy blog?  —  Mitt and Ann Romney, in a photo posted to Mary Romney's family blog.  —  Has anyone ever shared more, and yet shared less, than the Romney family?
Discussion: Gawker
Brendan Sasso / The Hill:
Google draws more scrutiny after accidental tracking of Apple users  —  Lawmakers called for investigations of Google after it was revealed the company has been tracking Apple Safari users in violation of the Web browser's privacy settings.  —  Google says the tracking was inadvertent and has been fixed.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Newt Gingrich says defeating President Obama is a matter of ‘national security’  —  Newt Gingrich doubled-down on his weekend claim that defeating President Obama is a matter of national security, ripping the president for what described as policies of appeasement.
Discussion: Politico
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Documents: LightSquared shaping up as the FCC's Solyndra  —  Documents and copies of communications obtained by The Daily Caller indicate that the Federal Communications Commission propped up broadband company LightSquared with favorable regulatory decisions and other special treatment, while driving its competition out of business.
Discussion: Hot Air
WRTV-TV:
Lugar Defends Himself On Residency Question  —  Longtime Senator Says He Meets Requirements  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Sen. Richard Lugar defended himself during an appearance in Indianapolis on Monday that came days after opponents claimed that he isn't qualified to run for office because he doesn't live in the state.
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
House GOP hopes ‘Solyndra economy’ becomes Obama's political epitaph  —  One year after it began, House Republicans are not letting up in their investigation of the $535 million loan guarantee to the failed solar firm Solyndra.  —  Though the probe has not uncovered evidence of cronyism at the White House …
 
 
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Timothy Williams / New York Times:
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
Iran says would act against enemies if endangered
Discussion: Fox News
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell risks political capital to show solidarity with Boehner in payroll fight
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Supreme Court to decide on right to lie about military honors
Joan Biskupic / USA Today:
Court action could prolong health care fight
KPLC-TV:
Santorum's controversial comments meet criticism
Discussion: CNN and The Raw Story
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Bob Janjuah: “Markets Are So Rigged By Policy Makers That I Have No Meaningful Insights To Offer”
Discussion: Hot Air
Joe Murphy / This Is London:
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Caroline May / The Daily Caller:
Illegitimacy becoming the norm
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U.S. oil gusher blows out projections