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By John Gramlich, Stateline Staff Writer
TODAY'S TAKE: It's not quite "Super Tuesday," but today (February 7) marks the first day of the 2012 presidential campaign that will see more than one state cast ballots.
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By The Associated Press, The Juneau Empire
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell says an initiative that would establish a coastal management program in Alaska appears to have qualified for this year's ballot.
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CA: Gay marriage foes weigh their next move
By Howard Mintz, Contra Costa Times
Same-sex marriage foes now have a simple choice in the legal battle over California's Proposition 8 -- ask a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling invalidating the voter-approved ban on gay nuptials, with low odds of success. Or move swiftly to the more conservative U.S. Supreme Court, thrusting the same-sex marriage debate to the high court's docket in the midst of presidential election campaigning.
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CA: No closure in sight for Golden State
By Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Wall Street Journal
Opponents and backers of gay marriage in California are caught in a waiting game. As the battle over California's Proposition 8 gay-marriage ban continues to make its way through the courts, the state may not have a final verdict until 2013.
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CA: Ruling may add to political fracas
By Jess Bravin and Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Wall Street Journal
Gay marriage already has become an issue in the presidential race. The major Republican candidates, except Ron Paul, have signed a pledge saying they are committed to an amendment to the U.S. Constitution banning same-sex marriage.
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CO: What went wrong for Mitt Romney in Colorado?
By Amanda Paulson, The Christian Science Monitor
Mitt Romney downplayed expectations going into Tuesday night, and it was predicted he could lose to Rick Santorum in Minnesota and Missouri. But his loss in Colorado was a shocker.
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CO: Colorado GOP voters make case for November victory
By Sara Burnett, The Denver Post
In high schools, churches and community centers across Colorado, Republicans turned out Tuesday night to persuade fellow voters to pick their candidate to take on President Barack Obama in November.
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IA: Iowa College Democrats lobby against voter ID bill
By William Petroski, The Des Moines Register
College Democrats and Young Democrats lobbied at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday against a voter identification bill proposed by Secretary of State Matt Schultz, contending the requirements would make it more difficult for students to vote.
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IN: State senator won't enter race to replace Burton
By The Associated Press, Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)
A state senator who's a former aide to Rep. Dan Burton isn't joining the crowded field of Republicans seeking to succeed the retiring central Indiana congressman.
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IN: Ind. GOP governor hopeful lacks enough signatures
By The Associated Press, Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)
Republican candidate for governor Jim Wallace is fighting to make it on the ballot after election officials said Wednesday he came up short in his effort.
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IN: AG will seek to block Democratic legal move
By The Associated Press, Northwest Indiana Times (Munster)
The Indiana attorney general's office says it will object to a legal move by Democrats to put their 2010 secretary of state candidate in office following Republican Secretary of State Charlie White's conviction on voter fraud charges.
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KS: Committee approves new voter registration requirements
By Scott Rothschild, The Lawrence Journal-World
A committee Wednesday recommended approval of a bill that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voter registrations starting June 15 instead of Jan. 1, 2013, which was the date approved by legislators last year as part of the new voter ID law.
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ME: Documents allege Rosa Scarcelli involved in 'Cutler Files'
By Scott Thistle, Sun Journal, Bangor Daily News
PORTLAND, Maine — Newly released documents, including email messages, indicate a one-time Democratic candidate for Maine governor may have known far more about an anonymous website aimed at destroying one of her opponents than she acknowledged.
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MN: Santorum wins conservative hearts in Minn. caucus
By Patrick Codon, The Associated Press, Brainerd Daily Dispatch
Minnesota Republicans shook up the GOP presidential nomination race by handing socially conservative former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum a caucus win.
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MO: Missouri's meaningless primary? Not anymore
By Aaron Blake, The Washington Post
The Missouri primary is the only so-called "beauty contest" in the Republican presidential race this year. But it might be remembered as where things got a little ugly for Mitt Romney.
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MO: Missouri helps shift spotlight toward Santorum
By Steve Kraske and Dave Helling, Kansas City Star
Rick Santorum was the only Republican presidential candidate to campaign in Missouri, and it paid off Tuesday as he swamped Mitt Romney in the state's primary.
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NC: Rules limit money use for NC governor's race
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
More than $3 million in contributions for Democrats running for Congress or governor may not be used for its intended purpose because of the shake-up in North Carolina's governor's race.
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NC: NC GOP majority sustains money edge over Democrats
By Gary D. Robertson, The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
Republicans now in charge of the North Carolina Legislature are capitalizing on their newly-earned political power and filling their campaign coffers for a big election year.
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NC: 3 more Dems won't run again for NC Legislature
By The Associated Press, The Winston-Salem Journal
Three more Democrats announced Tuesday they aren't seeking re-election to the General Assembly this year, including two drawn into districts with incumbent Republican lawmakers.
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NC: Blue may run for governor
By Rob Christensen, The News & Observer (Raleigh)
State Sen. Dan Blue of Raleigh said Tuesday that he is seriously considering seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.
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ND: Democrat seeks House nod in District 7
By Nick Smith, The Bismarck Tribune
Bismarck resident Troy Roness announced Tuesday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for one of the two state House seats in the newly-formed District 7.
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NE: Kerrey won't run for Senate in Nebraska
By Steven Yaccino, The New York Times
Former Senator Bob Kerrey announced on Tuesday that he would not be returning to Nebraska to run for his old United States Senate seat.
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NM: Voter ID bills again stall in committee
By Steve Terrell, Santa Fe New Mexican
In what has become an annual ritual at the state Legislature, a House committee on Tuesday voted along party lines to effectively kill measures that would require voters to present photo identification before casting ballots at the polls.
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NM: Voters OK tax levy for schools
By Staff, Santa Fe New Mexican
By a margin of about 3-to-1 in a light turnout, Santa Fe school district voters on Tuesday approved renewal of a mill levy expected to generate about $12.7 million annually from property taxes over the next six years.
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NV: Kihuen drops out of House race, clearing way for Titus
By Laura Myers, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Outmatched in experience and outgunned on the fundraising front, state Sen. Ruben Kihuen on Tuesday dropped his bid for Congress, clearing the way for former Rep. Dina Titus to probably win the Democratic seat in November and return to the House.
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NV: Caucus follies
By Staff, Las Vegas Review-Journal
"Caucus" might as well be a four-letter word. Nevada's presidential nomination system is about as popular as traffic jams and the stomach flu, given last weekend's lousy execution by the Republican Party.
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NV: The Nevada GOP embarrasses itself — again
By Jon Ralston, Las Vegas Sun
The Democrats could not have planned the Republican presidential caucus any better if they actually had planned it (no, Ron Paul crazies, they really didn't).
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NV: Ruben Kihuen drops out of CD1 race, clearing way for Dina Titus
By Karoun Demirjian, Las Vegas Sun
Democratic State Sen. Ruben Kihuen announced Tuesday evening he is suspending his bid to represent Nevada's 1st Congressional District, ending an already bitter primary fight between two prominent public figures in Nevada's most Democrat-leaning district.
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PA: Federal judge rejects halt to April elections
By Karen Langley, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A federal judge Wednesday rejected requests by top Republican state lawmakers to prevent April 24 elections from proceeding under existing legislative districts.
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PA: Santorum the spoiler- Just as Romney looked set, the ex-senator revives
By Staff, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Unless America is visited by biblical plagues -- and maybe not even then -- Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator and perpetual moral scold, is unlikely to be the next president. But politicians often have a highly inflated opinion of themselves and some voters will always indulge them.
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PA: Three-state sweep revives Santorum's White House hopes
By Steve Holland, The Morning Call
DENVER - Former U.S. senator Rick Santorum rejuvenated his presidential hopes on Tuesday with a shocking sweep of the three nominating contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri, dealing a blow to wounded front-runner Mitt Romney.
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SC: In voter ID case, South Carolina fights back against Obama administration
By Warren Richey, The Christian Science Monitor
The Justice Department has blocked a South Carolina law requiring all voters to have government-issued photo IDs, saying it would be discriminatory. The state asked a three-judge panel to intervene Wednesday, saying that the Obama administration is out of line.
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SC: S.C. sues to save Voter ID
By Meg Kinnard, The Associated Press, The Post and Courier (Charleston)
The U.S. Justice Department was wrong to block South Carolina from requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification to vote, the state's top prosecutor argued in a lawsuit filed Tuesday.
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US: Now it's Santorum time
By Mike Littwin, The Denver Post
Let's start with the obvious: It was a terrible night for Mitt Romney, proving once again that, as the kids say, many Republicans are just not that into him.
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US: Santorum upsets G.O.P. race with three victories
By Jim Rutenberg, The New York Times
His candidacy all but dismissed just days ago, Rick Santorum won the Minnesota and Colorado caucuses and a nonbinding primary in Missouri on Tuesday, an unexpected trifecta that raised fresh questions about Mitt Romney's ability to corral conservative support.
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WI: Democratic Sen. Vinehout enters governor's race
By The Associated Press, La Crosse Tribune
One of the 14 Wisconsin state Senate Democrats who fled to Illinois last year to stop a vote on Gov. Scott Walker's proposal curbing public employee union rights entered the race Wednesday to challenge him in a recall election.
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WI: Tea Party leaders upset with recall decision
By The Associated Press, The Post-Crescent (Appleton)
Leaders of two Tea Party groups are considering suing the Wisconsin elections board over its decision not to accept any evidence they find of fraud in petitions seeking the recall of Republican Gov. Scott Walker.
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WI: Invalid signatures likely not enough to halt Walker recall
By Ben Poston, Bill Glauber and Don Walker, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
About 15% of the signatures in a random sample of the petitions seeking the recall of Republican Gov. Scott Walker could not be verified, according to an analysis by the Journal Sentinel.
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WI: State elections board considering review options
By The Associated Press, La Crosse Tribune
The Wisconsin state elections board is considering using statistical sampling methods to determine how often duplicate names appear on recall petitions containing an estimated 1.9 million signatures.
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