Santorum picks up delegates with win in Minnesota (AP) AP - Rick Santorum's victory in the Minnesota Republican presidential caucuses has netted him at least 13 delegates to the party's national convention. Abortion, birth control grab political spotlight (AP)
White House hinting compromise on birth control (AP)
Santorum picks up Missouri, Minnesota wins (AP)
Romney says he still expects to be GOP nominee (AP)
Santorum wins Minnesota caucuses (AP) AP - Former Sen. Rick Santorum has easily won Minnesota's Republican presidential caucuses, relegating Mitt Romney to third place behind Texas congressman Ron Paul. Santorum wins Missouri GOP presidential primary (AP)
Empowering Burma's voice of change (Politico) Politico - Opinion: Burma is now sending signals that it is ready to change direction. Senate GOP fights contraceptive rule (Politico) Politico - McConnell calls the new policy "abhorrent" and says the W.H. has crossed a "dangerous line." You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AP - A resurgent Rick Santorum won Minnesota's Republican caucuses with ease Tuesday night, relegating GOP front-runner Mitt Romney to a distant third-place finish that raised fresh questions about his ability to attract ardent conservatives at the core of the party's political base.
AP - Political turmoil over abortion and birth control spread suddenly on Tuesday. A high-ranking official resigned from the Komen breast-cancer charity after its backtracking treaty with Planned Parenthood, and Republican presidential candidates blistered the Obama administration for a recent ruling on Catholic hospitals and contraception.
AP - Hammered by Republicans and the Catholic Church, the White House hinted at compromise Tuesday as it struggled to calm an election-year uproar caused by its rule requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees with access to free birth control.
AP - Rick Santorum says his victories in Minnesota's caucuses and Missouri's non-binding primary are triumphs for conservatism and the tea party movement.
AP - Mitt Romney says it's been a good night for Rick Santorum, but that he still expects to become the Republican nominee for president.
AP - Rick Santorum has won the Missouri Republican primary, a nonbinding election that carries bragging rights but does not award any delegates in the race for the presidential nomination.
