Archive for February 8th, 2012

Voter turnout slides in GOP contests – USA TODAY

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

USA TODAY

Voter turnout slides in GOP contestsUSA TODAYBy Catalina Camia, USA TODAY Rick Santorum may have scored a political hat trick Tuesday night, but voter turnout was down in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri. That continues a trend that began in Florida and occurred again in Nevada.Santorum hopes to build momentum from 3-state sweepCBS NewsLow turnout [...]

Pentagon draws up ‘internal review’ as US searches for way to stop Syria killing – The Guardian

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

The Guardian

Pentagon draws up 'internal review' as US searches for way to stop Syria killingThe GuardianThe Pentagon is drawing up contingency plans for intervention in Syria that include military action, as the Obama administration casts around for a more effective strategy to stop the regime in Damascus carrying out violence its own people.Assad takes a [...]

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policy – San Francisco Chronicle

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Fox News

Boehner: Congress to overturn birth control policySan Francisco ChronicleBy DONNA CASSATA, AP House Speaker John Boehner accused the Obama administration Wednesday of an "unambiguous attack on religious freedom," promising that Congress will reverse a new policy requiring religious schools and hospitals to provide employees …Boehner blasts WH on contraceptivesPoliticoBoehner Vows to Fight Contraception RuleNew [...]