News Update – February 22, 2012

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• Rep. Lamar Smith wants Congress to pass the Legal Workforce Act.
• Rev. Franklin Graham wants help for Christians in the Muslim world.
• Rick Santorum questions policies that drive up the cost of energy.
• Catholic university sues government over contraception mandate.
• White House says GOP cancelled Keystone project.
• Will the GOP see a brokered convention in 2012?
• Representative Allen West mocks liberal bloggers.
• Ultrasound abortion bill in Virginia nears vote.
• Arizona Sheriff quits Romney’s campaign.
• Greece to get bailout to pay down debts.
• Is Rick Santorum a culture warrior?
• Nevada authorizes driverless cars.

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West

Western Region

• Supreme Court will hear case on affirmative action at colleges and universities.
• Six replacements named in Congressional Ethics Probe.
• Nevada GOP seeks candidates in five open senate seats.
• Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signs bill banning drugs in bath salts.
• Utah based Super PAC is supporting Ron Paul for President.

Midwest

MidWestern Region

• In Michigan Rick Santorum is connecting with voters.
• Rick Santorum focuses on Traditional Marriage in Michigan.
• Former Astronaut John Glenn calls space shuttle end a drastic error.
• Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels will not change his mind on running for President.
• All 24 of Iowa’s Senate Republicans want to extend President Bush’s tax cuts.

South

Southern Region

• Virginia Senate advances gun-rights bill.
• South Carolina Senate bill would end the DUI exception for Moped drivers.
• Florida Senate Panel rejects Dream Act Legislation.
• The Newt Gingrich Presidential Campaign raised $5.5 million in January.
• Texas Senate Republican Candidate Craig James endorsed Rick Santorum for President after Rick Perry suspended his campaign.

East

Eastern Region

• Mitt Romney enlists Donald Trump’s help in Michigan.
• Maine’s Medicaid rate was fifth highest in the nation in 2009.
• Mitt Romney attacks Santorum on his spending in Congress.
• Rick Santorum blames radical environmental policies for rising gas prices.
• Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum reports global warming is politics, not science.

National

National Region

• Rick Santorum is leading his GOP opponents in Texas by 27 points.
• Occupy movement protests US prison system along with three hikers who were detained in Iran.
• Pat Buchanan is let go from MSNBC after ten years.
• Arizona Right to Life PAC endorses Rick Santorum for President.
• Mitt Romney spending is outpacing his fundraising.

International

International Region

• Eurozone finance ministers agree to a second bailout for Greece.
• Syrian protests spread to the capital of Damascus.
• Has the United States decided to rebalance the Pacific?
• Will the core members of the European Zone currency turn themselves into a political union?
• Olympus executive in India allegedly commits suicide.

Sports

Sports Section

• Manny Ramirez is joining the Oakland Athletics.
• New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera hints that 2012 will be his final year.
• World Golf Classic pairings are announced.
• Denver expects to bring in two more quarterbacks to compete with Tim Tebow.
• Blazers’ Greg Oden has knee surgery is out for the season.

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