Today's News (2/16/12)

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Polls:
PPP: Obama 52 Paul 34 MI
Quinnipiac: Obama 46 Paul 40 OH
FOX: Paul 42 Obama 41 OH
CNN: Obama 52 Paul 45
Inside Michigan Politics: Santorum 43 Romney 33 Gingrich 11 Paul 8 MI
Detroit News: Santorum 34 Romney 30 Gingrich 12 Paul 9 MI

GOP Candidates:

Ron Paul:
The Examiner: Maine GOP chair target of death threats as Ron Paul supporters demand justice
The Daily Beast: Ron Paul's Stealth Campaign
Business Insider: Ron Paul Is Secretly Taking Over The GOP — And It's Driving People Insane
The Detroit News: Ron Paul to campaign in Michigan next week
Twin Falls Times-News: Locals React to Ron Paul’s Twin Falls Visit Today
KING: Ron Paul, President Obama bring campaigns to Washington
The Seattle Times: Ron Paul to hold rally at SeaTac on Thursday
The Olympian: Ron Paul to hold campaign rally Thursday at Sea-Tac, 2 other state locations
Bellingham Herald: GOP candidate Ron Paul to visit Richland, Wash., on Friday
Moscow-Pullman Daily News: Ron Paul puts Moscow on campaign trail
The State Column: Ron Paul’s ‘No One But Paul’ money bomb raises more than $1 million
Death and Taxes: Ron Paul is a rainmaker: brings in over $1 million in just two days
Houston Chronicle: The latest innovation from Team Ron Paul: An online Super PAC telethon
The State Column: Ron Paul slams Obama budget proposal
PoliticalNews: Ron Paul Endorsed By Idaho State Sen. Shirley McKague
PoliticalNews: Ron Paul Endorsed By Lewiston, Idaho City Council Member Clinton Daniel
PoliticalNews: RON PAUL -Our message is clear and consistent.
Houston Chronicle: Ron Paul and Mister Rogers: Separated at birth?
Central Penn Business Journal: Is Ron Paul really a Libertarian?


Mitt Romney:
Springfield News-Leader: Romney's goal remains the same: winning the presidency
NY Daily News: Mitt Romney struggling to attract white, blue-collar voters as Michigan presidential primary looms
Washington Post: Mitt Romney’s working class problem
WSJ: Motown Mitt
CBS: Romney faces challenges in "home state" of Michigan
Detroit Free Press: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum bring campaigns to metro Detroit today
Detroit Free Press: Mitt Romney takes aim at unions during Michigan visit
Washington Post: Romney in key battle for home state win (2:05)
WBUR: Record GM Profits Could Make Romney's Anti-Bailout Message A Harder Sell
PoliticalNews: Mitt Romney's Plan to Stand Up for Workers, Not Union Bosses
MST: Mitt Romney and baptizing the dead
The Daily Beast: Mitt Romney on Mormon Baptisms of the Dead: ‘I Haven’t Recently’
NPR: Mormon Baptism Controversy Threatens Romney
Politico: Team Mitt dumps dirt on Santorum
US News & World Report: Mitt Romney Should Attack Rick Santorum's Spending Record
Huffington Post: Meg Whitman, Mitt Romney's Former Finance Chair, Gives Little Funding This Time
The Hill: Romney slams Obama China policy, calls him ‘supplicant to Beijing'
Reuters: Romney: Obama going in "wrong direction" on China
Huffington Post: Mitt Romney's Anti-Social Stance on Social Security
WTAM: Mitt Romney is coming to Mayfield Heights
Bloomberg Businessweek: Will the SEC's Private Equity Investigation Hurt Romney?
The Daily Beast: How Mitt’s Emotion Deficit is Doing Him In Among Republicans
The Detroit News: Romney challenges Obama, not GOP opponents at Monroe stop


Newt Gingrich:
The American Spectator: It Is Time for Newt to Go!
FOX: Another Newt Gingrich 'comeback' on the horizon?
Modesto Bee: Pandas, policy and fundraising: Newt Gingrich lingers on the money trail in California
Fresno Bee: Bill McEwen: D.C. 'bureaucrat' sees hope for Valley
Politico: Newt dines with Condoleezza Rice
Washington Post: Newt Gingrich meets with Condoleezza Rice
Sunshine State News: Newt Gingrich Looks to Bounce Back By Focusing on Gas Prices
Washington Post: Gingrich declines to release to watchdog group documents from 1990s ethics investigation
AJC: Herman Cain to join Gingrich in Georgia
Cumming Patch: Cain to Appear With Gingrich in Cumming on Saturday
Marietta Daily Journal: Gingrich expected to draw big crowd Saturday in Cobb
Investor’s Business Daily: What's really behind Sheldon Adelson's backing of Newt Gingrich?
National Review Online: Why Is Newt’s Biggest Donor So Opposed to Santorum?
Washington Post: Gingrich super PAC plans ‘major’ radio ad launch
NYT: Pro-Gingrich ‘Super PAC’ Ads Coming to Talk Radio
WSJ: Pro-Gingrich PAC’s Radio Ads Slam Romney, GOP Establishment
TPM: Newt Gingrich Makes Delaware Primary Ballot
The Seattle Times: Newt Gingrich campaign gears up in WA - headed by Ron Paul's 2008 campaign manager


Rick Santorum:
AJC: Rick Santorum to speak in metro Atlanta on Sunday
Cumming Patch: Santorum Reportedly Plans Appearance Sunday in Cumming
NOLA: Rick Santorum draws mixed emotions from Louisiana's 2 senators
CBS DC: Axelrod: Santorum Takes ‘Divisive Positions’ On Social Issues
Huffington Post: Martin Bashir: Rick Santorum 'Sounds More Like Stalin Than Pope Innocent III' (VIDEO)
ABC: Rick Santorum Evolves From Punch Line to Possibility
Washington Post: A confident Rick Santorum to deliver economic address in Mitt Romney’s home state
LA Times: McManus: Santorum's surge
Huffington Post: Send Your Medical Bills to Rick Santorum
Washington Post: Santorum releases federal tax returns showing rise in wealth in 3 of 4 years
USA Today: Santorum defends income as he contrasts Romney
Boston Globe: Santorum's tax returns show rise in wealth
Huffington Post: Rick Santorum's Language Could Cause Trouble In White House Bid
LA Times: Santorum: The personal isn't always political
Washington Post: Reading Santorum’s advice on parenting
The Daily Caller: Santorum is right about feminism
Mediaite: Piers Morgan To Rick Santorum: ‘Does Rick Santorum Like Women?’
Indianapolis Star: Indiana Election Commission to examine Santorum petition signatures
The State Column: Indiana voters challenge Rick Santorum’s Indiana primary candidacy
FOX: Megadeath frontman wants to see Rick Santorum in the White House, report says
The Daily Beast: Megadeth Frontman Dave Mustaine Endorses Rick Santorum
WDIV: Morning Brew: Santorum holds lead in Romney's home state
Boston Herald: Polls show Rick Santorum up on Mitt Romney in Michigan
Boston Globe: Santorum a threat to Romney in Mich.