

Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum confirmed once again that he is in the Republican presidential race to stay and expected to do well in the three contests coming up this week. But Santorum may have another opportunity to stay in the race past August if he is chosen as a vice presidential running mate for the eventual nominee.A former Obama official expressed his disappointment in the Obama administration's decision to mandate coverage of contraceptive, abortifacient and sterilization services without an exemption for all religious institutions morally opposed to using those services.
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In an attempt to crack down on fraudulent adoptions in Ethiopia, the U.S. Embassy apparently became overzealous. This past fall, adoptive parents of Ethiopian children believe that officials there had badgered witnesses and falsified information in the case files used to obtain visas for their adopted children.
Today's surprise announcement by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation to reverse its decision to fund Planned Parenthood has pro-life groups and advocates shaking their heads. The reversal will mostly likely alienate supporters on both sides, causing even more trouble for the breast cancer group.The New York Senate passed a bill Monday to reverse the New York City school district's ban on worship services at its schools. Sponsored by Sen. Martin J. Golden, (R-Brooklyn), it passed 54-7.
In the five contests for the Republican presidential nomination so far, Mitt Romney's share of the evangelical vote has risen from a low of 14 percent in the Iowa caucus to a high of 43 percent in Saturday's Nevada caucus. Is this a sign that evangelicals are becoming more accepting of Romney, a Mormon, as the nominee?
Presidential candidate Rick Santorum finished fourth in Saturday's Nevada caucus, but Tuesday's contests in Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri are looking more favorable for the candidate. Will a strong showing on Tuesday help the candidate regain much needed momentum?
Conservative columnist George Will argued Sunday on ABC's "This Week" that the Obama administration's contraception mandate and Planned Parenthood's outrage over the withdrawal of funding by cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure suggest pro-choice liberals oppose choice.
With his impressive victory in Saturday's Nevada caucus, pundits are suggesting that Mitt Romney has a clear path to the Republican nomination. Newt Gingrich's post-caucus speech, meanwhile, was viewed as lacking graciousness and "whiny," and as a sign that his campaign is effectively over.
Front-runner Mitt Romney is now the only Republican presidential candidate with Secret Service protection, but is that a good or bad thing in terms of his ability to connect with voters?
Newt Gingrich, who received a drubbing in Saturday night's Nevada caucuses, dismissed rumors that he was dropping out of the presidential race. He also appeared to be courting Christian conservative voters recently by describing America's elites as "anti-religious bigots."
Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch (Utah) criticized Barack Obama's linking of Jesus Christ's teachings on wealth and the poor with the president's policy call for higher taxes on the most wealthy Americans as heard in his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, saying the president is not "theologian-in-chief."
A South Carolina State Senate panel has decided to end state employee insurance coverage for abortions pursued because of rape or incest.