The government safety net was created to keep Americans from abject poverty, but the poorest households no longer receive a majority of government benefits.
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Even Critics of Safety Net Increasingly Depend on It
Mitt Romney’s recent losses to Rick Santorum in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota revealed a truism that Romney might want to study — but not too much! Parting with one’s dreams isn’t only sweet sorrow, it also can be liberating. Beneath the sorrow and alongside the liberation, one finds not only peace but often oneself. Read full article > >
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Mitt Romney and the power of losing
Few people played a more pivotal role in Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Missouri and Colorado than Foster Friess, a wealthy donor to conservative causes.
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Foster Friess, a Santorum Supporter With Deep Pockets
Rick Santorum wins Minnesota and Missouri’s Republican presidential nominating contests and is also declared the winner in Colorado.
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Santorum’s hat-trick stuns Romney
Rick Santorum’s victories in Minnesota, Colorado and Missouri were his first breakout moments, but how much they will matter in the long run remains unclear.
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Santorum’s Victories May Not Guarantee an Edge
Rick Santorum held a strong lead in the early returns of the Minnesota caucuses late Tuesday and won a nonbinding primary in Missouri.
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Santorum Is Revitalized in Tuesday’s Results
Even as Mitt Romney tries to fend off the continuing challenge from Newt Gingrich and focus his attention on President Obama, he is now being forced to deal with another rival: Rick Santorum.
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The Caucus: Romney Takes Aim at a New Target – Santorum
The American people, a small slice of them, have spoken, and they are none too pleased. The rest are yet to be heard, as the men who would be president march West , to caucuses Saturday in Nevada , where the unemployment rate is 13 percent, and then to Colorado and Minnesota on Tuesday. Read full article > >
MINNEAPOLIS — Buoyed by his decisive primary victory in Florida, presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed to Minnesota and Nevada to campaign Wednesday, declaring that the Sunshine State results should put to rest charges that he is not conservative enough to lead the Republican Party. Read full article > >
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After big Florida victory, Romney heads to Minnesota, Nevada
F rom the time he began playing organized hockey at 6 years old until he made his NHL debut at 26, there were so many signs that Joel Ward should have abandoned his hope of someday earning a salary playing the game. When Ward was 14 years old, his father suffered a stroke while watching him play and died days later. Four years after that, he was passed over by every NHL team in the draft. In the years that followed, he was cut by the Atlanta Thrashers, the Detroit Red Wings — twice — and the Minnesota Wild after free agent tryouts. Read full article > >
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Joel Ward never gives up, and Washington Capitals benefit
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, a World War II ace and an inadvertent figure in the Watergate scandal that brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency, has died at age 94, his lawyer said Wednesday. Dahlberg died Tuesday at his Deephaven home of natural causes, Dahlberg attorney and family friend Warren Mack told The Associated Press. Dahlberg had broken his hip about a year ago and had pneumonia, but his hip had healed and his health had been “great,” Mack said. Read full article > >
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Minn. businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, WWII ace and inadvertent Watergate figure, dies at 94
A wild bear whose birth was shown live around the world on the internet is believed to have been shot and killed by a hunter in Minnesota, US.
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World famous bear believed killed
There have been four straw polls since Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won the Ames Straw Poll on Aug. 13 , each won by a different Republican candidate. Businessman Herman Cain claimed the biggest victory, winning the P5 straw poll in Florida on Saturday . Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won at Mackinac Island in Michigan on Sunday. And Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum won straw votes in California and Pennsylvania respectively. Read full article > >
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The end of straw polls?
A rash of thefts has law enforcement officials stumped. Among other challenges, the missing hogs are difficult to single out. “They all look alike,” said a sheriff.
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Midwest Farmers on Alert as Pig Thieves Strike
After big Florida victory, Romney heads to Minnesota, Nevada
Wednesday, February 1st, 2012Minn. businessman Kenneth Dahlberg, WWII ace and inadvertent Watergate figure, dies at 94
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