MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Mitt Romney’s Republican presidential rivals attempted to plant new doubts about his conservatism and his character during a debate here on Monday, putting the front-runner on the defensive — and unnerving him at moments — even as polls suggest he is in a position to win a crucial contest on Saturday. Read full article > >

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Mitt Romney rivals try to plant doubts about him in debate

On the defensive over a half-billion-dollar loan to a now-bankrupt solar company, the White House on Friday ordered an independent review of similar loans made by the Energy Department, its latest response to rising criticism over Solyndra Inc.

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ST. LOUIS — Within Tony La Russa’s St. Louis Cardinals family, there is a certain code, a clubhouse omerta, that sometimes compels you to go on the offensive to protect someone else in the family, and other times to go on the defensive to absorb a blow so that someone else doesn’t have to. The effect is to create an us-against-the-world mentality where loyalty, honor and silence are the defining traits. Read full article > >

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Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa puts blame for Game 5 mix-ups on himself

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain acknowledged Sunday that some Americans would see a tax increase under his “9-9-9” plan, but insisted that “most people will pay less” under his proposal to overhaul of the country’s tax code. Surging in national polls, the pizza magnate who casts himself as an outsider found himself on the defensive over his tax plan during a 25-minute appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Read full article > >

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Cain defends ‘9-9-9’ tax overhaul plan

Three Fridays ago, indecipherable hieroglyphics littered the whiteboards that cover the walls of the defensive meeting room at Redskins Park, non sequiturs scattered everywhere – “gold” and “rip” and “liz” and “lamb.” The season hadn’t yet started. All this apparent confusion — 21 different coverages and 38 different blitzes, and that’s just in the Washington Redskins ’ “sub” package, used mostly on third downs — had to be drilled and distilled by all 25 defensive players, from 14-year veteran London Fletcher to one rookie, a starter from the day he walked in the building. Never mind that he wasn’t a month past his 23rd birthday. Read full article > >

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Redskins’ Ryan Kerrigan navigates the complexities of the modern NFL

Senate Democrats planned to open debate Wednesday on legislation to cut $21 billion in tax subsidies from big oil companies and use the money to reduce the federal debt — a move designed to put Republicans on the defensive and capitalize on public anger over rising gas prices.

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TRIPOLI, Libya — Forced on the defensive on the battlefield, Libya’s rebels are also struggling in the economic war of attrition with Moammar Gaddafi, despite the backing of the West.

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Gaddafi hunkers down under sanctions; rebel economy struggles

Libyan rebels, on the defensive after a week of rapid losses, said they would accept a ceasefire if Gaddafi’s forces pull out of besieged cities and allow freedom of expression. Mustafa Abdel Jalil, the head of the rebel government in Benghazi, said…

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More than two years later, George W. Bush is still on the defensive about his authorization of TARP, the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street at height of the nation’s economic crisis. “I wasn’t a very good economic prognosticator. I did know we were in…

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Bush Defends 2008 Bank Bailout

Do they really think this will help them get dates? Yale fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon was on the defensive this week after their pledges were caught on video chanting “no means yes” and “yes means anal.” Although the chapter issued an apology and…

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