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Evangelicals Still Cool On Romney, Exit Poll Analysis Shows

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It's All Politics

Evangelicals Still Cool On Romney, Exit Poll Analysis Shows

February 29, 2012 • Evangelical voters remain divided on their support of GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Meanwhile, Rick Santorum receives strong support in some states from evangelicals, while losing a large number of nonevangelical voters.

Economy

Op-Ed: Gas Prices Are Not A Political Issue

February 29, 2012 • Industry analysts say oil prices rose ten dollars a gallon in February, driving up gas prices at the pump. Washington Post columnist Charles Lane argues that though gas prices have long been a political issue, gas prices are largely determined by global crude oil prices.

Op-Ed: Gas Prices Are Not A Political Issue

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NPR Double Take

Double Take 'Toons: Fair To Mitt-lin'?

February 29, 2012 • Mitt Romney won the Michigan and Arizona primaries yesterday. Brian Fairrington questions whether the former Mass. governor can confidently reclaim frontrunner status, while Joe Heller sees presidential politics as one more reason to wallow in a February funk.

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Can I Just Tell You?

The Power Of Memoirs, Biographies

February 29, 2012 • In her weekly essay, host Michel Martin closes the book on Black History Month and looks ahead to Women's History Month. Tell Me More will bring a series of conversations with the authors of biographies about remarkable women.

The Power Of Memoirs, Biographies

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

More Than Words: The Art Of The Lyric Video

February 29, 2012 • Commentator Mark Blankenship says that videos devoted to song lyrics may have started as a defensive reaction to what fans will make themselves, but they've developed into an art of their own.

Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years

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Krulwich Wonders...

Six-Legged Giant Finds Secret Hideaway, Hides For 80 Years

February 29, 2012 • The insect is so large — as big as a human hand — it's been dubbed a "tree lobster." Presumed extinct, some enterprising entomologists found them on a barren hunk of rock in the middle of the ocean.

Weekly Standard: Romney Regains Frontrunner Status

Weekly Standard

February 29, 2012 • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the Feb. 28 primaries in Arizona and Michigan. Fred Barnes of The Weekly Standard argues that Romney wins when he needs to.

The Nation: More Weak Wins For Romney

The Nation

February 29, 2012 • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the Feb.28 primaries in Arizona and Michigan. Ben Adler of The Nation argues that Romney will likely win the Republican nomination, but his party doesn't like him very much.

New Republic: Survival Of The Mittest

The New Republic

February 29, 2012 • Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney won the Arizona and Michigan primaries. Jonathan Cohn of The New Republic argues that the message Romney's primary victories send out indicate that he could certainly win in November but he won't have an easy time of it.

Foreign Policy: Hotels for Hacks

Foreign Policy

February 29, 2012 • The editors of Foreign Policy select six of the world's most notable "war hotels," in the words of journalists who spent time cooped up in them.

Science And Credibility: The Case Of The Not-So-Fast Neutrinos

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