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Super Tuesday: Six things to watch for as results come in
Ten states vote on Super Tuesday, with 419 delegates at stake. It looks as if it may be a good night for Mitt Romney, but there are many unknowns. Aside from the biggest question – who wins Ohio – here are six things to watch for as the results come in.
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Election 101: Herman Cain
The pizza magnate, aka the ‘Hermanator,’ is staging a full-on charm offensive, hoping his Southern-fried charisma, business savvy, top performance in the first GOP debate, and media prowess are enough to offset his fundamental flaw: zero political experience.
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Cover Story
Who's filling America's church pewsIn Puritan New England, Protestant and Catholic churches are declining while evangelical and Pentecostal groups are rising. Why the nation's most secular region may hint at the future of religion.
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Voting Rights Act: Why many Southern states are glad of Supreme Court case
After minorities played a big role in reelecting President Obama, the US Supreme Court says it will take up the 1965 Voting Rights Act and the issue of federal oversight over voting in mostly Southern jurisdictions.
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Chapter & Verse
Election season: Remembering the strange election of 1876During the era of Obama and Romney, historian Roy Morris Jr. looks back at the contested nineteenth-century race.
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Will black voters give Obama what he needs in Southern swing states?
Black voters who do go to the polls are near-certain to vote for Obama. But in Virginia and North Carolina, concern is rising that the black voters who sealed the deal for Obama in 2008 will stay home.
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Decoder Wire
Could Todd Akin still win? (+video)Todd Akin has not dropped out of the US Senate race in Missouri after his 'legitimate rape' comment. Missouri's rightward tilt gives him hope this fall, but not too much, experts say.
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Why Utah tops list of most generous US states
The more religious a state, the more generous to charities, especially religious institutions. More secular states in the Northeast are less generous, says a new study by the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
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Mississippi most obese state: Southern diet or culture on the skids?
The Deep South has some of the highest obesity rates in the nation, according to the CDC, and Mississippi, once again, is the fattest. But it's not just the fried food that's to blame.
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Junk food laws aimed at schools may help curb childhood obesity
Junk food laws: A new study of childhood obesity shows that kids gained less weight between fifth and eighth grade in the states with the strongest curbs against junk food in schools.
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Got student debt? Move fast, and some cities will help you pay it off.
Some cities and counties looking to revitalize offer an incentive – help repaying student loans – to college grads who agree to relocate to their borders. Can it be a win-win for grads and struggling communities?
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Mitt Romney's 2012 running mate could be a woman, says Ann Romney (+video)
Mitt Romney's wife, Ann, told CBS News "We've been looking at" a woman on the Republican 2012 ticket. Could it be Sen. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire?
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The Passage of Power
In Volume IV of “The Years of Lyndon Johnson,” biographer Robert A. Caro concentrates on the succession of political triumphs and defeats that accompanied LBJ to the Oval Office.
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Florida vows to defy Justice Department, continue with voter purge
Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner says he will push officials in the likely swing state to check voter rolls against a list of suspected illegal immigrants. The Justice Department says the purge may be illegal.
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Decoder Wire
Obama loses 42 percent of Kentucky, Arkansas primary vote. Should he worry? (+video)No and yes. The key issue here may be whether the Kentucky and Arkansas primaries are a portent of trouble for President Obama in North Carolina, a crucial swing state.
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Romney sweeps Kentucky, Arkansas
He is now just 89 delegates short of the total needed to clinch the nomination; they are expected to come next week in Texas.
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How North Carolina gay-marriage vote could hurt Obama reelection bid
President Obama is in an awkward spot on gay marriage, and Tuesday's vote to ban gay marriage in North Carolina – a swing state – highlights a potential vulnerability in November.
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Gingrich out, will endorse Romney
The former Speaker is likely to appear with Romney next week at a campaign event to make a formal endorsement.
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Final Four: What UK vs Louisville means for the Bluegrass state
A Final Four berth means exposure and often major dollars for universities. But two Final Four berths? University of Kentucky Wildcats vs. the Louisville Cardinals is a huge boon for the state of Kentucky.
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Santorum beats Romney in Louisiana
His victory in Louisiana gives Rick Santorum bragging rights, but it does not change the overall dynamics of the race. He still dramatically lags behind Mitt Romney in the hunt for delegates.
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Fresh from Illinois defeat, Santorum looks south
Louisiana's primary is on Saturday, and Santorum is hopeful for a strong showing there.
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Santorum sweeps Alabama, Mississippi primaries
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich took second in both primaries, while former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney took third.
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The Vote
A Southern victory for Mitt Romney? Tuesday could be the charm. (+video)With Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum splitting the conservative vote, polls put Mitt Romney right in the thick of it in both Alabama and Mississippi.
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Romney dons jeans, turns to evangelical south
Romney holds a comfortable lead over his rivals. But in the heart of the so-called Bible Belt, as a ring of conservative Southeastern states are known, Romney faces skeptics among some evangelical Christians in his bid to become the first Mormon president.
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'It's the economy, stupid.' Can Mitt Romney woo South with that pitch?
Mitt Romney has built his campaign around his background as a business leader who can best manage a fragile economy. But that's far from a slam-dunk pitch with voters in the South.
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A share-the-wealth Super Tuesday means no rest for front-runner Romney
Mitt Romney won six of 10 Super Tuesday contests, enough to retain his front-runner status. But his hair-breadth's win in Ohio was not a convincing one, and the next states to vote don't favor him.
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Super Tuesday: Six things to watch for as results come in
Ten states vote on Super Tuesday, with 419 delegates at stake. It looks as if it may be a good night for Mitt Romney, but there are many unknowns. Aside from the biggest question – who wins Ohio – here are six things to watch for as the results come in.
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