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A look at key moments in Tuesday's primaries

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Mississippi and Alabama:...

A look at key moments in Tuesday's primaries

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Mississippi and Alabama:...

A look at key moments in Tuesday's primaries

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in Mississippi and Alabama:...

U.S. scrubbed plan to protect exchange students

JACKSON, Miss. — Despite dozens of allegations of neglect and sexual abuse over the years, the U.S. State Department has scrapped a plan to require FBI-based fingerprint searches for people hosting foreign high school exchange students, according to documents obtained by the Associated Press.

The federal agency in recent years ...

Romney focused on delegates

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
Mitt Romney lost the Alabama and Mississippi primaries to Rick Santorum on Tuesday, but he continued the long slog for delegates, which his campaign believes will eventually secure him the nomination.
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Obama, Cameron offer united front

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
Citing the challenges in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama and visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday they remained committed to completing the mission successfully by turning over security responsibility to Afghan forces by the end of 2014.
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Gingrich could face pressure to bow out

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
CNN's John King and Erin Burnett ask Rick Santorum's communications director should Gingrich leave the race.
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Gingrich: No 'inevitable' candidate

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich points out that he got more delegates from Alabama and Mississippi than Romney.
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Twin wins reinvigorate Santorum campaign

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
A beaming Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum declared he "did it again" and "defied the odds" Tuesday night as he took the stage fresh off his wins in the critical Southern states of Alabama and Mississippi.
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Delegates split 3 ways in AL, MS and Am. Samoa

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum picked up at least 29 delegates Tuesday after winning the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries. But former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney offset Santorum's double primary triumph by picking up the support of all nine delegates from American Samoa....

Religious voters give Santorum edge in Alabama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Santorum had a huge lead among voters in both states seeking a candidate who is a real conservative, winning just over half of their votes. He also captured more than 6 in 10 of those in each state preferring a candidate with strong moral character, rewarding a contender who spoke unhesitatingly about the importance of family and faith....

Religious voters give Santorum edge in Alabama

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Santorum had a huge lead among voters in both states seeking a candidate who is a real conservative, winning just over half of their votes. He also captured more than 6 in 10 of those in each state preferring a candidate with strong moral character, rewarding a contender who spoke unhesitatingly about the importance of family and faith....

Santorum: We did it again!

CNN - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
Rick Santorum thanks supporters after taking a key Southern victory in Alabama.
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AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

AFL-CIO boosts ground support for Obama, Democrats

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Labor unions, saying they can't hope to compete with the new breed of conservative fundraising groups, plan to spend less money this year on specific candidates and political party organizations and more on door-to-door canvassing, phone banks and registration drives to help President Barack Obama and other Democrats....

Delegates split 3 ways in Alabama, Mississippi

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum picked up at least 29 delegates Tuesday after winning the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries....

Santorum's Southern Comfort

Opinion Journal - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
The Pennsylvanian sweeps Alabama and Mississippi.


Delegates split 3 ways in Alabama, Mississippi

AP - Politics - Fri, 2025-05-23 12:07
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum picked up at least 27 delegates Tuesday after winning the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries....
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