At Arizona debate, Santorum to get his turn in spotlight
By Steve Holland MESA, Arizona | Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:04am EST MESA, Arizona (Reuters) – After months on the sidelines, Rick Santorum finally gets his chance at center stage in a debate of Republican candidates on Wednesday, and the increased scrutiny that comes with it. Santorum is surging in opinion polls and is likely to face tough questions over some of his strong social conservative views when he, Mitt…
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Shifting focus, Obama campaign targets Santorum on economy
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON | Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:15pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign regularly rips Mitt Romney, long viewed as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, for his economic policies. On Tuesday, it added Romney’s rival Rick Santorum to its list of top targets. In a sign of the growing seriousness with which the president‘s team takes the former senator from Pennsylvania, Obama’s…
Australia PM battle looms after foreign minister quits
By James Grubel CANBERRA | Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:41am EST CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, igniting a new and bitter leadership crisis for the struggling minority government. Gillard’s government has sunk in popularity as Gillard and Rudd, whom she ousted in 2010, have waged a personal feud that has split their Labor…
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Australia foreign minister quits sparking leadership crisis
By James Grubel CANBERRA | Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:48am EST CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned on Wednesday, saying he could no longer work with Prime Minister Julia Gillard, stoking speculation he will challenge her for the leadership and plunging the government into a new crisis. Gillard’s minority government has sunk in popularity as Gillard and Rudd, whom she ousted in 2010, have waged a personal…
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Australian foreign minister quits in leadership crisis
CANBERRA | Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:52am EST CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigned his ministry on Wednesday amid speculation he was going to mount a bid to topple Prime Minister Julia Gillard, plunging the nation’s minority government into a new crisis. Rudd told a news conference in Washington he would return to Australia this week before deciding his future, but ended his announcement asking his ruling…
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