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Santorum defends earmarks (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum pumps his fist during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., Wednesday Jan. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)AP – Facing fresh scrutiny after he nearly defeated Mitt Romney in Iowa’s lead-off caucuses, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum on Wednesday defended votes and statements that are earning him a second look for the wrong reasons.


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Santorum defends earmarks, past statements (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, joined by wife Karen, left, addresses supporters at his Iowa caucus victory party Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Johnston, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)AP – Facing fresh scrutiny after he nearly defeated Mitt Romney in Iowa’s lead-off caucuses, Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum on Wednesday defended votes and statements that are earning him a second look for the wrong reasons.


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Sandusky’s wife defends husband in sex abuse case (AP)

Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky gets out of a car in front of his State College, Pa., home on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.  The former Penn State assistant football coach was released from jail Thursday after spending a night behind bars following a new round of child sex abuse charges filed against him.  Sandusky secured his release using $200,000 in real estate holdings and a $50,000 certified check provided by his wife, Dorothy, according to online court records.  (AP Photo/Centre Daily Times, Nabil K. Mark)  ALTOONA MIRROR OUT , MAGS OUT, NO SALESAP – The wife of ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky said Thursday her husband is innocent of the child sex abuse allegations made against him and that his accusers are making up their stories, including one suggesting she was home while Sandusky attacked a boy who screamed for help.


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Obama defends American faith amid GOP critique (AP)

FILE - In this Nov. 30, 2011, file photo President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign fundraiser event in New York. 'Sometimes the pundits and the newspapers and the TV commentators love to talk about how America is slipping and America is in decline,' Obama said. 'That's not what you feel when you're in Asia. They're looking to us for leadership. They know that America is great not just because we're powerful, but also because we have a set of values that the world admires,' he said about his recent trip to Asia, highlighting the United States' role as the strongest and most influential nation on earth.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP – Republican Mitt Romney accuses President Barack Obama of considering America “just another nation.” To other GOP politicians running for the White House, Obama has apologized for the United States and is presiding over the nation’s decline.


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GOP’s Romney defends ad’s use of Obama 2008 line (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, accompanied by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to a group of workers at Nationwide Insurance Company, Wednesday Nov. 23, 2011, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Steve Pope)AP – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is defending a TV ad that quotes President Barack Obama out of context, signaling he’s ready for bare-knuckled campaigning despite sharp complaints from Democrats and some neutral observers.


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Herman Cain sexual harassment claims: Right  defends GOPer, say attacks could help in 2012 

Conservatives have a message for Herman Cain: We’ve got your back. Several right-leaning pundits, politicians and advisers are rushing to the Republican presidential candidate’s defense following bombshell accusations that he sexually harassed two women, claiming he’s a victim of the media and the left.

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Obama defends push to raise taxes on rich (AP)

President Obama gestures during a LinkedIn Town Hall Meeting at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., Monday, Sept. 26, 2011, as he participates in “Putting America Back to Work: LinkedIn Presents a Town Hall with President Obama.”  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP – President Barack Obama on Monday defended his push to tax the rich more to help jolt the economy and rebuild it for the long term, saying the income of well-to-do people has soared while the middle has struggled with no room to spare.


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