Romney promises to get more aggressive with Santorum
Washington (CNN) - Suddenly facing new questions about the strength of his candidacy, GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney indicated Wednesday he's prepared to wage a more aggressive campaign against Rick Santorum, the surprise winner of all three of Tuesday's Republican contests.
"We think we can beat Sen. Santorum where we compete head-to-head in an aggressive way, and we obviously didn't do that in Colorado or Minnesota to the extent that (Santorum's) campaign did," Romney told reporters.
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Video: Top Democrat on battle over birth control
(CNN) - Archbishop Timothy Dolan said Wednesday he hoped the White House compromises on a new contraception policy. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, reacts.
Bachmann: Santorum win a 'shot across the bow'
(CNN) - Rick Santorum's trio of wins in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado can be attributed to a renewed focus on social issues, Santorum's one-time rival Rep. Michele Bachmann said Wednesday.
Speaking on CNN's "John King, USA," Bachmann said the surprise victories Tuesday were a "shot across the bow" for the GOP.
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A loaded issue: Newspaper editor gets her gun
(CNN) – It has been her target for four months: legally own a gun in DC.
And today, Emily Miller, an opinion editor for the Washington Times who has chronicled her journey through what she sees as the Washington, DC's maze of firearms regulations, brought home her Sig Sauer P229 9mm handgun.
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Gingrich looks to Super Tuesday lift
(CNN) - Coming off a drubbing by conservative rival Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich plans to head to home turf as part of his strategy to revitalize his struggling presidential campaign with a strong showing in next month's Super Tuesday primaries.
The former House speaker will return to his native Georgia next week for a two-day campaign push, his campaign announced Wednesday.
FULL STORYMcCain blames turnout (not Romney) for Tuesday results
(CNN) – Republican Sen. John McCain downplayed Tuesday's election results and placed the blame for Mitt Romney's losses on low voter turnout.
"I think this really was very small numbers of people that turned out and I respect their views, but I don't believe they are representative of the broad majority of Republican voters," McCain said Wednesday in an interview set to run on CNN's "John King USA." "I really believe that when you have 1% of the registered voters turning out that that's not a very good indicator."
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Obama administration looking to resolve contraception controversy
(CNN) – After an avalanche of criticism, the White House is working on a way to thread the needle on a new health care policy which will require all employers-including religious institutions-to cover contraception in their health insurance plans.
Policy makers are angling for a loophole that would ensure women receive coverage without forcing Catholic charities, hospitals and institutions to pay for it, two senior administration sources told CNN Wednesday.
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Romney: Rivals are 'Republicans who acted like Democrats'
Atlanta (CNN) - The day after an embarrassing defeat in a trio of early voting states, Mitt Romney painted his GOP rivals as standard bearers of a Republican party that "lost its way" in recent years in Washington.
The GOP candidate, faced with a pair of doggedly persistent opponents in former Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, pointed to both men's experience in the nation's capital as a disqualifying factor.
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BLITZER’S BLOG: GOP race won’t be wrapping up soon
(CNN) - This Republican race for the White House now shows no sign of wrapping up any time soon.
Newt Gingrich says he’s ready for it to go all the way to the Republican convention in Tampa at the end of August. He probably will do well in several of the Southern states with contests on Super Tuesday, March 6.
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Vendor who alerted police to Times Square car bomb to run for Congress
New York (CNN) - One of the street vendors who alerted police to a smoking vehicle in Times Square that was later found to be carrying explosives says he's planning to run for Congress.
Duane Jackson, a registered Democrat and Vietnam veteran, told CNN Wednesday he plans to face off against Republican Representative Nan Hayworth in New York's 19th district in the November election.
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