Yahoo! News: Elections 2012

Romney works to fend off Santorum challenge (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ducks out onto stage to speak at a campaign rally in Grand Junction, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - Sensing a possible threat, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney criticized rival Rick Santorum's time in the Senate as "not effective" because of his past support for spending on pork-barrel projects as he worked to fend off an unexpected challenge in the next states to vote.


Michigan Senate candidate slammed over Asian campaign ad (Reuters) Reuters - A Michigan Republican Senate candidate's campaign ad showing an Asian actress speaking in halting English drew fire from Asian-American and civil rights groups on Monday who said the commercial plays on racial stereotypes.

Romney campaign takes aim at rival Santorum (Reuters) Reuters - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's firepower on Rick Santorum to head off the former senator's surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.

Lockheed's F-35 fighter jet under renewed pressure (Reuters) Reuters - Key U.S. senators raised fresh questions about Lockheed Martin Corp's $382 billion F-35 fighter program on Monday as the Pentagon's top weapons buyer underscored deep flaws in the way the multinational arms program was set up from the start.

Romney: No Komen money for Planned Parenthood (AP) AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn't think a prominent breast cancer charity should continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortion services.

Minnesota GOP Caucus Voter Guide (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - The four remaining GOP presidential hopefuls now turn their focus to the Minnesota caucus. Five states have completed the selection process for president in 2012 and Mitt Romney is the front-runner. Voice of America states public opinion polls in the state reveal any one of the candidates can win the state's caucus.

Gov. Perry ventures back into Texas public eye (AP) AP - Rick Perry acknowledged Monday that he's not used to losing but also vowed "I'm not slipping off into the sunset" while promising to battle federal energy and environmental policies he says would cost Texas jobs.

The Romney Family's Polygamist History (ContributorNetwork) ContributorNetwork - As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is not allowed to have more than one living wife. Not only is it illegal in the U.S., it is also grounds for excommunication from the church, which Mormons believe denies someone access to their family and to the highest heaven in the next life.

A political tip sheet for the rest of us (AP)

Republican presidential candidate former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at the Colorado Energy Summit in Golden, Colo., Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)AP - A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, Monday, Feb. 6, 2012:


Congress passes FAA bill that speeds switch to GPS (AP) AP - A bill to speed the nation's switch from radar to an air traffic control system based on GPS technology, and to open U.S. skies to unmanned drone flights within four years, received final congressional approval Monday.