SANTORUMS EVERYWHERESantorum Calls on Clones for HelpRick Santorum is starting to tap a network of former staffers and proteges in his home state of Pennsylvania as he contemplates another run for president. Ben Jacobs
CompromisePat Toomey’s Savvy Background CheckGun groups vow revenge, but polls show even Pennsylvania’s GOP voters agree with him. By Patricia Murphy.Patricia Murphy
1930-2012A Kinder, Gentler SpecterFellow non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma sufferer Jamie Reno remembers another side to the senator, who died at 82.Jamie Reno
OBITOne of a Kind SenatorArlen Specter, who died at age 82, was an energetic, aisle-crossing, effective Republican. Eleanor Clift remembers.Eleanor Clift
Washington InsiderSantorum’s Beltway CurseBy defending the ugly compromises of Washington, Rick shoots himself in the foot. Howard Kurtz explains.Howard Kurtz
Nice TrySpecter Haunts the GOP DebateSantorum had good reason to back Specter, writes Ben Jacobs.Ben Jacobs
What Surge?!Mitt Rocks RickMitt won the Mesa, Ariz., debate, but not by enough to change the overall dynamic in the race.Michael Tomasky
Mission PossibleRomney’s Desperate Dive to the RightMitt Romney managed the seemingly impossible task of outflanking Rick Santorum from the right.Paul Begala
BLAHArlen Specter’s Big NightIt’s a rare Republican debate when Arlen Specter merits more mentions than Ronald Reagan. Lloyd Grove on a night to forget.Lloyd Grove
