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2012 Candidates Weekly Update 12/21/10
Civil Rights: In Weekly Standard profile, Barbour lauds racist, pro-segregation Council of Conservative Citizens, doesn’t remember Jim Crow era as “that bad” (TPM, The Hill; 12/20).
Mississippi: Tries to shape his legacy as governor (Clarion Ledger, 12/19).
CPAC: Set to address Conservative Political Action Committee conference in February (ACU, 12/16).
Fox News: As a guest, Rep. Anthony Weiner asks Huckabee, “How Much Do You Make Over There At Fox?” (Mediaite, 12/18).
Health Care: Backs 9/11 First Responders care bill blocked by GOP (HuffPo, 12/17).
Religious Right: Signs letter defending SPLC-designated anti-gay hate groups (RWW, 12/15).
Obama: Palin continues to knock Michelle Obama in her Reality TV show (LA Times, 12/20).
Poll: New ABC-WaPo poll shows that a majority of Americans would refuse to back Palin for President (The Fix, 12/17).
Foreign Policy: Pens National Review column against START Treaty (NRO, 12/17).
Labor: Claims about public sector workers receives “pants on fire” rating by PolitiFact (PolitiFact, 12/16).
Health Care: Compares health care reform law to “drug dealing” (Minnesota Independent, 12/15).
Religious Right: Signs letter defending SPLC-designated anti-gay hate groups (RWW, 12/15).
2012: Will decide in January whether to run for President or Governor of Indiana (Politico, 12/20).
Religious Right: Uses unemployment as a reason to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood; signs letter defending SPLC-designated anti-gay hate groups (RWW, 12/20; 12/15).
Health Care: Romney “trying to have it both ways” on health insurance mandate (Boston Globe, 12/19).
GOP: Conservatives debate whether Romney has firm ideas or just panders to base (The Atlantic, 12/17).
Iowa: Meets with far-right American Principles Project, touts his socially conservative views (Caffeinated Thoughts, 12/18).
Taxes: Opposes tax compromise, says Republicans didn’t “keep their pledge” (CNN, 12/16).
Religious Right: Signs letter defending SPLC-designated anti-gay hate groups (RWW, 12/15).
Congress: Accuses Democrats of “flouting” midterm election by passing major bills during lame duck session (AP, 12/20).
New Hampshire: Says he is considering presidential run during interview on NH radio station (WMUR, 12/17).
Taxes: Criticizes Republican opponents of the tax compromise as “politically expedient” (HuffPo, 12/15).
