First Word: Presidents’ Day

As the nation spends the day commemorating our past Presidents it also finds itself mired in deciding who will be its next. Here are some headlines shaping those prospects today.

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• Santorum defends attacks on President Obama’s “theology”
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• Santo has big lead in Texas
• Longtime presidential observer Walter Shapiro thinks Romney is doomed 
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• Romney needs help from Donald Trump to campaign in his own home state
• Robert Reich: The factory jobs aren’t coming back
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• In NC, gay man fired for marrying partner
• Oscar voters overwhelmingly white, male