http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics RSS Feed for NWCN - News - Politics en-us Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:05:02 GMT http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/Gov-Gregoire-to-sign-gay-marriage-bill-on-Monday.html Gov. Chris Gregoire will sign a measure legalizing gay marriage in Washington state into law on Monday. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139179764.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Santorum says he expects to do well in the next GOP presidential contests and will be in a two-man race with Mitt Romney. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139186904.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A day after Mitt Romney regained some momentum in the Republican presidential contest, rival Rick Santorum has gone on the attack. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139157224.html SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown outlined an optimistic political agenda for California Democrats at their party's annual convention Saturday, pitching his accomplishments and goals as he sidestepped an internal party squabble about whether Democrats should support his tax initiative or those being offered by two other Democratically-aligned groups. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139155919.html ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Add another dance move to Michelle Obama's repertoire. This one has to do with a certain celebrity platypus. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139151899.html BOSTON (AP) — Mitt Romney faulted President Barack Obama's original push to require church-affiliated employers to pay for birth control as an "assault on religion," but as Massachusetts governor, Romney was largely silent about a state law that required virtually the same contraceptive coverage. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139153394.html SANFORD, Maine (AP) — Today's caucuses in Maine come down to a competition between one candidate looking for his first win and another looking to end a losing streak. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139144724.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Staggered by Rick Santorum's surge, Mitt Romney is trying to reset his presidential campaign by defining himself as a strict conservative. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139146024.html PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mitt Romney narrowly won Maine's Republican caucuses, state party officials announced Saturday, providing his campaign with a much-needed boost after three straight losses earlier this week. But the former Massachusetts governor won just a plurality of the Maine vote, suggesting he still has work to do to unite GOP voters behind his candidacy. http://www.nwcn.com/news/politics/139132174.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — More than quarter of the Indiana House Democrats who unsuccessfully fought passage of the state's new right-to-work law won't try for re-election this year, further boosting the chances of Republicans strengthening their hold on the chamber.