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Mitt Romney's New Campaign Slogan: 'What Happened?' -- VIDEO

By Theresa Poulson

"I haven't seen Rick Santorum so happy since they cancelled Will and Grace," Jay Leno joked about the former Pennsylvania Senator's primary victories in Colorado, Missouri and Minnesota this week.

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Hotline On Call February 8, 2012

First Lady Creams Fallon in Fitness Fight -- VIDEO

By Jenna Zwang

Late-night hosts took aim at Mitt Romney's massive fortune while Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon battled to raise awareness for the "Let's Move!" campaign

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WHITE HOUSE February 7, 2012

White House Blames Republicans for Rules That Allow Super PACs -- VIDEO

By Theresa Poulson

White House reporters on Tuesday pressed spokesman Jay Carney to tell them when President Obama changed his position on super PACs and the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision.

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WHITE HOUSE February 7, 2012

Obama Shoots Marshmallow Through State Dining Room at Science Fair -- VIDEO

By Theresa Poulson

President Obama spent some of his Tuesday morning touring the White House science fair, where he was intrigued by one Phoenix boy's creation.

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Hotline On Call February 7, 2012

Was Mitt Romney the Real Star of the Super Bowl? -- VIDEO

By Jenna Zwang

Jay Leno says Mitt Romney opened the Super Bowl, singing his own rendition of America the Beautiful with country superstars Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton.

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Election 2012 – Managing Alternatives

5:06 p.m.

In politics, the language of choice often comes loaded. School choice. Abortion rights. Public option. Proponents embrace these descriptions to put the best possible face on otherwise contentious issues. This was one of the weeks when the politics of alternatives defined the debate.