Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan

Rebecca Kaplan covers the White House as a staff reporter for National Journal.  Kaplan graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010 with a BA in political communication and diplomatic history. Before joining the National Journal, she interned at USA Today, Time Magazine and Slate Magazine. Kaplan is a native of Bethesda, Md.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Tells Tea Party Audience He'd Be Willing to Break Up Illegal Immigrants' Families

TUCSON, Ariz. – Rick Santorum, making rare remarks on immigration before an audience of tea party supporters here, pledged to secure the border and suggested he would be willing to break up families if some members are in Americ...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Attends Church on Ash Wednesday; Gingrich Skips It

The two Catholic candidates still in the Republican presidential race split on what they did on Ash Wednesday. Rick Santorum went to mass in Mesa, Ariz., and emerged with ashes on his forehead. Newt Gingirch didn't attend services...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum: Satan Comments in 2008 'Not Relevant' Today

Asked about a speech he gave three years ago, the Republican presidential candidate says, “I believe in good and evil”--and staying on message.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum: I Was an Outsider Insider

Seeking to blunt attacks by rival Mitt Romney, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum points to his work exposing scandals in Congress.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Aide Corrects Comment About Obama’s 'Radical Islamic Policies'

Rhetorical firebombs are becoming par for the course for Republican Rick Santorum’s presidential campaign. This one apparently was an accident.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum: Climate Science is 'Political Science'

The Republican presidential candidate claims working class roots through his coal-miner grandfather and says climate change science is “political science.”

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Denies Comparing Obama to Hitler

The GOP presidential candidate defended remarks comparing the imperative for Americans to get involved in the 2012 election with the country’s initial reluctance to fight Adolph Hitler’s aggression in Europe.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Rhetoric Gets Sharper

CUMMING, Ga. -- Rick Santorum is sharpening his rhetoric against President Obama on the campaign trail, painting a picture of a president out of touch with the American people that seems aimed at tapping into fear and anger among ...

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Santorum: I'm a Proud Culture Warrior

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Campaigning in Ohio on Saturday, Rick Santorum displayed his culture-warrior side, as he harshly attacked President Obama by suggesting the president wanted to see more disabled babies aborted and accusing him of ...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum: Romney's a Hypocrite For Seeking Olympics Earmarks

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On the 10th anniversary of the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games -- an event Mitt Romney frequently cites as having rescued -- Rick Santorum on Saturday launched a blistering attack on his rival, accusing him of...

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Likens Election to World War II

The Republican presidential candidate urges Ohio voters to consider themselves the next Great Generation to fight the “dark” spreading across the continent.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Endorsed by Former Romney Backer Mike DeWine of Ohio

Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum won a key endorsement on Friday from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, who had earlier backed Mitt Romney. The Ohio primary is one of the big prizes on Super Tuesday, March 6.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Snyder: Let's Stop 'Dwelling' on Auto Bailout

The Republican governor of Michigan says people should look at Mitt Romney’s economic plans and stop focusing on his opposition to the auto bailout.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Defends Record Against Romney Attacks

In a speech to Detroit Economic Club, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania argues that he was a fiscal conservative in Congress and explains his support for private-sector unions.

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Santorum Made $1 Million a Year, Tax Returns Show

The former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania made his money as a business consultant in Washington, D.C., and paid 25-30 percent in taxes.

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COLUMNS
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The New Democratic Litmus Test

February 18, 2012
Obama likely will be the last Democrat to win party's presidential nomination without backing same-sex marriage.
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Black History or American History: What’s the Difference?

February 16, 2012

I’ve often wondered what it meant that the month we set aside to take special note of African-American achievement is the one that’s usually only 28 days long.

Charlie Cook: Charlie Cook's The Cook Report

Risky Business

February 16, 2012
Don’t be fooled into thinking that today’s events will turn November’s election. A lot of time remains.
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