Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

29 Companies Pull Ads from Limbaugh - and the hits keep coming after talk show host Rush Limbaugh called a Georgetown Law student a "slut". To see the list, click here.

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Romney Wins Prize State of Ohio - once again, Mitt Romney came from behind to beat back a challenger, this time in swing state Ohio, squeaking out a narrow victory. Romney totaled six victories yesterday, Rick Santorum won three states, Newt Gingrich won only his home state of Georgia and Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) had none.

While, Romney's victories have not been convincing, he remains the front runner, with no other announced candidate in position to stop him from his path to the Republican Party nomination.

Total delegates to date: Romney-415, Santorum-176, Gingrich-105 and Paul-47.

All in all, no big surprises on the Republican "not so super" Tuesday primary day.

TPM.com has their thoughts here.

CNN has the Five Things We Learned From Super Tuesday here.

Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post weighs in here.

Politico.com has their Five Super Tuesday Takeaways here.

and Jeff Zeleny of The NY Times adds his thoughts here.

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Kucinich Loses To Kaptur - Republican controlled redistricting in the state resulted in two Democratic incumbent Representatives facing each other with Marcy Kaptur defeating Dennis Kucinich. TPM.com has more here.

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"Joe The Plumber" Wins in Ohio - Samuel Wurzelbacher, who was used by the McCain 2008 presidential campaign to symbolize blue collar workers, won his primary yesterday. He will face Democrat Marcy Kaptur, who is favored to win. TheHill.com has more here.

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216,000 Private Sector Jobs Added in February - a better than expected number and follows a gain of 173,000 jobs in January. Reuters.com has more here.

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Red Cross Still Denied Access To Homs - even after rebels withdrew, Syrian government shelling of the battered city continued. U.N. aid representatives are trying to negotiate with the Syrian government so Red Cross workers can enter to provide food and aid to wounded. You can read more here.

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George Wenschhof

Ten States Vote Today - a total of 437 delegates are at stake in the Republican party race for the presidential nomination. Rick Santorum is hoping for a victory in Ohio to give his campaign a shot in the arm. Newt Gingrich is wishing for a solid win in his home state of Georgia to justify staying in the race. Ron Paul is, well, just hanging in there. While, the front runner Mitt Romney, hopes to strengthen his lead.

On the Democratic side, an interesting race to watch is the congressional battle between incumbents Dennis Kucinich, a former presidential candidate and Mary Kaptur, forced to face each due to redistricting. Look to see Kaptur win.

The NY Times has their thoughts on the Romney/Santorum battle in Ohio here.

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Obama To Announce New Housing Initiative - in a scheduled press conference, the president will detail his latest effort to help distressed homeowners. Also, expected to be addressed is an agreement reached with major lenders who wrongly foreclosed on members of the military. Politico.com has more here.

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G-8 Summit Moved to Camp David - the May 18-19 meeting of international leaders had been scheduled to take place in Chicago. A White House spokesman said it was hoped the rustic retreat in western Maryland would provide for more intimate discussion. The Washington Post has more here.

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Iran to Allow IAEA Access To Military Site - perhaps, in a sign, sanctions by western nations are working Iran agreed to allow U.N. inspectors access to Parchin, a military site suspected to be used for high explosives research. Reuters.com has more here.

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U.S. and 5 Other Nations Offer Restart of Iran Nuclear Talks - China, Russia, France, Britain, and Germany joined the United States in a letter to Iran offering a start of negotiations surrounding their nuclear development programs. CNN.com has more here.

The letter follows the announcement by Iran they would allow U.N. inspectors access to a military site.

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Romney Ahead in Ohio - as was the case in Michigan, Mitt Romney has come back and now leads Rick Santorum by 3 points (34%-31%) in a Quinnipiac poll conducted March 2-4. Newt Gingrich was at 15% and Rep. Ron Paul at 12%.

In a nationwide poll by The Wall Street Journal/NBC News, Romney leads 38%, Santorum 32%, with Gingrich and Paul at 13%. The Wall Street Journal has more here.

10 GOP primaries, including Ohio, with a total of 412 delegates will be held tomorrow.

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Romney Receives Coburn Endorsement - Oklahoma Republican Senator Tom Coburn added his endorsement to Mitt Romney days before super Tuesday. Oklahoma is one of the ten states holding primaries tomorrow. TheHill.com has more here.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), endorsed Romney the day before. Romney is expected to easily win Virginia where only two candidates met the petition threshold to appear on the ballot.

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Obama Leads All GOP Candidates - Obama 50% - Romney 44%, Obama 53% Santorum 39%, Obama 54% Gingrich 37% and Obama 50% Paul 40%. You can read more here.

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Obama Meets Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu Today - one day after the President gave a strong speech in front of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). President Obama urged the need to allow more time to allow sanctions to work on Iran, but stressed he was not bluffing when he says the United states will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. The Washington Post has more here.

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Obama Gives AIPAC Speech This Morning - the pivotal speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee coming a day before Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Obama at the White House.

Look to see the President reassure Israel of the U.S. commitment to Israel's security.

The speech, beginning at 10:50 AM ET, will be shown on CNN.

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Add Washington To Recent Victories By Romney - the non binding delegate state won by Mitt Romney Saturday came before ten states vote on Tuesday. Ron Paul, with 25%, nudged out Rick Santorum for second place in the state of Washington. Mainstream media is trying to add drama to the non so super Tuesday primaries when about 400 delegates are at stake.

Pointing to swing state Ohio as a state Romney must win and pointing out if Newt Gingrich can not win his home state of Georgia, he should drop out.

The reality is it is still Romney's nomination to lose as his campaign money and organization will be tough for any of the other candidates to overcome.

Politico.com has their thoughts here.

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Six Advertisers Cancel - Limbaugh Apologizes - as one Facebook poster said others have been fired and removed from the airwaves for less than what Rush Limbaugh said when he referred to Georgetown Law student Sandra Fluke as a "Slut". TPM.com has more here.

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Vote Rigging Charges Comes as Russian Election Begins - reports of voters being bused from polling location to polling location and voting repeatedly mar the election underway to elect the President of Russia. Vladimir Putin, former president and prime minister, is expected to easily win the election. The Washington Post has more here.

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Sunday Morning "Talking Heads" Lineup

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The not so super Tuesday Republican primary, when 11 states hold their primary and 412 delegates are at stake, is only days away and Republican presidential hopefuls will fill the screen on Sunday.

Newt Gingrich, perhaps due to a sagging campaign on the verge of disappearing from the race, is on four of the morning talk shows. Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) is on two and Rick Santorum makes a visit to friendly Fox News Sunday. Only, Mitt Romney, the front runner is absent from the morning "talking heads".

Plan to tune into NBC "Meet The Press" to listen to the banter between Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) who is DNC chair and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) who is House Majority Leader - should prove to be lively.

David Axelrod, Obama campaign strategist, who is becoming a regular on the Sunday morning shows, appears on ABC "This Week".

With the continuing Iran nuclear weapon development saga playing out and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scheduled to meet with President Obama in Washington on Monday, look to see this issue discussed.

CNN "State of The Union" will have the chair of the House Intelligence Committee; Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Democrat ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger (Md.). Martin Indyk, a former U.S. Ambassador to Israel will also appear.

Below, is a quick video preview by Politico.com, followed by my list of the scheduled guests.




NBC "Meet The Press" - Newt Gingrich, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (R-F.a) and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.).

Roundtable with Savannah Guthrie, Atlanta Mayor Kasin Reed, Mike Murphy, and Mark Halperin.

ABC "This Week" - Newt Gingrich and David Axelrod.

Roundtable with Christiane Amanpour, George Will, Donna Brazille, Jeffrey Goldberg, Matthew Dowd, Peggy Noonan and Howard Dean.

CBS "Face The Nation" - Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.). Also appearing is RNC chair Reince Priebus

Roundtable with Norah O'Donnell, John Dickerson, and Michael Gerson.

CNN "State of The Union" - Newt Gingrich and Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.). Former U.S. Israel Ambassador Michael Indyk, former Undersecretary of State Martin Burns and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)

Fox News Sunday - Rick Santorum, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT.).

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Obama Weekly Address

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President Obama continues with his call for Congress to end the 4 Billion in taxpayer money that goes to subsidize oil companies, urging an end to corporate welfare.

The President also pointed out that during his administration, clean renewable energy has almost doubled, creating thousands of new jobs in the process.



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Republican Weekly Address

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Representative Doc Hastings (R-Wash.) continues the age old Republican refrain of "drill, baby, drill". He blamed President Obama on the rising gas prices and called for more domestic drilling in federal owned land, the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline and the loosening of federal regulations.



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