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Rick Santorum Cancels Iowa Trip After Illness

Former Pennsylvania  Sen. Rick Santorum has cancelled a planned trip to Iowa after being hospitalized Saturday. Santorum, who was second to Mitt Romney in the 2012 Republican presidential primary campaign, had previously announced he would speak Monday at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 13th Annual Spring Kick Off near Des Moines. However, that speech and other Iowa events have been cancelled, Santorum’s non-profit group Patriot Voices said in a statement Sunday: Former […]

Rick Santorum Will Speak at Iowa Event Next Week

Perhaps signaling his intention to make another bid for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, Rick Santorum announced Monday that he will speak at an event next week in Iowa sponsored by the state’s largest social conservative organization. Santorum will give the keynote address at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 13th Annual Spring Kick Off April 15 at Des Moines Christian School in Urbandale. “Senator Santorum’s remarks will focus on the future […]

BREAKING: Rick Santorum Endorses Curtis Bostic in South Carolina 1st District GOP Runoff Against Mark Sanford

Republican Curtis Bostic, fighting a David-and-Goliath battle against former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford in a GOP congressional primary runoff, landed his first major national endorsement today from Rick Santorum. “I am pleased to announce our endorsement of Curtis Bostic in South Carolina’s first congressional district,” said Santorum, who waged his own against-the-odds campaign against Mitt Romney for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. “Curtis’ groundswell finish to a runoff spot signals a […]

Rick Santorum Says New Pope 'Has the Heart of the People'

Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum praised the new Pope in a briefing for bloggers Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). “I am excited about this Pope, because he is a man that has the heart of the people,” said Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and devout Catholic, in response to a question about the former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio. “Francis I understands the mission of the Church.” […]

An Unlikely Super Bowl Endorsement?

Politics and sports have certain parallels. You have an offense and a defense, fair-weather fans and those bad calls by the refs. You could read the following prediction by former presidential candidate and Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum for hidden meanings. But there’s no need to. As a life-long Bengals fan, I understand why a Steelers fan would write this. It still doesn’t make it right. A prediction is easy compared […]