Mitt Romney facing hurdle in tonight’s GOP debate

Romney is looking to regain momentum and swing voters away from a surging Rick Santorum.

Obama donations fall short of ’08

A Globe analysis shows contributions to President Obama and the Democratic National Committee combined were down 30 percent last month compared with January four years ago.

Geithner outlines proposed corporate tax cuts

President Obama’s plan would reduce corporate tax rates to 28 percent from its current 35 percent and eliminate dozens of loopholes and subsidies.

Brian McGrory

Shining a new light on a Kennedy line

A secret whispered from the grave by a former Boston Police detective to his son suggests that JFK’s most famous Inaugural Address line might not be an original.

Mitt Romney, campaigning in Michigan, has been drawn out on religious issues by a birth control coverage controversy.

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Political Notebook

Mitt Romney says Obama administration fights religion

The GOP presidential candidate said that President Obama’s administration sought to pursue a secular agenda, while Obama’s campaign called Romney’s comments disgraceful.

Court to hear challenge to race-conscious admissions

The Supreme Court agreed to hear the case involving the University of Texas, an indication that the justices might be prepared to do away with affirmative action policies.

GOP super PACs buoyed by major donors in January

Super PACs supporting Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney raised $17 million last month and spent nearly $24 million on ads in key primary states.

Governor Deval Patrick spoke at the dedication of the Berkshire Wind Power Project in May 2011.

Opinion

Governor Patrick’s environmental legacy is at risk

Massachusetts can be a national leader on energy, the environment, and job creation, but the task remains unfinished, writes George Bachrach, president of the Environmental League of Mass.

“Across the range from small to large, there have been a lot of people who bought in [to Obama] last time that aren’t buying in four years later.”

Sean Spicer,  spokesman for the RNC

2012 Massachusetts Senate race

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Funding the Massachusetts race for US Senate

The contest between Senator Scott Brown and likely challenger Elizabeth Warren is on pace to be among the most expensive in the US.

Political Notebook

Political Notebook

Mitt Romney, campaigning in Michigan, has been drawn out on religious issues by a birth control coverage controversy.

Mitt Romney says Obama administration fights religion

The GOP presidential candidate said that President Obama’s administration sought to pursue a secular agenda, while Obama’s campaign called Romney’s comments disgraceful.

Political Intelligence