Caucus vote-counting questioned. Top Republicans are calling for a review of the methods used in presidential caucuses after a series of vote-counting mishaps in three early states. Maine on Tuesday became the latest state to fall victim to the caucus bug, with the Bangor Daily News noting that the state GOP declared Mitt Romney the winner of a close race without many localities’ votes being included in the totals.
Santorum releases tax returns•WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is releasing four years’ worth of federal income tax returns. Santorum’s returns show his federal income taxes rose from 2007, when he paid $167,000, to $310,000 in 2009, then dropped to $263,000 in 2010. During that same period, his annual income surged from nearly $660,000 in 2007 to $1.1 million in 2009 before slipping to $923,000 in 2010.
Senate hopefuls in Mass. clash•BOSTON — The debate over religion and federal health care mandates has made its way into Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate race, with Republican Sen. Scott Brown accusing his chief Democratic rival of wanting to “dictate to religious people about what they should believe.” Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren has responded by criticizing Brown for signing on to a bill that would allow employers and health care plans to deny coverage for any service they say violates their moral or religious beliefs.
Denver Post wire services
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