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Republican from Pennsylvania
Rick Santorum is a former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania and a Republican presidential candidate for 2012.
Recent statements involving Rick Santorum
Says in the last 20 years, the French have not "stood by" the United States on foreign policy.
"Romney adviser admits Romneycare was blueprint for Obamacare."
"In 2006, I went out and authored a letter with 24 other senators asking for major reform of Freddie and Fannie, warning of a meltdown and a bubble in the housing market."
"Romneycare … is a top-down, government-run health care system."
Recent stories featuring Rick Santorum
In Context: Santorum on Satan:
In the latest installment in our occasional series, we provide the full context for Rick Santorum's 2008 comments about Satan.
Primary preview: Santorum on Freddie and Fannie:
Super Tuesday, the multi-state primary day, is less than a month away. Ohio is one of the key states, so we're spotlighting statements from the GOP candidates.
Rick Santorum said recently that he warned in 2006 of a meltdown in the housing market. We took a look.
Familiar claim in Ron Paul ad slamming Rick Santorum:
Presidential hopeful from Texas says rival former senator from Pennsylvania doubled the size of the U.S. Education Department. No single lawmaker could do that, we figure. Besides, the department's budget did not double when Republicans dominated.
In Context: Santorum on women in combat:
Here's the full context for the controversial remark by the Pennsylvania Republican on women in combat.
PolitiFact's guide to the Florida GOP primary:
We review our fact-checking of the TV ads and debates for the Florida primary.
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