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After wins, Rick Santorum rips Mitt Romney

Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum, fresh off his upset victories in three non-binding nominating contests, has immediately started attacking the Republican frontrunner, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney. Speaking in a series of TV appearances this morning, Santorum referred to Romney as “Mr. Big Government.” On CNN, Santorum said Romney “was for government takeover of health care, was for government takeover of the private sector in the Wall Street bailout, and was for the government takeover of industry and energy with cap-and-trade.”

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Santorum is merely a blip on the radar. He'll be less entertaining to watch than the equally soon-to-be irrelevant Newt Gingrich but at least this keeps the first half of this game interesting.