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After wins, Rick Santorum rips Mitt Romney

By Shira Schoenberg and Bobby Caina Calvan

 |  Globe Correspondent and Globe Staff  

  February 08, 2012

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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