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• Precinct Caucus Night in Minnesota
  

  Last night was caucus night in Minnesota. Though conservatives are dispirited elsewhere across the nation, there was no lack of enthusiasm at the Benton County precinct caucuses.

  Four years ago, 230 people attended the precinct caucuses. This year, 284 attended, almost a 25% increase.

  In addition to the increased attendance, there were other big stories. For instance, Mitt slipped from winning the Benton County straw poll in 2008 with 107 votes to finishing last this year with a paltry 19 votes. That’s a drop of 80%.

  
  
  
  
• Last Night's Late Debate: Minnesota Caucus Night
  

  Last night, before we could get to the exciting Minnesota Caucus results, Jon Potter from the Fan Freedom Project called in to tell us about restrictive online sports tickets. For the rest of the program, we took your phone calls to hear how your caucus night went and what Rick Santorum's victories mean for the future of the presidential race.

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  Tonight: Radio Professional Ron Rosenbaum. You can hear the Late Debate every Sunday to Thursday from 10pm to Midnight on 95.9FM in the North Metro. You can also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes.

  
  
  
  
• ObamaCare Violating Religious Freedom
  

  And so the evidence of how ObamaCare is violating individual freedom and liberty continues.  The rules and requirements of the new healthcare law continue to be rolled out and the latest is a finalized rule that requires nearly all employers to include free birth control, including the controversial morning after pill, in their health insurance plans.

  
  
  
  
• Halftime in America: Ad Parody
  

  There's disagreement over the Super Bowl Chrysler ad featuring Clint Eastwood as to whether it was political or not. The ad may have inspired some Americans, but also inspired some parody treatment:

  
  
  
  
• Santorumized for Your Protection
  

  So it turns out the Rick Santorum won all three contests yesterday. What does it all mean? I don't know, but I have a few guesses:

  • Social issues aren't necessarily going to be the prime mover in this election, but two things have happened in recent days that help Santorum. First, the decision that Obama and his minions have made in dictating to the Catholic church concerning insurance mandates has raised a lot of eyebrows. There are a lot of people who are only nominally Catholic in this country, but those who are committed churchgoers are getting an earful right now. And Santorum, as a committed churchgoing Catholic, has likely received some benefit.