Romney clinches Republican nomination
(Mary Altaffer / AP)
Mitt Romney won the Texas primary Tuesday and passed the threshold of 1,144 delegates required for the GOP presidential nomination. But his historic feat as the first Mormon to win a major party’s nomination and his economic message were overshadowed by Donald Trump, who again aired his doubts about the president’s birth certificate.
House to vote on abortion bill
The measure bans procedures based on a child’s sex, but it may fail because of the way Republicans plan to bring it to a vote.
In Texas, more challenges to the Republican establishment
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst heads to a runoff against a tea party challenger in the Senate primary.
For Mormons, a quiet milestone
Romney’s nomination signals how far his faith, and the country’s acceptance of it, has come.
Monks go to court to sell their caskets
Lawyers helping a group of Louisiana monks in their fight to sell caskets hope for a Supreme Court review of state regulations.
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Prime-age workers are still lost
in the U.S. recession’s undertow
Percentage of those ages 25 to 54 who have jobs is smaller than at any time in 23 years before recession.
First lady, first-time gardener
She’s talking about her new book, “American Grown,” on starting the White House kitchen garden.
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