Top of the Hour: Santorum Surges, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

A big night for Rick Santorum as he takes a clean sweep of the Colorado and Minnesota caucuses as well as the Missouri primary. The former Pennsylvania senator took all three contests with at least 40 percent of the vote, even beating Mitt Romney in Missouri by 30 points. After many pundits declared his candidacy dead on arrival, Santorum told supporters, his campaign is back.

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