Illusions of a brokered Republican convention became a little more real over the weekend as the political world began to take such a prospect seriously. This week's primary contests can put an end to such daydreaming or create a never-ending nightmare for the Romney campaign. Here are some stories setting the stage and shaping tonight's rundown.
- Haley Barbour: Contested convention "not necessarily bad"
- Karl Rove: Long GOP primary "a negative"
- Santorum: brokered convention more likely
- Romney's top fundraising zip codes are super fancy
- Santo tells Illinois crowd Romney "abandoned freedom" by passing RomneyCare
- Will apathy be Romney's downfall in Illinois?
- Romney: "The economy is coming back"
- Rick Santorum takes on urban America
- Hollow "Latino win" for Mitt in Puerto Rico
- The charts that prove President Obama does not set gas prices
- Documents show Bin Laden concerns about President Obama
- Leslie Gelb: Too risky to withdraw from Afghanistan now
- Syria's first lady: "I am the real dictator"
- Why health care reform will survive the Supreme Court
- Bristol Palin wants a phone call from President Obama
- The role of gun laws in the Trayvon Martin tragedy