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Rick Santorum is a former Pennsylvania Senator and attorney. After losing his seat in the 2006 election to Bob Casey, Santorum joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center as a Senior Fellow. Santorum got his start in politics working as a volunteer for the late Senator John Heinz in the state he formerly represented.
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Fast Facts:
- Born: May 10, 1958 in Wincester, Virginia
- Spouse: Karen Garver Santorum
- Alma Mater: Penn State University
- Former Chairman, Senate Republican Conference
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Possible candidate for Pennsylvania Governor in 2010
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Comments about Homosexuality
In an interview given to The Associated Press in 2003, Rick Santorum stated (regarding a Washington Post article he wrote partially blaming the Catholic Church scandal on liberalism), "We're not talking about priests with 3-year-olds, or 5-year-olds. We're talking about a basic homosexual relationship. Which, again, according to the world view sense is a perfectly fine relationship as long as it's consensual between people. If you view the world that way, and you say that's fine, you would assume that you would see more of it." He went on to say that, "we have laws in states, like the one at the Supreme Court right now, that has sodomy laws and they were there for a purpose. Because, again, I would argue, they undermine the basic tenets of our society and the family." -
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Rick Santorum Questions
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OPEN THREAD: Rick Astley Vs Nine Inch Nails mash-up 3 AnswersThere's just something about the pitch of his voice that doesn't go well with the lovely NIN drone. I had my nose kinda scrunched up while listening to it, so I... read more -
One a scale of (1-10) 10 being the highest rating, how do you rate GM CEO Rick Wagners performance? 1 AnswerI would rate his performance as about a 1. Of the "Big Three", only GM and Chrysler needed bailouts, and of those two, only GM needed more than one. For years... read more -
Revenge or Truth? What do you think of Jon Stewarts take on CNBC and Rick Santelli? 6 AnswersTruth. While I think there is a certain amount of vengence being taken here, Stewart is not one to pull his punches when he disagrees with his guests; take a lo... read more -
If you were not allowed to write books, what would you do instead? 4 AnswersThis is actually a much tougher question than I thought it would be. If I could not write books, I'm sure I would do the usual thing and write other stuff. Poe... read more
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Rick Santorum Recent News
- Google News: Santorum
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- Philly.com: "Critic of Santorum is running for U.S. House" (October 10, 2007)
- Daily Examiner: Rick Santorum Eyes 2010 Guv Opening (October 1, 2007)
- American Prospect: The FundamentaList (No. 1) (September 19, 2007)
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Santorum to contribute to Fox News" (March 1, 2007)
- National Review Online: Rick’s Return (January 9, 2007)
- Google News: Santorum
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Rick Santorum Timeline
- May 10, 1958: Born
- January 3, 1991: Enters U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania's 18th District
- January 4, 1995: Assumes office as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania
- January 3, 2007: Succeeded in Senate by Bob Casey
- March, 2007: Joins law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC



