With an on-screen headline describing the annual Conservative Political Action Conference as a "Battle for the Base," correspondent Kelly O'Donnell remarked: "...the Republican Party stars are, in essence, competing to outdo each other taking apart President Obama. From Florida, Senator Marco Rubio....to those former candidates who gave the primary season a fleeting spark."
Earlier in the report, O'Donnell proclaimed that Rick Santorum had "...pounded away again at the White House for its battle over contraception coverage with the Church" in a campaign speech on the campaign trail.
Here is a portion of the February 10 report:
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KELLY O'DONNELL: Rick Santorum, fresh off his three wins and his largest crowd. About 4,000 at Oral Roberts University, a Christian school where Santorum pounded away again at the White House for its battle over contraception coverage with the Church.
SANTORUM: You know, it's the Catholic Church. But it's the Catholic Church first. It won't be the last if they get away with it.
MARCO RUBIO: The President of the United States looks like he's a really good father, looks like he's a really good husband, but he is a terrible president.
O'DONNELL: To those former candidates who gave the primary season a fleeting spark.
MICHELE BACHMANN: Which is why Barack Obama cannot have a second term as president.
HERMAN CAIN: He says on TV, and I quote, "I deserve another term." For what?
RICK PERRY: If it's halftime in America, I'm fearful of what the final score's going to be if we let this president start the second half as the quarterback.
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