Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney | World news

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=7YQSqjSh" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("http://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile","20120105015105","http://web.archive.org/","web","https://web-static.archive.org/_static/", "1325728265"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=p7PEIJWi" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://web-static.archive.org/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <script type="text/javascript"> document.domain = "guardian.co.uk"; </script> <meta charset="utf-8"/>  <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ OAS_url = 'http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://oas.guardian.co.uk/RealMedia/ads/'; OAS_sitepage = "www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile/oas.html"; OAS_listpos = 'Top,Middle2,Right1,x31,Position4'; OAS_query = 'k=usa&k=rick-santorum&k=republican-presidential-nomination-2012&k=iowa&k=world&k=us-elections-2012&cf=us+elections&pid=&ct=article&pt=article&'; OAS_target = '_blank'; OAS_rn = '001234567890'; OAS_rns = '1234567890'; OAS_rn = new String (Math.random()); OAS_rns = OAS_rn.substring (2, 11); //]]> </script> <meta http-equiv="Content-Style-Type" content="text/css"/> <link rel="canonical" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile"/> <meta name="description" content="Deeply socially conservative and competitive, the former Pennsylvania senator is treading the Huckabee route to nomination – but his beliefs may hold him back nationally"/> <link rel="image_src" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/4/1325703044272/Rick-Santorum-003.jpg"/> <meta name="DC.date.issued" content="2012-01-04"> <meta property="og:title" content="Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney"/> <meta property="og:type" content="article"/> <meta property="article:published_time" content="2012-01-04T18:56:39Z"/> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2012-01-04T20:51:49Z"/> <meta property="article:author" content="http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/paulharris"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="Rick Santorum"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="World news"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="Republican presidential nomination 2012"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="US elections 2012"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="United States"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="Iowa"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="New Hampshire"/> <meta property="article:tag" content="Republicans"/> <meta property="article:section" content="World news"/> <meta property="og:url" content="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile"/> <meta property="og:image" content="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/https://static-secure.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/4/1325703045342/Rick-Santorum-004.jpg"/> <meta property="og:site_name" content="the Guardian"/> <meta property="og:description" content="Deeply socially conservative and competitive, the former Pennsylvania senator is treading the Huckabee route to nomination – but his beliefs may hold him back nationally"/> <meta property="fb:app_id" content="180444840287"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Rick Santorum,World news,Republican presidential nomination 2012,US elections 2012,United States,Iowa,New Hampshire,Republicans,World news"/> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="/web/20120105015105im_/http://www.guardian.co.uk/favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon"/> <link rel="shorturl" href="http://gu.com/p/34fxm"/> <title> Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney | World news | The Guardian </title> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/world/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="World news RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/rick-santorum/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Rick Santorum RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republican-presidential-nomination-2012/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Republican presidential nomination 2012 RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-elections-2012/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="US elections 2012 RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="United States RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iowa/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Iowa RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-hampshire/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="New Hampshire RSS feed"/> <link href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republicans/rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Republicans RSS feed"/> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (!commonStaticRoot) { var commonStaticRoot = "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/"; } if (!sectionStaticRoot) { var sectionStaticRoot = "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/world/"; } if (!staticHost) { var staticHost="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/"; } if (!sitePrefixUrl) { var sitePrefixUrl = "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk"; } //]]> </script> <link rel="alternate stylesheet" title="No layout" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/styles/no-layout.css" media="screen" class="contrast" id="no-layout-sheet"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/styles/article-top.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/styles/print.css" media="print" class="contrast"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/zones/news/styles/zone-accent.css" media="screen" class="contrast"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/styles/base-typography.css" media="screen"/>     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://combo.guim.co.uk/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/badge+content-actions+default-ad-placeholders+header-local-info+page-toolbox+related-keywords+series-component+sprites+top-navigation+top-navigation-drop-down.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://combo.guim.co.uk/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/m-482~public/css/jobs-box-4+m-87~styles/twitter-app+m-963~related-information/static/related-information-7.css" media="screen"/> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105cs_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/styles/article-page-typography.css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript"> var _sf_startpt=(new Date()).getTime(); </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js"></script> <script>window.jQuery || document.write('<script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/libs/jquery/1.6.4/jquery.min.js">\x3C/script>')</script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/libs/jquery/cookie/1.0.0/jquery.cookie.js"></script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/libs/jquery/writeCapture/1.0.5/jquery.writeCapture.min.js"></script> <script>var jQ = jQuery.noConflict();</script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://cdn.optimizely.com/js/10822091.js"></script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/libs/requirejs/1.0.1/requirejs.js" data-main="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/main.js" data-requirements="gu/author-twitter-handles" id="require-js-script"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function insertStyleSheet(href) { var styleObject = document.createElement('link'); styleObject.setAttribute('href', commonStaticRoot + href); styleObject.setAttribute('type', 'text/css'); styleObject.setAttribute('media', 'screen'); styleObject.setAttribute('rel', 'stylesheet'); var head = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; head.appendChild(styleObject); } insertStyleSheet('styles/js-on.css'); insertPluckStylesheet = true; //]]> </script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/gu-core.js"></script> <script> //<![CDATA[ function init() { urlStack.clearUrlStack(); var signOutLink = document.getElementById("sign-out"); if (signOutLink) { signOutLink.onclick = signOut; } // Purely styling jQ('.js-show').removeClass('js-show'); } guardian.r2.resourceRoot = "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://resource.guim.co.uk/"; var pageUrl = "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile"; var pageSignature = "d9bee453c8a3cdfb91d12329739183cfb6c1c96ed3fdfba1c656fec5f6c3bbc8"; var thirdPartyReferralCookieService = new guardian.r2.ThirdPartyReferralCookieService(); thirdPartyReferralCookieService.setThirdPartyReferralCookie(); var urlStack = new UrlStack(".guardian.co.uk"); var communitiesSite = false; guardian.r2.signInListeners = new guardian.r2.SignInListeners(); (function () { var signInView = new guardian.r2.SignInView("http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/md5.js", communitiesSite); guardian.r2.signInController = new guardian.r2.SignInController(signInView, guardian.r2.signInListeners, "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tools/signin", pageUrl, pageSignature); }) (); (function () { var profileLinkView = new guardian.r2.ProfileLinkView(); profileLinkController = new guardian.r2.ProfileLinkController(profileLinkView, "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/user/"); }) (); jQ(document).ready(init); //]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://combo.guim.co.uk/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/convertJSONtoAd+common/scripts/formChecker+common/scripts/glossaryPopupView+common/scripts/guardian.r2.EmailToAFriend+common/scripts/guardian.r2.OmnitureTracking+common/scripts/guardian.r2.ShareThis+common/scripts/sendtoafriend+common/scripts/shareCounts+common/scripts/signinTopNav+common/scripts/tweet_button.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://combo.guim.co.uk/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/m-87~js/guardian.r2.TwitterApp.ver2.js"></script> <script src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/external-scripts/mvt/cm_lib_compressed.js"></script> </head> <body class=" article "> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="header"> <div id="sub-header"> <div id="fake-bar"></div> <div class="top-navigation twelve-col initially-off"> <div class="user-functions"> <div id="video-settings"> <div class="cookied"> <p class="on"><a class="autoplay-off" href="#skiplinks">Turn autoplay off</a></p> <p class="off"><a class="autoplay-on" href="#skiplinks">Turn autoplay on</a></p> </div> <div class="not-cookied"> <p>Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off</p> </div> </div> <div id="skiplinks"> <ul> <li><a href="#box" accesskey="s">Jump to content [s]</a></li> <li><a href="#global-nav" accesskey="0">Jump to site navigation [0]</a></li> <li><a href="#searchbeta" accesskey="4">Jump to search [4]</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://guardian.co.uk/Users/help/article/0,,933909,00.html" accesskey="8">Terms and conditions [8]</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="edition-selector"> <div id="drop-down-edition" class="drop-down"> <h2>Edition: <span class="current-edition">US</span></h2> <ul class="initially-off"> <li><a id="editionSwitchLink" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardiannews.com/uk-home?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT9474">UK</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="user-details"> <span><a class="same-page-login-required" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/identity/signin?returnUrl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile&sig=d9bee453c8a3cdfb91d12329739183cfb6c1c96ed3fdfba1c656fec5f6c3bbc8">Sign in</a></span> <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://m.guardian.co.uk/" class="register-required">Mobile</a></span> </div> <div id="drop-down-1" class="drop-down"> <h2> About us </h2> <ul class="initially-off"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/info" class="link-text">About us</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/contact-us" class="link-text">Contact us</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/gnm-press-office" class="link-text">Press office</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/terms-of-service" class="link-text">Terms of service</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/privacy-policy" class="link-text">Privacy policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/subscription-services" class="link-text">Subscribe</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="other-functions"> <div id="drop-down-3" class="drop-down mirror"> <h2> Subscribe </h2> <ul class="initially-off"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/iphone/guardian" class="link-text">Guardian iPhone</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/ipad/guardian-ipad-edition" class="link-text">iPad edition</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Guardian-and-the-Observer/dp/B004MME3M8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3TVV12T0I6NSM&s=digital-text&qid=1310129212&sr=1-2" class="link-text">Kindle</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://guardian.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx" class="link-text">Digital edition</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/subscription-services" class="link-text">All our services</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> ensurePackage('guardian.r2'); guardian.r2.dropDownMenu = function () { // bar set up jQ('.top-navigation').show().addClass('top-navigation-js'); jQ('#fake-bar').remove(); // functionality jQ('.drop-down').mouseover(function() { jQ(this).find('ul').css('display', 'block'); }); jQ('.drop-down').mouseout(function() { jQ(this).find('ul').css('display', 'none'); }); }; jQ(document).ready(function() { var myDropDownMenu = new guardian.r2.dropDownMenu(); }); </script> <div id="Top" class=" hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-Top"></div> </div> </div> <div id="guardian-logo"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardiannews.com/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/logos/the-guardian/news.gif" width="115" height="22" alt="The Guardian home"/></a> </div> <form id="searchbeta" method="get" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/search" onsubmit="return searchWeb('http://www.guardian.co.uk/websearch', 'http://www.guardian.co.uk/search', 'http://www.guardian.co.uk/discussion/search/comments/');"> <input type="text" name="q" placeholder="Your search terms..."/> <select name="section" id="gu-site-search" style="z-index: 0 !important;"> <option value="" id="search-guardian">The Guardian</option> <option value="uk|world" id="search-section" selected="selected">UK and World news</option> <option value="search-contributions" id="search-contributions">User comments</option> <option value="web" id="search-web">Web</option> </select> <input type="submit" value="Search"/> </form> <div id="zones-nav"> <div id="global-nav"> <ul> <li class="first news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardiannews.com/">News</a> </li> <li class="news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa">US</a> </li> <li class="news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world">World</a> </li> <li class="sport"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport">Sports</a> </li> <li class="comment"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/america">Comment</a> </li> <li class="culture"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture">Culture</a> </li> <li class="business"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/business">Business</a> </li> <li class="environment"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment">Environment</a> </li> <li class="news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/science">Science</a> </li> <li class="travel"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel">Travel</a> </li> <li class="news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology">Tech</a> </li> <li class="news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media">Media</a> </li> <li class="life-and-style"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle">Life & style</a> </li> <li class="global"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/apps">Apps</a> </li> <li class="last news"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/data">Data</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="crumb-wrapper"> <ul class="crumb-nav"> <li id="crumb1"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardiannews.com/">News</a> </li> <li id="crumb2"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world">World news</a> </li> <li id="crumb3"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/rick-santorum">Rick Santorum</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="box"> <div id="article-header"> <div id="main-article-info"> <h1>Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney</h1> <p id="stand-first" class="stand-first-alone">Deeply socially conservative and competitive, the former Pennsylvania senator is treading the Huckabee route to nomination – but his beliefs may hold him back nationally</p> </div> <ul id="content-actions" class="share-links"> <li class="share-links"> <ul> <li class="full-line tweet tweet_button"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://gu.com/p/34fxm/tw" data-via="guardian" data-counturl="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile" data-related="guardianworld" data-text="Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney">Tweet this</a> </li> <li class="third-party-tool full-line facebook"> <iframe src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105if_/http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?app_id=178412055558267&href=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile&send=false&layout=button_count&width=140&show_faces=false&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&font=arial&height=21" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="border:none; overflow:hidden; width:140px; height:21px;" allowtransparency="true"></iframe> </li> <li class="third-party-tool last-line reddit"> <span class="reddit_button"> <a target="http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&amp;title=" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title="> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_reddit.gif"/> </a> <a target="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&amp;title=" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=">reddit this</a> </span> <script type="text/javascript">omnitracker.omniTrackEVarEvent( 12, 16, 'World news: Reddit', 'click', '.reddit a' );</script> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <ul class="article-attributes b4"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/paulharris" rel="author"> <img class="contributor-pic-small" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/red/blue_pics/2010/10/13/paulharris_140x140.jpg" width="60" height="60" alt="Paul Harris byline photo" title="Contributor picture"/> </a> </li> <li id="contrib-shift"><ul> <li class="byline"> <div class="contributer-full"> <a class="contributor" rel="author" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/paulharris"> Paul Harris</a> in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-hampshire" title="More from guardian.co.uk on New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </div> </li> <li class="publication"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/">guardian.co.uk</a>, <time datetime="2012-01-04T13:56EST" pubdate>Wednesday 4 January 2012 13.56 EST</time> </li> <li class="history js-show"> <a class="rollover history-link" href="#history-link-box">Article history</a> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="history-link-box" style="width: 460px"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>About this article</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#history-link-box">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="section"> <h1>Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney</h1> This article was published on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/">guardian.co.uk</a> at <time datetime="2012-01-04T19:00EST" pubdate>13.56 EST on Wednesday 4 January 2012</time>. A version appeared on p20 of the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/jan/05/mainsection">Main section</a> section of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian">the Guardian</a> on <time datetime="2012-01-04" pubdate><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/jan/05">Wednesday 4 January 2012</a></time>. It was last modified at <time datetime="2012-01-04T19:06EST">19.06 EST on Wednesday 4 January 2012</time>. </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul></li> </ul> <div id="article-wrapper"> <div id="article-body-blocks"> <span class="inline embed embed-media"> <script type="text/javascript"> function getOmnitureAccount_1365591369001(){ return "guardiangu-news,guardiangu-network"; } function getOmnitureData_1365591369001() { var omniture = new Object(); omniture.prop43="Video"; omniture.prop44="Highlights from Rick Santorum\'s campaign for president - video:Video:1684069"; omniture.prop45="Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney:Article:1684039"; omniture.eVar43="Video"; omniture.eVar44="Highlights from Rick Santorum\'s campaign for president - video:Video:1684069"; omniture.eVar45="Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney:Article:1684039"; return omniture; } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> supports_local_storage = function () { try { return 'localStorage' in window && window.localStorage !== null; } catch (e) { return false; } }; mediaPreference = function (pref) { if (pref === 'html' && checkGuardianCodecs()) { localStorage.setItem("mediaPreference", pref); return "You have set your audio/video preference to 'html'. Run this function again with a blank argument to reset to Flash. Some of our videos are only available in Flash."; } else if (pref === 'html' && !checkGuardianCodecs()) { localStorage.setItem("mediaPreference", ''); return "Sorry, your browser doesn't support our audio/video formats. Audio/video will display via Flash."; } else { localStorage.setItem("mediaPreference", ''); return "Audio/video files will display via Flash."; } }; preferHTMLMedia = function () { if (supports_local_storage()) { if (localStorage.mediaPreference === 'html') { return true; } else { return false; } } }; checkGuardianCodecs = function () { if (checkh264() && checkmp3()) { return true; } }; checkh264 = function () { var v = document.createElement("video"); if (v.canPlayType('video/mp4') !== '') { return true; } else { return false; } }; checkmp3 = function () { var a = document.createElement("audio"); if (a.canPlayType('audio/mpeg') !== '') { return true; } else { return false; } }; </script> <div id="video-384009175-1325728265939" class="video-player hide-on-popup"> </div> <script> (function() { function HTMLVideoFallback(e) { if(!e.success) { generateHTMLVideo(); } } function generateHTMLVideo() { videoID = '#video-384009175-1325728265939'; video = jQ('<video></video>'); video.css('position', 'relative'); video.attr({ 'src': 'http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://cdn.theguardian.tv/brightcove/2012/1/4/120104RickSantorum-16x9.mp4', 'width': '460', 'height': '370', 'controls': 'controls' }) if(autoPlay == 'true') { video.attr('autoplay', 'autoplay'); } video.attr('poster', 'http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://cdn.theguardian.tv/brightcove/poster/2012/1/4/120104RickSantorum_5657894.jpg'); video.appendTo(jQ(videoID)); } if (true) { var flashVars = 'playerID=26396137001&@videoPlayer=1365591369001&domain=embed&autoStart=' + autoPlay + '&adServerURL=http%3A%2F%2Foas.guardian.co.uk%2F2%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile%2Foas.html%2F1' + OAS_rns + '%40' + OAS_listpos + '%2Cx40%21x40%3Fk%3Dusa%26k%3Dus-politics%26k%3Drick-santorum%26k%3Dmittromney%26k%3Drepublican-presidential-nomination-2012%26k%3Dus-elections-2012%26cf%3Dus%2Belections%26pid%3D%26ct%3Dvideo%26pt%3Dvideo%26videoId%3D1365591369001' } var autoPlay = 'true'; var guVideoSettingCookie = jQ.cookie('GU_VIDEO_SETTINGS'); if (guVideoSettingCookie == 'false' || 'ARTICLE' != 'VIDEO') { autoPlay = 'false'; } if(supports_local_storage() && preferHTMLMedia() && !false) { generateHTMLVideo(); } else { swfobject.embedSWF( "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/26396137001?isVid=1&isUI=1&publisherID=281851582", "video-384009175-1325728265939", "460", "370", "9.0.0", "", null, { base: "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://admin.brightcove.com", movie: "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/26396137001?isVid=1&isUI=1&publisherID=281851582", flashVars: 'playerID=26396137001&@videoPlayer=1365591369001&domain=embed&autoStart=' + autoPlay + '&adServerURL=http%3A%2F%2Foas.guardian.co.uk%2F2%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile%2Foas.html%2F1' + OAS_rns + '%40' + OAS_listpos + '%2Cx40%21x40%3Fk%3Dusa%26k%3Dus-politics%26k%3Drick-santorum%26k%3Dmittromney%26k%3Drepublican-presidential-nomination-2012%26k%3Dus-elections-2012%26cf%3Dus%2Belections%26pid%3D%26ct%3Dvideo%26pt%3Dvideo%26videoId%3D1365591369001', seamlesstabbing: false, allowFullScreen: true, swLiveConnect: true, allowScriptAccess: "always", wmode: "transparent" }, null, HTMLVideoFallback ); } }()); </script> <span class="caption"> Rick Santorum has overcome being thrown out by Pennsylvania voters and personal tragedy to be a leading contender for the Republican nomination for president <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-republican-presidential-candidate-video" title="Video will start automatically on this page">Link to this video</a> </span> </span> <p>They called it the 'Chuck wagon'. <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/rick-santorum" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Rick Santorum">Rick Santorum</a> spent so much time in his truck, being driven across <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iowa" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Iowa">Iowa</a> by his strategist Chuck Laudner, that the pair frequently ate meals at the dashboard. But after propelling its candidate to a virtual tie with Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses, the Chuck wagon has become a symbol of the old-fashioned, hardworking graft and street politics that has thrust Santorum, 53, onto the national stage.</p><p>Santorum, a deeply socially conservative former senator from Pennsylvania, earned his success with an astonishing marathon of hand-shaking and gruelling public meetings across the state, largely beneath the media radar. As he held no elected office, he struggled throughout 2011 to gain traction in the polls and be taken seriously by pundits.</p><p>He bet everything on Iowa, spending more time in the state than any other candidate and holding more than 250 events. Even two weeks ago, it looked like a gamble unlikely to pay off. But, as caucus day approached, Santorum finally began to rise as the conservatives and evangelicals he had courted so strongly flocked to his side.</p><p>Now Santorum has a chance to carve out a niche where so many have failed and become the sole conservative alternative to frontrunner Mitt Romney.</p><p>"It is very difficult to do what Rick Santorum did. It is very impressive. There is no doubt about it," said Pat Griffin, a political expert at St Anselm College in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-hampshire" title="More from guardian.co.uk on New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> and a former adviser to a string of top Republican candidates, including George W Bush.</p><p>But now Santorum has finally persuaded the spotlight of the Republican race to shine on him, he has to be prepared for what it will find. What it reveals is one of the most socially conservative figures in the race who wears his Roman Catholicism firmly on his sleeve. Santorum takes a hardline on issues like gay marriage and abortion and has frequently courted controversy with the level of extremism that he is willing to express. It also makes him an odd man out in a race in which social issues have figured rarely in favour of a more widespread voter concern about job creation and the economy.</p><p>But social conservatism has been the most defining factor in Santorum's political and personal life. He grew up in Butler, a gritty, working class town in western Pennsylvania. His Italian immigrant father was a psychologist and his mother a nurse. His younger brother, Dan, once told a reporter his sibling was deeply competitive as a child, even when playing chess and baseball. "He's not a quitter," Dan said, which goes some way to explaining his dogged Iowa performance.</p><p>The Santorumswere strictly Catholic, which he has replicated in his own family. He has seven children with his wife, Karen, whom he met when they were both law students. Santorum practised in Pittsburgh, where he entered the world of politics by volunteering for Pennsylvania senator John Heinz, before moving into local government.</p><p>Santorum was elected to Congress in 1990 aged just 32, being labelled among the 'Gang of Seven' group of young outspoken congressman. Elected to senator four years later,As a Senator Santorum became a vibrant symbol of the power of the religious right and by 2005 was named by Time magazine as one of the 25 most influential evangelists in America. Santorum has raised doubts about the theory of evolution and wants a constitutional ban on gay marriage. He has called the scientific evidence behind global warming "junk" and "patently absurd". He opposes abortion even in cases of rape.</p><p>This talent for headline-grabbing rhetoric has been a feature of his Iowa campaign, but raises questions over his viability as a serious contender in a national election. During a recent stop in Iowa Santorum appeared to directly link black Americans to welfare programmes. "I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money. I want to give them the opportunity to go out and earn the money," he told his overwhelmingly white audience. The comments earned outrage from some civil rights groups.</p><p>He also warned another Iowa meeting that: "If we celebrate diversity, we create conflict." Nor has he shied away from of the most extreme attacks on Obama seen from the Republican field. Last week he accused the president of "un-American activities" – words reminiscent of the McCarthy witch-hunts of the 1950s.</p><p>But Santorum mixes such extreme views with a family-friendly persona that appeals to a wide chunk of Middle America. His trademark campaign jumpers – sleeveless vests that mark him out from more slick besuited politicians – have become the subject of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-sweater-vest-twitter" title="">much online mockery</a> and even <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://mashable.com/2012/01/03/rick-santorum-fear-sweater-vest/" title="">an internet meme</a>.</p><p>Yet Santorum's personal life has also been marked by tragedy. One of his children, Gabriel Michael, died in 1996 shortly after birth. Santorum and his wife slept with the dead child's body, taking him home from hospital so their other children could see him before he was buried, as a way of coping with the grief. Karen later wrote a book called "Letters to Gabriel".</p><p>Another child, Isabella, was born in 2008 with a rare genetic disease that is expected to dramatically shorten her life. Santorum has said his daughter's illness meant deciding to run was difficult because he wanted to spend more time with his sick child.</p><p>Nor has his political life been smooth. Santorum's Senate career dramatically hit the skids in 2006 when he was unexpectedly ejected from office by voters after two terms. The spectacular flame-out was hailed by Democrats as a victory over the religious right, though in a seat many <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republicans" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Republicans">Republicans</a> believed was vulnerable. Santorum faced allegations of not really living in his district and running false attack ads against his Democratic opponent. He slammed "radical feminism" for encouraging women to work away from home rather than look after children and spoke out against radical Islam as a common campaign theme. He crashed to a heavy defeat. Many experts assumed Santorum's career was over.</p><p>However, there are parallels with 2008, when former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee won Iowa on the back of a wave of evangelical and socially conservative support</p><p>Huckabee, a charming guitar-playing ordained Baptist minister, also appeared to come out of nowhere. Santorum – and his campaign – could be cut from the same cloth. "He's more Huckabee than Huckabee," says Griffin. "Santorum is actually far more appealing to true social conservatives". Which could also be a problem. New Hampshire, with its motto of "live free or die", is a state where the religious right holds little power.</p><p>Huckabee's campaign failed to make any impact in New Hampshire in 2008. It will be similarly hard for Santorum to gain traction in the state by emphasising his core beliefs. At the same time the media, and bruised campaign rivals, are likely to launch attacks against him. The Romney campaign, which watched as its allies spent millions on brutal attack ads against former house speaker Newt Gingrich, has already proved itself capable of taking out a threat.</p><p>"They obliterated Gingrich in Iowa," says Republican political consultant Steve Mitchell, founder of Mitchell Research. "Once they take aim at Santorum they will take him down too,"</p><p>There is certainly much ammunition for attacks. Rick Perry, the Texas governor who went from frontrunner to also-ran in Iowa, has already attacked Santorum over $1bn in earmarks secured for his home state. That is not likely to chime well with many of New Hampshire's fiscal conservatives and Santorum's team can expect a lot more of that in the days ahead.</p><p>Santorum's lengthy spell in Congress – four years in the House and 12 in the Senate – means that he has a long voting history that can be used against him.</p><p>Santorum also has another potential weakness against Romney: the fact that he wholeheartedly endorsed the former Massachusetts governor for president in 2008. He now explains that as a calculated move to stop Romney's rival John McCain.</p><p>"I made, I hate to say it, a calculated political decision that Romney was the stronger horse and had a better chance to win Super Tuesday with the resources he had," Santorum told Real Clear Politics. But the endorsement could blunt his attacks on Romney's previous positions on healthcare mandates and abortion rights.</p><p>Now that Santorum has earned his place in the Republican sun, he is likely to find it uncomfortably hot.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="related"> <ul id="article-toolbox-side" class="b4 left"> <li class="printable"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile/print" rel="nofollow" id="printlink" class="printable rollover" title="Link to a printer-friendly version"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_print.gif" alt="Print this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Printable version</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover send-email" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/1684039" title="Opens an email form"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Send to a friend</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover send-share" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/1684039" title="Opens a share this page in a new window"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Share</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1684039" id="clippable" title="Sends this page to your clippings file" class="rollover anchor-based-login-required package-required-YCLD"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Clip</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/1684039" class="rollover contact-link" title="Displays contact data for guardian.co.uk"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Contact us</span></a></li> <li class="resize"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_font.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/> <a href="/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="larger-sidebar" title="Increase text size">larger</a> | <a href="/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/accessibility" id="smaller-sidebar" title="Decrease text size">smaller</a> </li> </ul> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-email-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Email</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#send-email">Close</a></span> </div> <div> <form method="post" name="emailthis" id="emailthis" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/1684039"> <fieldset> <div><label for="to">Recipient's email address</label></div> <input type="text" id="to" name="to" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div><label for="firstName">Your first name</label></div> <input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div><label for="surname">Your surname</label></div> <input type="text" id="surname" name="surname" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="note">Add a note (optional)</label> <br/><span id="warning-side"></span> </div> <textarea name="note" cols="25" rows="5" onkeyup="formCheckerSide(this,250)"></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="inputrow"> <input type="submit" class="share-this-tracking" data-trackname="Email" value="Send"/> </div> <p class="ip_logged">Your IP address will be logged</p> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-share-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Share</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#send-share-box">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="shortlink"> Short link for this page: <a rel="shortlink nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://gu.com/p/34fxm">http://gu.com/p/34fxm</a> </div> <ul class="share-this-tracking"> <li> <a data-trackname="Stumbleupon" name="lid={share}{stumbleupon}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 stumbleupon"></span>StumbleUpon </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Reddit" name="lid={share}{reddit}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 reddit"></span>reddit </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Tumblr" name="lid={share}{Tumblr}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.tumblr.com/share?v=3&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&t=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney" title="Share on Tumblr"> <span class="spr-16 tumblr"></span>Tumblr </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Digg" name="lid={share}{Digg}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 digg"></span>Digg </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="LinkedIn" name="lid={share}{LinkedIn}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney&source=The%20Guardian"> <span class="spr-16 linkedin"></span>LinkedIn </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Google Bookmarks" name="lid={share}{Google Bookmarks}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 google-bookmarks"></span>Google Bookmarks </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="del.icio.us" name="lid={share}{del.icio.us}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 delicious"></span>del.icio.us </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Livejournal" name="lid={share}{livejournal}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?subject=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile"> <span class="spr-16 livejournal"></span>livejournal </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Facebook" name="lid={share}{Facebook}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile"> <span class="spr-16 facebook"></span>Facebook </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Twitter" name="lid={share}{Twitter}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fgu.com%2Fp%2F34fxm%2Ftw"> <span class="spr-16 twitter"></span>Twitter </a> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="contact-link-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#contact">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="col first"> <ul> <li> Report errors or inaccuracies: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk">reader@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Letters for publication should be sent to: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:letters@guardian.co.uk">letters@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul> <li> If you need help using the site: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: <br/><span>+44 (0)20 3353 2000</span> </li> <li> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/">Advertising guide</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/">License/buy our content</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="related-keywords"> <h4 class="b4 t6"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world">World news</a></h4> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/rick-santorum" rel="tag">Rick Santorum</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republican-presidential-nomination-2012" rel="tag">Republican presidential nomination 2012</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-elections-2012" rel="tag">US elections 2012</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa" rel="tag">United States</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iowa" rel="tag">Iowa</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-hampshire" rel="tag">New Hampshire</a> · </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republicans" rel="tag">Republicans</a> </li> </ul> <p class="t6 b4"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/tone/features">More features </a></p> </div> <div class="related-content"> <div class="bd"> <div class="two-col edge"> <p class="b4 t6">Related</p> <ul class="l1d"> <li> <p class="t6 web-publication-date">4 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-results-rick-santorum-live?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Iowa caucus results: Rick Santorum presses on to New Hampshire</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 web-publication-date">4 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2012/jan/04/republicans-verdict-iowa-caucuses?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Republicans' verdict on the Iowa caucuses</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 web-publication-date">1 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/01/iowa-gop-poll-romney-santorum?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Iowa GOP poll shows Romney leading but threatened by Santorum surge</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 web-publication-date">4 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-caucus-results-live-coverage?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Iowa caucus result: as it happened</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <ul id="article-toolbox"> <li class="printable"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile/print" rel="nofollow" id="printlink" class="printable rollover" title="Link to a printer-friendly version"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_print.gif" alt="Print this" class="trail-icon"/><span>Printable version</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover send-email" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/1684039" title="Opens an email form"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_email-friend.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Send to a friend</span></a></li> <li><a class="rollover send-share" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/share/1684039" title="Opens a share this page in a new window"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_share.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Share</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/users/clippings/add?r2PageId=1684039" id="clippable" title="Sends this page to your clippings file" class="rollover anchor-based-login-required package-required-YCLD"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_clip.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Clip</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/contactus/1684039" class="rollover contact-link" title="Displays contact data for guardian.co.uk"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_email-us.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Contact us</span></a></li> <li class="article-history"><a href="#" title="View the history of this article" class="rollover history-link"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/images/icon_history.gif" alt="" class="trail-icon"/><span>Article history</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-email-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Email</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#send-email">Close</a></span> </div> <div> <form method="post" name="emailthis" id="emailthis" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/email/1684039"> <fieldset> <div><label for="to">Recipient's email address</label></div> <input type="text" id="to" name="to" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div><label for="firstName">Your first name</label></div> <input type="text" name="firstName" id="firstName" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div><label for="surname">Your surname</label></div> <input type="text" id="surname" name="surname" maxlength="64" value=""/> </fieldset> <fieldset> <div> <label for="note">Add a note (optional)</label> <br/><span id="warning-side"></span> </div> <textarea name="note" cols="25" rows="5" onkeyup="formCheckerSide(this,250)"></textarea> </fieldset> <div class="inputrow"> <input type="submit" class="share-this-tracking" data-trackname="Email" value="Send"/> </div> <p class="ip_logged">Your IP address will be logged</p> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="send-share-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Share</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#send-share-box">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="shortlink"> Short link for this page: <a rel="shortlink nofollow" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://gu.com/p/34fxm">http://gu.com/p/34fxm</a> </div> <ul class="share-this-tracking"> <li> <a data-trackname="Stumbleupon" name="lid={share}{stumbleupon}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.stumbleupon.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 stumbleupon"></span>StumbleUpon </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Reddit" name="lid={share}{reddit}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 reddit"></span>reddit </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Tumblr" name="lid={share}{Tumblr}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.tumblr.com/share?v=3&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&t=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney" title="Share on Tumblr"> <span class="spr-16 tumblr"></span>Tumblr </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Digg" name="lid={share}{Digg}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://digg.com/submit?phase=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 digg"></span>Digg </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="LinkedIn" name="lid={share}{LinkedIn}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney&source=The%20Guardian"> <span class="spr-16 linkedin"></span>LinkedIn </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Google Bookmarks" name="lid={share}{Google Bookmarks}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.google.com/bookmarks/mark?op=edit&bkmk=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 google-bookmarks"></span>Google Bookmarks </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="del.icio.us" name="lid={share}{del.icio.us}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://del.icio.us/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile&title=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney"> <span class="spr-16 delicious"></span>del.icio.us </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Livejournal" name="lid={share}{livejournal}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.livejournal.com/update.bml?subject=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile"> <span class="spr-16 livejournal"></span>livejournal </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Facebook" name="lid={share}{Facebook}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Fworld%2F2012%2Fjan%2F04%2Frick-santorum-profile"> <span class="spr-16 facebook"></span>Facebook </a> </li> <li> <a data-trackname="Twitter" name="lid={share}{Twitter}" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/home?status=http%3A%2F%2Fgu.com%2Fp%2F34fxm%2Ftw"> <span class="spr-16 twitter"></span>Twitter </a> </li> </ul> <div class="clear"></div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="contact-link-box"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>Contact us</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#contact">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="col first"> <ul> <li> Report errors or inaccuracies: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:reader@guardian.co.uk">reader@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Letters for publication should be sent to: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:letters@guardian.co.uk">letters@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <ul> <li> If you need help using the site: <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/mailto:userhelp@guardian.co.uk">userhelp@guardian.co.uk</a> </li> <li> Call the main Guardian and Observer switchboard: <br/><span>+44 (0)20 3353 2000</span> </li> <li> <ul> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://adinfo-guardian.co.uk/">Advertising guide</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/syndication/">License/buy our content</a> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="toolbox-popup" id="history-link-box" style="width: 460px"> <div class="send-inner"> <div class="share-top"> <h3>About this article</h3> <span><a class="close-toolbox" href="#history-link-box">Close</a></span> </div> <div class="section"> <h1>Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney</h1> This article was published on <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/">guardian.co.uk</a> at <time datetime="2012-01-04T19:00EST" pubdate>13.56 EST on Wednesday 4 January 2012</time>. A version appeared on p20 of the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/jan/05/mainsection">Main section</a> section of <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian">the Guardian</a> on <time datetime="2012-01-04" pubdate><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2012/jan/05">Wednesday 4 January 2012</a></time>. It was last modified at <time datetime="2012-01-04T19:06EST">19.06 EST on Wednesday 4 January 2012</time>. </div> </div> </div> <div id="Middle2" class=" hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-Middle2"></div> </div> <div id="advertiser-container"> <script type="text/javascript"> google_ad_client = 'ca-guardian_js'; google_ad_channel = 'worldnews'; </script> <script> google_max_num_ads = '3'; </script> <div id="google-ads-container" class="eight-col edge component advertiser-links" style="display: none;"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (true) { writeScript("http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js", false, function(){}); } // ]]> </script> </div> </div> <div id="promo"> <div id="promo" class="four-col edge"> <div id="Right1" class=" hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-Right1"></div> </div> <div id="foreigncorrespondents" class="promo-component twitter-container" data-fetch-url="http://resource.guim.co.uk/twitter/jsonlist/foreigncorrespondents.jsonp" data-latest-tweet="154722708574306304"> <div class="hd"> <h3>Our correspondents on Twitter</h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <p class="l2">Follow all the top stories of the day on Twitter with the Guardian's world news team</p> <div class="l1 auto-refresh">Auto update every minute <a class="toggle" href="#">On</a> | <strong>Off</strong></div> <div class="l1 new-tweets"><a href="#"></a></div> <ul> <li class="l1 tweet"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/486289761/Goldengate_normal.jpg" alt="julianborger" height="40" width="40"/></a> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><strong>julianborger:</strong></a> RT <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/guardiannews:" target="_new">@guardiannews:</a> The Guardian's front page: Killers are still at large, says Lawrence judge <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://t.co/Mk4thHqE" target="_new">http://t.co/Mk4thHqE</a></p> <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger/statuses/154722708574306304">about 1 hour, 14 minutes ago</a></span> </li> <li class="l1 tweet"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/486289761/Goldengate_normal.jpg" alt="julianborger" height="40" width="40"/></a> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><strong>julianborger:</strong></a> Aung San Suu Kyi calls for change as Hague makes historic visit to Burma <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://t.co/tqA8gpB6" target="_new">http://t.co/tqA8gpB6</a></p> <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger/statuses/154718675688108033">about 1 hour, 30 minutes ago</a></span> </li> <li class="l1 tweet"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/486289761/Goldengate_normal.jpg" alt="julianborger" height="40" width="40"/></a> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger"><strong>julianborger:</strong></a> US denies deal on freeing Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://t.co/A48gV5Nb" target="_new">http://t.co/A48gV5Nb</a></p> <span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/julianborger/statuses/154718674119426048">about 1 hour, 30 minutes ago</a></span> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="ft">• <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/twitter/list/foreigncorrespondents">Read more tweets from our foreign news team</a><br> • <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://twitter.com/#!/guardianworld/guardian-foreign-correspondents">Follow all our correspondents on a Twitter list</a></div> </div> <style> .m-zeitgeist .bd { float: left } /* for the IE6 lols */ .m-zeitgeist .hd { padding-bottom: 0px; margin-bottom: -12px} .m-zeitgeist .hd h2 { padding-bottom: 12px; } .m-zeitgeist #att-panes { background-color: #fff; float: left; } .m-zeitgeist .att-toggle-pane { min-width:280px; } .m-zeitgeist ol { padding: 0 5px; } .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist ol { padding-left: 0; } .m-zeitgeist .zg-date { color: #D61D00; padding-left:5px; padding-top: 5px; } .m-zeitgeist ol li { clear: both; padding-left: 15px; } .m-zeitgeist div#att-most-viewed ol li.l1, .m-zeitgeist div#att-latest ol li.l1 { padding-bottom: 9px !important; } .m-zeitgeist ol li.footer { clear: both; padding-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 5px !important; } .m-zeitgeist .rank { float: left; margin-left: -15px; } .m-zeitgeist .kicker { font-weight: bold; } .m-zeitgeist ol li.thumb { padding-left: 0; } .m-zeitgeist ol li.thumb .rank { margin-left: 0; } .m-zeitgeist ol li img { float: left; margin: 0 10px 3px 0; } .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist ol li { border-top: none; padding: 0; border-top: none; } .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist ol li .zeit-link {background-color: #fff; padding: 5px 0 9px 5px; border-top: 1px dotted #999; margin-bottom: 0px; } .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist ol li.footer { border-top:1px dotted #999; padding: 5px 0 9px 10px; margin-left: 5px } .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist .m-zeigeist ol { padding-left: 0} /* zeit-up */ .m-zeitgeist #most-zeitgeist .what-is { float: none; padding: 0 3px; vertical-align: middle; cursor: pointer; } .about-zeit { position: relative; } .zeit-popup { position: absolute; display: none; background-color: #dbedf3; color: #333; padding: 6px; width: 200px; } .fade-1 { border-left: 5px solid #D61D00 !important;} .fade-2 { border-left: 5px solid #DC422A !important;} .fade-3 { border-left: 5px solid #E26754 !important;} .fade-4 { border-left: 5px solid #E88C7E !important;} .fade-5 { border-left: 5px solid #EEB1A8 !important;} .m-zeitgeist div.hd { padding-bottom: 0; } .m-zeitgeist.most-viewed div.hd { padding-bottom: 7px; } </style> <script type="text/javascript"> jQ(function($){$('.about-zeit').each(function(){var distance=-10;var time=250;var hideDelay=500;var hideDelayTimer=null;var beingShown=false;var shown=false;var trigger=$('.what-is',this);var info=$('.zeit-popup',this).css('opacity',0);$([trigger.get(0),info.get(0)]).mouseover(function(){if(hideDelayTimer)clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);if(beingShown||shown){return;}else{beingShown=true;info.css({top:-97,right:0,display:'block'}).animate({top:'-='+distance+'px',opacity:1},time,'swing',function(){beingShown=false;shown=true;});}return false;}).mouseout(function(){if(hideDelayTimer)clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);hideDelayTimer=setTimeout(function(){hideDelayTimer=null;info.animate({top:'-='+distance+'px',opacity:0},time,'swing',function(){shown=false;info.css('display','none');});},hideDelay);return false;});});}); </script>  <div class="m-zeitgeist promo-component four-col attention-data"> <div class="hd"> <h3>On World news</h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <div id="att-toggle"> <ul class="tabs"> <li> <a class="active" href="#att-most-viewed">Most viewed</a> </li> <li> <a class="inactive" href="#most-zeitgeist">Zeitgeist</a> </li> <li> <a class="inactive" href="#att-latest">Latest</a> </li> </ul> <div id="att-panes"> <div class="att-tabs att-toggle-pane" id="att-most-viewed"> <p class="b2 zg-date">Last 24 hours</p> <ol> <li class="l1 thumb"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2012/1/3/1325626190639/Iowa-caucuses-003.jpg"/> <span class="rank">1. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-caucus-results-live-coverage">Iowa caucus result: as it happened</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">2. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/mitt-romney-victory-iowa-caucus">Mitt Romney claims narrowest of victories in Iowa caucus</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">3. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-results-rick-santorum-live">Iowa caucus results: Rick Santorum presses on to New Hampshire</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">4. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/03/taliban-leaders-guantanamo-bay-deal">Taliban leaders held at Guantánamo Bay to be released in peace talks deal</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">5. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/poison-cat-meat-chinese-tycoon">Murder most feline: poison cat stew blamed in death of Chinese tycoon</a> </li> <li class="more-most-viewed l1 footer"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/most-viewed/world">More most viewed</a> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="att-tabs att-toggle-pane initially-off" id="most-zeitgeist"> <p class="b2 zg-date">Last 24 hours</p> <ol> <li class="l1 news fade-1"> <div class="zeit-link"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-results-rick-santorum-live">Iowa caucus results: Rick Santorum presses on to New Hampshire</a></div> </li> <li class="l1 news fade-2"> <div class="zeit-link"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/iowa-caucus-results-live-coverage">Iowa caucus result: as it happened</a></div> </li> <li class="l1 networkusprod fade-3"> <div class="zeit-link"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/michele-bachmann-cancels-south-carolina">Michele Bachmann scraps South Carolina trip after dismal Iowa showing</a></div> </li> <li class="l1 news fade-4"> <div class="zeit-link"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/eu-iran-oil-embargo-ban">EU agrees Iran oil embargo</a></div> </li> <li class="l1 networkukprod fade-5"> <div class="zeit-link"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/mitt-romney-victory-iowa-caucus">Mitt Romney claims narrowest of victories in Iowa caucus</a></div> </li> <li class="l1 footer about-zeit"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/zeitgeist">More zeitgeist</a> <img class="what-is" alt="What is Zeigeist?" title="" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/microapps/zeitgeist/about-zeitgeist.gif"/> <div id="zeit-popup" class="zeit-popup"> <strong>What is Zeitgeist?</strong> <p>Zeitgeist is an experiment in showing trending news, topics and articles from the Guardian. Find out more in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/insideguardian/2010/feb/03/zeitgeist">our blog post</a>.</p> </div> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="att-tabs att-toggle-pane initially-off" id="att-latest"> <p class="b2 zg-date">Last 24 hours</p> <ol> <li class="l1 thumb"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2012/1/5/1325721785016/Mitt-Romney-and-John-McCa-003.jpg"/> <span class="rank">1. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/mitt-romney-john-mccain-endorsement">Mitt Romney endorsed by John McCain as race moves to New Hampshire</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">2. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/aung-san-suu-kyi-hague-burma">Aung San Suu Kyi calls for change as Hague makes historic visit to Burma</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">3. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/somali-pirates-lethal-force-guidelines">Ship guards need shoot to kill rules on Somali pirates, ministers say</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">4. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/julian-borger-global-security-blog/2012/jan/04/afghanistan-taliban">US denies deal on freeing Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo</a> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">5. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/kodak-banruptcy-rumours-circulate">Picture darkens for Kodak as bankruptcy rumours circulate</a> </li> <li class="more-latest l1 footer"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/all">All today's stories</a> </li> </ol> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <style> .m-guardianbookshop .rank { float: left; margin-left: -15px; } .m-guardianbookshop .thumb .rank { margin-left: 0; } .m-guardianbookshop h4 { border-top: none !important; font-weight: bold; margin-left: 5px !important; padding: 5px 0 8px 0 !important; } .m-guardianbookshop .bestsellers { background-color: #fff; padding-bottom: 17px;} .m-guardianbookshop ol { padding: 0 5px; } .m-guardianbookshop .l1 { clear: both; padding-left: 15px; } .m-guardianbookshop .thumb { padding-left: 0; } .m-guardianbookshop .thumb img { float: left; margin: 2px 10px 9px 0;} .m-guardianbookshop .price { display: inline; } .m-guardianbookshop .thumb .price { display: block; } .m-guardianbookshop .rank, .m-guardianbookshop .book-title { font-weight: bold; } .m-guardianbookshop input { border: 1px solid #999; width: 75%; min-height: 16px; margin-top: 8px; padding: 3px 2px;} </style> <div class="m-guardianbookshop promo-component"> <div class="hd"> <h3> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://resource.guim.co.uk/global/static/proxy?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgu-books.appspot.com%2Fimg%2Flogo-guardian-bookshop.png" alt="Guardian Bookshop" title=""/></a> </h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <div class="bestsellers"> <h4>This week's bestsellers</h4> <ol> <li class="l1 thumb"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://resource.guim.co.uk/books/gubookshop/thumbnail/images.bertrams.com/ProductImages/services/GetImage?Source=BERT&Quality=WEB&EAN13=9780500238875&Component=FRONTCOVER" title="Bigger Message"/> <span class="rank">1. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780500238875" class="book-title">Bigger Message</a> <p> by Martin Gayford <span class="price">£18.95</span> </p> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">2. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780099565949" class="book-title">Stop What You're Doing and Read This!</a> <p> <span class="price">£4.99</span> </p> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">3. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780852652435" class="book-title">Send Up the Clowns</a> <p> by Simon Hoggart <span class="price">£8.99</span> </p> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">4. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9780852652305" class="book-title">Cyclebabble</a> <p> by James Randerson & Peter Walker <span class="price">£7.99</span> </p> </li> <li class="l1"> <span class="rank">5. </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/viewProduct.do?ISBN=9781780332635" class="book-title">Optimism Bias</a> <p> by Tali Sharot <span class="price">£8.99</span> </p> </li> </ol> </div> <div class="search"> <p> Search the Guardian bookshop </p> <form method="POST" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianbookshop.co.uk/BerteShopWeb/search.do" name="QuickSearchForm"> <input type="text" class="searchBox" value="" name="keyword"> <button class="searchBtn" type="submit"> <span class="searchText">Search</span> </button> <input type="hidden" value="" name="author"> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="reader-offers promo-component"> <div class="hd"> <h3>Bestsellers from the Guardian shop</h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <ul> <li class="inline-pic"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/RUGBYTROUSERS/408167" class="link-image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/GOBVGAirflo/customerimages/products/t_RUGBYTROUSERS.jpg" alt="Thermal lined leisure 'rugby' trousers. Buy one pair, get one free"/> </a></li> <li><p class="t6"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/mall/productpage.cfm/GuardianOffers/RUGBYTROUSERS/408167">Thermal lined leisure 'rugby' trousers. Buy one pair, get one free</a></p></li> <li><p>Our best selling fleecy lined outdoor trousers - buy one pair and get a second pair free.</p></li> <li><p class="price">From: £29.99</p></li> </ul> </div> <div class="ft"> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardianoffers.co.uk/">Visit the Guardian reader offers shop</a></li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/shopping">See all offers and services from the Guardian</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="promo-component json-features x31 four-col" style="display: none;"> <div class="hd"> <h3>Sponsored feature</h3> </div> <div class="bd inline-pic"> <a href="" class="link-image"><img width="130" height="121" alt=""/></a> <div id="x31" class=" hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-x31"></div> </div> <span class="x31-script-placeholder"></span> <script> function showSponsoredFeaturex31(){ if (window.sponJSON) { if(typeof(sponJSON) === 'object') { adx31 = sponJSON; var node = jQ('.json-features.x31'); convertJSONtoAd( node.find('img:first-child'), node.find('a.t6'), node.find('p:last-child'), adx31, node.find('.hd').children().eq(0), 'x31' ); } } } jQ(document).ready(function(){ jQ('.x31-script-placeholder').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>showSponsoredFeaturex31()<' + '/script>') }) </script> <a href="" class="t6"></a> <p></p> </div> </div> <div class="promo-component four-col edge jobs-box"> <div class="hd"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://resource.guim.co.uk/global/jobsbox/public/images/guardianjobs.gif" alt="guardian jobs"> </a> </div> <div class="bd">   <p class="jobs-categories-overview b2">Find the latest jobs in your sector:</p> <ul class="column first"> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/arts/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Arts & heritage</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/charity/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Charities</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/education/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Education</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/environment/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Environment</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/government/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Government</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/graduate/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Graduate</a></li> </ul> <ul class="column "> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/health/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Health</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/marketing/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Marketing & PR</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/media/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Media</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/sales">Sales</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/jobs/senior-executive/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Senior executive</a></li> <li class="b3"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/social-care/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Social care</a></li> </ul> <p class="browse-all-jobs b3"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER">Browse all jobs</a> </p> <form id="search-jobs-form" class="b2" action="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/searchjobs/?INTCMP=JB2_INTER"> <fieldset> <input type="text" onfocus="this.value='';" value="international" name="keyword" id="freetext-searchalljobs" class="text plain-search"/> <input type="hidden" value="JB2_INTER" name="INTCMP"/> <input type="submit" value="Search" name="go" class="submit"/> </fieldset> </form> <div class="featured-job"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4387774/international-communications-director/" class="featured-image"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://resource.guim.co.uk/global/jobsbox/thumbnail/15001?u=2022846840" alt=""/> </a> <div> <h4><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/job/4387774/international-communications-director/">International Communications Director</a></h4> <p>Central London | £70,000 – £80,000</p> <p><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://jobs.guardian.co.uk/employer/213804/the-climate-group/">THE CLIMATE GROUP</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="promo" class="four-col edge"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="related-content eight-col component"> <div class="hd"> <h3>Related information</h3> </div> <div class="bd"> <div class="two-col"> <div class="related-keywords"> <h4 class="t6 b4"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">World news</a></h4> <ul> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/rick-santorum?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Rick Santorum</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republican-presidential-nomination-2012?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Republican presidential nomination 2012</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-elections-2012?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">US elections 2012</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/usa?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">United States</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/iowa?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Iowa</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/new-hampshire?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">New Hampshire</a> · </li><li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/republicans?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Republicans</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="two-col"> <a class="related-content-image" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2012/jan/03/iowa-caucus-2012-gop-live"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/1/3/1325565811401/Rick-Santorum-surrounded--003.jpg" alt="Rick Santorum surrounded by the media at a campaign stop in Polk City, Iowa"/> </a> <p class="t6"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/richard-adams-blog/2012/jan/03/iowa-caucus-2012-gop-live?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Iowa caucus 2012: GOP presidential candidates make their final push - live</a> </p> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">4 Jan 2012</p> <p class="related-content-trail-text">Live coverage of the 2012 Iowa caucus as Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul make a final plea for GOP votes</p> <p class="b3 two-col related-content-footer"></p> </div> <div class="two-col"> <ul class="l1d"> <li> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">10 Feb 2011</p> <p class="t7"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/10/sarah-palin-feud-rick-santorum?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Sarah Palin calls rival 'knuckle-dragging Neanderthal'</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">2 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/ana-marie-cox-blog/2012/jan/02/rick-santorum-rise?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Rick Santorum's rise</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">5 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/05/mitt-romney-john-mccain-endorsement?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Mitt Romney endorsed by John McCain as race moves to New Hampshire</a> </p> </li><li> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">4 Jan 2012</p> <p class="t7"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2012/jan/04/mitt-romney-wins-iowa-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">Mitt Romney wins Iowa by eight votes - video</a> </p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="two-col edge"> <a class="related-content-image" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/02/gop-candidates-final-push-iowa-caucuses"> <img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/audio/video/2012/1/2/1325524605294/Iowa-caucuses-Mitt-Romney-003.jpg" alt="Iowa caucuses: Mitt Romney was set to hold four rallies in the state on Monday"/> </a> <p class="t6"> <a class="related-content-headline" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/02/gop-candidates-final-push-iowa-caucuses?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487">GOP candidates make final push to secure votes ahead of Iowa caucuses</a> </p> <p class="t6 related-content-publication-date">2 Jan 2012</p> <p class="related-content-trail-text">Republican volunteers pour in from other states, with Mitt Romney, Ron Paul and Rick Santorum leading in the polls</p> <p class="b3 two-col edge related-content-footer"></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="crumb-wrapper global"> <ul class="crumb-nav"> <li id="crumb1"> <span> Hot topics </span> </li> </ul> <ul class="local-nav"> <li class="first"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-elections-2012">US elections 2012</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/occupy-wall-street">Occupy Wall Street</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/greece">Greece</a> </li> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/libya">Libya</a> </li> <li class=" last"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/syria">Syria</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="footer-container"> <div id="footer" class="news footer b4"> <ul id="footer-links"> <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://syndication.guardian.co.uk/" class="link-text">License/buy our content</a> </li> | <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/privacy-policy" class="link-text">Privacy policy</a> </li> | <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/help/terms-of-service" class="link-text">Terms of service</a> </li> | <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/advertising" class="link-text">US Advertising</a> </li> | <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/index/subjects/a" class="link-text">A - Z index</a> </li> | <li> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://www.guardian.co.uk/info" class="link-text">About guardiannews.com</a> </li> </ul> <ul id="copyright-links"> <li>© 2012 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved.</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="Position4" class=" hide-on-popup"> <div id="ad-placeholder-Position4"></div> </div> </div> <script id="omnitureGeneratorScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(true) { var s_account="guardiangu-news,guardiangu-network"; writeScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/b5c4e8d780aa8be3b8dd5e21c7bbe4b6245fb74c/common/scripts/omniture-H.22.4.js', false, function(){}); } //]]> </script> <script id="omnitureScript" type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(true) { if (false) { s.pageName = document.title; } else { s.pageName="Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney:Article:1684039"; } s.channel = "World news"; s.pageType=""; s.server='09'; s.prop2='GUID:(none)'; s['prop3']="Guardian"; s['prop4']="Rick Santorum,World news,Republican presidential nomination 2012,US elections 2012 (News),US news,Iowa (News),New Hampshire (News),Republicans (US)"; s['prop5']="Unclassified,Not commercially useful,US Elections"; s['prop6']="Paul Harris"; s['prop7']="12-Jan-04"; s['prop8']="1684039"; s['prop9']="Article"; s['prop10']="Feature"; s['prop11']="World news"; s['prop13']=""; s['prop25']=""; s['prop30']="content"; s.hier2="GU/World news/Rick Santorum"; s.events=""; s.eVar23=""; try { if (guardian.r2.OmnitureTrackingOverride) { new guardian.r2.OmnitureTrackingOverride(s); } } catch(err) { } if(jQ.cookie("GU_OMNITURE") !== null) { s.events = jQ.cookie("GU_OMNITURE"); jQ.cookie("GU_OMNITURE", null, { path: '/', domain: '.guardian.co.uk'}); } var s_code=s.t();if(s_code)document.write(s_code); } //]]> </script> <noscript id="omnitureNoScript"> <div><img alt="" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://hits.guardian.co.uk/b/ss/guardiangu-news,guardiangu-network/1/H.22.4/51625?ns=guardian&pageName=Rick+Santorum+profile%3A+the+great+right+hope+running+against+Romney%3AArticle%3A1684039&ch=World+news&c3=Guardian&c4=Rick+Santorum%2CWorld+news%2CRepublican+presidential+nomination+2012%2CUS+elections+2012+%28News%29%2CUS+news%2CIowa+%28News%29%2CNew+Hampshire+%28News%29%2CRepublicans+%28US%29&c5=Unclassified%2CNot+commercially+useful%2CUS+Elections&c6=Paul+Harris&c7=12-Jan-04&c8=1684039&c9=Article&c10=Feature&c11=World+news&c13=&c25=&c30=content&h2=GU%2FWorld+news%2FRick+Santorum&c2=GUID:(none)" width="1" height="1"/></div> </noscript> <script> var _qevents = _qevents || []; (function() { var elem = document.createElement('script'); elem.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/https://secure" : "http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://edge") + ".quantserve.com/quant.js"; elem.async = true; elem.type = "text/javascript"; var scpt = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; scpt.parentNode.insertBefore(elem, scpt); })(); _qevents.push( { qacct:'p-73ktnlRTKQPTw', labels: 'world'} ); </script> <noscript><div style="display: none;"><img src="//web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-73ktnlRTKQPTw.gif?labels=world" height="1" width="1" alt="Quantcast"/></div></noscript> <script> var qcResults = function (result) { for (var i = 0, len = result.segments.length; i < len; i++) { OAS_query += 'qc=' + result.segments[i].id + '&'; } } </script> <script src="//web.archive.org/web/20120105015105js_/http://pixel.quantserve.com/api/segments.json?a=p-73ktnlRTKQPTw&callback=qcResults"></script> ; <script id="componentTrackingScript" type="text/javascript"> if (true) { jQ(document).ready(function () { jQ('a[data-cpt]').each( function () { jQ(this).click( function () { var cpId = jQ(this).attr('data-cpt').split("-")[1]; var currentLink = jQ(this).attr('href'); if (currentLink.indexOf('intcmp=') == -1) { if(currentLink.indexOf('?') == -1) { var separator = '?' } else { var separator = '&' } jQ(this).attr('href', currentLink + separator + "intcmp=" + cpId); } }); }); }); } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (false) { // guardian.co.uk Connect Adprobe Tag, MPU [9814], Leaderboard [9815] var wlOrd = new Date().getTime(); document.write('<scr' + 'ipt type="text/javascript" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://req.connect.wunderloop.net/AP/1566/6033/10343/js?cus=10343,10344&ord=' + wlOrd + '"></sc' + 'ript>'); } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if (false) { OAS_query += 'wl10343=' + wl10343camp + '&wl10344=' + wl10344camp + '&'; } // ]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ if(true) { ensurePackage("guardian.r2.revsci"); guardian.r2.revsci.cookieDomain = '.guardian.co.uk'; guardian.r2.revsci.gu_geo_country = 'usa'; guardian.r2.revsci.siteName = 'World news'; guardian.r2.revsci.commercialFolder = 'US+Elections' addEvent(null, 'load', function () { writeScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://js.revsci.net/gateway/gw.js?csid=E05516', true, function() { writeScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/revsci.js', true, function() { rs_initTracking(); }) }) }); } // ]]> </script> <noscript> <div><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105im_/http://pix01.revsci.net/E05516/a3/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/0/noscript.gif" alt=""/></div> </noscript> <script type="text/javascript"> //<![CDATA[ function OAS_NORMAL(pos) { document.write('<A HREF="' + OAS_url + 'click_nx.ads/' + OAS_sitepage + '/1' + OAS_rns + '@' + pos + '!' + pos + '?' + OAS_query + '" TARGET=' + OAS_target + '>'); document.write('<IMG SRC="' + OAS_url + 'adstream_nx.ads/' + OAS_sitepage + '/1' + OAS_rns + '@' + pos + '!' + pos + '?' + OAS_query + '" BORDER=0></A>'); } OAS_version = 11; if ((navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mozilla/3') != -1) || (navigator.userAgent.indexOf('Mozilla/4.0 WebTV') != -1)) OAS_version = 10; if (true) { if (OAS_version >= 11) document.write('<SCR' + 'IPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript1.1 SRC="' + OAS_url + 'adstream_mjx.ads/' + OAS_sitepage + '/1' + OAS_rns + '@' + OAS_listpos + '?' + OAS_query + '"><\/SCRIPT>'); } function OAS_AD(pos) { if (true) { if (typeof(OAS_RICH) !== 'undefined' && OAS_version >= 11) { OAS_RICH(pos); } else { OAS_NORMAL(pos); } } } //]]> </script>  <div id="ad-temp-Top"> <script> //<![CDATA[ jQ('#ad-placeholder-Top').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>OAS_AD("Top")<' + '/script>'); //]]> </script> </div> <script> jQ('#ad-temp-Top').hide(); </script> <div id="ad-temp-Middle2"> <script> //<![CDATA[ jQ('#ad-placeholder-Middle2').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>OAS_AD("Middle2")<' + '/script>'); //]]> </script> </div> <script> jQ('#ad-temp-Middle2').hide(); </script> <div id="ad-temp-Right1"> <script> //<![CDATA[ jQ('#ad-placeholder-Right1').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>OAS_AD("Right1")<' + '/script>'); //]]> </script> </div> <script> jQ('#ad-temp-Right1').hide(); </script> <div id="ad-temp-x31"> <script> //<![CDATA[ jQ('#ad-placeholder-x31').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>OAS_AD("x31")<' + '/script>'); //]]> </script> </div> <script> jQ('#ad-temp-x31').hide(); </script> <div id="ad-temp-Position4"> <script> //<![CDATA[ jQ('#ad-placeholder-Position4').writeCapture().replaceWith('<script>OAS_AD("Position4")<' + '/script>'); //]]> </script> </div> <script> jQ('#ad-temp-Position4').hide(); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> ensurePackage('guardian.r2.omniture'); guardian.r2.omniture.isAvailable = function(){ return true; } </script> <span id="Panel_Content" class="initially-off"></span> <script type="text/javascript"> // <![CDATA[ if(true) { var OAS_taxonomy='&Paneled_Site=guardian.co.uk&Paneled_Section=world'; jQ(document).ready(function(){ jQ.getScript('http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.guim.co.uk/static/11a6ce7c061cb1c6a45a60f21609f9213696019e/common/scripts/kantarmedia.js'); }); } // ]]> </script> <script> if(true) { jQ(function() { if ('undefined' !== typeof MatchingEngine) { MatchingEngine.logEvent('article', 'id=http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/jan/04/rick-santorum-profile'); } }); } </script> <script type="text/javascript"> if (true) { var _sf_async_config = {}; /** CONFIGURATION START **/ _sf_async_config.uid = 30676; _sf_async_config.domain = document.domain; _sf_async_config.sections = 'World news'; _sf_async_config.authors = 'Paul Harris'; _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true; /** CONFIGURATION END **/ (function() { function loadChartbeat() { window._sf_endpt = (new Date()).getTime(); var e = document.createElement('script'); e.setAttribute('language', 'javascript'); e.setAttribute('type', 'text/javascript'); e.setAttribute('src', (('https:' == document.location.protocol) ? 'http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/https://a248.e.akamai.net/chartbeat.download.akamai.com/102508/' : 'http://web.archive.org/web/20120105015105/http://static.chartbeat.com/') + 'js/chartbeat.js'); document.body.appendChild(e); } var oldonload = window.onload; window.onload = (typeof window.onload != 'function') ? loadChartbeat : function() { oldonload(); loadChartbeat(); }; })(); } </script> </body> </html>

CINXE.COM

Rick Santorum profile: the great right hope running against Romney | World news | The Guardian