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On Birth Control, Santorum Out Of Step With Nation

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Most Americans don't share Rick Santorum's absolutist take on abortion.

He's out of step on women in combat, and he questions the values of the two-thirds of mothers who work. He's even troubled by something as commonplace as birth control - for married couples.

Even among a Republican presidential field anxious to please religious conservatives, his ideas stand out.

Santorum has kept the more provocative opinions that helped sink his re-election to the Senate in 2006 mostly out of his presidential campaign.

With his rise in national polls, Santorum's record on social issues is getting a closer look. On several matters, he's outside the Republican mainstream. And if he becomes the GOP nominee, some of his ideas will likely be surprising, even puzzling, to general election voters.

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