secretary of state hillary clinton will meet with her russian counterpart today at the u.n. amid sharp divisions about how to end the blood in syria. at least 12 people were killed in the city of homs on sunday. the regime blaming armed terrorists for the deaths as they have opposed. russia has repeatedly opposed intervention. kofi annan left damascus yesterday without securing a cease-fire deal from president assad. we turn to 2012 american politics, rick santorum is coming off a big weekend win in the kansas caucuses even as the romney campaign claims a big win with delegates. santorum got 51% support, a full 30 points ahead of romney.