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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
New Paul S.C. ad hits Santorum on ‘betrayal’ — Ron Paul's campaign is out with this new ad in South Carolina, which hits Rick Santorum on his “record of betrayal.” — “One serial hypocrite exposed,” the ad says, showing clips of Newt Gingrich. “Now another has emerged: Rick Santorum …
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Adam Sorensen / Swampland:
TIME/CNN/ORC Poll: Romney Storms Ahead in South Carolina — In another sign of the front-runner's growing strength. Mitt Romney has taken the lead in South Carolina, according to a TIME/CNN/ORC poll released Friday. — The poll, which surveyed likely primary voters on Wednesday and Thursday …
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Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
Gingrich turns fire on Santorum — Just days after praising his rival GOP presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich took aim at Rick Santorum's congressional record and said he would be considered the “junior partner” in a match-up between the two Republican hopefuls.
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul Suggests Third Party Presidential Run Still An Option
Rasmussen Reports:
South Carolina Primary: Romney 27%, Santorum 24%, Gingrich 18%
South Carolina Primary: Romney 27%, Santorum 24%, Gingrich 18%
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Romney and Santorum soar in South Carolina
CNN/Time Poll: Romney and Santorum soar in South Carolina
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Reuters, The Politico, The Caucus, The Hill and Business Insider
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Pro-Santorum SuperPAC Buys Ad Time in South Carolina
Pro-Santorum SuperPAC Buys Ad Time in South Carolina
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Iowan Casts Doubt on Winner of Caucus
Iowan Casts Doubt on Winner of Caucus
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Iowa Caucuses, The Week, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Business Insider, Online NewsHour, The Atlantic Online, Iowa Caucus 2012, Wake up America and The BRAD BLOG
Rasmussen Reports:
New Hampshire: Romney 42%, Paul 18%, Santorum 13%, Huntsman 12%
New Hampshire: Romney 42%, Paul 18%, Santorum 13%, Huntsman 12%
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
A worthy challenger — After every other conservative alternative …
A worthy challenger — After every other conservative alternative …
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National Review, GOP 12, New York Times, The New Republic, Prairie Weather, The Other McCain, The Atlantic Wire and New York Magazine
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
‘The Obamas’: Book Reveals Friction Between Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama (UPDATE) … Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Rahm Emanuel , White House , Obama , Video , Jodi Kantor , Obama White House , The Obamas , Obama Marriage , Obamas Marriage , The Obamas Jodi Kantor , Politics News
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Rick Perlstein / Crooks and Liars:
Santorum's ‘Freedom’ is Pretty Much Slavery — Rick Santorum got high marks for his near-victory speech in Iowa. In the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne called it “by far the best speech Tuesday night.” Santorum's address impressed me, too, but for a different reason: his astonishing endorsement …
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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Rick Santorum's baby—and mine. — The latest intra-pundit flap of Campaign 2012: a couple of my liberal colleagues have called Rick and Karen Santorum “crazy,” or “very weird” for wrapping and caressing the body of their baby, who died only two hours after emerging from 20 weeks in utero …
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CatholicVote.org, National Review and The Hinterland Gazette
James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Rick Santorum jeered after comparing gay marriage to polygamy
Rick Santorum jeered after comparing gay marriage to polygamy
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Another Romney layoff victim, this one a conservative, speaks out — Reuters published a blockbuster story today on GS Technologies, a steel mill in Kansas City that was acquired by Bain Capital, leading to the layoffs of some 750 workers. In this case, the workers lost promised severance pay …
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bain, Barack and Jobs
Bain, Barack and Jobs
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Business Insider, ABCNEWS and Daily Kos
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
What Newt said about food stamps — Newt Gingrich's comments about African-Americans and food stamps, made at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, have made the expected media rounds — from Slate to The Daily Beast to The Associated Press to MSNBC — but the interpretation has changed somewhat along the way.
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama takes victory lap — Two days after defying Republicans and appointing Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama took a little time to gloat. — Making a victory lap of sorts at the independent agency, Obama cracked a joke …
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Weasel Zippers and The Politico
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Elizabeth McNeil / People.com:
Kristy McNichol Wants to ‘Be Open About Who I Am’ — Kristy McNichol has been out of the public eye for 20 years. Now she's chosen to come out - to try to help kids who are being bullied. — McNichol, 49, who has lived with her partner Martie Allen, also 49, for the past two decades …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Two new cases granted — UPDATE: The Court has announced that it will issue opinions in argued cases on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. Further orders from today's Conference will be issued at 10 a.m. Monday. — The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to clarify when police may use …
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Election Law Blog and Washington Post
David Frum / FrumForum:
All Good Things... FrumForum launched itself almost exactly three years ago, on Inauguration Day 2009. Over the subsequent interval, our hundreds of contributors have reached more than 5 million individual readers. I like to think that together we have helped to move the national debate.
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Mike Pflanz / Telegraph:
20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners — Gunmen in Nigeria on Friday opened fire on friends and relatives gathered to mourn the deaths of three Christians killed on Thursday, leaving up to 20 more people dead. — Nigeria has recently experienced a surge in ethnic and sectarian violence
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Climate change castaways consider move to Australia — Ben Doherty in Male, Maldives — Threat ... much of the Maldives could be lost to climate change. — THE President of what could be the first country in the world lost to climate change has urged Australia to prepare for a mass wave …
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Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Embezzlement probe also results in sex charges — By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel — The secret John Doe investigation into embezzlement of funds intended for veterans also produced a jarring unrelated sex crime case against the domestic partner of a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker.
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry Unwinds Before New Hampshire Debate At Texas Shooting Range — ABC's Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report: — Ready, aim fire. That's apparently Texas Gov. Rick Perry's idea of relaxation before returning to the campaign trail this weekend.
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Washington Post and The Gateway Pundit