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David Weigel / Slate:
Haven't We Lived Through This Primary Before? — I'm thinking of a Republican primary. It starts with a candidate (John McCain/Mitt Romney) who ran once before, came in second place, and won over the party's elite class without winning over its base. Other candidates, understandably unwilling …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A tale of two speeches — After watching Mitt Romney's speech in New Hampshire last night, I went back and watched Barack Obama's speech in New Hampshire, delivered almost exactly four years ago. The contrast told me quite a bit about the two candidates. — Obama, who'd just lost …
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Zeke Miller / Politics:
Ron Paul To Everyone But Mitt: Drop Out — Campaign says unite behind Ron Paul to defeat Romney. — (Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla) — MANCHESTER, New Hampshire—Rep. Ron Paul's campaign called on the rest of the Republican field to drop out of the race and unite behind him in order to defeat Mitt Romney.
The Politico:
Mitt Romney vs. the dead-enders — HOOKSETT, N.H. - Any remotely sympathetic observer would have to say that Mitt Romney easily cleared the bar on what he needed to do in the New Hampshire primary, and in the process took a big step toward the Republican presidential nomination.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Romney likens work at Bain Capital to Obama's auto industry bailout — On the heels of his decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary, Mitt Romney took the attacks on his private sector record used by GOP rivals and turned them against President Obama. — Romney's critics have accused …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney Looks Strong in South Carolina and Beyond
Romney Looks Strong in South Carolina and Beyond
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msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Next up: The last stand
First Thoughts: Next up: The last stand
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Washington Post:
Conservative activists scramble to stop Mitt Romney
Conservative activists scramble to stop Mitt Romney
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Touts War Against Christianity, Gay Adoption In South Carolina
Gingrich Touts War Against Christianity, Gay Adoption In South Carolina
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Attack Film Depicts Romney as ‘Ruthless’ Rich
Attack Film Depicts Romney as ‘Ruthless’ Rich
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A.Killough / CNN:
Santorum to spend fundraising haul immediately in S.C.
Santorum to spend fundraising haul immediately in S.C.
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A.Killough / CNN:
Poll: Romney, Santorum tied with Obama in Florida
Poll: Romney, Santorum tied with Obama in Florida
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Santorum gambles, and loses, in NH
Santorum gambles, and loses, in NH
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ABCNEWS:
Biden Jabs Romney, Compares Republican Candidates to ‘Brush’
Biden Jabs Romney, Compares Republican Candidates to ‘Brush’
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Mitt Romney still must answer 5 questions after New Hampshire
Mitt Romney still must answer 5 questions after New Hampshire
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney raises impressive $24M in fourth quarter
Romney raises impressive $24M in fourth quarter
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Mary Lu Carnevale / Washington Wire:
Obama Scores Easy Win; Rivals Pick Up 18% of N.H. Vote
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Sen. DeMint predicts Romney will win SC
Sen. DeMint predicts Romney will win SC
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New York Times:
Blaming U.S. and Israel, Iran Reports Killing of Nuclear Scientist — LONDON — At a time of growing tension over its nuclear program and mounting belligerence toward the West, Iran reported on Wednesday that an Iranian nuclear scientist died in what was termed a “terrorist bomb blast” …
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Gordon Corera / BBC:
Iran car explosion ‘kills nuclear scientist’ in Tehran — BBC's Mohsen Asgari: “It seems a motor cyclist pasted a bomb to his car which he was in with two other passengers — A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran, reports say.
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Another Iranian Nuclear Scientist Assassinated, and What it Means — It's groundhog day in Tehran. Another nuclear scientist, this one identified as Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, who worked at the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, was killed when an explosive was attached to his car. Several questions arise:
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James Meikle / Guardian:
Iranian nuclear scientist killed in explosion
Michelle Obama / CBS News:
No tension with husband's aides — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — Michelle Obama said depictions of friction in a new book, “The Obamas,” between her and former top aides to her husband, President Obama, aren't true. — In a wide-ranging interview with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King …
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Byron Tau / The Politico:
Michelle Obama denies White House tensions
Michelle Obama denies White House tensions
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: Questions about Wall Street and inequality are driven by ‘envy’ — Mitt Romney had a remarkable exchange on NBC this morning that may not be as attention-grabbing about his “fire people” gaffe — but may actually be just as revealing and significant. And I hope it gets some attention.
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Anthony Faiola / Washington Post:
In Greece, fears that austerity is killing the economy — ATHENS — Deeply indebted and nearly bankrupt, this Mediterranean nation was forced to adopt tough austerity measures to slash its deficit and secure an international bailout. But as the Greek economy slides into free fall …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Mayor's plan to limit booze sales — Party pooper! — First, Mayor Bloomberg went after smoking in public places. Then trans-fats, salt and sugary drinks. — Now Bloomberg — known for sipping fine wine and downing a cold beer from time to time — wants to crack down on alcohol sales …
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Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
GOP Strategist Frank Luntz: ‘Conservatives Should Not Be Defending Capitalism’ — Last year, Mitt Romney told a Tea Party gathering, “I believe in free enterprise, I believe in capitalism.” Now, Romney's practice of “vulture capitalism,” in Rick Perry's words, is coming under attack.
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John Cook / Gawker:
John Castle, 76-Year-Old Palm Beach Plutocrat, Breaks Insolent Waiter's Finger — It's an age-old and vexing question: How much is it fair to shave off the tip at a high-end restaurant to signal dissatisfaction with the waitstaff? Two percent? Five percent? Should you stiff them?
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Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
About New York: Belgian Tourist Arrested, but Crime Never Happened — Just before he was loaded into the police car, Aaron Vansintjan said, one of the officers looked at him. — “He said, 'I'm embarrassed,' ” Mr. Vansintjan said. — That was no obstacle to a bad situation's getting more perplexing by the minute.