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Wallacegw / CNN:
Fake CNN email used as dirty trick in South Carolina — CNN did not send out the email alert. — Follow the Ticker on Twitter: @politicalticker — It's not clear how many people received the fake email, though at least two members of the South Carolina GOP Executive Committee …
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Jonathan Martinand Alexander Burns / Reuters:
Why Newt Gingrich is surging in South Carolina — NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The final debate before the South Carolina primary brought into sharp relief why Newt Gingrich is re-emerging as a contender and Mitt Romney is stumbling toward the finish line. — With a rousing denunciation …
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Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Palin: ‘Dumb arses’ in media ‘overplayed their hand’ with Gingrich — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has now weighed in on the controversy surrounding an ABC interview with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's ex-wife, and Palin had some tough words for the media.
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Steve Kornacki / Salon:
The power of conservative victimhood — It took Newt about five minutes to steal the show at the final pre-South Carolina debate — If Newt Gingrich does pull off a victory in South Carolina on Saturday, he'll owe it to the skill with which he has tapped into the right's persecution complex …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Newt to GOP: Pass Medicare Part D or 'you don't deserve to govern' — The Romney campaign is beginning, as it did with Texas Gov. Rick Perry, its methodical search-and-destroy operation on Newt Gingrich. For the past few days, the campaign has made available by conference call a series …
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“I THINK GRANDIOSE THOUGHTS” — Location — A Selection Of Speaker Gingrich's Thoughts Over The Years — Gingrich on Gingrich: — “I Am Essentially A Revolutionary.” (Adam Clymer, “House Revolutionary,” The New York Times, 8/23/92) — “Philosophically, I Am Very Different …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney's ‘Prevent Defense’ Yielding Big Gains to Opponents — Most football fans have learned to hate the ‘prevent defense’, a strategy that is employed when a team holds a lead late in the game. In theory, the strategy involves being willing to yield short completions to the offense in an effort to prevent a big gain.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
GOP Debate: Gingrich Kills Infidelity Question, and That's Just the Start
GOP Debate: Gingrich Kills Infidelity Question, and That's Just the Start
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Indecision Forever
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich maintains 6 point lead
Gingrich maintains 6 point lead
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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Newt: CNN ‘Despicable’ To Bring Up ‘Trash’ Open Marriage Story
TPM2012 — Newt: CNN ‘Despicable’ To Bring Up ‘Trash’ Open Marriage Story
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Herman Cain defends Newt Gingrich from CNN ‘crap’
Herman Cain defends Newt Gingrich from CNN ‘crap’
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Jennifer Martinez / The Politico:
SOPA and PIPA dead ? for now — House and Senate leaders abandoned plans to move on SOPA and PIPA on Friday — the surest sign yet that a wave of online protests have killed the controversial anti-piracy legislation for now and maybe forever. — SOPA sponsor Lamar Smith …
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Aaron / Senate Democrats:
Reid Statement On Intellectual Property Bill
Reid Statement On Intellectual Property Bill
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Jonathan Weisman / New York Times:
Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Piracy Bill
Senate Postpones Vote on Internet Piracy Bill
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Reuters:
Congress puts anti-piracy bills on ice
Congress puts anti-piracy bills on ice
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Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Breaking News: Supreme Court Decides Texas Redistricting Case, Reverses Lower Court — In a unanimous per curiam opinion, the Supreme Court (with Justice Thomas concurring separately in the judgment) has reversed the maps drawn by the three judge court and remanded to draw new maps under new standards.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court rejects Texas maps, delays W.Va. map
Court rejects Texas maps, delays W.Va. map
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Adam Liptak / The Caucus:
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Taxes at the Top — Call me peculiar, but I'm actually enjoying the spectacle of Mitt Romney doing the Dance of the Seven Veils — partly out of voyeurism, of course, but also because it's about time that we had this discussion. — The theme of his dance, for those who haven't been paying attention, is taxes — his own taxes.
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Romney: I Won't Release My Tax Returns Because 'I Don't Want To Give The Democrats A Nice Little Present' — GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney endured a hail of boos during the CNN debate last night when he refused to commit to releasing his 2011 tax returns.
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newt.org:
Speaker Newt Gingrich and Mrs. Gingrich Release 2010 Income Tax Return and Gingrich Foundation Tax Return
Speaker Newt Gingrich and Mrs. Gingrich Release 2010 Income Tax Return and Gingrich Foundation Tax Return
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Republican Debate Audience Boos Mitt Romney Over Releasing Tax Returns
Republican Debate Audience Boos Mitt Romney Over Releasing Tax Returns
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No More Mister Nice Blog, CNN, Campaign 2012 and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Canada Pledges to Sell Oil to Asia After Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline — President Barack Obama's decision yesterday to reject a permit for TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline may prompt Canada to turn to China for oil exports. — Prime Minister Stephen Harper …
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Todd Leopold / CNN:
Singing legend Etta James dies at 73 — Etta James, here performing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 2009, died Friday, January 20, due to complications from leukeimia, said her longtime friend and manager, Lupe De Leon. The singer was 73. — HIDE CAPTION — Etta James through the years
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ThinkProgress:
Obama Administration Approves Rule That Guarantees Near-Universal Contraceptive Coverage — Our guest blogger is Jessica Arons, Director of the Women's Health and Rights Program at American Progress. — Today, in a huge victory for women's health, Health and Human Services Secretary …
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Hullabaloo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Nate Anderson / Ars Technica:
Why the feds smashed Megaupload — The US government dropped a nuclear bomb on “cyberlocker” site Megaupload today, seizing its domain names, grabbing $50 million in assets, and getting New Zealand police to arrest four of the site's key employees, including enigmatic founder Kim Dotcom.
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
Afghanistan's Soldiers Step Up Killings of Allied Forces — KABUL, Afghanistan — American and other coalition forces here are being killed in increasing numbers by the very Afghan soldiers they fight alongside and train, in attacks motivated by deep-seated animosity between the supposedly allied forces …
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The GOP's suicide march — “Are you better off today than you were $4 trillion ago?” — former presidential candidate Rick Perry — It's the campaign line of the year, and while the author won't be carrying it into the general election, the eventual nominee will.
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack — The Grindr app, left, and founder Joel Simkhai's profile. — A popular “meat-market” smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing …
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ABCNEWS:
Obama Sings Soul Tune in Harlem — Shortly after taking the stage tonight for a fundraiser at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem, President Obama broke into song. — Obama, standing behind the presidential podium, thanked his hosts and the performers who preceded him, including soul singer Al Green.