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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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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Romney's National Lead Down to 10 Points — Romney 30%, Gingrich 20% in the latest Gallup Daily tracking — PRINCETON, NJ — Mitt Romney is a considerably weaker front-runner among Republican registered voters nationally than he was at the beginning of the week.
Chuck Norris / WND:
MY ENDORSEMENT FOR PRESIDENT — Exclusive: Chuck Norris reveals his choice for Republican nomination — Our republic as America's founders created it is under assault from extremists outside our country and anti-constitutionalists inside our country. Combined with the flailing American economy …
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The Hill, Pat Dollard, Mediaite, Hot Air and Gawker
Clemson University:
Clemson Palmetto Poll finds Gingrich leading, 20% of S.C. voters still uncommitted — CLEMSON, S.C. — With polls opening in less than 24 hours for the important South Carolina presidential primary election, the final Palmetto Poll shows Newt Gingrich leading over Mitt Romney in a gritty battle fraught …
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Romney adviser: We could lose South Carolina — Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) - With Newt Gingrich creeping up in the polls and potentially on the cusp of a South Carolina victory, one of Mitt Romney's senior advisers sought to change expectations ahead of Saturdays' pivotal presidential primary.
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The Politico, Telegraph, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Guardian
Matt Stout / Boston Herald:
Sen. Scott Brown urges Romney, Gingrich — come clean — U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, fresh off announcing his re-election campaign, said the two front-runners for the GOP presidential nomination should own up to their criticisms — and give the public the answers it craves.
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The Politico, ThinkProgress, The Hill and Hot Air
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
Mitt Romney leaves NBC Florida Republican debate uncertain
Mitt Romney leaves NBC Florida Republican debate uncertain
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The Buzz Florida Politics Feed, Daily Kos, Naked Politics and No More Mister Nice Blog
Kristin Ford / Faith in Public Life:
Catholic Leaders Challenge Gingrich and Santorum on Divisive Rhetoric Around Race and Poverty
Catholic Leaders Challenge Gingrich and Santorum on Divisive Rhetoric Around Race and Poverty
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ThinkProgress and The American Independent
Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
‘Cautiously optimistic’ Mitt Romney hints he could lose South Carolina, talks tax returns
‘Cautiously optimistic’ Mitt Romney hints he could lose South Carolina, talks tax returns
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Guardian and Ricochet Conversations Feed
Peter Overby / NPR:
As ‘Citizens United’ Turns 2, SuperPACs Draw Protests
As ‘Citizens United’ Turns 2, SuperPACs Draw Protests
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Guardian, Hit & Run, Prairie Weather and The Huffington Post
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Romney calls on Gingrich to release House Ethics report
Romney calls on Gingrich to release House Ethics report
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Daily Kos
Anita Kumar / Washington Post:
McDonnell to endorse Romney for president
McDonnell to endorse Romney for president
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American Prospect, CNN and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
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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Reuters, Daily Kos, Washington Post, SCOTUSblog, Los Angeles Times, ACS Blog, Off the Kuff and Political Watch
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case
Supreme Court Rejects Judge-Drawn Maps in Texas Redistricting Case
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The Atlantic Online, Firedoglake, ProPublica, ABCNEWS, msnbc.com, Election Law Blog and Washington Monthly
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court rejects Texas maps, delays W.Va. map
Court rejects Texas maps, delays W.Va. map
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING, Election Law Blog, Greg's Opinion and Swampland
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
SCOTUS kills judge-drawn Texas map
SCOTUS kills judge-drawn Texas map
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CNN, The Moderate Voice and RedState
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sides with Texas on redistricting plan
Supreme Court sides with Texas on redistricting plan
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American Prospect and NewsBusters.org
Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Health plans ordered to cover birth control without co-pays — Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday. — The final regulation retains the approach federal health officials proposed …
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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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Salon, Firedoglake, The Gateway Pundit, Hullabaloo and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dr. Keith Ablow / Fox News:
Newt Gingrich's three marriages mean he might make a strong president — really — Former Speaker of the House and Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was attacked Thursday in an interview on ABC News by his second wife Marianne. She accused him of beginning an affair …
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ThinkProgress, Little Green Footballs, Wonkette and The Stranger …
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Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
NBC's Chuck Todd Blasts Stephen Colbert: ‘He Is Making A Mockery Of The System’ — Appearing at a Winthrop University panel Thursday, MSNBC host and NBC White House correspondent Chuck Todd ripped into Stephen Colbert and his not-yet-official run, suggesting that Colbert might …
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The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, No More Mister Nice Blog, Rumproast, Big Journalism and Balloon Juice
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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THEROOT.COM, Washington Post, TalkLeft, Gothamist and The Democratic Daily
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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Washington Monthly, Towleroad News #gay and Daily Kos
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Four Years Ago, Romney's Wealth Was Not an Issue
Four Years Ago, Romney's Wealth Was Not an Issue
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
Lawmakers reach deal on labor to clear FAA funding for takeoff — Lawmakers have reached a deal on a long-term funding bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that is likely to prevent shutdowns of the beleaguered agency for the foreseeable future, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said late Friday afternoon.
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Ben Fischer / bizjournals:
Supreme Court's Antonin Scalia sounds off at law gathering … Justice Antonin Scalia said Thursday he is prepared to discard a major precedent in abortion law when considering a future challenge to state regulations that require extra staff and expensive equipment at abortion clinics, such as one approved in Virginia last year.
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LifeNews.com and Shakesville
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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Gawker, Towleroad News #gay, AKSARBENT and The Raw Story
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Understanding the nature of ‘hypocrisy,’ redux — Brian McGrory reports this week on Sen. Scott Brown's (R-Mass.) new attack on Elizabeth Warren: she's apparently an “elitist hypocrite.” … The National Republican Senatorial Committee began pushing this same line in November, and I continue to find it remarkable.
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Paul Krugman
Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
How to Smear a Washington Think Tank — Suddenly lots of people are asking whether calling someone an “Israel-firster” is anti-Semitic. The occasion for these reflections is a controversy—the subject of a Washington Post piece yesterday—surrounding the liberal think tank the Center for American Progress.
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New York Post and Washington Post
Tjfang / CBS San Francisco:
Bankrupt Solyndra Caught Destroying Brand New Parts — FREMONT (CBS 5) — After filing for bankruptcy last year, Fremont solar company Solyndra still owes American taxpayers half a billion dollars. But CBS 5 caught them destroying millions of dollars worth of parts.
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Hit & Run, Hot Air and Atlas Shrugs
Molly Wood / CNET:
Anonymous goes nuclear; everybody loses? — #OpMegaUpload: like watching “War Games” play out, but with cyber-bombs. — In the aftermath of Wednesday's SOPA/PIPA blackout protests, the Internet community amassed quite a bit of goodwill, flexed its muscles in a friendly, humorous …
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New York Times, AllThingsD, Gawker, CNN, BuzzFeed and Techdirt, more at Techmeme »
Associated Press:
After immigration crackdown, Ga. and Ala. farmers unsure about crop size amid labor concerns — ATLANTA — It's unclear whether farmers in Georgia and Alabama will face a shortage of workers due to tough new laws targeting illegal immigration, but some producers said they have begun changing …
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