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Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:
Gingrich wins SC GOP primary, beating Romney — Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, capping off a remarkable comeback for his presidential bid that reshapes the trajectory of the battle for the GOP nomination as the race now heads to Florida and beyond.
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Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Newt Gingrich Wins. What It Means. — “The base is revolting because they swept the GOP back into relevance in Washington just under two years ago and they have been thanked with contempt ever since.” — No candidate has won the GOP nomination for President without winning South Carolina since Ronald Reagan in 1980.
McKay Coppins / Politics:
Romney Aide: Newt Win Will Help Mitt — “When we go up against Newt, it helps us in the general election,” says the aide. It's all about the Gestalt. — (Getty Images / EMMANUEL DUNAND) — COLUMBIA, South Carolina — A senior Romney campaign official told BuzzFeed Saturday …
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
South Carolina primary exit polls: 2/3rds say debates mattered — Nearly two out of three South Carolina Republican primary voters say the recent Republican presidential debates played an important factor in their decision, according to early CBS News exit polls - a good sign for Newt Gingrich …
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Ron Paul looks ahead, says GOP contest will be ‘a long, hard slog’ — Ron Paul made clear he had no plans to drop out of the presidential race despite placing fourth in the South Carolina Republican primary on Saturday. — In a speech where the Texas congressman touched …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
New Romney surrogate says Gingrich could cost GOP Congress — COLUMBIA, S.C. — A new surrogate for Mitt Romney warned Saturday night that if Newt Gingrich is the nominee he could give Democrats united control of Congress. — Henry Barbour, a top Rick Perry fundraiser who endorsed Mitt Romney …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary, Upending G.O.P. Race — CHARLESTON, S.C. - Surprising his rivals and upending the Republican race for the presidency, Newt Gingrich won the pivotal South Carolina primary Saturday, just 10 days after a fourth-place finish in New Hampshire left the impression his candidacy was all but dead.
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Fox News:
Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, Fox News projects — Newt Gingrich has won the South Carolina Republican primary, Fox News projects, further scrambling an already volatile presidential race which has produced three different winners in three states as the candidates head next to Florida.
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Republican Convention Has ‘50-50’ Chance Of Being Open: Former GOP Chair … 2012 Election , Mitt Romney , Republican Convention , Elections 2012 , Video , South Carolina Primary , South Carolina Primary Results , South Carolina Election Results , Brokered Convention , Election Results 2012 …
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
On Newt Gingrich S.C. primary win, Karl Rove says thank John King — After Newt Gingrich was declared the winner of the South Carolina primary Saturday night, Karl Rove suggested that the candidate has CNN's John King to thank for his victory in the Palmetto State.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, CBS News projects
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, CBS News projects
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Huck: Mitt too defensive
McKay Coppins / Politics:
BYU Students Bus In To South Carolina To Rally For Romney
BYU Students Bus In To South Carolina To Rally For Romney
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Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Lessons From the South Carolina Exit Polls
Lessons From the South Carolina Exit Polls
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Connecting.the.Dots
Washington Post:
In South Carolina, a sharply tightened race
In South Carolina, a sharply tightened race
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New York Times, Prairie Weather, Bangor Daily News, A plain blog about politics and Dean's World
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum releases Florida campaign schedule just after SC polls close
Santorum releases Florida campaign schedule just after SC polls close
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / The Caucus:
Santorum Says He Will Remain in Race Through Florida
Santorum Says He Will Remain in Race Through Florida
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New York Times, The Political Carnival, The Other McCain, HotAirPundit and Ballot Box
Eric Hysen / Politics & Elections Blog:
What South Carolinians want to know about Romney and Gingrich
What South Carolinians want to know about Romney and Gingrich
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Abby Rapoport / American Prospect:
No One Cares About the Affair — Former House Speaker Newt …
No One Cares About the Affair — Former House Speaker Newt …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Gingrich confronted on race, agrees to meet with Sharpton
Gingrich confronted on race, agrees to meet with Sharpton
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New York Magazine:
Heilemann: USS Gingrich Now Boarding in South Carolina
Heilemann: USS Gingrich Now Boarding in South Carolina
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The Daily Dish
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Hours before key primary, Romney lowers expectations
Hours before key primary, Romney lowers expectations
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Washington Monthly and The PJ Tatler
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Final survey suggests Gingrich leads in SC
Final survey suggests Gingrich leads in SC
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Muslim Brotherhood Wins 47% of Egypt Assembly Seats — CAIRO — Egyptian authorities confirmed Saturday that a political coalition dominated by the Muslim Brotherhood, the 84-year-old group that virtually invented political Islam, had won about 47 percent of the seats in the first Parliament elected since the ouster of Hosni Mubarak.
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Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament
Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament
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Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Mark Silva / Bloomberg:
Jeb Bush Refrains From Endorsing Anyone — Jeb Bush, the popular former Florida governor, said he will “stay neutral” in the Republican presidential primary while warning his party's candidates to leave the “circular firing squad” of their primary debates behind and start appealing to a broader audience of voters.
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New York Times:
The iEconomy: Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class — When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley's top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. — But as Steven P. Jobs of Apple spoke, President Obama interrupted …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Not Just A Democrat Dirty Trick, But A Crime — A few years ago, as part of its strategy of facilitating voter fraud as a means of winning close elections, the Democratic Party undertook a campaign to secure as many Secretary of State offices in swing states as possible.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety:
Man Charged with Identity Theft after Falsely Implicating Secretary of State in Illegal Activity
Man Charged with Identity Theft after Falsely Implicating Secretary of State in Illegal Activity
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National Review
Shane Vander Hart / Iowa Grounds:
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz Targeted for Identity Theft by Former Obama Staffer
Iowa Secretary of State Matt Schultz Targeted for Identity Theft by Former Obama Staffer
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The Iowa Republican, Des Moines Register, The PJ Tatler and Campaign 2012
Kevin Hall / The Iowa Republican:
Former Obama Staffer Busted for Stealing Iowa Secretary of State's Identity
Former Obama Staffer Busted for Stealing Iowa Secretary of State's Identity
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Irony Of American History — I'd like to think that the Confederate Flag in the back was photo-shopped. At any rate, what's amazing is the frame here—It's not the firing on federal property that inaugurated the War, it's Bull Run, or some such. It's as if I punch you in the face …
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