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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Romney to release tax returns on Tuesday, calls delay ‘a mistake’ — Gov. Mitt Romney said Sunday he will release his tax returns on Tuesday as he tries to pivot from an issue that dragged him down in his South Carolina primary loss to Newt Gingrich. — Romney said he'll post his 2010 tax return …
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Taylor Marsh and The Political Carnival
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
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.
Washington Examiner:
Why Gingrich won — Why Romney lost — COLUMBIA, SC — They won't say it publicly — they don't want to appear churlish or disrespectful on a night they took a serious beating — but it's no exaggeration to say that even after losing the South Carolina primary to Newt Gingrich …
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The Politico, Don Surber, New York Times, Campaign 2012, Riehl World View, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Instapundit
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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State of the Union
Hugh Hewitt / National Review:
The Ball Is in Florida's Court Now — “We're ready to take out some of the balloons we've been storing,” is how Democratic strategist Donna Brazile greeted the idea that Newt would win by a significant margin in South Carolina, an hour before the polls closed and Newt was indeed declared the winner.
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Riehl World View, Booman Tribune, The Daily Dish and The Moderate Voice
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Romney to Release Tax Returns on Tuesday — 10:32 a.m. | Updated Mitt Romney said Sunday morning that he would release his 2010 tax returns on Tuesday, bowing to that mounting pressure that might have helped lead to his defeat in the South Carolina primary on Saturday.
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Next stop: A brawl at the 2012 Florida primary — COLUMBIA, S.C. - The unstoppable force that is Newt Gingrich and the immovable object that is Mitt Romney are headed for a collision in Florida. — A primary that looked 10 days ago like a potential 2012 afterthought on Romney's cruise …
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Washington Monthly and Reuters
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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CNN and The Moderate Voice
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Three Takeaways From South Carolina — 1) There is no good news buried in here for Mitt Romney. None. As of this writing, Mitt Romney is leading in three counties in South Carolina: Charleston, Beaufort (Hilton Head) and Richland (Columbia). He lost fast-growing, coastal Horry County, home of Myrtle Beach, by 15 points.
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Santorum: ‘No pressure’ to exit GOP race
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ABCNEWS and Outside the Beltway
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Lessons From the South Carolina Exit Polls
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Connecting.the.Dots
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
New Romney surrogate says Gingrich could cost GOP Congress
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The Politico, The Gateway Pundit, TalkLeft, Washington Post and Daily Kos
New York Times:
South Carolina's Divisive Message
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
South Carolina Primary Overview and Forecast
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Gingrich Wins South Carolina Primary, Upending G.O.P. Race
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Ron Paul looks ahead, says GOP contest will be ‘a long, hard slog’
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The Politico
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Newt Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, CBS News projects
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The Atlantic Online, Wonkette, 2012 Decoded and Atlas Shrugs
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Santorum releases Florida campaign schedule just after SC polls close
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CNN, ABCNEWS, The Politico and Weasel Zippers
Fox News:
Gingrich wins South Carolina primary, Fox News projects
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FITSNews and Scared Monkeys
Eric Hysen / Politics & Elections Blog:
What South Carolinians want to know about Romney and Gingrich
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The Politico, The Post and Courier …, USA Today and ABCNEWS
Washington Post:
In South Carolina, a sharply tightened race
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Bangor Daily News, A plain blog about politics and Dean's World
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Gingrich confronted on race, agrees to meet with Sharpton
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ThinkProgress, CNN, Scared Monkeys, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
Abby Rapoport / American Prospect:
No One Cares About the Affair — Former House Speaker Newt …
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Eschaton
Richard A. Oppel Jr / The Caucus:
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
USA Today:
Joe Paterno's long career — Penn State coaching legend Joe Paterno dies at age 85 — Perhaps the most ironic element when looking at the way Joe Paterno lost his job as Penn State's football coach after 46 seasons lies in the fact that Paterno, as a young man, had his eyes set on law school.
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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National Review, +972 Magazine and Israel Matzav
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Aya Batrawy / Associated Press:
Egypt's Islamists win 75 percent of parliament
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Jihad Watch and Weasel Zippers
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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Ben Geman / The Hill:
CRS report: Congress can require Keystone oil pipeline approval — Capitol Hill lawmakers probably have the Constitution at their back if they require a permit for the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline that President Obama rejected days ago, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service.
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Boehner: ‘Pathetic’ if Obama State of the Union proposes ‘same old policies’ — House Speaker John Boehner said that President Obama would be “pathetic” to propose the same policy prescriptions in Tuesday's State of the Union that he has in his first three years.
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