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Maeve Reston / Los Angeles Times:
Mitt Romney tells ‘interrupters’ at rally to ‘take a hike’ — Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, campaigns at Allstar Building Materials in Ormond Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak / January 22, 2012) — Mitt Romney opened an aggressive new phase …
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Shakesville, Riehl World View, Booman Tribune, The Caucus, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Raw Story
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Mitt Romney: Newt Gingrich is a ‘failed leader,’ ‘disgrace’ — ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - Mitt Romney landed here Sunday with a simple message: Newt Gingrich is a failure and a fraud. And a disgrace. And a hapless showman. — Standing under a brilliant orange Florida sunset …
Wall Street Journal:
The Gingrich Challenge — A test for Romney, GOP officials, and the former speaker himself. — Newt Gingrich's sweeping victory in South Carolina throws the GOP Presidential contest into a useful uproar and poses a challenge for Mitt Romney, what's left of the Republican establishment, and not least for Mr. Gingrich himself.
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GOP 12 and The Enterprise Blog
Alexander Burnsand Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's misery, in a word: Bain
Mitt Romney's misery, in a word: Bain
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Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, New York Times, Connecting.the.Dots, The Caucus, Washington Post, ABCNEWS and The Moderate Voice
NewsMax.com:
Newt Surges to Lead in Fla., Romney Trails by 8 Points
Newt Surges to Lead in Fla., Romney Trails by 8 Points
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The PJ Tatler, New York Magazine, Mediaite and The Political Carnival
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Poll: Gingrich surges to lead in Florida primary
Poll: Gingrich surges to lead in Florida primary
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ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12, Prairie Weather and Naked Politics
Jim Vandeheiand Mike Allen / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: The master of disguise
Newt Gingrich: The master of disguise
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Hot Air, Pirate's Cove, Gothamist and Reuters
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
What are Newt Gingrich's big ideas?
What are Newt Gingrich's big ideas?
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The Atlantic Online, Democracy in America, Law Blog, Cato @ Liberty and The Volokh Conspiracy
Jeff Poor / The Daily Caller:
Coulter: ‘With Newt Gingrich you throw out the baby and keep the bath water’ [VIDEO]
Coulter: ‘With Newt Gingrich you throw out the baby and keep the bath water’ [VIDEO]
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Romney on Gingrich: ‘He had to resign in disgrace’
Romney on Gingrich: ‘He had to resign in disgrace’
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The Page and New York Magazine
Garrett Haake / msnbc.com:
New state, new strategy as Romney comes out swinging
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Rand Paul detained by TSA — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul was detained Monday by the Transportation Security Administration in Nashville, Tenn., after refusing a full body pat-down, POLITICO has confirmed. — “I spoke with him five minutes ago and he was being detained indefinitely,” Paul spokesperson Moira Bagley said.
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Michelle Malkin and Campaign 2012
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A.Killough / CNN:
BREAKING: Spokeswoman: TSA turns away Sen. Rand Paul — (CNN) - Authorities blocked U.S. Sen. Rand Paul at the Nashville airport Monday after the Kentucky Republican refused a pat-down at a security checkpoint, his spokeswoman said. — Paul went through a scanner at the airport and set off an alarm …
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Towleroad News #gay and National Review
The Politico:
Mitt faces a perfect mess — Perfect resume, perfect looks, perfect family, and a perfect roster of skilled campaign operatives and blue-chip endorsements: Mitt Romney has them all. — Yet he comes out of his drubbing in South Carolina with a perfect problem.
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The Moderate Voice and The Hill
Mark Steyn / National Review:
The Man Who Gave Us Newt — The nature of this peculiar primary season - the reason it seems at odds with both the 2009-2010 political narrative and the seriousness of the times - was determined by Mitt Romney. Even if you don't mind RomneyCare, or the abortion flip-flop, or any of the rest …
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GOP 12, Wonkette, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Betsy's Page and News Desk
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Economy Most Toxic of 24 Issues — Scope of government and U.S. morality also rankle Americans — PRINCETON, NJ — As President Barack Obama prepares his annual address to Congress, Americans are broadly dissatisfied with the state of the nation in several specific issue areas …
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The Politico, Don Surber, Weasel Zippers and National Review
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
THE OBAMA MEMOS … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN - COMMENT - TABLE OF CONTENTS - THE FINANCIAL PAGE - NEWS DESK - THE POLITICAL SCENE
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The Atlantic Online, ThinkProgress, Washington Post and Paul Krugman
Adam Weinstein / Mother Jones:
Gays “Make God Want to Vomit”: Meet Santorum's Honorary Florida Chairman — Rick Santorum's first stop in the Sunshine State is the church of a gay-bashing, Islamophobic pastor. — While the network news shows spend this Sunday marveling over Newtmentum in South Carolina …
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Guardian, Political Mojo, Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, Towleroad News #gay, The Raw Story and Joe. My. God.
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Andrew Abramson / Post on Politics:
Pastor at Santorum rally: Americans won't vote for Mormon president, Mormon church is racist
Pastor at Santorum rally: Americans won't vote for Mormon president, Mormon church is racist
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The Politico
KMOV-TV:
St. Louis groups protest Kirkwood Walmart, Lowe's — KIRKWOOD (KMOV) - Members of Occupy St. Louis and the Council on American-Islamic Relations joined forces Sunday afternoon to protest outside the Kirkwood Walmart and Lowe's over advertising dispute. — Organizers say they are protesting …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
Martin Frost / The Politico:
The electoral train wreck scenario — Train wrecks don't happen often in American politics. But there could be one in this presidential election. And if it occurs, it will be big. — Consider: The Constitution has a specific provision regarding an Electoral College deadlock.
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Under the Name of a Senate Hopeful, Blog Posts on Sex and Drugs — As he travels New York trying to build support for a Senate candidacy, Marc Cenedella has impressed Republican leaders with his Ivy League credentials, his success in building a business and his promise to tap his wealth in the race.
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New York Magazine, Gothamist and TBogg
Rick Santorum / Wall Street Journal:
My Fight for Life — The other Republican candidates simply check the pro-life box. America needs leadership. — Monday marks the first day of the fourth decade of Roe v. Wade, but together we can make it the decade when Roe is overturned. With a president committed to defending life …
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The Hill, New York Magazine and The Politico
James Surowiecki / New Yorker:
PRIVATE INEQUITY — At this point, the people who run America's private-equity funds must be ruing the day Mitt Romney decided to run for President. His fellow Republican candidates, of all people, have painted a vivid picture of private-equity firms—including Bain Capital …
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Swampland and Paul Krugman