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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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Taylor Marsh, The PJ Tatler, Shakesville, Riehl World View, Booman Tribune, The Caucus, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Raw Story
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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 …
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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
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
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Newt Gingrich: The master of disguise
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Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, Pirate's Cove, Gothamist and Reuters
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, The Caucus, Connecting.the.Dots, Washington Post, ABCNEWS, The Moderate Voice and Reuters
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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Mediaite, The PJ Tatler, New York Magazine and The Political Carnival
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
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
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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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Campaign 2012
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TSA detains Sen. Rand Paul in Nashville — Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul's press secretary Moira Bagley tweeted on Monday that Transportation Security Administration officials were detaining her boss in Nashville, Tenn. — “Just got a call from @senrandpaul,” Bagley tweeted at about 10 a.m. on Monday.
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Michelle Malkin, The Mahablog, The Raw Story, Gothamist and LewRockwell.com Blog
ABCNEWS:
Rand Paul in Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville — Sen. Rand Paul told his communications director this morning he was being detained by TSA in Nashville. — @moirabagley, the Twitter account associated with Paul staffer Moira Bagley tweeted around 10 a.m., ET, “Just got a call from @senrandpaul.
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Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Big Government, Outside the Beltway and Mediaite
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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
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, Jay Bookman, 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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Don Surber, The Politico, Weasel Zippers 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
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Federal employees owe $1.03 billion in unpaid taxes — (Daniel Acker - BLOOMBERG) Congressional staffers owed about $10.6 million in unpaid taxes in 2010, a slight increase from the previous year and a growing slice of the roughly $1 billion owed by federal and postal workers nationwide.
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COURAGE IN AMERICA
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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 …
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Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit
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Warrants Needed for GPS Monitoring, Supreme Court Rules — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that law enforcement authorities need a probable-cause warrant from a judge to affix a GPS device to a vehicle and monitor its every move. — The decision (.pdf) in what is arguably …
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Above the Law, Gizmodo and Gov 2.0, more at Techmeme »
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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.
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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
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Promises To Outlaw Gay Civil Marriage Because It Does Not Reflect 'God's Will For Us' — Rick Santorum told CNN's Piers Morgan on Friday that he would never change his opposition to same-sex marriage because it does not reflect “God's will for us.”
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, The Politico and New York Magazine
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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