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Newt Surges to Lead in Fla., Romney Trails by 8 Points — More ways to share... Mixx — Stumbled — LinkedIn — Vine — Buzzflash — Newstrust — Technocrati — Forward Article — Newt Gingrich has now surged to a significant lead over Mitt Romney in Florida …
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FLORIDA FAMILIES — While Florida families struggled during the housing crisis, Newt Gingrich cashed in while working for Freddie Mac. After being sanctioned for ethics violations and resigning in disgrace, Newt Gingrich cashed in as a D.C. insider. President Obama and his campaign …
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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Gingrich Challenge — A test for Romney, GOP officials …
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Gingrich tops 40 percent in Rasmussen Florida poll
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Wallacegw / CNN:
TRENDING: Paul skipping primary night in Florida
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Romney Seems To Reverse Housing Policy, Calls For Action To Limit Foreclosures
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Jim Vandeheiand Mike Allen / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: The master of disguise
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David Weigel / Slate:
Romney Campaign on Newt: “We Want to Know What Nancy Pelosi Knows”
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ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh and The Caucus
Michael Crowley / Swampland:
Newt Gingrich vs.the Establishment: South Carolina Sets Up Intra-GOP Conflict
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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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Sen. Rand Paul ‘detained’ by TSA in Nashville, TSA denies — 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.
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Rand Paul on TSA detainment: 'I was barked at: 'Do not leave the cubicle!"
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Keith Laing / The Hill:
White House sides with TSA in Rand Paul standoff
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ABCNEWS:
Rand Paul in Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville
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A.Killough / CNN:
Spokeswoman: TSA turns away Sen. Rand Paul
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Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Santorum To Rape Victims: ‘Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation’ — Standing steadfast as the most socially right-wing candidate in the GOP presidential field, Rick Santorum has repeatedly touted his extreme anti-choice position, which dictates that abortion should be uniformly illegal, even in cases of rape or incest.
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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.”
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David Kravets / Threat Level:
Supreme Court Court Rejects Willy-nilly GPS Tracking — The Supreme Court said Monday that law enforcement authorities might need a probable-cause warrant from a judge to affix a GPS device to a vehicle and monitor its every move — but the justices did not say that a warrant was needed in all cases.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Police Use of G.P.S. Is Ruled Unconstitutional — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that the police violated the Constitution when they placed a Global Positioning System tracking device on a suspect's car and tracked its movements for 28 days.
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Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court: Warrants needed in GPS tracking
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
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Chicago Tribune:
Sen. Mark Kirk undergoes surgery after suffering stroke — U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk underwent surgery today at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after suffering a stroke, his office said. — “On Saturday, Senator Kirk checked himself into Lake Forest Hospital, where doctors discovered …
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The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Shakesville, Israel Matzav and The Gateway Pundit
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Ark. campaign manager's cat slaughtered — The campaign manager for an Arkansas House Democratic candidate found his cat slaughtered with the word “liberal” painted on its corpse. — Ken Aden's congressional campaign said Monday that Jacob Burris arrived home Sunday evening with his family …
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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 …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney: U.S. economy ‘getting better’ under Obama — Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious — House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) appeared on “Fox News Sunday” yesterday and argued that President Obama's policies “have actually made our economy worse.” Then he said it again.
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David Frum / CNN:
Editor's note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again.” — (CNN) — “Why liberals oppose a strong American presence in space.”
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