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5:15 PM ET, January 23, 2012

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NewsMax.com:
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 …
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 …
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Gingrich tops 40 percent in Rasmussen Florida poll
Discussion: CNN and The Other McCain
Wallacegw / CNN:
TRENDING: Paul skipping primary night in Florida
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!"
Keith Laing / The Hill:
White House sides with TSA in Rand Paul standoff
A.Killough / CNN:
Spokeswoman: TSA turns away Sen. Rand Paul
Discussion: The Politico and National Review
Digby / Hullabaloo:   @bwilliams Ask Ron Paul 2night if he thinks states (as opposed to feds) have right 2 pat down airline travelers
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.”
Discussion: Towleroad News #gay
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Washington's Anti-Gay Pastor To Marriage Supporters: You Think ‘You Know Better Than God’
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.
Jennifer Haberkorn / The Politico:
Supreme Court says no to debate over Elena Kagan health care role
Discussion: CNN and Hit & Run
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court: Warrants needed in GPS tracking
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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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk suffers stroke
Discussion: The Politico
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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
Arkansas Democratic Campaign Manager Comes Home To Find Child's Cat Murdered, ‘LIBERAL’ Written On Dead Body
Discussion: Gawker
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.
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.”
Discussion: This Just In
 
 
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Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
Doug Lamborn to ditch State of the Union speech as a protest
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Bruins' goalie Thomas declines White House visit
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Lee Hill Kavanaugh / Kansas City Star:
Gay teen leads fight for change amid T-shirt dispute
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Kelly Chernenkoff / Fox News:
Biden Wades into Gingrich Fidelity Debate
Discussion: The Hill and The Politico
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Buffett On Why Romney Should Pay Higher Taxes: He's Just ‘Shoving Around Money,’ Not ‘Straining His Back’
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Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Obama Defends Roe v. Wade As Way for ‘Our Daughters’ to Have Same Chance As Sons to ‘Fulfill Their Dreams’
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: High stakes
Discussion: Pundits Blog and Washington Wire
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Simon Johnson on the Proposed Foreclosure Fraud Settlement: “This is a law enforcement issue.”
Discussion: naked capitalism and US Politics
The Politico:
Mitt faces a perfect mess
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