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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Gingrich Threatens to Skip Debates if Audiences Can't Participate — Newt Gingrich insists his fans will not be silenced. — Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker, on Tuesday morning threatened not participate in any future debates with audiences that have been instructed to be silent.
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Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Deserves to Lose — That's what happens when you run with losers. — Let's just say right now what voters will be saying in November, once Barack Obama has been re-elected: Republicans deserve to lose. — It doesn't matter that Mr. Obama can't get the economy out of second gear.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gingrich won't ‘allow’ moderators to silence crowd at future debates — Newt Gingrich says he won't “allow” the moderators of future GOP presidential debates to keep the crowd out of it. — Speaking on Tuesday to Fox News, Gingrich took the opportunity that was denied him at Monday night's debate, and blasted the media.
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Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Public sours on Romney in January — The number of Americans with negative views of Mitt Romney has spiked in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, compounding the former Massachusetts governor's challenges as he tries to rally from Saturday's big loss in South Carolina.
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Pro-Romney super PAC makes major ad purchase in Florida
Pro-Romney super PAC makes major ad purchase in Florida
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Gingrich overtakes Romney nationally
Gingrich overtakes Romney nationally
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National Review:
Hour of Newt — South Carolina Republicans delivered …
Hour of Newt — South Carolina Republicans delivered …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Newt-Mitt Electability Gap Shrinks
The Newt-Mitt Electability Gap Shrinks
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What the battle over Romney's wealth is really about, in one poll finding
What the battle over Romney's wealth is really about, in one poll finding
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
CHART: What Romney would pay under his own tax plan — Now that Mitt Romney has released his tax returns for 2010, we can have a stab at answering another key question. What would Romney himself pay in taxes if his tax policies become law? — In 2010, Romney enjoyed an income of $21.7 million.
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Mitt Romney's tax returns shed some light on his investment wealth
Mitt Romney's tax returns shed some light on his investment wealth
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Tax rates of presidential candidates, in one chart
Tax rates of presidential candidates, in one chart
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Washington Post:
In State of the Union, Obama expected to warn that middle class threatened by economic unfairness — President Obama will warn the nation Tuesday evening that the decades-old promise of a secure and rising middle class is threatened by economic unfairness as he delivers an election-year State …
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Seung Min Kim / The Politico:
White House SOTU talking points
White House SOTU talking points
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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's State of the Union will include new push for tax reform
Obama's State of the Union will include new push for tax reform
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Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
Andrea Mitchell: “Top Romney Advisor” Said “Party Elites” Will Find Alternative If Mitt Loses Florida … Dude!? — ANDREA MITCHELL: “I talked to a top Romney adviser tonight who said, 'Look, if Mitt Romney can not win here in Florida then we're going to have to try to reinvent …
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Cecilia Kang / Washington Post:
Google announces privacy changes across products; users can't opt out — View Photo Gallery — Google announced a new privacy policy and terms of service on Jan. 24. Here's a look at some of the Google products that will be affected by the policy change.
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Grassley: Author of legal opinion on recess appointments may have seen her last Senate confirmation — Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Monday evening that he doubts that the Senate will ever confirm again the Obama administration Justice Department official …
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Boehner: Politics President Obama is running on ‘almost un-American’ — Washington (CNN) - House Speaker John Boehner Tuesday forcefully denounced the Democrats' campaign theme that they are for the middle class and Republicans are for the wealthy - saying the politics the president is running on are “almost un-American.”
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Hello, I must be going — I have some news to share: after three-and-a-half years at the Washington Monthly, I'm moving on. My last post will be tomorrow and I'll start my new career at MSNBC on Monday morning. — Working for the Monthly has been an amazing experience …
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Matt Stopera / BuzzFeed:
The Most Badass Excerpt From Barney Frank's Interview With The NY Times — Barney Frank was interviewed about a variety of subjects by the NY Times recently. Here's how he answered a question about his views on marijuana. — Interviewer: You've long argued for the decriminalization of marijuana.
Apple:
Apple Reports First Quarter Results — Highest Quarterly Revenue and Earnings Ever All-Time Record iPhone, iPad and Mac Sales — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011.
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weaskamerica.com:
Florida Surprise — We have a motto at We Ask America Polls: The Numbers are the Numbers. That means that if the audience we dial meets our standards, we don't second-guess the results-even if the numbers buck conventional wisdom. — That's the situation we face with our first Florida poll …
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Kevin Paul Dupont / Boston Globe:
On a day for team, Thomas left them shorthanded — Tim Thomas separated himself from his Bruins' teammates yesterday afternoon when he refused to join them at the White House, a day meant to celebrate their 2011 Stanley Cup championship. — The two-time Vezina Trophy winner later …
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Why Democrats Think the GOP Race Might Last Until June — Game it out for a second. Look at the calendar. — This GOP race could go on for a long time, and Democrats profess to be thrilled about that prospect, about Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich continuing to bloody each other up, aided by Rick Santorum and Ron Paul.
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Nicole Burgin / AM740 and FM102.3:
Food containing fetuses targeted under new Oklahoma bill — You might think this is a story out of ‘The Onion’ but it is a real story. — An Oklahoma lawmaker files a bill to ban the making and selling of food or products that use aborted human fetuses. — State Senator Ralph Shortey …
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Wall Street Journal:
We Don't Need More Foreign Oil and Gas — America is poised to be the world's clean energy leader. — In the hubbub around the president's decision not to approve the proposed Keystone XL pipeline between Canada and the United States, Americans missed the big picture.
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The Gallup Organization / Gallup:
U.S. Economic Confidence Best Since May — Current index score is similar to that of one year ago — PRINCETON, NJ — U.S. economic confidence is at -25 in the week ending Jan. 22, improved from -29 the prior week and the best since the week ending May 22, 2011.
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Popular Mechanics:
Supreme Court Privacy Ruling Is About More Than GPS Tracking: Analysis — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that attaching a GPS tracker to your car amounts to a search, and therefore law-enforcement officers must get a warrant before they can do it. Read deeper, though …
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New Jersey Online:
Gov. Christie calls for referendum on issue of legalizing gay marriage — BRIDGEWATER — Gov. Chris Christie called today for the Legislature to put on the fall ballot a voter referendum on whether to legalize gay marriage, which Democratic lawmakers have made a top priority.
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Gingrich to Evangelicals: My Past Weaknesses Make Me ‘More Normal’ — In a one-on-one interview with The Brody File, Newt Gingrich says that he has “not hidden from the facts of my life, that I have confessed my weaknesses” and he believes that, in part, is a reason why evangelicals are able to get behind his candidacy.
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Romney adviser Norm Coleman predicts GOP president won't repeal health law — Mitt Romney adviser Norm Coleman, a former senator from Minnesota, predicted the GOP won't repeal the Democrats' healthcare reform law even if a Republican candidate defeats President Obama this November.
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Adam Serwer / Political Mojo:
“Self Deportation”: It's a Real Thing, and It Isn't Pretty — Mitt Romney unveiled a novel solution for illegal immigration during Tuesday night's GOP debate, saying that he'd rely on “self-deportation” to reduce the number of unauthorized immigrants in the US. — Or at least it sounded novel.
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