Romney Pulls Ahead In See-Saw Florida Gop Primary, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Men Shift From Gingrich To Romney  —  Just four days before the nation's first big-state presidential primary, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney opens up a 38 - 29 percent lead over former House Speaker …

Ron Paul signed off on racist newsletters in the 1990s, associates say  —  Ron Paul, well known as a physician, congressman and libertarian , has also been a businessman who pursued a marketing strategy that included publishing provocative, racially charged newsletters to make money and spread his ideas …

No Need to Panic About Global Warming  —  There's no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to ‘decarbonize’ the world's economy.  —  Editor's Note: The following has been signed by the 16 scientists listed at the end of the article:  —  A candidate for public office …

Elliott Abrams Caught Misleading on Newt  —  As Ronald Reagan used to say: Well.  —  Yesterday we took note of former Reagan State Department official Elliott Abrams' piece over at NRO that went after Newt Gingrich on his relationship with Reagan.  While voting regularly with Reagan …

The economic chart that may doom the Obama presidency  —  In his State of the Union response the other night, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels neatly summed up Mitt Romney's (who has a roughly 90 percent chance of being the GOP nominee according to Intrade) economic case against President Barack Obama …

Sounding Off  —  At the risk of sounding like the shtetl police, there's a right way and a wrong way for American Jews to argue with one another.  The right way focuses on whose ideas are better—for America, for Israel, for the Jewish community, and for the world.

Huntsman steps away from politics in new job  —  Jon Huntsman accepted a new position as chairman at the Huntsman Cancer Foundation on Thursday, the cancer research center announced this week.  —  Huntsman's position was effective immediately on Thursday, meaning he had a new job just 10 days …

Voters polarized over Barack Obama, poll finds  —  President Obama's third year in office elicited some of the most polarized job approval ratings ever, as the differences between Republican and Democratic views of the president stood at near-record highs, a new survey shows.

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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice  —  There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.  —  The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults.

Gov. Jan Brewer releases letter she handed to Obama  —  PHOENIX - In a sudden about-face, Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday evening made public a copy of the letter she handed President Obama during their high-profile encounter a day earlier that dominated national news, the blogosphere and water-cooler conversation.

Speaking to students, Obama asks colleges to keep tuition down  —  President Obama put colleges and universities “on notice” on Friday, saying they needed to do their part to keep tuition costs down, so attending college can be a requisite for all Americans and not just a privileged few.