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2:45 PM ET, January 28, 2012

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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Romney ad uses 1997 Brokaw news clip to hit Gingrich on ethics violations  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — It wasn't difficult for Mitt Romney's campaign to provide the sources to back up the claims made in his latest television ad attacking Newt Gingrich.  They simply copied and pasted the script of the ad.
Discussion: CNN, Wake up America and Hot Air
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Newt Gingrich Campaign Leaking Hot Air Ahead Of Florida Primary, GOP Insiders Say … 2012 Elections , Marco Rubio , Mitt Romney , Newt Gingrich 2012 , Elections 2012 , Florida , Newt Gingrich , Politics , Sarah Palin , Video , Florida Primary , Florida Debate , South Carolina …
Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
Gingrich camp confronts visiting Romney surrogates  —  Delray Beach, Fla. — Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) found his own tactics turned against him during a Newt Gingrich event here Friday afternoon.  —  Chaffetz, a Mitt Romney supporter, has been turning up at Gingrich events during the past two days …
Sarah Palin / Facebook:
Cannibals in GOP Establishment Employ Tactics of the Left  —  We have witnessed something very disturbing this week.  The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and which continues to fight the grassroots Tea Party movement today has adopted the tactics of the left …
Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Sarah Palin: Newt Gingrich's secret weapon
Discussion: CNN, Reuters and TBogg
Nancy Cook / NationalJournal.com:
Impeach Obama?  —  Grover Norquist predicts a rebellion if President Obama wins reelection and doesn't extend the Bush tax cuts. … While other Washington insiders are wringing their hands over the lack of action expected on Capitol Hill in this election year, Grover Norquist is studying his color-coded maps.
Politics:
Elizabeth Warren Says She's Not In The 1%  —  In fact, she is.  The liberal standard-bearer's wealth is in the eight-figures.  —  Source: youtube.com  —  The rhetoric of class and inequality is back in force, and Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren — the standard-bearer …
Guardian:
Sun journalists arrested in corruption investigation  —  Met police search News International's headquarters in Wapping as four current and former Sun employees are arrested  —  Four current and former senior Sun journalists and one serving police officer have been arrested as part …
Matt Campbell / Kansas City Star:
Cleaver aids woman in trouble  —  U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver came to the aid of a woman in distress on Friday.  —  The congressman was in Kansas City to attend a meeting regarding the Green Impact Zone and was riding in a car near 44th Street and Troost Avenue before 10 a.m. when he spotted someone waving …
Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press and CNN
The Politico:
Dems bash, bank secret cash  —  Democrats have seized on Republicans as the party of unlimited secret money.  —  The only problem: so are Democrats.  —  In recent days, Obama released an ad blasting “secretive oil billionaires” for attacks on him, Nancy Pelosi unveiled a campaign slogan calling for …
Discussion: Right Wing News and ABCNEWS
Jack and Suzy Welch:
Ron Paul and the pink slip that could decide the election  —  Have you ever woken up in the morning knowing you have to let someone go and just felt sick to your stomach?  It's the worst part of work, isn't it?  Even when it's absolutely necessary — the money isn't there or the employee …
Discussion: Mediaite and Politics
Conal Urquhart / Guardian:
‘Inexcusable’ language on immigration alienating Latino voters, Republicans told  —  Florida senator Marco Rubio and former governor Jeb Bush warn party's frontrunners not to use ‘harsh and intolerable’ language  —  Senior Republicans including the brother of the former president George Bush …
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Readies IPO Filing  —  Morgan Stanley Seen Leading Deal Valuing Giant at $75 Billion to $100 Billion  —  Facebook Inc. could file papers for its initial public offering as early as next week, people familiar with the matter said, as anticipation mounts for what is likely to be one of the biggest debuts for a U.S. company.
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Obama bashes congressional obstruction in weekly address  —  (CNN) - In his weekly address Saturday, President Barack Obama took aim at Congressional Republicans blocking White House nominations and pieces of legislation for what he said were political ends.
Discussion: The Politico
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Scott Wong / The Politico:
Lee vows to block Obama nominees
Discussion: ThinkProgress, Stinque and ACS Blog
 
 
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Guy Bechor / Ynetnews:
Hamas in deep trouble
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The White House:
Remarks by the President on College Affordability, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Rosie Gray / Politics:
Cooter From Dukes Of Hazzard Really, Really Hates Newt Gingrich
Discussion: Reuters, Hot Air and BuzzFeed
 Earlier Items: 
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Paul makes unannounced stop to meet with Maine gov.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney's negative ratings soaring among independents
Discussion: Liberal Values and Daily Kos
Bernie Becker / The Hill:
Dems embrace new strategy on taxes
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Texas Dems, minority groups near huge win with redistricting settlement
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Tyler's grandkid: Newt's a ‘jerk’
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Campaign 2012 and Gawker
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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