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NBC's Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Romney up 15 over Gingrich in Florida — Mitt Romney may be on his way to a decisive victory in the Florida GOP primary Tuesday, according to a new NBC/Marist poll. — Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent in the crucial state.
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ABCNEWS:
Gingrich: Romney's Character Is “Very Serious Problem” — Following an onslaught of attacks in last week's debates and on the Florida airwaves, Newt Gingrich amped up his criticism of frontrunner Mitt Romney this morning, aiming his arrows directly at Romney's character and calling him “fundamentally dishonest.”
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Newt Gingrich / Marist Poll:
1/29: Romney with Wide Lead in Florida — In the race for the Republican nomination in Florida, Mitt Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 percentage points among likely Republican primary voters. — Romney's lead has changed little after Thursday night's debate.
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Washington Post, CBS News, Naked Politics, The Caucus and The Page
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
As Florida race turns personal, GOP insiders fear for party unity — TAMPA, Fla. —Gingrich and Romney may be headed toward mutually assured destruction, and both are refusing to unilaterally disarm. — TAMPA, Fla. — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney may be on a path toward mutually assured destruction …
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CNN, Prairie Weather and The Politico
Zeke Miller / BuzzFeed:
Romney, Eyeing Blowout, Keeps Foot To Newt's Neck — It's not about winning anymore — it's about destroying Gingrich, an aide tells BuzzFeed. — Stuart Stevens, one of Romney's killers, in Panama City. — (Reuters / BRIAN SNYDER) — NAPLES, Florida—Mitt Romney's goal in Florida is no longer just winning.
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Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Mitt Romney holds solid lead in Florida, Times/Herald/Bay News 9 poll shows
Mitt Romney holds solid lead in Florida, Times/Herald/Bay News 9 poll shows
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CNN, Washington Post and The Politico
Adam C. Smith / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Tampa Bay Times/Herald poll: Romney leads Fla by 11, crushing Gingrich among Hispanics and beating Obama
Tampa Bay Times/Herald poll: Romney leads Fla by 11, crushing Gingrich among Hispanics and beating Obama
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney up in Florida — PPP finds the same thing in its newest …
Romney up in Florida — PPP finds the same thing in its newest …
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FiveThirtyEight, Reuters, Florida Times Union, Outside the Beltway, The Politico and Naked Politics
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:
Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida
Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida
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Wake up America, Ballot Box and Saint Petersblog
Andrew Burton / ABCNEWS:
Bella Santorum Hospitalized Because of Pneumonia — The reason Bella Santorum was admitted to Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Saturday night is because she has pneumonia in both of her lungs, a campaign aide told ABC News. — The 3-year-old, who has the serious genetic disorder Trisomy 18 …
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Race 4 2012
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David Rose / Daily Mail:
Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again) — The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Allen West To Liberals: Get the Hell Out Of The U.S. … Speaking to a Lincoln Day Dinner in West Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County GOP, Rep. Allen West (R-Fla) fired off a humdinger of a line that within minutes drew recriminations from Democrats on Twitter.
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Pat Dollard and The Gateway Pundit
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CBS News:
Cain endorses Gingrich
Cain endorses Gingrich
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Mediaite, Reuters, Taylor Marsh, American Spectator and ABCNEWS
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Herman Cain endorses Gingrich
Herman Cain endorses Gingrich
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The Other McCain, Reuters, The Politico, The Moderate Voice and The Political Carnival
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Norquist: Republicans Will Impeach Obama If He Doesn't Extend Bush Tax Cuts — Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has long held a tight grip on the marionette strings of the GOP. Wielding undue influence as the head of the Americans for Tax Reform, Norquist ensures that Republican lawmakers sign …
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Infoplease.com, Crooks and Liars, Hullabaloo and Hot Air
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
RNC Chairman Priebus likens Obama to Italian cruise ship captain — Reince Priebus, the Republican National Committee chairman, called President Obama a “Captain Schettino” for going on the campaign trail. — “We're going to talk about our own little Captain Schettino …
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Allen West being redistricted out of existence in effort led by Romney Florida spokesman — The establishment is fighting back, alright. — This has not received a lot of national attention, but the Republican legislature in Florida is about to push through a plan which puts Allen West at serious risk …
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Balloon Juice, Sister Toldjah, iOwnTheWorld.com, RedState and The PJ Tatler
ABCNEWS:
Boehner: House Will Likely Attach Keystone Approval to New Jobs Bill — House Speaker John Boehner is interviewed on “This Week.” — Speaker John Boehner says that the House will try again to tie approval for the Keystone pipeline project to a new jobs bill being introduced next week.
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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner says GOP will add Keystone provision to infrastructure bill
Boehner says GOP will add Keystone provision to infrastructure bill
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The Politico
Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Predicts ‘Straight-Out Contest for Next 4 or 5 Months’ — LUTZ, Fla. — A pugnacious Newt Gingrich reiterated his intention to stay in the Republican presidential primary “all the way to the convention,” telling reporters Sunday morning that he believed that “this is going to be a straight …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Wake up America and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Attorney General Eric Holder's Department of Justice dumped documents related to Operation Fast and Furious on congressional officials late Friday night. Central to this document dump is a series of emails showing Holder was informed of slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry's murder on the day it happened - December 15, 2010.
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Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, Big Government, The PJ Tatler and HillBuzz.org
Reuters:
Super PAC takeover? Not so fast, campaigns say — The big money outside groups best known for airing ruthless ads in the early state GOP primaries are elbowing their way onto the turf of presidential campaigns and parties — and some campaigns aren't happy.
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Booman Tribune, The Impolitic and CNN