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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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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. — (Getty Images / Chip Somodevilla) — NAPLES, Florida—Mitt Romney's goal in Florida is no longer just winning.
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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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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
As Florida race turns personal, GOP insiders fear for party unity
As Florida race turns personal, GOP insiders fear for party unity
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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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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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Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner says GOP will add Keystone provision to infrastructure bill — Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that legislation advancing the Keystone pipeline would be part of a major House Republican infrastructure and energy bill if it is not enacted before that bill comes to a vote.
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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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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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Glenn Harlan Reynolds / Tennessean.com:
Record check an ineffective nuisance — Tennessee is one of the large majority of states — 34 out of 50 — that doesn't require a background check when one private individual sells a gun to another. Mayors Against Illegal Guns, founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, thinks that Tennessee should join the minority.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Genetic or Not, Gay Won't Go Away — BORN this way. — That has long been one of the rallying cries of a movement, and sometimes the gist of its argument. Across decades of widespread ostracism, followed by years of patchwork acceptance and, most recently, moments of heady triumph …
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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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