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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Florida Primary Overview and Forecast — The shift away from Newt Gingrich in the Florida polls has been as significant as the one toward him in South Carolina. The first two polls released after South Carolina showed Mr. Gingrich with a lead of 8 and 9 points, respectively.
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Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Santorum up in Colorado, Nevada with anti-Gingrich commercial
Santorum up in Colorado, Nevada with anti-Gingrich commercial
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Richard Miniter / National Security:
Is Mitt Romney Actually Electable?
Is Mitt Romney Actually Electable?
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
What Google can tell us about the Florida Republican primary
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
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Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Did Romney Eliminate Kosher Nursing Home Food as Governor? — During the weekend, the New York Post reported that Mitt Romney vetoed a bill to help fund kosher food at Massachusetts nursing homes in 2003. Newt Gingrich, who happens to be courting Jewish and elderly voters in Florida …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Great Divorce — I'll be shocked if there's another book this year as important as Charles Murray's “Coming Apart.” I'll be shocked if there's another book that so compellingly describes the most important trends in American society. — Murray's basic argument is not new, that America is dividing into a two-caste society.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Our Mr. Brooks Finds Another Very Important Thinker — Occasionally, Moral Hazard, the Irish setter belonging to David Brooks, goes wandering out of the clubroom of the Young Fogies Club and down the hall into the library. It is more peaceful there. Nobody is quoting Edmund Burke.
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CBO's Latest 10 Documents:
THE BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK: FISCAL YEARS 2012 TO 2022 — Each January, CBO prepares “baseline” budget projections spanning the next 10 years. Those projections are not a forecast of future events; rather, they are intended to provide a benchmark against which potential policy changes can be measured.
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Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012
CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012
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Michael Linden / Center for American Progress:
What Caused This Year's Deficit?
What Caused This Year's Deficit?
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Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: Amid abortion debate, Komen cancer charity halting grants to Planned Parenthood — NEW YORK — The nation's leading breast-cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates — creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate …
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Planned Parenthood:
“Alarmed and Saddened” by Komen Foundation Succumbing to Political Pressure, Planned Parenthood Launches Fund for Breast Cancer Services — NEW YORK - Planned Parenthood Federation of America today expressed deep disappointment in response to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's decision …
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
‘Everyone step on his toes!’ Gingrich security harasses Ron Paul supporter — WINDERMERE, Fla.—Next time, Eddie Dillard won't wear flip-flops. — Dillard, a 29-year-old Ron Paul supporter from this suburb near Orlando, arrived to vote at his precinct at Winderemere Baptist Church early Tuesday morning.
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The Shark Tank:
Breaking News- Allen West to Run for Re-Election in Different Congressional District — The Shark Tank has learned that Congressman Tom Rooney has announced that he is running for re-election to Congress in one of Florida's two newly created congressional districts, and that Congressman Allen West …
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Jill Tucker / San Francisco Chronicle:
Ranger zaps off-leash dog walker with shock weapon — A Montara man walking two lapdogs off leash was hit with an electric-shock gun by a National Park Service ranger after allegedly giving a false name and trying to walk away, authorities said Monday. — The park ranger encountered Gary Hesterberg …
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Rick Perlstein / Rolling Stone:
Why Mitt Romney's Mormonism Doesn't Matter — I've never been impressed with the argument that Mitt Romney makes for a weak Republican nominee because conservatives don't like him. That's not how that party works. Like they say, “Democrats fall in love, Republicans fall in line.” Don't believe me?
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Iran, perceiving threat from West, willing to attack on U.S. soil, U.S. intelligence report finds — U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Iran is prepared to launch terrorist attacks inside the United States in response to perceived threats from America and its allies, the U.S. spy chief said Tuesday.
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Issa threatens Holder with contempt over ‘Fast and Furious’ — Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) threatened to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if the nation's top cop doesn't hand over Justice Department documents within nine days. — Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight …
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John Avlon / The Daily Beast:
Romney Ramps Up Attack Ads Against Gingrich to Unprecedented Levels — In the most negative primary season ever, Mitt Romney is outspending Newt Gingrich 5 to 1 on attack ads ahead of today's primary in Florida, stopping the ex-speaker's momentum coming off a South Carolina win.
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Zeke Miller / Politics:
Romney Plays Victim On Negative Ads: I'm Just Responding To Gingrich's Attacks
Romney Plays Victim On Negative Ads: I'm Just Responding To Gingrich's Attacks
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BBC:
Pakistan is helping Afghan Taliban, says Nato report — Villagers often prefer the Taliban to “corrupt” Afghan authorities, the report alleges — The Taliban in Afghanistan are being directly assisted by Pakistani security services, according to a secret Nato report seen by the BBC.
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Dave Levinthal / The Politico:
Stephen Colbert's FEC report: Big money! — No kidding: Comedian Stephen Colbert's satirical super PAC raised some serious cash. — Between July 1 and Dec. 31, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow collected more than $825,400, ending the year with nearly $674,000 cash on hand …
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Wife Abuse Rap Casts Shadow On “Zeitoun” Hero — The New Orleans man whose post-Hurricane Katrina heroics and tribulations were chronicled by best-selling author Dave Eggers in the book “Zeitoun” was convicted last year of battering his wife, who told police that she had received several prior beatings …
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Top Obama fundraisers come from Hollywood, media — The Obama campaign provided additional details about its' $222 million fundraising haul Tuesday, revealing that many of the president's top fundraisers were leading figures in Hollywood and the media. — Among those who have raised …
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New York Post:
‘Bomb’ botch at LaGuardia — Clueless TSA agents found two possible pipe bombs in a passenger's luggage yesterday at La Guardia Airport — and kept them in a public area for six hours without notifying cops, The Post has learned. — The Transportation Security Administration bozos …
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
14-Year-Old Asks Maryland Lawmakers To Vote Down Same-Sex Marriage For Her Birthday — A 14-year-old girl celebrated her birthday with the Maryland's Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee this afternoon and told lawmakers that it “would be the best birthday present ever if you would vote no on gay marriage.”
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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Janet Howell, Virginia State Senator, Attaches Rectal Exam Amendment To Anti-Abortion Bill … Video , Janet Howell , Mandatory Sonogram , Mandatory Ultrasound , Mandatory Ultrasound Bill , Mandatory Ultrasound Virginia , Rectal Exam Amendment , Virginia Abortion , Virginia Mandatory Ultrasound , Politics News
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Tina Daunt / Hollywood Reporter:
Pelosi Presents Haim Saban, Hollywood with Democratic Plan to Recapture House (Exclusive) — Democratic bigwigs brief fundraisers at Saban's mansion Monday evening. — More than 50 of Los Angeles' most influential political fundraisers and consultants quietly met Monday night …
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Jeffrey Lord / American Spectator:
Newt Battles Mush From the Wimps — “Ford Declares Reagan Can't Win” — Headline in The New York Times, March 1, 1980 — Yet still more mush from the wimps. — To borrow a famous Reagan phrase: “Well, there they go again.” — Somewhere an exasperated Gipper is doubtless shaking his head.