Romney wins Florida GOP primary, Fox News projects  —  Mitt Romney has won the Florida Republican presidential primary, Fox News projects.  —  The victory, in the GOP contest's biggest state to date, is likely to give the former Massachusetts governor a burst of momentum as he and Newt Gingrich battle …

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 …

Mitt Romney: middle income Americans are focus, not very poor  —  After winning the Florida primary, GOP presidential nominee hopeful Mitt Romney explains to CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien that he is focused on a particular portion of the American population in his campaign.

EXCLUSIVE: Mitt Romney to Receive Secret Service Protection  —  TAMPA - Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has been informed that it will start receiving Secret Service protection on Thursday, two campaign sources and a senior Republican tell ABC News.  —  Secret Service protection …

Five Reasons Why Newt Gingrich Should Keep Running, Forever … - Debates: With much less ad money than Romney, and fewer surrogates, Gingrich has relied on debates to get his message out and make an impression on voters.  Unfortunately for Gingrich, no debates are scheduled, for some reason, until February 22.

CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012  —  The Congressional Budget Office on Tuesday predicted the deficit will rise to $1.08 trillion in 2012.  —  The office also projected the jobless rate would rise to 8.9 percent by the end of 2012, and to 9.2 percent in 2013.

First lady Michelle Obama cites ‘remarkable progress’ on the economy  —  First Lady Michelle Obama cited “remarkable progress” on the economy during a speech for a small crowd of high-profile Hollywood names in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.  —  “In the last 3 years, we've worked hard …

To My Old Master  —  In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm.  Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family …

Obama Approval Above 50% in 10 States and D.C. in 2011  —  District of Columbia, Hawaii most approving; Utah, Idaho, least  —  PRINCETON, NJ — In 10 states plus the District of Columbia, a majority of residents approved of the job Barack Obama was doing as president last year, according to aggregated data from 2011.

Rep. Allen West to seek reelection in new district  —  Updated at 6:52 p.m. with news that Hasner will run in West's district  —  Tea party firebrand Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) announced Tuesday that he will switch districts and run for reelection in Florida's new 18th district.

Campaign Finance Reports Show ‘Super PAC’ Donors  —  Newt Gingrich reimbursed himself for more than $200,000 in travel expenses.  —  Mitt Romney, his sons and his former colleagues at Bain Capital donated thousands of dollars to help retire Tim Pawlenty's debt after Mr. Pawlenty dropped …

Controller: State to run out of cash in March without action  —  California will run out of cash by early March if the state does not take swift action to find $3.3 billion through payment delays and borrowing, according to a letter state Controller John Chiang sent to state lawmakers today.

In new ‘Fast and Furious’ report, Democrats clear Justice appointees of wrongdoing  —  Democrats investigating the failed gun-running probe known as “Operation Fast and Furious” are laying the blame at the feet of officials in Arizona, saying in a new report that lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have …