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3:35 AM ET, February 1, 2012

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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 …

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.

Discussion: Catholic Bandita, The Atlantic Online, Mediaite, BuzzFeed, Wonkette, Hit & Run, The Politico and Ballot Box

Justin Sink / Ballot Box:

Palin: Romney's $17 million in ads bought ‘some false narrative’ in Florida — Former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin said that Mitt Romney's aggressive campaign spending allowed him to buy a “false narrative” that propelled him to victory in Florida's pivotal primary.

Discussion: The Politico, Gawker, The Gateway Pundit and The Raw Story

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:

Newt Gingrich Robocall: Mitt Romney Forced Holocaust Survivors To Eat Non-Kosher Food … REACT: — FOLLOW: — 2012 Election, Newt Gingrich 2012, Elections 2012, Video, FL Election, FL Election 2012, FL Primary, FL Primary 2012, FL Primary Election 2012, Florida Primary, Florida Election …

Discussion: The Other McCain, Washington Post, ABCNEWS, Religion Dispatches, CNN, Daily Kos, Gothamist, News Desk, msnbc.com, New York Post, The Spectacle Blog, Saint Petersblog, GOP 12, The Right Scoop and American Spectator

Jamie Klatell / The Hill:

Romney wins Florida — Mitt Romney will win Florida's Republican presidential primary, the Associated Press and TV networks project. — Mitt Romney will win Florida's Republican presidential primary, the Associated Press and TV networks project. — Romney's success in Florida signaled viability …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

What Google can tell us about the Florida Republican primary — What did Floridians want to know about former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney in the runup to the Sunshine State's primary? — Thanks to the folks at a perky Internet startup called Google, we have answers.

Discussion: The Reaction and TalkLeft

Alana Goodman / Commentary Magazine:
Did Romney Eliminate Kosher Nursing Home Food as Governor?

CNN:
Florida primary ‘the most negative campaign ever,’ says media group

Discussion: The Politico, Mail Online, ABCNEWS and Hot Air

Wallacegw / CNN:
Democratic groups rake in $19 million in 2011

Discussion: Reuters

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Claiming victory in Florida primary, Romney takes aim at President Obama

Discussion: CNN

Richard Miniter / National Security:
Is Mitt Romney Actually Electable?

Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Post, Cold Fury and Conservatives4Palin

Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
92 Percent of Ads in Florida Were Negative

Discussion: Campaign Insider, New York Times and Swampland

Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Florida primary exit polls: 2/3rds say debates mattered

Discussion: Hot Air, FiveThirtyEight, Public Policy Polling, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Christian Science Monitor, Associated Press, Patterico's Pontifications, The Raw Story, Campaign 2012 and Taegan Goddard's …

Washington Post:
Romney claims decisive victory in Florida

Discussion: New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Politico, Washington Wire, CNN, Human Events, The Huffington Post, The Moderate Voice, ReadWriteWeb, History Musings and The Page

Zeke Miller / Politics:
Romney Plays Victim On Negative Ads: I'm Just Responding To Gingrich's Attacks

Discussion: The Politico, Flopping Aces, Daily Kos, US Politics and Guardian

Seema Mehta / Los Angeles Times:
Gingrich: ‘No idea’ about robocall on Romney, Holocaust survivors

Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Politico

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 …

Discussion: Daily Kos, LifeNews.com, National Review, Political Mojo, The Raw Story, ThinkProgress, Mediaite, The Hill and Colorlines

Sarah Kliff / Washington Post:

Why Komen defunded Planned Parenthood — The Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation's leading breast-cancer charity, will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates, where the foundation has traditionally paid for preventive screening services.

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Boing Boing and The Democratic Daily

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 …

Discussion: TBogg, Feministing, Taylor Marsh, Balloon Juice, Crooks and Liars and Little Green Footballs

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, Center for American Progress, ThinkProgress, The Heritage Foundation, The Huffington Post, The Enterprise Blog, Washington Monthly, Econbrowser, Campaign 2012, Hot Air, Business Insider, New York Times, National Review and Washington Wire

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
White House Panic: Gruesome 2012 Economic Forecast Could Doom Obama

Discussion: NationalJournal.com, Doug Ross, Power Line and The Enterprise Blog

Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
CBO: Taxes Will ‘Shoot Up by More Than 30 Percent’ Over Next 2 Years

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Erik Wasson / The Hill:
CBO projects $1.08 trillion deficit, 8.9 percent jobless rate in 2012

Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers

Michael Linden / Center for American Progress:
What Caused This Year's Deficit?

Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Weasel Zippers

Emmanuel Dunand / ABCNEWS:

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 …

Discussion: The Hill, CNN, The Page and HotAirPundit

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Naked Politics, Leon_H_Wolf's blog and Hot Air

Marc Caputo / Naked Politics:
Shakeup: Adam Hasner to run for West's CD seat; Mack could walk in U.S. Senate primary

Discussion: Big Government and The Daily Pulp

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Rep. Allen West will switch districts

Discussion: The Politico

Mike Levine / Fox News:

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 …

Discussion: Pirate's Cove, Washington Examiner, The PJ Tatler and PJ Media

Tim Mak / The Politico:
Darrell Issa threatens Eric Holder with contempt

Discussion: The Hill, Weasel Zippers and Nice Deb

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

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.

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Weasel Zippers and National Review

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.”

Discussion: Towleroad News #gay

John Wagner / Washington Post:
Md. House Speaker Michael Busch speaks out on same-sex marriage

Discussion: The Gist and ThinkProgress

Kevin Yamamura / Capitol Alert:

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.

Discussion: Pat Dollard, American Glob, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

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?

Discussion: au.org, Political Mojo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Hullabaloo and Washington Monthly

Jeff Mapes / Oregonian:

Suzanne Bonamici wins special election for Oregon's 1st Congressional District — Democrat Suzanne Bonamici swept to victory Tuesday in Oregon's 1st Congressional District as her party continued its nearly four-decade-long hold on the seat covering the northwestern corner of the state.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

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.

Discussion: Blog of the Century, Bookworm Room, No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Magazine, New York Times, ECHIDNE of the snakes, Balloon Juice, Eunomia, alicublog, The Mahablog and TBogg

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.