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KLAS-TV 8 News Now:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump to Endorse Newt Gingrich Tomorrow — LAS VEGAS — An advisor to Donald Trump says he will make a major announcement in Las Vegas tomorrow. Sources tell the 8 News NOW I-Team Trump will endorse Newt Gingrich. — According to Trump advisor Michael Cohen …
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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Romney poised to roll, poll shows — A new poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed for a blowout victory Saturday in Nevada's GOP caucuses. — Romney wins support from 45 percent of Nevada Republicans who said they plan to participate in the caucuses …
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GOP 12, CNN, Washington Post, Outside the Beltway, Saint Petersblog and Hyscience
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sources: Trump to endorse Newt — Word started leaking out in Las Vegas earlier that Donald Trump's “major announcement” is to back Newt Gingrich, and sources are confirming it to POLITICO. — The announcement is expected to come at an 11:30 a.m. press conference tomorrow that The Donald is holding.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Report says Trump set to endorse Gingrich Thursday in Vegas — Reality show host Donald Trump is set to endorse Newt Gingrich Thursday in Las Vegas, according to a report by the Associated Press. — Trump, who has flirted with his own presidential run and at one point last summer was leading …
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GOP 12 and Naked Politics
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Gingrich faces rough February
Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Florida primary might not be a done deal — TAMPA, Fla. — Florida's primary might not be over just yet. — The Newt Gingrich campaign is gearing up to challenge the results of the Florida Republican presidential primary based on the Republican National Committee's own rules which state …
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Hot Air, Frontloading HQ, Wake up America, Politics and The Other McCain
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Caroline Bleakley / KLAS-TV 8 News Now:
Poll: Romney Leads Gingrich in Nevada by 20 Points — LAS VEGAS — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney enjoys a substantial lead over rival Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich among registered Nevada Republicans and those likely to attend Saturday's statewide presidential caucuses.
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Ballot Box
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider
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The Moderate Voice, ABCNEWS and New York Times
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Among These Republicans, Paul Supporters Go From Outsiders to Vanguard
Michael P. McDonald / The Huffington Post:
They're Just Not That Into You, Mitt
They're Just Not That Into You, Mitt
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The Maddow Blog, Los Angeles Times, Balloon Juice, Daily Pundit, RADAMISTO and FiveThirtyEight
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Romney Now Leads Gingrich, 31% to 26%
Romney Now Leads Gingrich, 31% to 26%
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Hot Air, Washington Wire, Washington Post, CNN, Saint Petersblog and Ballot Box
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
The National Review's Candidate Won't Stop Digging — It is days like today that make me thankful I think they all suck. At least I'm thankful I'm in the firmly not Romney camp. — Having told us only Romney was viable (with half-nods to Huntsman and Santorum) and having trotted …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
What is Wrong With This Guy? — Congratulations to Mitt Romney for his big win last night. It was a win that, Romney supporters hoped, would help bury concerns about his ability to seal the deal to do what it takes. But I'm not so sure. If you're a straight-laced grown-up with money to burn …
David M. Drucker / Roll Call:
DeMint Calls on Romney to Reframe Comments on Poor — Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) said today that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney needs to “backtrack” and reframe comments in which the former Massachusetts governor said he was worried about the middle class and “not concerned about the very poor.”
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Washington Monthly, ThinkProgress and National Review
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: Context for me, but not for thee
Romney: Context for me, but not for thee
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Washington Wire, Daily Kos, ABCNEWS, Daily Pundit, Firedoglake, The Maddow Blog, The Loyal Opposition, The Caucus and Business Insider
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Romney on the safety net; anti-Romney media still unhinged
Romney on the safety net; anti-Romney media still unhinged
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The New Republic, Instapundit and American Power
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney's ‘Poor’ Remark Resonates
Romney's ‘Poor’ Remark Resonates
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The Atlantic Online, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, The Reid Report and Connecting.the.Dots
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Mitt Romney: “I'm not concerned about the very poor.”
Mitt Romney: “I'm not concerned about the very poor.”
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New York Times, The Maddow Blog, americanthinker.com, RedState, National Review, msnbc.com, dotCommonweal, American Spectator, Jeff_Emanuel's blog, Erick's blog, Business Insider, Informed Comment, New York Magazine, PERRspectives, Riehl World View, The Enterprise Blog and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Bribery, compromised officials leave indicted financial-crime suspects free from prosecution under Holder's DOJ — A U.S. Justice Department source has told The Daily Caller that at least two DOJ prosecutors accepted cash bribes from allegedly corrupt finance executives who were indicted …
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Doug Ross, Nice Deb, The Right Scoop, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Patterico's Pontifications and The PJ Tatler
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Fox News:
Family of murdered Border Patrol agent files $25M claim against ATF — The family of murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry has filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives claiming Terry was killed with AK-47s that were knowingly sold under …
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Jammie Wearing Fools, Scared Monkeys, The Gateway Pundit, americanthinker.com and Fox News Insider
ABCNEWS:
Attorney General Eric Holder Set to Take Hot Seat at Fast and Furious Hearing — Attorney General Eric Holder takes the hot seat today in what is expected to a contentious hearing over the botched ATF gun running operation “Fast and Furious” before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
Ryan Jaslow / CBS News:
Sugar should be regulated like alcohol, tobacco, commentary says — (CBS) Should the government regulate sugar, just like it regulates alcohol and tobacco? — A new commentary published online in the Feb. 1 issue of Nature says sugar is just as “toxic” for people as the other two …
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JustOneMinute and Guardian
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Hey, isn't it time we regulate sugar like alcohol or tobacco?
Hey, isn't it time we regulate sugar like alcohol or tobacco?
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Hit & Run and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Laura Schmidt / CNN:
Opinion: Why we should regulate sugar like alcohol
Ann Coulter:
THREE CHEERS FOR ROMNEYCARE! — If only the Democrats had decided to socialize the food industry or housing, Romneycare would probably still be viewed as a massive triumph for conservative free-market principles — as it was at the time. — It's not as if we had a beautifully functioning free market …
Steven Hayward / Power Line:
The Gulf in the Gulf: Fact and Fiction on Offshore Drilling — Last spring at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston I watched the head of the Interior Department's office that oversees the issuance of drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, Michael Bromwich, try to assure the audience …
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Hyscience
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Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, 6 more weeks of winter — At 7:25 a.m. this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa. — According to folklore, Phil's sighting …
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ABCNEWS, Towleroad News #gay and Balloon Juice
David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:
Volt sales fall in January — Washington- General Motors extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt had its worst sales month since August, as negative publicity over fire risks hurt vehicles sales in January. — GM sold just 603 Volts - above its sales in January 2011, but far below GM's best-ever sales month …
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Power Line
Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Susan G. Komen Loses Support After Planned Parenthood Decision … Video , Susan G. Komen , Susan G. Komen For The Cure , Komen , Komen For The Cure , Komen Planned Parenthood , Planned Parenthood Breast Exams , Planned Parenthood Susan g Komen , Susan g Koman Planned Parenthood , Susan g Komen Planned Parenthood , Politics News
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TBogg, Political Mojo, TheDenverChannel.com, The Maddow Blog, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, ThinkProgress, US Politics, NPR and UrbanGrounds
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