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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave-In — An entirely avoidable, and deeply regrettable, controversy has been raging this week over the decision by the (formerly highly-esteemed) Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation, the world's leading breast-cancer research advocacy group …
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Why Did Susan G. Komen Pull the Plug on Planned Parenthood? — My colleague Jeffrey Goldberg has done some reporting on the Susan G. Komen Foundation's decision to cut off Planned Parenthood because the organization was under congressional investigation. According to his sources …
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Bri Taylor / Gather:
Susan G. Komen Hacked: Website Displayed Political Message Briefly — Was breast cancer research and fundraising giant Susan G. Komen hacked? It appeared that way when Wednesday night, when those who logged into the sight were greeted with an unorthodox message, likely a result of their changing policies involving Planned Parenthood.
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David Nather / Politico:
Susan G. Komen founder: We won't ‘bow down’ — Susan G. Komen for the Cure is speaking out about its controversial decision to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood, with its founder claiming the decision has been “mischaracterized” and vowing to resist “political pressure.”
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision
Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision
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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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Donald Trump / CNN:
BREAKING: Trump to back Romney — Posted by CNN Political Director Mark Preston — Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump will endorse Mitt Romney for president, sources with knowledge of the endorsement tell CNN. — Trump will make the announcement Thursday in Las Vegas, two days before the Nevada caucuses.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Trump guarantees an endorsement circus, likely backing Romney — We reported, along with the New York Times and the Associated Press among others, last night that Donald Trump is expected to endorse Newt Gingrich, according to sources around his campaign. The Times went first with the news in terms of national outlets.
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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.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The Trump trap — Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney …
The Trump trap — Donald Trump will be endorsing Mitt Romney …
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Shley Parker / The Caucus:
A Trump Endorsement — to Romney?
A Trump Endorsement — to Romney?
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Zeke Miller / Politics:
Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ — At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible. Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.” — Source: cache.daylife.com — President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …
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Jennifer Epstein / Politico:
Obama: Jesus would tax the rich — President Barack Obama on Thursday tied his proposal to raise taxes on wealthy Americans to his faith, telling leaders gathered for the National Prayer Breakfast that Jesus's teachings have shaped that conclusion. — The rich should pay more not only because …
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Have Democrats Succeeded in Pre-Destroying Romney? — Inside the left's little-noticed, relentless, brutally effective campaign to tear down the Republican front-runner in advance of the general election. — Tuesday's installment of the left's crusade to destroy Mitt Romney began like this …
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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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Jeremy Pelofsky / Reuters:
U.S. Republicans, attorney general fight over gun sting
U.S. Republicans, attorney general fight over gun sting
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Jim Vandehei / Politico:
Why Obama should be worried — To hear Democrats (and much of the media) tell it, President Barack Obama is a man on the rebound. The president turned in a strong State of the Union speech, picked a smart political fight over taxing the rich and authorized another heroic Navy SEAL mission in terrorist territory.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider — RENO, NEV. — The remaining candidates in the winnowed Republican presidential field are attacking one another with abandon, each day bringing fresh headlines of accusations and outrage.
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Charlie Spiering / Campaign 2012:
Ron Paul declines CPAC invitation
Ron Paul declines CPAC invitation
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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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Tina Susman / Nation Now:
Groundhog Day confusion: More winter, says Phil; nope, say rivals
Groundhog Day confusion: More winter, says Phil; nope, say rivals
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Mickey Kaus / The Daily Caller:
What does Obama do all day? — What does he do all day? Are you impressed with the impression of President Obama left by Ryan Lizza's “Obama Memos” piece in the New Yorker? His decision-making method-at least as described in the piece-seems to consist mainly of checking boxes on memos his aides have written for him. ...
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Charles Hoskinson / Politico:
Military cuts would be spared under GOP senators' pitch — Senate Republicans on Thursday offered a plan to delay for a year more than $1 trillion in mandatory cuts - half of which would come from the Pentagon — by trimming the federal workforce and extending a pay freeze for federal employees imposed by the Obama administration.
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Christopher Wanjek / Yahoo! News:
Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say — A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down. But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes. — Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact …
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
5.6 Million Americans Have Switched Their Banks In The Last 90 Days — Back in November, the Occupy Wall Street movement inspired “Bank Transfer Day,” a day for Americans fed up with the actions of the nation's biggest banks to move their money to a different institution.
ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Tells Sick Kid Market Should Should Set Drug Prices — WOODLAND PARK, Colo. - GOP contender Rick Santorum had a heated exchange with a mother and her sick young son Wednesday, arguing that drug companies were entitled to charge whatever the market demanded for life-saving therapies.
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
RNC not supporting Gingrich's quest for Florida delegates — The Republican National Committee will not support Newt Gingrich in his quest to add some Florida delegates to his count. — The former speaker's campaign argued it deserves some delegates out of Florida despite the state party's position …
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