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11:00 AM ET, February 5, 2012

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Gingrich Patron Adelson Called Open to Aiding Romney — LAS VEGAS — Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino executive keeping Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes alive, has relayed assurances to Mitt Romney that he will provide even more generous support to his candidacy if he becomes the Republican nominee …

Discussion: Politics, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Outside the Beltway, State of the Union, Swampland, The Raw Story, msnbc.com, 2012 Decoded, Washington Post and HotAirPundit

Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:

Mitt Romney cruises to victory in Nevada caucuses — Mitt Romney greets supporters during a campaign rally at Colorado Springs Fabrication on Feb. 4, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) — Reporting from Las Vegas— Mitt Romney romped to a commanding victory Saturday …

Discussion: Politico and Patterico's Pontifications

Ashley Powers / Los Angeles Times:

'She's a spy!': Reporter banned from Nevada caucus — Nevada caucus voters line up at the Voter Verification Station to register during caucus voting procedures to pick delegates at Chaparral High School, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (EPA/MICHAEL NELSON / February 4, 2012)

Discussion: Las Vegas Sun, Hit & Run, The Impolitic and The Political Carnival

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney wins overwhelming victory in Nevada caucuses — LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney won an overwhelming victory in Saturday's Nevada caucuses, giving the former Massachusetts governor his second consecutive victory of the year as he tightened his claim to dominant front-runner status …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Saint Petersblog

Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:

Romney wins big in Nevada — Mitt Romney won Nevada's GOP caucuses by a wide margin Saturday, a victory that was long expected and helps further his campaign's argument that he is party's inevitable nominee. — Romney held a big lead in early voting results, and The Associated Press …

Discussion: Politico, The Maddow Blog, Washington Post and The Other McCain

New York Times:
Romney Takes a Solid Win in Nevada Caucuses, Fueling Momentum

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Runnin' Scared and The Caucus

CNN:
CNN projects Romney will win Nevada

Discussion: National Review, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, Towleroad News #gay, Fox News, Hot Air, Gawker, The Reaction and NationalJournal.com

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

The Media's Abortion Blinders — IN the most recent Gallup poll on abortion, as many Americans described themselves as pro-life as called themselves pro-choice. A combined 58 percent of Americans stated that abortion should either be “illegal in all circumstances” or “legal in only a few circumstances.”

Discussion: DISSENTING JUSTICE, TBogg, American Thinker, Balloon Juice, Rod Dreher, Whiskey Fire, Jezebel, The Huffington Post and Mother Jones, more at Mediagazer »

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:

Komen confirms continued involvement of Ari Fleischer on Planned Parenthood strategy — Yesterday, ThinkProgress exclusively reported Ari Fleischer's involvement — dating back at least to December — with the Komen Foundation, including issues related to Planned Parenthood.

Discussion: Washington Post, Lez Get Real and US Politics

Christina D. Romer / New York Times:

Do Manufacturers Need Special Treatment? — EVERYONE seems to be talking about a crisis in manufacturing. Workers, business leaders and politicians lament the decline of this traditionally central part of the American economy. President Obama, in his State of the Union address …

Discussion: The Hill and Greg Mankiw's Blog

Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:

A Mortgage Tornado Warning, Unheeded — After his own experience dealing with a mortgage mess, Nye Lavalle set out to learn all he could about the mortgage industry, traveling nationwide to dig into records. In 2003, he compiled a dossier of practices at Fannie Mae.

Discussion: Prairie Weather and naked capitalism

Pamela Druckerman / Wall Street Journal:

Why French Parents Are Superior — While Americans fret over modern parenthood, the French are raising happy, well-behaved children without all the anxiety. Pamela Druckerman on the Gallic secrets for avoiding tantrums, teaching patience and saying ‘non’ with authority.

Discussion: THE WESTERN EXPERIENCE

Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:

Watch the five most politically controversial Super Bowl ads of all time — Super Bowl advertisements have a long history of attracting political controversies, and this year is no different. — While the match-up between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will be country's focus on Sunday …

Discussion: Power Line

New York Times:

Treatment of Grandmother After Fatal Police Shooting Is Criticized — After a police officer fatally shot an 18-year-old man in his Bronx apartment on Thursday, the man's grandmother, a witness to the shooting, was taken into custody and held against her will for several hours, a friend of the family said on Saturday.

Discussion: Prairie Weather and The Agitator

New York Times:

Russia and China Block U.N. Action on Syrian Crisis — UNITED NATIONS — A United Nations Security Council effort to end the violence in Syria collapsed in acrimony and a veto by Russia and China on Saturday, hours after the Syrian military attacked the ravaged city of Homs …