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Romney, moving toward 2016 run, outlines vision to eradicate poverty — SAN DIEGO — Mitt Romney laid down a marker for a prospective presidential campaign in 2016, telling a Republican audience here Friday night that the party can win the White House with a conservative message …
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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Mitt Romney's 2016 pitch: I'm a foreign policy prophet — But is he right about that? — He saw Vladimir Putin as a threat to peace. He insisted that radical Islam was spreading. He warned that Iraq was at risk without American troops to stabilize it. — And he was right. — Story Continued Below
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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Mitt Romney jokes about 2016 “speculation” at RNC meeting — Shares - — SAN DIEGO — Former Massachusetts Governor and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney spoke on Friday to a dinner crowd of several hundred party faithful gathered on the USS Midway aircraft carrier during …
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Romney Signals Interest in 2016 Run for President
Romney Signals Interest in 2016 Run for President
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Gal Tziperman Lotan / Orlando Sentinel:
Cops: 2 dead, 1 injured after shooting at Melbourne Square mall — Two people are dead and one is injured after a shooting near the Melbourne Square mall food court this morning, police said. — The mall was evacuated and temporarily closed as police investigated.
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Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
Reporter Asks Sheriff If He ‘Regrets’ Comments About Murder Suspects in ‘Heat of the Moment’ — Watch the Question Backfire — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd responded defiantly to a reporter on Friday when he was asked if he “regrets” saying that his officers were prepared for a “gunfight” with a group of dangerous murder suspects.
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Matt Gutman / ABC News:
Mother, Daughter Dead After Violent Armed Robbery Spree in Central Florida
Mother, Daughter Dead After Violent Armed Robbery Spree in Central Florida
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Tara Culp-Ressler / ThinkProgress:
Republicans Introduce An Anti-Abortion Bill So Extreme That GOP Women In Congress Are Revolting — Several Republican congresswomen are reportedly splitting from their party on a national abortion bill that's scheduled for a vote in the House next week, raising concerns that the legislation …
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Daniel Newhauser / National Journal:
Republican Split on Next Week's Antiabortion Bill Vote
Republican Split on Next Week's Antiabortion Bill Vote
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Adam McDonald / KMOV-TV:
St. Ann Police admit to injuring, arresting wrong person after chase — ST. ANN, Mo. (KMOV.com) - St. Ann Police apologized to a college student after they admitted to causing severe injuries to his face after accusing him of a crime he didn't commit on Thursday.
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Sultan Knish:
The Importance of Blasphemy — As a deeply religious person, I have no fondness for blasphemy. My religion and its holy books are sacred to me. And I understand perfectly well why a Muslim would not relish a cartoon of a naked Mohammed. — But the debates over freedom of speech …
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Cameron Joseph / The Hill:
Ernst: New GOP power player — Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is enjoying a meteoric rise. — Just weeks removed from being a first-term state senator, she's now preparing to give the GOP's response to President Obama's State of the Union address. — It's the first time a newly sworn-in senator …
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Richard Johnson / Page Six:
Senator's husband stands to profit big from government deal — Ever wonder how lowly paid lawmakers leave office filthy rich? — Sen. Dianne Feinstein is showing how it's done. — The US Postal Service plans to sell 56 buildings — so it can lease space more expensively …
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Agence France-Presse:
Greece arrests four over foiled Belgium terror attacks — Athens (AFP) - At least four people were arrested in Athens on Saturday as part of a probe into a jihadist cell that was dismantled in Belgium this week before it could carry out any attacks, a Greek police source said.
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