Mitt Romney vs. the dead-enders  —  HOOKSETT, N.H. - Any remotely sympathetic observer would have to say that Mitt Romney easily cleared the bar on what he needed to do in the New Hampshire primary, and in the process took a big step toward the Republican presidential nomination.

Attack Film Depicts Romney as ‘Ruthless’ Rich  —  Mitt Romney is depicted as a financier “more ruthless than Wall Street” and a son of privilege responsible for laying off thousands of workers in a 28-minute film set to be released tomorrow in South Carolina bankrolled by supporters of Newt Gingrich.

First Thoughts: Next up: The last stand  —  Next up: The last stand of South Carolina... And it's likely to get nasty there... How will Romney emerge 10 days for now: battered or the de facto nominee?... The message that could take on Romney (but is there a messenger to deliver it?)...

Romney raises impressive $24M in fourth quarter  —  Mitt Romney followed up an easy victory in the New Hampshire primary by announcing he raised $24 million in the last three months of 2012, further establishing himself as the candidate to defeat in the GOP race.

Obama Scores Easy Win; Rivals Pick Up 18% of N.H. Vote  —  While few noticed, President Barack Obama cruised to an easy victory in the New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary, though a baker's dozen of others on the ballot and write-in candidates garnered about 18% of the vote.

Romney wins in NH, cements front-runner position  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the New Hampshire primary Tuesday night, adding to a first-place finish in last week's Iowa caucuses and establishing himself as the man to beat for the Republican presidential nomination.

Romney Looks Strong in South Carolina and Beyond  —  The conventional wisdom holds that South Carolina is likely to be the toughest test yet for Mitt Romney's campaign.  But I'm not so sure that's true.  From my vantage point, Mr. Romney's position there looks fairly robust.

Mitt Romney: N.H. shows Bain attacks flopped  —  Mitt Romney made the rounds on the morning shows Wednesday, saying the New Hampshire primary results show the Bain attacks against him just don't work given the poor showings by Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry.  —  Romney said rivals criticizing …

Romney and McCain: The GOP Frenemies' Club  —  Michael Corleone said to “keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”  But what, pray tell, do we do with our frenemies?  This is the awful, election-year quandary of movement conservatives.  And everything you need to know about our heartache can be summed up in one image:

Iran car explosion ‘kills nuclear scientist’ in Tehran  —  BBC's Mohsen Asgari: “It seems a motor cyclist pasted a bomb to his car which he was in with two other passengers  —  A university lecturer and nuclear scientist has been killed in a car explosion in north Tehran, reports say.