Romney holding steady in NH  —  Mitt Romney continues to be headed for a comfortable win in New Hampshire.  PPP's final poll there finds him with 35% to 18% for Ron Paul, 16% for Jon Huntsman, 12% for Newt Gingrich, 11% for Rick Santorum, 3% for Buddy Roemer, and 1% for Rick Perry.

Romney: Politics For The Rich  —  His father told him he shouldn't go into politics if he had a mortgage to pay.  Most people have mortgages to pay.  —  (Reuters / JIM BOURG)  —  Mitt Romney suggested in today's debate that only rich people should run for office, and then quickly celebrated …

White House threw secret ‘Alice in Wonderland’ bash during recession  —  It was the tea party the Obamas just couldn't resist.  —  A White House “Alice in Wonderland” costume ball — put on by Johnny Depp and Hollywood director Tim Burton — proved to be a Mad-as-a-Hatter idea that was never …

TRENDING: Christie takes on protesters chanting at Romney rally  —  Exeter, New Hampshire (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired back at protesters at a rally Sunday for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in New Hampshire.  —  The brash Republican governor …

Ex-Times Editorial Page Editor Tony Blankley dead at 63  —  Tony Blankley, a noted conservative author and commentator and former editorial page editor of The Washington Times, died Sunday morning, according to family sources.  He was 63 and had been battling stomach cancer.

Black Man Confronts Gingrich On Food Stamps Comments: ‘Stop Using Blacks As A Punching Bag’  —  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich defended himself today against charges of racial insensitivity by noting that he's worked with African-American leaders in the past.

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY  —  Interview with Jon Huntsman; Interview with Bob Walker, John Sununu; Interview with Nancy Pelosi  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  CANDY CROWLEY, HOST: Good morning from New Hampshire.

TPM2012  —  Carl Paladino Trash-Talks The Entire GOP Field (Except Newt)  —  MANCHESTER, NH — Ron Paul's about to “get on the mother-ship and go back to the mother planet,” Rick Perry's going nowhere unless it's to “hang around the shooting range,” and Jon Huntsman clearly loves the Chinese so much he “should move to China.”

Marriage Equality Opponent Mitt Romney To Gay People: 'I Don't Discriminate'  —  Mitt Romney had a hard time explaining how he has lived up to his 1994 campaign promise to “foster anti-discrimination efforts” on behalf of gays and lesbians within the Republican party during the NBC/Facebook debate in New Hampshire Sunday morning.