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3:10 PM ET, January 29, 2012

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Consensus of Polls Shows Romney Up in Florida  —  You can find pretty much every species of poll in Florida right now.  —  There are traditional polls and automated polls, Internet polls and partisan polls, academic polls and commercial polls.  —  There are polls where voters checked a box.
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NBC's Domenico Montanaro / msnbc.com:
Romney up 15 over Gingrich in Florida  —  Mitt Romney may be on his way to a decisive victory in the Florida GOP primary Tuesday, according to a new NBC/Marist poll.  —  Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 points, 42 percent to 27 percent in the crucial state.
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
As Florida race turns personal, GOP insiders fear for party unity  —  TAMPA, Fla. —Gingrich and Romney may be headed toward mutually assured destruction, and both are refusing to unilaterally disarm.  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney may be on a path toward mutually assured destruction …
Discussion: CNN, The Politico and Prairie Weather
Louise Radnofsky / Washington Wire:
Gingrich Predicts ‘Straight-Out Contest for Next 4 or 5 Months’  —  LUTZ, Fla. — A pugnacious Newt Gingrich reiterated his intention to stay in the Republican presidential primary “all the way to the convention,” telling reporters Sunday morning that he believed that “this is going to be a straight …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Newt Gingrich / Marist Poll:
1/29: Romney with Wide Lead in Florida  —  In the race for the Republican nomination in Florida, Mitt Romney leads Newt Gingrich by 15 percentage points among likely Republican primary voters.  —  Romney's lead has changed little after Thursday night's debate.
Discussion: CBS News, Washington Post and The Page
Reuters:
Super PAC takeover?  Not so fast, campaigns say  —  The big money outside groups best known for airing ruthless ads in the early state GOP primaries are elbowing their way onto the turf of presidential campaigns and parties — and some campaigns aren't happy.
Discussion: The Impolitic and Booman Tribune
ABCNEWS:
Gingrich: Romney's Character Is “Very Serious Problem”
Discussion: Hot Air and Univision News Tumblr
Adam C. Smith / The Buzz Florida Politics Feed:
Tampa Bay Times/Herald poll: Romney leads Fla by 11, crushing Gingrich among Hispanics and beating Obama
Discussion: CNN and Lynn Sweet
Marc Caputo / MiamiHerald.com:   Poll: Romney holds big lead over Gingrich in Florida
Kevinliptak / CNN:   L.L. Bean heiress backs Paul
David Rose / Daily Mail:
Forget global warming - it's Cycle 25 we need to worry about (and if NASA scientists are right the Thames will be freezing over again)  —  The supposed ‘consensus’ on man-made global warming is facing an inconvenient challenge after the release of new temperature data showing the planet has not warmed for the past 15 years.
Russell Berman / The Hill:
Boehner says GOP will add Keystone provision to infrastructure bill  —  Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Sunday that legislation advancing the Keystone pipeline would be part of a major House Republican infrastructure and energy bill if it is not enacted before that bill comes to a vote.
Discussion: The Politico
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ABCNEWS:
Boehner: House Will Likely Attach Keystone Approval to New Jobs Bill
Discussion: Speaker and About.com US Politics
Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Bachmann: Tea Party “only a force for good”  —  PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO  —  Former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann re-upped her support for the Tea Party on Sunday, contending that the conservative political movement has “been only a force for good in Washington” …
Discussion: The Raw Story
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
RNC Chairman Priebus likens Obama to Italian cruise ship captain
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
New York Times:
The Calculations That Led Romney to the Warpath  —  MIAMI — Facing the unthinkable here just seven days ago — a second loss in a row to Newt Gingrich — Mitt Romney's campaign team hatched a two-part plan to win in Florida: make Newt mad and Mitt meaner.  —  In a call last Sunday morning …
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Washington Post:   Herman Cain endorses Newt Gingrich
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Herman Cain endorses Gingrich
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
Norquist: Republicans Will Impeach Obama If He Doesn't Extend Bush Tax Cuts  —  Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist has long held a tight grip on the marionette strings of the GOP.  Wielding undue influence as the head of the Americans for Tax Reform, Norquist ensures that Republican lawmakers sign …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Allen West being redistricted out of existence in effort led by Romney Florida spokesman  —  The establishment is fighting back, alright.  —  This has not received a lot of national attention, but the Republican legislature in Florida is about to push through a plan which puts Allen West at serious risk …
CNN:
Santorum cancels events after admitting daughter to hospital  —  (CNN) - Rick Santorum's three-year-old daughter Isabella, who suffers from a chromosomal condition called Trisomy 18, was admitted to a Philadelphia hospital Saturday.  —  In a statement, Santorum spokesman Hogan Gidley …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Santorum's daughter hospitalized
Discussion: Hot Air
Philly.com:   Santorum daughter admitted to hospital
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Tension on the Tarmac  —  WHAT is it with Barack Obama's penchant for getting in tangles with blond politicians on airport tarmacs?  —  Usually, tarmacs are for joyous welcomes or teary goodbyes.  But No Drama Obama saves his rare tempests for the runway.
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Ron Paul: Airport security 'shouldn't be' government responsibility  —  Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) said Sunday that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was not in line with the Constitution and that the government should not assume the responsibility for providing security for airlines.
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
 
 
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Made in the World  —  THE Associated Press reported last week …
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