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1:40 PM ET, February 2, 2012

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Laura Myers / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Romney poised to roll, poll shows  —  A new poll shows Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney headed for a blowout victory Saturday in Nevada's GOP caucuses.  —  Romney wins support from 45 percent of Nevada Republicans who said they plan to participate in the caucuses …
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Donald Trump / CNN:
BREAKING: Trump to back Romney  —  Posted by CNN Political Director Mark Preston  —  Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump will endorse Mitt Romney for president, sources with knowledge of the endorsement tell CNN.  —  Trump will make the announcement Thursday in Las Vegas, two days before the Nevada caucuses.
Jim Vandehei / Politico:
Why Obama should be worried  —  To hear Democrats (and much of the media) tell it, President Barack Obama is a man on the rebound.  The president turned in a strong State of the Union speech, picked a smart political fight over taxing the rich and authorized another heroic Navy SEAL mission in terrorist territory.
Maggie Haberman / Politico:
Trump guarantees an endorsement circus, likely backing Romney  —  We reported, along with the New York Times and the Associated Press among others, last night that Donald Trump is expected to endorse Newt Gingrich, according to sources around his campaign.  The Times went first with the news in terms of national outlets.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Sources: Trump to endorse Newt  —  Word started leaking out in Las Vegas earlier that Donald Trump's “major announcement” is to back Newt Gingrich, and sources are confirming it to POLITICO.  —  The announcement is expected to come at an 11:30 a.m. press conference tomorrow that The Donald is holding.
Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Have Democrats Succeeded in Pre-Destroying Romney?  —  Inside the left's little-noticed, relentless, brutally effective campaign to tear down the Republican front-runner in advance of the general election.  —  Tuesday's installment of the left's crusade to destroy Mitt Romney began like this …
KLAS-TV 8 News Now:
BREAKING NEWS: Trump to Endorse Newt Gingrich Tomorrow  —  LAS VEGAS — An advisor to Donald Trump says he will make a major announcement in Las Vegas tomorrow.  Sources tell the 8 News NOW I-Team Trump will endorse Newt Gingrich.  —  According to Trump advisor Michael Cohen …
Jan Crawford / CBS News:
Romney tries to explain remark about “very poor”
Discussion: The Agonist
Trip Gabriel / The Caucus:
Gingrich's Flashy New Endorsement Is Not to Be
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Page
Reid J. Epstein / Politico:
Donald Trump to endorse Mitt Romney
Donald Trump / CNN:
Trump set to endorse Romney
ABCNEWS:
Donald Trump Set To Endorse Mitt Romney In Las Vegas
Discussion: Business Insider
Steven Rattner / Politico:
Mitt Romney pushes the envelope on his taxes
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave-In  —  An entirely avoidable, and deeply regrettable, controversy has been raging this week over the decision by the (formerly highly-esteemed) Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation, the world's leading breast-cancer research advocacy group …
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David Nather / Politico:
Susan G. Komen founder: We won't ‘bow down’  —  Susan G. Komen for the Cure is speaking out about its controversial decision to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood, with its founder claiming the decision has been “mischaracterized” and vowing to resist “political pressure.”
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Hill
Bri Taylor / Gather:
Susan G. Komen Hacked: Website Displayed Political Message Briefly
Discussion: Mediaite, LifeNews.com and Mashable!
Washington Post:
Planned Parenthood says Komen decision causes donation spike
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ABCNEWS:   Attorney General Eric Holder Set to Take Hot Seat at Fast and Furious Hearing
Jason Samenow / Washington Post:
Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, 6 more weeks of winter  —  At 7:25 a.m. this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa.  —  According to folklore, Phil's sighting …
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Tina Susman / Nation Now:
Groundhog Day confusion: More winter, says Phil; nope, say rivals
Zeke Miller / Politics:
Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ  —  At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible.  Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.”  —  Source: cache.daylife.com  —  President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
RNC not supporting Gingrich's quest for Florida delegates  —  The Republican National Committee will not support Newt Gingrich in his quest to add some Florida delegates to his count.  —  The former speaker's campaign argued it deserves some delegates out of Florida despite the state party's position …
Discussion: Saint Petersblog
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Alexander Burns / Politico:
How Newt Gingrich could bounce back
Discussion: Ballot Box and Business Insider
David Shepardson / detroitnews.com:
Volt sales fall in January  —  Washington- General Motors extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt had its worst sales month since August, as negative publicity over fire risks hurt vehicles sales in January.  —  GM sold just 603 Volts - above its sales in January 2011, but far below GM's best-ever sales month …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider  —  RENO, NEV. — The remaining candidates in the winnowed Republican presidential field are attacking one another with abandon, each day bringing fresh headlines of accusations and outrage.
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
5.6 Million Americans Have Switched Their Banks In The Last 90 Days  —  Back in November, the Occupy Wall Street movement inspired “Bank Transfer Day,” a day for Americans fed up with the actions of the nation's biggest banks to move their money to a different institution.
Christopher Wanjek / Yahoo! News:
Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say  —  A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down.  But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.  —  Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact …
Ann Coulter:
THREE CHEERS FOR ROMNEYCARE!  —  If only the Democrats had decided to socialize the food industry or housing, Romneycare would probably still be viewed as a massive triumph for conservative free-market principles — as it was at the time.  —  It's not as if we had a beautifully functioning free market …
 
 
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