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• Gingrich Had Strong Tea Party Support in Fla.
  The Florida primary may have delivered a decisive victory for former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, but the exit polls also revealed a bright spot for former House Speaker Newt Gingrich the tea party. Gingrich racked up a decisive victory of his own among voters who...
• Trump To Make 'Major Announcement' On Presidential Race
  Real estate mogul Donald Trump will make a major announcement Thursday about the presidential race, NBC News and The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday night. Trump's announcement will be at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time Thursday at Trump International Hotel Tower in Las...
• Rush: GOP Contenders Should Focus on Obama
  
  
• Romney Supports Automatic Hikes in Minimum Wage
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney has renewed his support for automatic increases in the federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation. That position puts the former Massachusetts governor sharply at odds with traditional GOP business...
• Romney Says GOP Fight Strengthens Him for Fall
  EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the bare-knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened him up for contests to come. Chief rival Newt Gingrich is...
• Romney Attacks Newt's Conservative Credentials
  Mitt Romney, reclaiming his front- runner status in the Republican presidential race after a 14- point win in Florida yesterday, assailed rival Newt Gingrich as not a pure conservative as he prepared for a potentially protracted contest with the former U.S. House...
• Romney’s ‘Poor’ Quote Twisted by Media
  Sources in the mainstream media were quick to jump on Mitt Romney for saying he doesn t care about the very poor without placing the remark in context. The Republican presidential front-runner was actually saying that he isn t concerned about the very poor because they...
• Rep. Duffy: Freeze Congressional Salaries, Too
  An extension of the pay freeze for federal workers that Congress is considering also should include a freeze on congressional salaries, Rep. Sean Duffy tells Newsmax. President Barack Obama instituted a two-year pay freeze for the nation s 2 million civilian employees in...
• Sabato: Fla. Primary Not 'Game-Ender' for Gingrich
  University of Virginia political guru Larry Sabato tells Newsmax that Mitt Romney s victory in the Florida primary on Tuesday was a turning point, but not a game-ender, for Newt Gingrich s presidential hopes. Sabato also predicts that despite the mud-slinging and...
• Bachmann: No Plan to Endorse Before Minnesota
  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann this morning denied rumors that she plans to throw her support behind former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with just one week to go before The North Star State caucuses. I don t have any intentions to talk to Gov. Romney today, Bachmann...
• GOP to Jobless: Send Obama Your Resume
  Republicans are mocking President Barack Obama for telling an unemployed semi conductor engineer s wife to send him a resume so he could try to discover why the man has been out of work for three years.Obama made his offer to Jennifer Wedel, a 29-year-old mother-of-two from...
• Boehner: Battle for GOP Nod Will Resolve Itself
  WASHINGTON House Speaker John Boehner says he understands Republican concerns about the bitter tone of the party's nomination fight in Florida and the prospect of a dragged-out battle between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. He says the question of which GOP candidate faces...
• Issa Threatens Holder With Contempt Charge
  Republican congressional leaders are threatening Attorney General Eric Holder with a contempt charge over the Fast and Furious gunrunning scandal as they make it clear that they have no intention of letting up their pressure on him.House Oversight Committee Chairman Darrell...
• WSJ: Romney Still Needs to Articulate His Policies
  
  
• Romney: I Learned From Gingrich's SC Victory
  
  
• Gingrich: 'I Pledge My Life, Fortune, Sacred Honor'
  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich invoked the spirit of the Founding Fathers by paraphrasing the Declaration of Independence in his speech to supporters following his second-place finish in the Florida Republican presidential primary. Gingrich, a trained historian and...
• Romney: 'I'm Not Concerned About the Very Poor'
  WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he's not concerned about the very poor because they have an ample safety net and he's focused instead on relieving the suffering of middle-class people hit hard by the bad economy.In comments...
• Romney Votes Cost 3 Times Gingrich's
  Mitt Romney won the Florida primary and his votes cost more than three times that of his nearest rival, Newt Gingrich. According to Politico, Romney and the pro-Romney Super PAC Restore Our Future spent a $15,389,287 on advertising in Florida. Gingrich and the...
• Romney to Get Secret Service Protection
  TAMPA, Fla. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is getting Secret Service protection, according to two people with knowledge of the plans.A Romney campaign adviser said the Secret Service will provide security for the former Massachusetts governor starting late...
• J.C. Watts: Gingrich Ready for 'Balance of the Battle'
  
  
• Allen West: Negative Campaigning Blurs Issues
  
  
• Blakeman: Candidates Must Focus on Organization
  
  
• Spielberg, SEIU Backing Obama Super PAC
  Big donors to a Super PAC supporting President Barack Obama include movie director Steven Spielberg and the Service Employees International Union, NBC News and msnbc.com reported Tuesday night. Spielberg chipped in $100,000, and the SEIU gave the largest amount,$1 million,...
• Schoen: Romney Still Weak with Conservative Base
  Political analyst and Democratic pollster Doug Schoen tells Newsmax that Former Mass Gov. Mitt Romney may have carried Florida with a double-digit margin on Tuesday night, but his victory revealed weaknesses among key groups of conservative voters. A big win to be sure...

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