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• Trump endorses Romney after a puzzling Vegas day (AP)
• NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to House (AP)
• Voter turnout numbers point to GOP enthusiasm gap (AP)
• Gingrich: 'We should care about the very poor' (AP)
• Mormon voters a key in Nevada — they're for Romney (AP)
• GOP candidates looking for votes in Nevada (AP)
• Romney stock trades clash with divestment pledge (AP)
• Paul gambles on caucus states to amass delegates (AP)
• Shuler won't seek reelection in 2012 (Politico)
• Artur Davis leaves law firm (Politico)
• Democrats may get lengthy Republican primary race (AP)
• In Mass. Senate race, GOP's Brown embracing Obama (AP)
• Labor Dept. changes child labor plan (AP)
• Swiss voters to decide on mandatory army service (AP)
• U.S. seeks to play down Panetta's Afghan comments (Reuters)

Trump endorses Romney after a puzzling Vegas day (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:20 PM PST AP - With his trademark flair for spectacle, Donald Trump endorsed Mitt Romney for president Thursday on the famed Las Vegas strip — just hours after Newt Gingrich's advisers were spreading the word that The Donald would be anointing him instead.

NC's Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to House (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:42 PM PST AP - North Carolina Democratic Rep. Heath Shuler won't seek re-election to the House, potentially making it harder for the Democrats' effort to win seats in the Republican-controlled House.

Voter turnout numbers point to GOP enthusiasm gap (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:08 PM PST AP - Voter turnout numbers are pointing to a potential enthusiasm deficit for Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney.

Gingrich: 'We should care about the very poor' (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 12:02 PM PST AP - Newt Gingrich said Thursday he believes "we should care about the very poor," unlike GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney.

Mormon voters a key in Nevada — they're for Romney (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:59 PM PST AP - If Mitt Romney wins the Nevada caucus Saturday, he might well feel special gratitude for the state's Mormon voters.

GOP candidates looking for votes in Nevada (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:27 AM PST AP - Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are campaigning in Nevada ahead of Saturday's statewide caucuses.

Romney stock trades clash with divestment pledge (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 11:08 AM PST AP - Presidential candidate Mitt Romney promised in 2007 he would shed any investments that conflicted with Republican positions on hot-button domestic and foreign policy issues. But Romney's family trusts kept some of those holdings and repeatedly bought new ones until 2010, when they were finally sold off for more than $3 million, according to a detailed review of Romney's financial records by The Associated Press.

Paul gambles on caucus states to amass delegates (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 07:33 AM PST AP - Ron Paul is rolling the dice on Nevada and other caucus states like Minnesota, Kansas and Washington, hoping to keep his nontraditional presidential campaign alive by amassing Republican delegates rather than notching outright wins.

Shuler won't seek reelection in 2012 (Politico) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 02:02 PM PST Politico - The North Carolina Democrat is retiring from Congress and says he won't run for governor.

Artur Davis leaves law firm (Politico) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST Politico - The former Alabama congressman is not ruling out a return to politics.

Democrats may get lengthy Republican primary race (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 10:14 AM PST AP - President Barack Obama has long relished a dragged-out Republican primary contest that would leave the eventual GOP nominee battered before the fall election.

In Mass. Senate race, GOP's Brown embracing Obama (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 01:36 PM PST AP - During the 2010 special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, then-candidate Scott Brown vowed to be the "41st" vote against President Barack Obama's sweeping health care overhaul.

Labor Dept. changes child labor plan (AP) Posted: 01 Feb 2012 02:42 PM PST AP - Under pressure from farm groups, the Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs.

Swiss voters to decide on mandatory army service (AP) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 09:07 AM PST AP - Switzerland's government says an advocacy group has collected enough signatures to prompt a vote on whether to end the nation's long tradition of compulsory army service.

U.S. seeks to play down Panetta's Afghan comments (Reuters) Posted: 02 Feb 2012 03:15 PM PST Reuters - The Obama administration on Thursday played down Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's comments that the United States could end its combat role in Afghanistan next year, remarks that surprised allies in Europe and Kabul, as well as U.S. lawmakers.

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