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• A rocky day for Romney as money questions persist (AP)
• Nev. GOP may change caucus date to avoid Sabbath (AP)
• GOP campaign turns bizarre in SC; debate is next (AP)
• Santorum claims win in Iowa 2 weeks after caucuses (AP)
• Ex-wife says Gingrich wanted 'open marriage' (AP)
• Analysis: Ex-wife, Perry exit roil GOP race in SC (AP)
• Perry says he's dropping out of presidential race (AP)
• Iowa GOP won't declare a winner of state caucuses (AP)
• 5 things that sunk Rick Perry (Politico)
• The campaign's wildest day (Politico)
• Gingrich gets Perry nod, faces ex-wife allegations (AP)
• Obama defends foreign policy record (AP)
• 2nd officer recommends Manning be court-martialed (AP)
• Mladic lawyers say they are not ready for trial (AP)
• Michelle Obama plans health event in Des Moines (AP)
• Obama's rejection of the Keystone pipeline: Winners and losers (The Week)
• Gingrich aide: ‘We need to win’ in South Carolina (Daily Caller)
• SOPA protests caused panic, crashed government websites (Daily Caller)
• Gingrich Gets Boost from Perry Withdraw, Endorsement (ContributorNetwork)
• For Gingrich, Is Any Press Good Press? A Palin Role Would Make Headlines (ContributorNetwork)

A rocky day for Romney as money questions persist (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:39 PM PST AP - Facing newly barbed questions about his wealth, Mitt Romney on Thursday refused to bow to pressure to immediately release his tax returns in the rocky home stretch of South Carolina's Republican primary. Though still the nomination front-runner, he also lost his claim to an Iowa victory just as Newt Gingrich emerged as a stronger threat.

Nev. GOP may change caucus date to avoid Sabbath (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:27 PM PST AP - Nevada's Republican Party is considering moving the date of its presidential caucus for a third time after casino titan and Newt Gingrich supporter Sheldon Adelson raised concerns about the contest being held on the Jewish Sabbath.

GOP campaign turns bizarre in SC; debate is next (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:15 PM PST AP - The race for the Republican presidential nomination is veering toward South Carolina surreal.

Santorum claims win in Iowa 2 weeks after caucuses (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:10 PM PST AP - Buoyed by news he had edged rival Mitt Romney in Iowa's Republican caucuses, presidential candidate Rick Santorum said Thursday he remained conservatives' best option and urged them to resist calls to rally behind Newt Gingrich.

Ex-wife says Gingrich wanted 'open marriage' (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:37 PM PST AP - Dredging up a past that Newt Gingrich has worked hard to bury, the GOP presidential candidate's second ex-wife says Gingrich asked for an "open marriage" in which he could have both a wife and a mistress.

Analysis: Ex-wife, Perry exit roil GOP race in SC (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST AP - For months, the big question in the GOP presidential race was whether Mitt Romney would falter if one rival could consolidate the anti-Romney feelings of many hard-core conservatives.

Perry says he's dropping out of presidential race (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:16 PM PST AP - Gov. Rick Perry dropped out of the presidential race on Thursday, endorsed his old friend Newt Gingrich and returned home to Texas, where the failed White House candidate has three years left to serve as the chief executive.

Iowa GOP won't declare a winner of state caucuses (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:51 PM PST AP - It took Iowa Republicans 16 days to decide they couldn't tell for sure who won the Iowa caucuses, despite their earlier announcement that Mitt Romney had narrowly won. The non-conclusion highlights the potential pitfalls with party-run presidential nominating events.

5 things that sunk Rick Perry (Politico) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:41 PM PST Politico - It’s the first election he has lost — and it wasn’t pretty.

The campaign's wildest day (Politico) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:15 PM PST Politico - A presidential primary marked by the unpredictable took its sharpest turns yet Thursday.

Gingrich gets Perry nod, faces ex-wife allegations (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 12:57 PM PST AP - In an up-and-down campaign day, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich picked up an endorsement Thursday from former rival Rick Perry but also faced explosive accusations from one of his former wives the he had asked her for permission to have an "open marriage" after she learned he was having an affair.

Obama defends foreign policy record (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 03:22 PM PST AP - Mixing an economic appeal with presidential politics, President Barack Obama pitched tourism in the Magic Kingdom and mingled with campaign donors in the Big Apple on Thursday, tending to political concerns with an eye on upcoming Republican primaries.

2nd officer recommends Manning be court-martialed (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST AP - A low-ranking intelligence analyst charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history is a step closer to a general court-martial, the Army says, after a second officer signed off on the procedure.

Mladic lawyers say they are not ready for trial (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 11:16 AM PST AP - Ratko Mladic's lawyer said Thursday the former Bosnian Serb military commander will not be ready to go to trial until October, months after the date in March judges penciled in to start the genocide case at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.

Michelle Obama plans health event in Des Moines (AP) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:55 PM PST AP - Officials say first lady Michelle Obama will open a three-day tour focusing on youth fitness with an event in Des Moines, Iowa, next month.

Obama's rejection of the Keystone pipeline: Winners and losers (The Week) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 05:27 AM PST The Week - Republicans all but dared the president to say no to a big Canada-to-Texas pipeline project, and Obama took the bait. A look at the fallout

Gingrich aide: ‘We need to win’ in South Carolina (Daily Caller) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 02:27 PM PST Daily Caller - GREENVILLE, S.C. — A key player in Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign acknowledged that it's crunch time for the former House speaker, telling The Daily Caller that "we need to win" South Carolina's Saturday primary.

SOPA protests caused panic, crashed government websites (Daily Caller) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:45 PM PST Daily Caller - Wednesday's "blackout" protest by Wikipedia, Reddit and other websites in protest of pending antipiracy legislation in Congress caused a panic among consumers. Congressional offices were flooded with emails and phone calls about the bills, and in several instances the high traffic volume caused congressional websites to crash.

Gingrich Gets Boost from Perry Withdraw, Endorsement (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:12 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | With a sudden surge in the polls, buoyed by a great debate performance, according the Washington Examiner, as well as a semi-endorsement by Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich's prospects in South Carolina were enhanced further by Rick Perry's withdraw.

For Gingrich, Is Any Press Good Press? A Palin Role Would Make Headlines (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 19 Jan 2012 01:05 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | According to CNN, Sarah Palin might possibly be on Newt Gingrich's short list for vice president if he becomes slated to be the 2012 Republican nominee for president.

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