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• Suddenly 'neck and neck' — Romney, Gingrich in SC (AP)
• Romney offshore accounts contain up to $32 million (AP)
• SC voters take in topsy-turvy week before primary (AP)
• Romney tries to change the subject from his taxes (AP)
• High court throws out Texas electoral maps (AP)
• Union spends big on ad attacking Romney in Florida (AP)
• Gingrich seeks help among Florida evangelicals (AP)
• Paul's place in SC uncertain given lighter effort (AP)
• Colbert: 'Herman Cain is me' (Politico)
• Labor civil war over Keystone XL (Politico)
• GOP field feeds South Carolina's anti-federal mood (AP)
• It's complicated: Romney struggles to talk wealth (AP)
• Authority for NYPD-CIA collaboration questioned (AP)
• Romanians again protest as US urges peace (AP)
• Obama sings a tune, steals the online show (Reuters)
• Many Politicians Softening Opposition to Same Sex Marriages (ContributorNetwork)
• Herman Cain tells Colbert audience not to vote for him (Daily Caller)
• Bob Jones Univ. will not endorse in SC primary (Daily Caller)
• Key SC senator maintains neutrality in primary (AP)

Suddenly 'neck and neck' — Romney, Gingrich in SC (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:44 PM PST AP - On the eve of a Southern showdown, Mitt Romney conceded Friday he's in a tight race with Newt Gingrich for Saturday's South Carolina primary in a Republican campaign suddenly turned turbulent.

Romney offshore accounts contain up to $32 million (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:28 PM PST AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney owns investments worth between $7 million and $32 million in offshore-based holdings, which are often used legitimately by private equity firms to attract foreign investors. Such offshore accounts also can enable wealthy investors to defer paying U.S. taxes on some assets, according to tax experts.

SC voters take in topsy-turvy week before primary (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:19 PM PST AP - For weeks, Renee Boling was sure she was going to vote for Mitt Romney in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary. But a series of events this week changed her mind, and seemingly the minds of many others across the state.

Romney tries to change the subject from his taxes (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:21 PM PST AP - Acknowledging he is working to fend off a surging Newt Gingrich, presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Friday tried to change the subject from his unreleased tax returns to the ethics investigation the former House speaker faced 15 years ago.

High court throws out Texas electoral maps (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:04 PM PST AP - The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory Friday, tossing a court-drawn electoral redistricting plan that favored minorities and Democrats but leaving the future of the state's political maps - and possibly control of the U.S. House - in the hands of two federal courts with Texas' April primaries looming.

Union spends big on ad attacking Romney in Florida (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:03 PM PST AP - In what is organized labor's first major investment in the Republican presidential primary, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is spending almost $1 million in Florida on a television ad attacking Mitt Romney's business career.

Gingrich seeks help among Florida evangelicals (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:33 PM PST AP - Newt Gingrich's presidential hopes may rest among the pews of Florida's ministries and megachurches.

Paul's place in SC uncertain given lighter effort (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:01 PM PST AP - Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul didn't seem to mind Friday that he has campaigned less aggressively in South Carolina than he did in other early-voting states.

Colbert: 'Herman Cain is me' (Politico) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 01:34 PM PST Politico - Hundreds packed into a college courtyard to watch the faux candidate lampoon the political process.

Labor civil war over Keystone XL (Politico) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 11:31 AM PST Politico - Construction interests are at odds with other unions.

GOP field feeds South Carolina's anti-federal mood (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:19 AM PST AP - South Carolina is the land of Revolutionary War heroes and was the first state to secede from the union. But its suspicion of federal government intrusion is hardly part of its storied past.

It's complicated: Romney struggles to talk wealth (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:41 AM PST AP - Mitt Romney is no natural when it comes to "common man" politics.

Authority for NYPD-CIA collaboration questioned (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 10:04 AM PST AP - The CIA's top lawyer never approved sending a veteran agency officer to New York, where he helped set up police spying programs, The Associated Press has learned. Such approval would have been required under the presidential order that Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said authorized the unusual assignment.

Romanians again protest as US urges peace (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 09:11 AM PST AP - Hundreds of people gathered in Romania's capital for the eighth day Friday as a U.S. official urged Romanians to avoid the violence that has tarred anti-government protests that have left more than 60 people injured.

Obama sings a tune, steals the online show (Reuters) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 03:06 PM PST Reuters - President Barack Obama stole the online show on Friday after singing a tune during a campaign fundraiser at New York City's famed Apollo Theater.

Many Politicians Softening Opposition to Same Sex Marriages (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 02:26 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A major step in the effort to legalize same-sex marriage was taken on Friday, January 20, when a coalition of 80 mayors announced their support for legalizing marriage between gays.

Herman Cain tells Colbert audience not to vote for him (Daily Caller) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST Daily Caller - CHARLESTON, S.C. — Don’t waste your vote on me.

Bob Jones Univ. will not endorse in SC primary (Daily Caller) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 12:13 PM PST Daily Caller - GREENVILLE, S.C. — Bob Jones University will not endorse a Republican candidate before tomorrow's primary, The Daily Caller has learned.

Key SC senator maintains neutrality in primary (AP) Posted: 20 Jan 2012 04:23 AM PST AP - South Carolina's Sen. Jim DeMint, a tea party leader, says the South Carolina Republican primary is "clearly a two-man race" now between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney.

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