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• Senate OKs Giffords anti-smuggling bill (AP)
• Pre-debate: Romney hit by Gingrich; targets Obama (AP)
• Obama courts Latino vote on economic tour (AP)
• Biden: GOP candidates promoting Bush-era policies (AP)
• Candidates unloved in FL town hit by foreclosures (AP)
• Why is investment income taxed less than wages? (AP)
• Romney failed to disclose income from Swiss bank (AP)
• Campaigning Mitt Romney seldom notes Mexican roots (AP)
• Obama downplays Brewer tiff (Politico)
• LaHood flips on Senate bill (Politico)
• NM immigrant driver's license debate intensifies (AP)
• Dems to Obama: Bring on 'Do-Nothing Congress' hit (AP)
• User-friendly health plan summaries at risk (AP)
• Tough dog sled race under way in Czech Republic (AP)
• Dem NC governor faced tough re-election fight (AP)
• Obama Should Ditch the "Kumbaya" Messages (ContributorNetwork)
• NBC considering ‘The Office’ spin-off (Daily Caller)
• Biden praised stimulus-backed Ener1 one year before company went bankrupt (Daily Caller)
• Cuban-American Vote May Decide Florida Primary (ContributorNetwork)
• Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick (Reuters)

Senate OKs Giffords anti-smuggling bill (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST AP - A day after Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' emotional departure from Congress, the Senate on Thursday passed and sent to the president the final legislative act sponsored by the Arizona Democrat who was severely wounded in an assassination attempt a year ago.

Pre-debate: Romney hit by Gingrich; targets Obama (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:06 PM PST AP - Pointing toward an evening debate, Mitt Romney jokingly urged supporters Tuesday to "just storm in" and support him even if they lacked tickets. Newt Gingrich warmed up with a particularly strong attack on Romney.

Obama courts Latino vote on economic tour (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 03:06 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama is courting Hispanics in politically important states, setting himself up as a champion of the crucial Latino voting bloc and as a foil to Republican candidates fighting for a share of support from the same groups.

Biden: GOP candidates promoting Bush-era policies (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:23 PM PST AP - Republican presidential hopefuls are blatantly focused on advancing economic policies that favor the wealthy over most Americans, giving voters in the 2012 election a clear choice, Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday.

Candidates unloved in FL town hit by foreclosures (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:28 PM PST AP - At Our Daily Bread Food Pantry, the conversation often centers on real estate. Once taboo details — home values and what people paid for their properties — are casually discussed, and there appears to be little shame in walking away from a mortgage or fighting the bank on a foreclosure.

Why is investment income taxed less than wages? (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:03 PM PST AP - Why do Mitt Romney and other wealthy investors pay lower taxes on the income they make from investments than they would if they earned their millions from wages? Because Congress, through the tax code, has long treated investment more favorably than labor, seeing it as an engine for economic growth that benefits everyone.

Romney failed to disclose income from Swiss bank (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:06 PM PST AP - Mitt and Ann Romney failed to list investment income from a Swiss bank account on financial disclosure forms filed last year. And other income is missing from the disclosure documents required of presidential candidates.

Campaigning Mitt Romney seldom notes Mexican roots (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:57 AM PST AP - White House hopeful Mitt Romney rarely mentions a key fact as he works to woo Hispanics ahead of Tuesday's Republican presidential nominating contest in Florida — his own Mexican heritage.

Obama downplays Brewer tiff (Politico) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:25 PM PST Politico - He suggested that Brewer sought media attention.

LaHood flips on Senate bill (Politico) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:30 PM PST Politico - The Transportation secretary says there is "extraordinary leadership" in the upper chamber.

NM immigrant driver's license debate intensifies (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:57 PM PST AP - Officials in Republican Gov. Susana Martinez's administration say New Mexico is a magnet for illegal immigrants coming from other states to obtain a driver's license and they are asking the Legislature to repeal its license law to protect public safety.

Dems to Obama: Bring on 'Do-Nothing Congress' hit (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:50 PM PST AP - House Democratic leaders said Thursday they welcome a campaign by President Barack Obama against a "do-nothing Congress" even though they're part of it.

User-friendly health plan summaries at risk (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:06 AM PST AP - One of the most popular provisions of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul — consumer-friendly summaries of what your insurance plan covers — suddenly seems to be at risk.

Tough dog sled race under way in Czech Republic (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 08:07 AM PST AP - A dog sled race considered one of the toughest on the European continent is under way in the northeastern Czech Republic.

Dem NC governor faced tough re-election fight (AP) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 02:30 PM PST AP - Gov. Beverly Perdue said Thursday she will not seek re-election because she fears a fight with Republicans over public education would become too political. But she entered the election year with some baggage: a campaign finance investigation, sagging poll numbers and worries from fellow Democrats she would drag them down in a key battleground state for President Barack Obama.

Obama Should Ditch the "Kumbaya" Messages (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 01:06 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | A theme that President Barack Obama offered in the last election, and this election, is bipartisanship. President Obama would like nothing better than for the Republicans and the Democrats to work together to get American back on track.

NBC considering ‘The Office’ spin-off (Daily Caller) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:46 AM PST Daily Caller - It could be time for Dwight Schrute to leave "The Office" at Dunder Mifflin, and focus all of his energy on the Schrute family beet farm.

Biden praised stimulus-backed Ener1 one year before company went bankrupt (Daily Caller) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 11:23 AM PST Daily Caller - Vice President Joe Biden praised electric car battery manufacturer Ener1 — the highest Indiana recipient of federal stimulus money for the development of green automobile technology — for the expansion of its workforce on January 26, 2011. Ener1 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday, exactly one year later.

Cuban-American Vote May Decide Florida Primary (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:14 AM PST ContributorNetwork - Reuters reports the most prominent Cuban-American in Florida politics has thus far refused to endorse any candidate for the GOP nomination. Sen. Marco Rubio is considered to be a possible vice presidential running mate. He is descended from Cuban immigrants and is a tea party favorite. He has former staffers in both the campaigns of Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich. Both men have courted Rubio for his coveted endorsement.

Florida's Rubio a star, but an unlikely VP pick (Reuters) Posted: 26 Jan 2012 10:00 AM PST Reuters - He could be the Republican vice presidential candidate from central casting: telegenic, Hispanic and a fiscal conservative who has been embraced by the Tea Party.

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