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Romney is the aggressor in final Florida debate (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

Republican presidential candidates, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney talk during a commercial break at the Republican presidential candidates debate in Jacksonville, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)AP - An aggressive Mitt Romney repeatedly challenged Republican rival Newt Gingrich Thursday night in the final debate before next week’s critical Florida primary, demanding an apology for an ad saying he harbors anti-immigrant sentiments and ridiculing the former House speaker’s call to colonize the moon.

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Hillary Clinton dodging political ‘high wire’ (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner greet President Barack Obama after the president delivered his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she wants to step off the “high wire of American politics” after two decades and is again tamping down speculation that she might stay in government if President Barack Obama wins a second term.

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The GOP debate: 7 takeaways (Politico)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

Politico - Newt Gingrich’s last chance to shine on the big stage before Tuesday did not go as hoped.

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Buffett Rule’s impact? W.H. won’t say (Politico)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

Politico - Obama has left unanswered how much money his Buffett Rule tax on millionaires would raise.

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Gingrich reiterates Palestinians ‘invented’ people (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

AP - Newt Gingrich is defending himself after a questioner at the GOP presidential debate criticized him for calling Palestinians an invented people.

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Candidates gush about wives as ideal first ladies (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

AP - Winning the White House is a package deal, so the Republican presidential candidates are eager to talk up their spouses as ideal first ladies.

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Panel: Start now to replace Nevada nuke site (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

AP - The United States should immediately start looking for an alternative to replace the failed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste dump in Nevada, which cost an estimated $15 billion but was never completed, a presidential commission said Thursday.

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Ivory Coast chief signs defense pact with France (AP)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

AP - The presidents of France and Ivory Coast met Thursday after the African leader arrived here for a three-day visit that included the signing of a defense pact in the wake of post-election violence in his country.

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Obama Should Ditch the "Kumbaya" Messages (ContributorNetwork)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

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.

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Gingrich, Romney push high-tech job creation as US lead slips (Daily Caller)

January 27th, 2012 at 11:57am Under politics

Daily Caller - U.S. job losses in recent years — especially high-paying technology jobs — are a startling reality that even the Obama administration is having to acknowledge, however reluctantly. As the Florida presidential primary looms just five days away, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney are both ratcheting up their job-creation rhetoric.

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