Politics Mash

Gingrich hoping to beat Paul for second place in Nevada as Romney holds comfortable lead

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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevada’s caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place.

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Indiana election chief found guilty of voter fraud

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Indiana’s top elections official has been found guilty of six of seven voter fraud-related charges and faces removal from office.

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What the unemployment rate doesn’t measure

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A drop in the unemployment rate is always good economic news, but those of all political stripes say .. it’s not as good as it looks.

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Lawmakers press Google on new privacy policy

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Pressure is building on Google. On Friday, the European Union asked Google to the delay the rollout of its new privacy policy, scheduled for March 1, until the E.U. can work out whether it is in line with Europe’s data protection laws.

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White House, GOP dispute significance of upbeat jobs report

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With election season in full swing, the Labor Department reports are bound to serve as a political football every month until November, and with his administration under fire on the campaign trail for slow economic growth despite stimulus funding and other measures, Obama is eager for some good news.

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If U.S. economy strengthens, Mitt Romney’s pitch could be undercut

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SPARKS, Nev. — With Friday’s jobs report punctuating the nation’s steadily improving conditions, Mitt Romney and his advisers are confronting an unexpected economic turnaround that threatens to undercut the central rationale for his candidacy.

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Many House GOP freshmen still undecided about a presidential nominee

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A year after storming the Capitol in the vanguard of the tea party revolution, the House Republican freshman class has fallen largely silent on the most pressing issue facing their party at the moment: Who should be the GOP presidential nominee?

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Defiant Gingrich campaigns in Nevada against long odds

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LAS VEGAS — Stoney’s Rockin’ Country dance hall is a place that celebrates defiance of long odds: Every night, inebriated non-cowboys climb up on a mechanical bull under the mistaken impression that they can hang on. On Thursday nights, they do it in bikinis.

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OMB personnel changes are on the way

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:15:03 +0000

Changes are coming to the top ranks of the Office of Management and Budget just as the agency prepares to release President Obama’s proposed fiscal 2013 federal budget on Feb. 13.

With OMB Director Jacob J. Lew moving across the street to serve as White House chief of staff and Jeffrey D. Zients sliding into the acting director role, other staffers will be asked to pick up elements of Zients’s previously broad portfolio as deputy director for management.

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Mitt Romney’s Mormon advantage

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:15:03 +0000

Mitt Romney’s opponents really never had much of a chance in Nevada.

And it’s largely because of Romney’s Mormon religion.

While Romney’s faith has rightly been described as a liability in previous states — most notably Iowa and South Carolina, where evangelical Christians have balked at supporting Romney — it’s hard to call it anything but a trump card in Nevada (so to speak).

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