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• GOP insiders rise up to cut Gingrich down to size (AP)

  AP - Republican insiders are rising up to cut Newt Gingrich down to size, testament to the GOP establishment's fear that the mercurial candidate could lead the party to disaster this fall.

  
  

• Romney, Gingrich focus on Hispanic voters in Fla. (AP)

  AP - Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney urged conservatives to back off aggressive anti-immigration policies as the Republican presidential candidates vied for Hispanic votes Friday, a day marked by heightened tensions entering the final weekend before Florida's primary.

  
  

• Obama urges Congress to act in election year (AP)

  AP - President Barack Obama rallied House Democrats for an election-year fight, urging them to work with Republicans if they show some willingness to put politics aside but telling the rank and file to call them out if they stand in the way.

  
  

• Romney's forceful body language scores in debate (AP)

  AP - The hands came out of the pockets. The gaze was intense. Mitt Romney leaned confidently into the lectern.

  
  

• Obama 'putting colleges on notice' on high tuition (AP)

  AP - President Barack Obama fired a warning at the nation's colleges and universities on Friday, threatening to strip their federal aid if they "jack up tuition" every year and to give the money instead to schools showing restraint and value.

  
  

• Gingrich ad labels Romney 'dishonest man' (AP)

  AP - TITLE: "What Kind of Man?"

• NC gov's exit shakes up vote on gay marriage ban (AP)

  AP - Something unexpected happened on the way to North Carolina's vote on a gay marriage ban this May: Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue decided not to run for re-election, meaning more voters who oppose the ban could turn out at the polls.

• Nevada GOP to release results via Twitter, Google (AP)

  AP - Results of the Nevada Republican presidential caucus will be released through Twitter and Google, the first time the social network will play a central role in announcing the outcome of a political presidential contest.

• Top lobbyists nix Egypt contract (Politico)

  Politico - PLM Group pulls out amid NGO raid fallout.

• Palin: Newt's secret weapon (Politico)

  Politico - Newt Gingrich has a new unofficial campaign surrogate and her name is Sarah Palin.

• Paul braves snowy Maine in hunt for GOP delegates (AP)

  AP - Ron Paul braved Maine's snow and ice Friday in a quest to pick up delegates, vowing he and his loyal band of supporters would be a factor in the Republican nominating contest for weeks to come.

  
  

• Candidate roots don't much matter in diverse Fla. (AP)

  AP - Mitt Romney's ties to the Northeast gave him a boost on the way to winning the New Hampshire primary. Newt Gingrich's roots in the South probably had at least a little to do with his South Carolina triumph.

  
  

• Special operations expanding as wars recede (AP)

  AP - War is going back under wraps — that's the next-generation plan put forth by the special operations commander who led the Osama bin Laden raid and embraced at the highest levels of the Pentagon and the White House.

  
  

• One million children in Sahel at risk, UNICEF warns (Reuters)

  Reuters - More than 1 million children in the Sahel are at risk of severe malnutrition and urgent action is needed to avert starvation akin to that in Somalia, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday.

• Obama administration bolsters homeowner lifeline (Reuters)

  Reuters - The Obama administration, in an election-year bid to help distressed homeowners, on Friday expanded its main foreclosure prevention program, and pushed for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to forgive mortgage debt.

  
  

• Analysis: Romney is fiery, focused in Fla. Debate (AP)

  AP - Mitt Romney, forced to prove his resilience after a stinging loss in South Carolina, is showing why the so-called Republican establishment thinks he has the best discipline, organization and campaign smarts to challenge President Barack Obama this fall.

  
  

• 16 scientists declare: ‘no compelling scientific argument’ for ‘drastic actions on global warming’ (Daily Caller)

  Daily Caller - Sixteen scientists took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal Friday to argue that there is “no compelling scientific argument” for “drastic actions on global warming.”

• Texas voters pick up Perry’s campaign tab (Daily Caller)

  Daily Caller - Texas Governor Rick Perry may never be president, but least he doesn’t have to pick up the full tab for his failed campaign.

• Cuban-American Vote May Decide Florida Primary (ContributorNetwork)

  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)

  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.