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Obama bemoans wife being dragged into politics
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama says one of the toughest parts about being president is that his wife has been dragged into the "political realm."
Romney adds to delegate lead after Nevada victory
(AP)
AP - Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada are done counting the votes from Saturday's presidential caucuses.
Obama: Negative ads will have role in 2012 race
(AP)
AP - President Barack Obama says the rise of political action committees guarantees that there will be a lot of negative ads in the lead-up to November's presidential election.
Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club
(AP)
 AP - Mitt Romney's remark that he's not worried about the very poor, the latest gaffe in a campaign rich with blunders, joins a long list of wait-let-me-explain episodes in presidential election history.
Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.
GOP ends NV vote count; Romney on top with 50%
(AP)
 AP - Nevada Republicans have finally finished counting the votes in their Saturday presidential caucuses.
FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats
(AP)
AP - You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy.
GOP race turns to Colorado, Minnesota
(AP)
 AP - Now it's on to Colorado, Minnesota and Maine.
Super Bowl obscenity a mess for FCC
(Politico)
Politico - Singer M.I.A.'s act is likely to be reviewed.
Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt
(Politico)
Politico - It's the first time since July that he's garnered more than half the votes in a matchup with Romney.
Obama says he deserves re-election, job's not done
(AP)
 AP - President Barack Obama says he deserves re-election, despite the nation's economic troubles.
In Minn., rightward drift challenges Romney
(AP)
 AP - Minnesota once took pride in progressive reform and political consensus.
Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft
(AP)
AP - The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future.
Dutch hopes grow for 125-mile speedskating race
(AP)
 AP - While sports events across Europe fall victim to the deep freeze, the Dutch are welcoming the drop in temperatures, hoping that the revered "Eleven Cities" speedskating race can be staged later this month for the first time in 15 years.
Obama signs executive order freezing Iran assets in U.S.
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order on Monday imposing new, stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying a broader asset freeze was necessary because Iranian banks were concealing transactions.
Analysis: Romney win leaves rivals few options
(AP)
 AP - Mitt Romney's big win in Nevada four days after his breakthrough victory in Florida spells big trouble for his remaining rivals. Simply put: Is there any way to stop Romney now?
After Florida win, Romney campaign confident of Hispanic support
(Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Mitt Romney won the Florida primary Tuesday by a commanding 14-point margin, thanks in no small part to the Hispanic community.
Democrats slam Romney in preview of possible November race
(Daily Caller)
Daily Caller - Democrats dumped on Gov. Mitt Romney Tuesday night, saying he won the Florida GOP primary only because of expensive negative ads, that the GOP turnout was low, and that Romney is both “extreme” and “out of touch.”
Poll shows age, ideology divide NV GOP priorities
(AP)
AP - Preliminary results of an entrance poll shows Nevadans participating in today's caucuses were focused on the economy and which candidate could best defeat Obama. The deeply conservative electorate included the largest share of tea party backers and the highest number of Mormons of any state to cast ballots thus far in the nomination contest.
What Santorum Didn't Need -- Sharron Angle's Endorsement
(ContributorNetwork)
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Former Nevada assemblywoman Sharron Angle announced her endorsement of Rick Santorum for president through a statement released to The National Review on Wednesday. Given that she is popular among some tea party factions, the endorsement could help the uber-conservative Santorum in some political circles. But Angle is seen as an extremist by most leaning -- well, simply leaning anywhere to the left of her political views.
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