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Updates and analysis from the Nevada Republican caucuses.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4a7c08b1f4647e582f46ff3ce0a0b884p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4a7c08b1f4647e582f46ff3ce0a0b884p=1//a

Mitt Romney, who won the state in the 2008 primary race with strong support from Mormons, entered Saturday’s caucuses with a commanding lead.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=78cd0d22a2a70f2388dcd8f46715af83p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=78cd0d22a2a70f2388dcd8f46715af83p=1//a

The Republicans who met in Room 207 of Palo Verde High School gave Mitt Romney a lopsided victory.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=db023be09d8d529721d49d7807bae03cp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=db023be09d8d529721d49d7807bae03cp=1//a

The economic and political changes of the past four years have established Nevada as a major battleground this fall.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=52d9486cff0db1eac4be224b2200a2a8p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=52d9486cff0db1eac4be224b2200a2a8p=1//a

Don't be fooled by the deserts and mountains, when it comes to elections, Nevada is an urbanized state.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c03e71fcf67f716da2354849fc739699p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c03e71fcf67f716da2354849fc739699p=1//a

Newt Gingrich’s record as speaker shows that his ties to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae run deeper and farther back than he has acknowledged.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0b58582d7d237090b1c02da726bbfbd5p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0b58582d7d237090b1c02da726bbfbd5p=1//a

Two dueling realities — an improving economy that remains very weak — create serious political risks for top advisers to President Obama and Mitt Romney.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0774cd0c16c36b8610811ff0c5ca66adp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0774cd0c16c36b8610811ff0c5ca66adp=1//a

Political news from today's Times, plus a look at the president's weekly address.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=6e0232158b24797ed08c9bf600783322p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=6e0232158b24797ed08c9bf600783322p=1//a

Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are just the latest Republicans to stop using songs at their rallies after songwriters complained that the campaigns had played the pieces without permission.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0b2fe8340008750a4654d89752474c3ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0b2fe8340008750a4654d89752474c3ap=1//a

Unpopular and divided, the once mighty House Republicans are laboring to repair their image and frame a new agenda.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3e42ef5ab2e11c2917df31392ad9fc61p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3e42ef5ab2e11c2917df31392ad9fc61p=1//a

Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=b2f6278548bd540d8ad78ab3f0ae8926p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=b2f6278548bd540d8ad78ab3f0ae8926p=1//a

The unsigned letter purporting to be from Mullah Muhammad Omar was sent last year and also pressed the president to release Taliban prisoners.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=34fdc41a3b827006eff9ed66aec623d7p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=34fdc41a3b827006eff9ed66aec623d7p=1//a

Newt Gingrich set up his speaking and consulting business as an S corporation, which exempted this portion of his income from Medicare taxes, an unusual move for a business based on services.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7302fceee41da677184e30ae102b0f69p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7302fceee41da677184e30ae102b0f69p=1//a

The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8ef83f9dd70ff67477e167e7b4ea24c0p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8ef83f9dd70ff67477e167e7b4ea24c0p=1//a

The front wheels have lifted off the runway. Now, Americans are waiting to see if the economy can truly get aloft.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=2f95d1bfb2b9523c02811f9e3e00ecabp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=2f95d1bfb2b9523c02811f9e3e00ecabp=1//a

A tax break added billions to the federal government’s current deficit, but the government says it should recoup 80 percent of the shortfall in the future.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3407e1850b48bbde0ba44fd1df41db1ap=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3407e1850b48bbde0ba44fd1df41db1ap=1//a

With 243,000 jobs created in January, the economy is starting to look more positive. That might be a plus for the president in the November election.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a7b7c8996e278b8ff30364c07651010dp=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a7b7c8996e278b8ff30364c07651010dp=1//a

The moment a political campaign is assigned a Secret Service detail -- for Mitt Romney, it was Thursday -- tends to be a turning point, with a political downside as well as an upside.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=00b727a9ce32a29f607dbb868259c154p=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=00b727a9ce32a29f607dbb868259c154p=1//a

With polls showing a double-digit lead over Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney met with business leaders in northern Nevada. Mr. Gingrich, meanwhile, cast himself as the insurgent spoiler at a Las Vegas rally.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=689230988523e6a7d2953c42d663009ep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=689230988523e6a7d2953c42d663009ep=1//a

The Sierra Club’s president, Michael Brune, has acknowledged in a blog post that beginning five years ago, the club accepted $26 million from people connected with Chesapeake Energy.br clear=both style=clear: both;/ br clear=both style=clear: both;/ a href=http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=33d7a33ef592089748d7d7cdbc8cba6ep=1img alt= style=border: 0; border=0 src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=33d7a33ef592089748d7d7cdbc8cba6ep=1//a