ABC News, by Devin Dwyer Posted By: Photoonist- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:56:14 GMT President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are all stumping for cash at fundraisers today – expected to raise at least $5.3 million combined for Democrats and the president for the 2012 campaign. Obama will mingle with 50 supporters at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington tonight, where tickets start at $35,800 per person, a campaign official told ABC News. Then he’ll attend a fundraising dinner at a private residence in Chevy Chase, Md., with 70 guests. Tickets are $35,800 per couple for the exclusive event as well. (Snip) Biden traveled to Texas to collect checks,

New York Times, by Nate Silver Posted By: Blackeagle- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:51:53 GMT The shift away from Newt Gingrich in the Florida polls has been as significant as the one toward him in South Carolina. The first two polls released after South Carolina showed Mr. Gingrich with a lead of 8 and 9 points, respectively. But the news has gotten worse for him almost every day, and he trails Mitt Romney by nearly 15 points in the final FiveThirtyEight forecast of the Florida primary.There is a relatively large amount of disagreement in the Florida polls — more than in the first three early'voting states.

Investor's Business Daily, by Editorial Posted By: PageTurner- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:37:05 GMT Climate: Global warming alarmists won't give up their campaign to spread fear and backward thinking until an ice bridge stretches from New York to Paris. Science, though, says they should. Al Gore, who invented global warming hysteria, has most recently been found planning a trip to Antarctica where he will surely find evidence that man is overheating the planet. This clearly insecure man who so desperately needs an audience that approves of his world'saving efforts says he will be taking with him "a large number of civic and business leaders, activists and concerned citizens from many countries."

Daily Caller, by Jeff Poor Posted By: Mike PHX- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:36:30 GMT A robocall has been circulating throughout Florida charging former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney with forcing Holocaust survivors in a nursing home to eat non'kosher meals. (Transcript as follows): As governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney vetoed a bill paying for kosher food for our seniors in nursing homes — Holocaust survivors, who for the first time were forced to eat non'kosher, because Romney thought $5 was too much to pay for our grandparents to eat kosher. Where is Mitt Romney’s compassion for our seniors?

The Hill [Washington DC], by Jordy Yager Posted By: JoniTx- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:25:43 GMT Rep. Darrell Issa (R'Calif.) threatened to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress if the nation’s top cop doesn’t hand over Justice Department documents within nine days. Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, blasted Holder in a letter on Tuesday for refusing to comply with the panel’s subpoena for documents relating to the "Operation Fast and Furious" gun'trafficking operation.“If the department continues to obstruct the congressional inquiry by not providing documents and information, this committee will have no alternative but to move forward with proceedings to hold you in contempt of Congress,”

Reuters, by Mohammed Mukhashaf and Mohammed Ghobari Posted By: gg- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:02:58 GMT Gunmen riddled the car of Yemen's information minister with bullets as he left a cabinet meeting in the capital on Tuesday but he escaped from the assassination attempt unhurt, an aide said. In southern Yemen, at least 12 al Qaeda militants, including four local leaders, were killed in a drone strike in southern Yemen. It was one of the biggest such strikes believed to have been carried out by the United States in Yemen. (snip)In the drone strike, between 12 and 15 people were killed in the attack on militants travelling in two vehicles, a tribal leader told Reuters.

Associated Press, by David Crary Posted By: maggie2u- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:43:28 GMT The nation's leading breast'cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting its partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates ' creating a bitter rift, linked to the abortion debate, between two iconic organizations that have assisted millions of women. The change will mean a cutoff of hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams. Planned Parenthood says the move results from Komen bowing to pressure from anti'abortion activists. Komen says the key reason is that Planned Parenthood is under investigation in Congress

Townhall.com, by John Ransom Posted By: Jakester2344- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:45 GMT All the crying going on from Camp Mittens denying that Romney set out to screw Congressman Allen West out of his seat in Palm Beach County is just the usual exaggerated outrage that we should be accustomed to from Mitt and Company when they’ve been caught in the act. Remember these are the same guys who are saying that Mitt’s the most electable candidate, but if we question Mitt’s electability we’ll only have ourselves to blame if Mitt doesn’t get elected. Or something like that.

San Francisco Chronicle, by Wyatt Buchanan Posted By: gg- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:26:49 GMT California will run out of cash by early March if the Legislature does not take immediate action, Controller John Chiang told budget leaders at the Capitol in a letter Tuesday. The controller recommends borrowing and delaying some payments in order to deal with the shortfall, which he projects will last seven weeks. Absent that kind of action, the state could face sending IOUs and delaying tax returns.

Yahoo News, by Chris Moody Posted By: StormCnter- Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:26:22 GMT WINDERMERE, Fla.''Next time, Eddie Dillard won't wear flip'flops. Dillard, a 29'year'old Ron Paul supporter from this suburb near Orlando, arrived to vote at his precinct at Winderemere Baptist Church early Tuesday morning. Pulling into the parking lot, Dillard noticed a man outside the polling place with a Gingrich sign. He decided to run home, slip into his "Ron Paul Rocks America" T'shirt, grab a "Ron Paul 2012" sign from his garage, and return to give his candidate some representation outside the precinct after he cast his vote. Dillard found a quiet spot along a sidewalk