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49% back military action to stop Iran getting a nuclear weapon, 31% opposed - The Hill

• President Obama said Sunday he does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran over its disputed nuclear program - NPR

Republicans remain split on extension of payroll tax - Politico

House GOP also split on John Boehner's $260 billion transportation bill which would authorize new domestic drilling for oil and gas to pay for highways, rails and bridges - The Hill

The GOP's Senate hopefuls in Missouri, Montana, Wisconsin and Nebraska trailing badly in fundraising battle but hope to be rescued by Super PACS - Politico

Obama beats Romney by 51% to 45% in latest head-to-head poll - Washington Post

• Obama has a 52% to 37% lead on understanding American families' economic problems - Graphic

Romney would have still won Nevada even if not a single Mormon had voted for him - American Spectator | Jennifer Rubin has more on Romney's BIG Nevada win

• "Until Mr. Romney wins in the Midwest, or at least until he is a clear favorite in the polls there outside of his native Michigan, it is hard to consider his nomination as a forgone conclusion" - Nate Silver

Rudy Giuliani says the GOP frontrunner has "changed his position on virtually everything"; "I’d be inclined to support someone like Mitt Romney, but all those changes in positions give me pause" - Washington Post

In this Fox video Giuliani urges the top candidates to stop attacking each other as if they were Democrats. He also urges Santorum or Gingrich to stand aside so there is one conservative candidate.

More Romney:

• Why Mitt Romney Needs To Talk Openly About His Mormon Faith - Randall Balmer for TNR
• Obama campaign say their eyes were never diverted by Herman Cain. Their focus has been on Romney and his gaffes - New York Times
• "For such an experienced politician with a reputation for caution, he can be unusually clumsy and cloth-eared over the concerns of the middle class which he says is his focus. The White House will exploit that to the full." - Mark Mardell, BBC

Gingrich counting on 'Reagan States'; a Southern Strategy to build momentum for Super Tuesday - WSJ

• "Mr. Gingrich vowed to continue his campaign, drawing a clearer contrast between what he described as his own “bold” vision for the country and the “timid” path of Mr. Romney." - New York Times
• Gingrich's focus: TEXAS - Toby Harnden

Santorum in First Place in Minnesota, Second in Colorado - Weekly Standard

"A Santorum victory in Minnesota alongside a Romney win in Colorado isn’t likely to derail the frontrunner. But it will, along with the results in Missouri’s non-binding primary where Gingrich isn’t even on the ballot, bolster the idea that the former Pennsylvania senator is the only real alternative to the Romney juggernaut." - Commentary

• Santorum optimistic about next set of primary states - WSJ
• Romney campaign starts attacking Santorum - Weekly Standard
• Santorum called Romney a "uni-dimensional candidate" with his emphasis on his background as a former CEO in the private sector - USA Today
• "In my estimation, Santorum is the last consistent conservative standing, and the only one both promoting the conservative agenda and campaigning as a conservative in the race.  That doesn’t make Santorum perfect; he lacks the executive experience I’d like to see, and some of his positions in the past and present give me pause.  However, compared to the heterodoxies of his competitors in the GOP race, Santorum has a superior record on promoting conservative policies and values." - Ed Morrissey at HotAir

> VIDEO: Santorum tells CNN that, unlike Gingrich, he will phone congratulations to him

House appears to have reimbursed Congressman Ron Paul for eight trips that were also paid for by outside groups - Roll Call

Paul claims credit for 'intellectual revolution' taking place inside GOP

"It has not been translated to absolute political change but, believe me, the intellectual revolution is going on and that has to come first before you see the political changes, and that's where I'm very optimistic," he said." - USA Today

Immigration could cost GOP the Latino vote: "Many Latinos are culturally conservative, patriotic and remarkably entrepreneurial. On paper, this sounds like fertile territory for the GOP. But once Latinos have heard the GOP’s strong anti-immigrant rhetoric, they may well stop listening to anything else Republicans have to say." - Politico

GOP teams question jobs statistics

"Romney's economic advisor, Glenn Hubbard, and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, in separate TV appearances, both spoke about the departure of many people from the labor force. If so many people hadn't quit looking for work, Gingrich said on ABC's "This Week" that the unemployment rate would now be 12% or 13%." - LA Times

"He’s nearing his fourth birthday. He has Down syndrome. And he greets every day with a round of applause."

Life With Trig: Sarah Palin on Raising a Special-Needs Child - Newsweek

Obama seems to be concentrating on meeting the demands of rich liberals he spends so much time with - Michael Barone at RCP

• The GOP should hammer Obama for breaking a “firm pledge” that no American making less than $250,000 per year would see “any form of tax increase” - Daily Caller

Deficit is second most important issue for voters and it divides the Left - Thomas Edsall for the New York Times

Medicare rigs competitive bidding and hurts patients - WSJ editorial

Some of the most combative House Democrats will be gone from the chamber next year, leaving the Caucus without its more outspoken liberal and fiscally conservative Members - Roll Call

“If you don’t have the calm self-respect that a father gives, your passions go sideways. For a number of men, their passions become sexualized as they look for comfort and affirmation of their manhood.” - Quoted by George Will in the Washington Post

And finally... For the seventh consecutive election, the next president will either be a privileged son or a man with no relationship with his biological father - Michael Medved in the Wall Street Journal

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