Archive for January, 2012

Romney blistering Gingrich in Florida primary (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney laughs as he speaks with a voter at his campaign office in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during Florida's primary election day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Mitt Romney jumped to a commanding lead in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding powerfully from the previous week’s defeat and reaching for a resounding victory over Newt Gingrich in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.


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Cops bust Bronx pot greenhouse 

From the outside, 610 Morris Park Ave. in the Bronx looked like a nondescript apartment building — but on the inside, it was one big marijuana farm, police said.

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Florida GOP voters hurt by economy, foreclosures (AP)

AP – Republicans voting Tuesday in Florida’s presidential primary expressed pain from their state’s weak economy and housing foreclosure crisis and divisions over what to do about illegal immigration, according to early results from an exit poll of voters.

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Subway worker hit in head with concrete is critical

A hardhat working in a Brooklyn subway station was clinging to life Tuesday after a chunk of concrete crashed on his head, officials said. The 26-year-old man, whose name was not released, was working on a construction crew clearing concrete out of the Smith-9th Sts. Station.

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Major GOP ‘super PAC’ raised $51 million in 2011 (AP)

FILE - In this June 7, 2011 file photo shows Las Vegas Sands Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson waves in Hong Kong. Get ready to find out who the millionaires are behind this year's presidential election. Now, for the first time since they started shaping the campaign in earnest, many of those 'super' political action committees are set to disclose just who is financing their pseudo-campaign operations. Many took advantage of a change in federal rules that essentially let them shield their donors' identities until after key primary elections in January. But they still must submit their financial reports to the Federal Election Commission by Tuesday.  (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)AP – American Crossroads, the Republican “super” political committee that plans to play a major role in this year’s presidential campaign, raised more than $51 million along with its nonprofit arm last year, The Associated Press has learned.


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Student arrested after trying to take loaded gun into Bronx school 

A Bronx student was arrested after trying to bring a loaded handgun into school Tuesday, authorities said.

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Romney eyes Florida victory; Gingrich to fight on (AP)

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney gives a thumbs up as he greets volunteers at his campaign office in Tampa, Fla., Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, during Florida's primary election day. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP – Mitt Romney collided with Newt Gingrich on Tuesday in the Florida primary, by far the biggest so far, in a Republican presidential race growing steadily more negative with no quick end in sight.


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