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Gingrich Sees A South Carolina Surge

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:42 +0000

FLORENCE, S.C. — On the morning after a bellicose debate performance that had the audience leaping to its feet, Newt Gingrich got this challenge from a retired Marine officer who had come to hear him speak at an art gallery here.

“What I’ve been looking for in my candidate is, we’ve got to bloody Obama’s nose,” Vence Jelovchan said.

“I don’t want to bloody his nose,” the former House speaker replied. “I want to knock him out.”

There is much on the line for Gingrich in South Carolina. Saturday’s GOP primary could spell the end of his presidential hopes — and with them, a political career that has helped shape Republican politics for more than three decades.

So, with the stakes that high, Gingrich has returned to his roots. Wash Post

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Texas Governor Rick Perry to Withdraw from Presidential Bid – to Endorse Gingrich

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:41 +0000

FOX New has confirmed that Texas governor Rick Perry will withdraw from the GOP Presidential race. He is expected to make the announcement on Thursday and endorse Newt Gingrich. He will make the announcement at 11 am ET at an event in South Carolina.

Perry who started his quest for the GOP presidential nomination in South Carolina and was then seen as a front runner, has been unable to gain any momentum after his gaffe on Departments he would eliminate during his first debate. While Perry has an impressive record for job creation in Texas, he has been unable to translate that record in votes. Recent polls have shown him in last place for the upcoming primary in South Carolina.

The endorsement of Gingrich, who is closing with Mitt Romney in polls, should give the former speaker another boost. With Perry withdrawing his candidacy, there should be a direct contest between Mitt Romney and Speaker Newt Gingrich. Gingrich scored big during Monday’s FOX News/WSJ Debate and has been surging since.

Rick Santorum is polling about 16% among decided voters in South Carolina.

Perry was seen as competing for social conservative supporters alongside Rick
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Insider Advantage Poll Shows Gingrich Leading Romney

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:38 +0000

GOP Front Runner Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are in a virtual tie in South Carolina, according to an Insider Advantage poll conducted on Wednesday night. The poll also indicates that Gingrich is garnering votes from Rick Santorum and Rick Perry. The poll was taken ahead of the news that Texas Governor Rick Perry will withdraw from the contest and endorse Newt Gingrich.

Insider Advantage Poll Results:

Gingrich 32
Romney 29
Santorum 11
Perry 3

Santorum and Perry had 16% and 6% respectively prior to this poll. It is not clear yet how Perry’s withdrawal will influence the race, but it is becoming incrasingly apparent that the race will be between the establishment pick Mitt Romney and former Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Gingrich captured the imagination of voters with his comment that he will not look to merely bloody Obama’s nose, but but that he “will knock Obama out”.

ABC News apparently has an interview with Gingrich’s ex wife Marianne, which ABC has decided not to release until Monday, after all the votes are counted in the South Carolina primary. Despite

Seafarers outraged that captain could jump ship

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:03:34 +0000

Seafaring tradition holds that the captain should be last to leave a sinking ship. But is it realistic to expect skippers _ only human after all _ to suppress their survival instinct amid the horror of a maritime disaster? To ask them to stare down death from the bridge, as the lights go out and the water rises, until everyone else has made it to safety?

From mariners on ships plying the world’s oceans, the answer is loud and clear: Aye.

“It’s a matter of honor that the master is the last to leave. Nothing less will do in this profession,” said Jorgen Loren, captain of a passenger ferry operating between Sweden and