(Washington Times – Seth McLaughlin) *Lead Story*

Gingrich vows to press on after Florida defeat

(The Hill – Niall Stanage) *Must Read*

Ron Paul ready for caucus states

(Politico – James Hohmann)

Rick Santorum looks beyond Florida to coming GOP contests

(Washington Post – Nia-Malika Henderson)

Budget deficit $1 trillion for 4th straight year

(Washington Examiner – Brian Hughes)

Obama laughs over spilled milk but fines companies for not producing fictional fuel

(Daily Caller – Adam Peshek)

CBO: Taxes Will ‘Shoot Up by More Than 30 Percent’ Over Next 2 Years

(CNS News – Terence P. Jeffrey)

Al Qaeda in Iran

(Foreign Affairs – Seth G. Jones) *Must Read*

So Where Are All the Green Jobs From That $500 Million Investment?

(The Blaze – Mike Opelka)

Ninety Seven Percent Is Not What You Think

(Energy Tribune – Art Horn)

Persistent Questions About the Future of the US Economy

(Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

How the Chinese will conquer the U.S. auto industry

(Forbes – Lou Ann Hammond)

Mary Landrieu walks tightrope on Bobby Jindal’s education plans

(Times-Picyune  – Andrew Vanacore)

Jon Corzine Masters the Art of “Vaporizing” Money

(Human Events – John Hayward)

2012 Tuesday: With Obamacare contraception ruling, the president burns a wide bridge

(Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Kyle Wingfield)

Ranger zaps off-leash dog walker with shock weapon

(San Francisco Chronicle – Jill Tucker) *Must Read*

(Washington Times – Susan Crabtree) *Lead Story*

Unlike Obama, GOP talks seriously about governing

(Washington Examiner – Michael Barone) *Must Read*

At least somebody benefited from Obama’s “no” on Keystone XL

(Hot Air – Tina Korbe)

Ed Meese: House Should Pass Resolution Condemning Obama for Unconstitutional Act

(CNS News – Terence P. Jeffrey)

11 stunning revelations from Larry Summers’s secret economics memo to Barack Obama

(The American – James Pethokoukis) *Must Read*

How Green Became Obama’s Albatross

(Wall Street Journal – Holman W. Jenkins Jr.)

CO Lawmakers Considering Statewide Ban of Photo Traffic Enforcement

(Reason Foundation – Harris Kenny)

The Once and Future Liberalism

(American Interest – Walter Russell Mead)

Super Fracking & the Next Shale Gale

(Energy Tribune – Peter C. Glover)

Education Gap, Not Income Gap, Is Our No. 1 Problem

(Investor’s Business Daily – J.T. Young)

The United Kingdom Bans Iran’s Media Outlet

(Weekly Standard – Benjamin Weinthal)

Nets Use Romney’s Taxes to Advance Obama’s False ‘Fairness’ Narrative

(NewsBusters – Brent Baker)

Fed ponders idea of QE III

(New York Post – John Crudele)

Revealed: Michigan Union Manual Instructs Teachers on How to Use Children as ‘Propaganda’

(The Blaze – Becket Adams) *Must Read*

(Daily Caller – Jamie Weinstein) *Lead Story*

Congress logs most futile legislative year on record

(Washington Times – Stephen Dinan) *Must Read*

France loses AAA credit rating, socialism bombs out again

(Human Events – Rachel Marden)

Obama’s model: Cronyism and corporate welfare

(Washington Examiner – Timothy P. Carney)

A lesson from Birmingham Jail

(Boston Globe – Jeff Jacoby) *Must Read*

10 reasons the U.S. is no longer the land of the free

(Washington Post – Jonathan Turley)

Bitter fruits of Egypt’s free elections

(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review – Arnaud de Borchgrave)

Super. Canadian Prime Minister meeting with China about selling their oil

(Hot Air – Jazz Shaw)

Former National Security Adviser Hadley: Chance of US-Iran Conflict ‘Very High’

(Newsmax – Martin Gould and John Bachman)

Mark Levin on ‘Ameritopia:’ ‘We Now Live in a Post-Constitutional Country’

(CNS News – Terence P. Jeffrey) *Must Read*

(National Review – Larry Kudlow) *Lead Story*

Gingrich made big bucks pushing corporate welfare

(Washington Examiner – Timothy P Carney) *Must Read*

The Symbiotic Relationship of Feds and Insiders

(Daily Reckoning – Bill Bonner)

Bankrupt wireless firm got loan push from taxpayer ‘superhero’

(Washington Times – Jim McElhatton)

Avoiding the Corn Con

(American Spectator – Eric Peters) *Must Read*

To Increase Jobs, Increase Economic Freedom

(Wall Street Journal – John Mackey)

Exxon Puts Iraq at the Crossroads

(Energy Tribune – Andres Cala)

Fed Now Largest Owner of U.S. Gov’t Debt—Surpassing China

(CNS News – Terence P. Jeffrey)

(Human Events – Al DiGuido)

Ron Paul : Can he pull off an upset in Iowa?

(Washington Post – Nia-Malika Henderson)

How the Media Make Obama Look Tough

(Accuracy in Media – Cliff Kincaid)

Chinese man sets himself on fire in Tiananmen Square

(Daily Telegraph UK – Peter Foster)

Drone Gives Texas Law Enforcement Bird’s-Eye View on Crime

(Fox News – Kris Gutierrez)

Oil Back At $100: Higher Prices Here To Stay As Pipelines Ease Cushing Oversupply

(Forbes – Augustino Fontevecchia)

Small-business owners targets of ADA lawsuits

(San Francisco Chronicle – Andrew S. Ross)

GOP lawmakers say nation not safer after decade with TSA

(The Hill – Keith Laing) *Must Read*

(Daily Caller – Mary Katharine Ham) *Lead Story*

Gingrich Moves Past Cain and Romney to Become Tea Party’s Top Choice, Says CBS Poll

(CNS News – Terence P. Jeffrey) *Must Read*

Jon Stewart to Nancy Pelosi: Why didn’t Dems pass a budget when they had the chance?

(Hot Air – Tina Korbe)

Will Republicans eliminate any federal agencies? Doubtful

(The Blaze – David Harsanyi)

Lifestyle Taxes Go Up in Smoke

(PJ Media – Jazz Shaw) *Must Read*

Committee Finds Savings By… Adding To Deficit?

(Investor’s Business Daily – Mark Steyn)

Facts show Fannie, Freddie led mortgage market to the collapse

(Washington Examiner – Conn Carroll)

‘Keystone Cops’ crippling U.S. economy

(Financial Post – Diane Francis)

How a pipeline was defeated: actors, activists and one key conversation

(Globe and Mail – Nathan Vanderklippe)

Cost of Common Core Standards will be $800 million in California, $300 million in Washington state

(Washington Policy Center – Liv Finne)

CME Offers Backing as MF Brokers Are Fired

(Wall Street Journal – Jacob Bunge and Aaron Lucchetti)

NBC, ABC Skip Obama Administration’s Delay of Pipeline That Could Create 20,000 Jobs

(NewsBusters – Scott Whitlock)

Since Obamacare’s Passage, Millions Have Lost Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance

(Weekly Standard – Jeffrey H. Anderson)

Free Countries Must Be Vigilant Against Dangers of China

(Newsmax – Lev Narozov)

The Stunning Admission Of One Of Stimulus’ Chief Architects

(Forbes – Louis Woodhill)

Cain suddenly talks VP slot

(World Net Daily – Chelsea Schilling) *Must Read*