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Newt's momentum is halted in Florida, and now Mitt has what looks to be a good month ahead of him, starting with Nevada on Saturday.

Plus: women's health turns (more) political, Gov. Bev Perdue becomes the latest North Carolina Democrat to bow out, and we say goodbye to Boston's Kevin White.

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The small New England state, which holds its primary on Tuesday, may not be racially diverse (in fact, it's 93.9 percent white).

But its residents defy stereotypes with their political independence. More voters in the state are registered "undeclared" than Republican or Democrat.

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Democrat Janice Hahn has defeated Republican Craig Huey in a bitter contest for a Southern California House seat, preserving her party's hold on the district and surviving an unusually tough race in a longtime stronghold.

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In a battle between a governmental chief executive and legislature over taxing and spending that is getting awfully familiar in the U.S., the Minnesota state government shut down after Republican lawmakers refused to consider tax hikes on the wealthy proposed by Democrat Gov.

Mark Dayton.

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Rep. Dan Boren is among the most conservative House Democrats and is the only Democratic member of Oklahoma's congressional delegation.

He says he wants to spend more time with his family and he's tired of campaigning.

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In a victory certain to be read by many as a positive omen for House Democrats looking forward to the 2012 elections and a warning for Republicans, Democrat Kathy Hochul won the special election to fill a vacant seat in a congressional district that until now has been reliably Republican.

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House Republicans passed their 2012 budget Friday without a single Democrat voting for it. Its prospects in the Democratically-controlled Senate appear dim at best, but it will likely provide plenty of fodder for next year's campaigns.

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Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat who was recently elected to a third term in Congress, has been shot in the head following an event in Tucson.

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The Democrat was shot in the head outside a grocery store in Tucson while holding a public event Saturday.

At least nine other people were injured. There are conflicting reports about whether Giffords was killed.

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Blake Chisam, the chief counsel for the House ethics committee who has been prosecuting the ethics case against Rep.

Charles Rangel is recommending a censure against the Harlem Democrat.

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