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Weekend talking points: 7 top stories - January 27, 2012

What happened this week? Newt rose and fell. Apple soared and stumbled. And Gabby Giffords bade Congress a bittersweet farewell

Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

After Newt Gingrich's shocking come-from-behind victory in South Carolina, he vaulted into a polling lead in Florida's Jan. 31 primary. But then a worried GOP establishment quickly attacked Newt, and a newly aggressive Mitt Romney bested Gingrich in two Florida debates, reclaiming the lead. But with many voters still cool on Romney, will the GOP try to draft a white knight like Mitch Daniels?

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