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First Word: GOP race wide open. Again.

After Newt Gingrich's solid victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the political world is still acclimating to this new dynamic: the race to

After Newt Gingrich's solid victory in the South Carolina primary on Saturday, the political world is still acclimating to this new dynamic: the race to be the presidential nominee for the Republican Party is wide open.  Here are some stories starting off what will be another extraordinary week in politics.