Reuters - An Indiana jury convicted embattled Republican Secretary of State Charlie White in the early hours of Saturday on six out of seven felony charges including perjury, theft and voter fraud.

AP - A powerful winter storm that covered parts of Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow crept east across the Plains Saturday, knocking out electricity to thousands in Nebraska as the blanket of heavy, wet precipitation downed power lines and made travel treacherous.

The Ticket - WASHINGTON--The U.S. Park Police is clearing demonstrators from an Occupy camp this weekend, removing abandoned tents and closing parts of the small park to keep the protestors from sleeping overnight. The police have blocked off the streets surrounding the park and are in a standoff with the demonstrators who have remained. Yahoo News dropped by [...]

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Newt Gingrich did not call Mitt Romney to congratulate him on his victory in Florida. He does not feel Romney deserves a return for the same courtesy he received after his win in South Carolina. Gingrich is upset the Romney campaign vowed to "destroy Newt Gingrich" and feels it is "reprehensible and dishonest." Even shameful. Poor Newt. You can hear him angrily dishing about Romney's "negative" campaign on this CNN video.

Reuters - Egypt's military faced pressure on Saturday to speed up its transfer of power to civilians, as top public figures demanded a faster transition and street protests against army rule disrupted the heart of Cairo for a third day.

AP - Conservatives accounted for around 4 in 5 voters as Nevada Republicans chose their presidential candidate on Saturday, polls of people entering the caucuses showed, tying Iowa as the most conservative group of GOP voters so far this year.

Reuters - With a huge lead in the polls, Republican front-runner Mitt Romney appeared poised for an easy win in Nevada on Saturday that would put him in firm command of the party's see-sawing presidential nominating race.

Reuters - President Barack Obama on Saturday pressed lawmakers to pass his proposal to provide up to $10 billion in aid to struggling homeowners, saying a failure to address the housing crisis would put the rest of the economy at risk.

AP - Republican presidential front runner Mitt Romney reached for his second straight campaign victory Saturday in Nevada caucuses so quiet that they produced little television advertising, no candidate debates and only a modest investment of time by the candidates.

AP - Rick Santorum said Saturday he wants to "endanger" rival Newt Gingrich while presidential rival Ron Paul claimed "the American people are waking up" as both Republican hopefuls peered past Nevada as that state began its GOP caucuses.

ContributorNetwork - ANALYSIS | If the Feb. 1-2 survey by Public Policy Polling is any indication, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is set to claim his most decisive GOP nomination victory yet. As reported by PPP on Friday, Romney has a 2-to-1 lead over his second place contender, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich. The results of the survey, conducted among 937 likely Republican Nevada caucus voters, showed Romney taking 50 percent to Gingrich's 25 percent. Texas Rep. Ron Paul placed third with 15 percent and former Pennsylvania Rep. Rick Santorum pulled 8 percent of voter support.

AP - While Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels held off Saturday on appointing a permanent replacement for the state elections chief convicted early that morning of voter fraud, Democrats said they planned to move quickly to wrest control of the politically powerful office from the GOP.

The Ticket - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--Mitt Romney will hold an election night rally at the Red Rock casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, but for much of the day, he has been looking ahead to the voters who will caucus in this state on Tuesday—and working on his image as the potential Republican presidential nominee. Romney left Nevada [...]

AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has little hope for an upset in Nevada's caucuses and instead is looking to best rival Ron Paul for second place.

Reuters - Greece has just one day left to strike a deal with impatient lenders and reluctant political party leaders on a 130 billion rescue plan before the country is pushed towards a chaotic default, its finance minister warned on Saturday.

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | The European Union and Congress are investigating the new Google privacy settings, which are set to roll out March 1, according to Fox News. The new settings would give Google more options and abilities to track the online movements of customers. As someone who studies our government, I see much more at stake here than our protection.

ContributorNetwork - Reuters reports GOP front-runner Mitt Romney has a huge lead in opinion polls heading into the Nevada caucus today. The survey by Public Policy Polling has Romney with 50 percent support, Newt Gingrich as 25 percent and Rep. Ron Paul of Texas at 15 percent. Rick Santorum was at 8 percent. The survey was conducted with 937 likely caucus goers.

ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Mitt Romney's two solid debate performances in Florida are credited with turning around his campaign, which in turn earned him a double-digit win in that state's primary. Brett O'Donnell is credited with helping Romney sharpen his debate skills.

Reuters - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Saturday that the risk of more bloodshed and civil war in Syria had increased after her attempt to get Russia to back a U.N. Security Council vote condemning President Bashar al-Assad had failed.

ContributorNetwork - According to the Nashua Telegraph, the Wedel family of Fort Worth, Texas, has changed considerably since Jennifer Wedel's online confrontation with President Barack Obama over the subject of H1-B visas to skilled foreign workers.