After a second straight loss to Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich says he's looking ahead to the Super Tuesday contests to revive his campaign.

Rick Santorum says he'll stay in the GOP race, criticizing Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich for not being "reliable" conservatives.

Mitt Romney won 15 of Nevada's 16 counties, losing independent-minded Nye County to Ron Paul.

The playbook for Republican presidential contenders goes at least as far back as Richard Nixon: Run hard to the right in the primaries, and steer back to the center for the general election.

LAS VEGAS Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to a decisive victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace.

The former Massachusetts governor picks up more momentum in his bid for the GOP nomination, winning his second consecutive contest.

WASHINGTON In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3percent, the lowest in three years and down two notches from the 8.5percent in December.

WASHINGTON The millionaires, billionaires and companies giving big sums to political committees supporting Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Barack Obama have important business with the next president. Some are already in trouble with the government. Some are pressing for new laws or regulations that would benefit their interests in energy, mining and high finance.