TODAY'S NEWS HEADLINES for INDEPENDENT VOTERS

• South Carolina’s Black Vote Can Decide Future of Obama’s Purple Revolution (Washington Hotlist)
• Presidents can reduce stigma of party loyalty; by appointing independents (Canton Repository LETTER)
• Open primaries to independent voters (Lincoln NE Journal Star)
• Independents count (Tulsa World)
• Term limits, swing voters could spice up legislative races (Great Falls Tribune MT)
• Utahns eager to cast ballots (Deseret Morning News) Indies vote in primaries without registering into a party
• League official decries young voter rule as 'outrageous' (Baltimore Sun) Parental controls for registering independent????

SOUTH CAROLINA:

• Fueled by Nevada Caucus Results, Democratic Candidates Set Their Sights on South Carolina (By: Associated Press and BlackAmericaWeb.com)
• The Clinton show goes on (The Economist)
• Ben Windham: Black vote carries heavy history in the Deep South (Tuscaloosa News)
• CNN Political Ticker: Tonight, CNN and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute host the final Presidential Debate before the South Carolina Democratic Primary
• Wrong focus on campaign coverage (Miami Herald)
• Obama Echoes King's Call For Unity at Atlanta Church (Washington Post)
• The Endorsement Game - Why so many prominent African Americans in South Carolina support Hillary--and why it probably won't matter. (The New Republic)
• Nation moves closer to fulfilling a dream (Redding Eagle blog Editorials)

THE REPUBS:
'The Party's Over' (Newsweek) How's it going with the Repubs.....


NEW YORK:
Obama, Clinton pitch from famed pulpits (NY Daily News)
IT'S ME AGAINST BILLARY: OBAMA ( NY POST)
In Harlem, a Pastor Endorses Clinton (By C. J. Hughes, New York Times The Caucus)