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11:20 AM ET, December 3, 2011

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Reid Pillifant / Capital New York:
- Architect of Obama's health care plan fears a ‘political’ decision by the Supreme Court, says Romney's lying  —  When Representative Peter King called me between votes on Thursday afternoon to talk about his party's current presidential front-runner, Newt Gingrich, he joked that the conversation …
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Why Republicans like Newt Gingrich  —  Things sure do change fast around here.  One week it's Rick Perry, the next it's Herman Cain.  Now it's . . .  Newt Gingrich?  —  The Republican voter is like a starving man at a free buffet.  He gorges on this, then that …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney looks to outlast and outwork Gingrich to GOP nomination
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Does Romney Have a Moderate Problem?
CNN:
Huntsman and Gingrich agree to debate
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Gingrich's grim ground game
Discussion: Balloon Juice, ABCNEWS and The Politico
Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Fundamentally: Newt Gingrich's Favorite Word
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Huntsman skips Trump, will debate Gingrich in unmoderated format
Discussion: CNN
Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Here's The Huntsman Campaign's Awesome RSVP To The Trump Debate  —  Tim Miller, a spokesman for Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign, had this response when asked if his candidate would participate in the Dec. 27 Newsmax debate moderated by Donald Trump:  —  “Lol.
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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Trump to Moderate Republican Debate
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Jon Huntsman will skip presidential debate moderated by Donald Trump
Herman Cain 2012:
ENCOURAGEMENT for HERMAN CAIN  —  Encouragement for Cain is the official page where supporters are invited to show their support, communicate their prayers and voice their vote for Herman Cain.  Please take a moment to write Mr. Cain a note sharing why you feel it is important for him to stay …
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unionleader.com:
Assessing Cain: Charisma isn't enough
Charles Grassley / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. details how it got statements wrong  —  on Friday provided Congress with documents detailing how department officials gave inaccurate information to a U.S. senator in the controversy surrounding  —  , the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.
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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
Memo Shows Early ATF Concern on Fast and Furious Probe Despite Claims  —  While federal officials publicly denounced a lone whistleblower and told Congress the Obama administration had done everything it could to stop guns from going to Mexico, administration officials had signs that Fast …
Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
SEC targets Marlins' shady business  —  For two decades now, Major League Baseball has funded its rise from corporate slacker to gilded cash cow on the backs of taxpayers bullied into building new stadiums.  It's a marvel the government took so long to sniff out the rot that emanates from these deals …
Charles Moore / Telegraph:
Jacques Delors interview: Euro would still be strong if it had been built to my plan  —  Former president of the European Commission Jacques Delors talks to Charles Moore about the fate of the euro.  —  It was Jacques Delors whose report produced the plan for what we now call the euro
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James Kirkup / Telegraph:
Euro doomed from start, says Jacques Delors
Discussion: Guardian
Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Richmond Stands Up For Local Tea Party Group  —  The two sides are joining forces.  —  The Richmond Tea Party has been alleging that it is being singled out for unfair treatment from the city of Richmond, Virginia after officials have opened a tax audit of the group.
Discussion: Reuters
J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
British Austerity: The Past Weighs Like a Nightmare on the Brains of Cameron and Osborne Blogging  —  Note that Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats in Britain could end this farce tomorrow, and give their country a chance.  It would be the end of Nick Clegg's political career, of course—but his career is over already.
Mike Lilis / The Hill:
Democrats downplay leverage they know they have in fight over payroll tax cut  —  House Democratic leaders are downplaying talk that they have all the leverage in a tax fight with Republicans even as they insist that the GOP will need to move in their direction if a deal is going to be reached.
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Alabama red-faced as second foreign car boss held under immigration law  —  Judge drops charges against Japanese Honda executive Ichiro Yada trapped by Alabama's tough new anti-immigration laws  —  To arrest one foreign car-making executive under Alabama's new tough immigration laws …
Front Page Magazine:
Non-Muslim Muslims and the Jihad Against the West  —  My name is Bosch and I'm a recovering Muslim.  —  That is, if Muslims don't kill me for leaving Islam, which it requires them to do.  That's just one of the reasons I've been writing and drawing against Islam and its Jihad for a number of years now.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Jamie Schram / New York Post:
Doctor upset over losing hospital fellowship allegedly stole scientific materials, shuffled around lab rats  —  He really was a mad scientist.  Dr. Mohsen Hosseinkhani, angry over losing his fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, allegedly swiped secret scientific material and screwed …
 
 
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Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
LAPD undercover cops infiltrated Occupy camp before raid, source says
WCVB-TV:
Judge: Occupy Protesters Can Stay 2 More Weeks
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
10 Questions for Haley Barbour
Discussion: The Page and New York Times
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Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
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New York Times:
Drilling Down: Drilling Down: Fighting Over Oil and Gas Well Leases
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