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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:

Iowa Poll: Newt Gingrich leads three-candidate race in Iowa — Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich appears at a news conference before a tea party rally in New York today. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle) — Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich has carved out a clear lead …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, msnbc.com, The Caucus, Ballot Box, M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, Daily Kos, Business Insider, National Review, Lynn Sweet and The Daily Dish

The Caucus:

Herman Cain Suspends His Presidential Campaign — Former presidential candidate Herman Cain and his wife Gloria arrived at a campaign event in Atlanta. — ATLANTA — An unapologetic and defiant Herman Cain suspended his presidential campaign on Saturday, pledging that he “would not go away …

Discussion: American Times, Washington Monthly, The Reaction, Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog, US Politics, The Impolitic and Balloon Juice

Kevinliptak / CNN:

Paul campaign calls Trump debate ‘wildly inappropriate’ — (CNN) - At least two Republican presidential hopefuls are declining to participate in a debate moderated by real estate mogul Donald Trump. — Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman will both skip the debate, citing concerns about the seriousness of the event.

Discussion: The Politico, Hot Air, iOwnTheWorld.com, Gothamist, Outside the Beltway, Harry's Place and Newshoggers.com

George F. Will / Washington Post:

Romney and Gingrich, from bad to worse — Republicans are more conservative than at any time since their 1980 dismay about another floundering president. They are more ideologically homogenous than ever in 156 years of competing for the presidency. They anticipated choosing between Mitt Romney …

Discussion: M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …, Booman Tribune, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Pundit & Pundette and National Review

Andrew Malcolm / Investor's Business Daily:

Is Ron Paul about to win Iowa? He surges past Romney into 2d behind Gingrich — Elderly, iconoclastic Rep. Ron Paul, the longtime champion of meaningless straw polls, is now doing it where it counts in the ongoing struggle for the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Ballot Box and M.JOSEPH SHEPPARD'S …

Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
GOP hopefuls keep it friendly at Huckabee forum

Discussion: 2012 Election Central

Kevinliptak / CNN:
Romney campaign flexes muscle in New Hampshire

Discussion: The Politico

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
One month before Iowa, GOP field wide open

Discussion: The Other McCain, The Politico and CNN

John Hinderaker / Power Line:

The Moral of the Herman Cain Story — So Herman Cain is out; no surprise there. There is, I think, a moral to be drawn from his demise. Cain was a hit with Republican voters because of his relentless focus on the economy. He didn't get personal in his attacks on the Obama administration …

Discussion: Erick's blog

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

What Herman Cain meant — In a campaign chock full of unbelievable storylines, none was more remarkable than the rise of Herman Cain. — Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain bowed out of the 2012 presidential race on Saturday in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro) …

Discussion: Daily Kos, The BRAD BLOG, The Moderate Voice and Washington Monthly

Susan Saulny / New York Times:
Herman Cain Suspends His Campaign

Discussion: Rod Dreher, Truthdig and Wonkette

NationalJournal.com:
Cain Reaches Out to Rivals

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, Michelle Malkin and Big Government

Dean Schabner Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
‘Plan B’: Herman Cain Says He's Suspending Campaign

Discussion: msnbc.com, YID With LID, Washington Monthly, The Iowa Republican and Patterico's Pontifications

The Right Scoop: Full Speech: Herman Cain drops out of the race for president

James Oliphant / Los Angeles Times:
Herman Cain drops out of presidential race

Discussion: Towleroad News #gay, BizzyBlog, Wake up America and Vox Popoli

Krissah Thompson / Washington Post:
Herman Cain suspends his campaign for 2012 GOP presidential nomination

Discussion: The Iowa Republican, Eclectablog, Iowa Caucuses, Blogcritics, Outside the Beltway, Hit & Run, UrbanGrounds, Conservatives4Palin, The Lonely Conservative and The Other McCain

Peter Schroeder / Ballot Box:
Cain suspends campaign, vows to work from outside the race

Discussion: CNN, Reuters, Los Angeles Times and Ben Smith's Blog

The Politico:
Decision day for Herman Cain

Discussion: New York Magazine, CNN, Politics, The Other McCain, The Spectacle Blog, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway and unionleader.com

Kevinliptak / CNN:
BREAKING: Cain suspends presidential bid

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

The Caucus:
In Atlanta, Waiting for Herman Cain's Decision

Discussion: New York Magazine, Rasmussen Reports, Hot Air, Sister Toldjah and Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Hirshon / NY Daily News:

85-year-old woman may sue TSA after being strip searched at JFK Airport — ‘I really look like a terrorist,’ 110-pound Long Island grandmother says — Lenore Zimmerman, 85, shows injury she says came during strip search by security at JFK Airport. — An 85-year-old Long Island grandmother …

Discussion: National Review, msnbc.com, LewRockwell.com Blog, HotAirPundit and Israel Matzav

Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:

Some Occupy L.A. arrestees feel traumatized, might seek therapy — Most of the roughly 300 Occupy L.A. protesters were released from jail by Friday evening, with some immediately speaking out on the police raid that cleared their camp. — One speaker suggested that some of those arrested might need therapy.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Jammie Wearing Fools, Weasel Zippers and Don Surber

Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
LAPD undercover cops infiltrated Occupy camp before raid, source says

Discussion: The Informer, Prairie Weather and MyFox Boston

Associated Press:

Panetta Scolds Israel on Peace Talks — WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta urged Israel on Friday to “reach out and mend fences” with Turkey, Egypt and other security partners in the Middle East, saying he is troubled by the Jewish state's growing isolation in the volatile region.

Discussion: The Spectacle Blog, Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs

Ynetnews:

‘Jew-hate stems from conflict’ — US ambassador in Belgium provides controversial explanation for Muslim anti-Semitism — BRUSSELS - Growing global anti-Semitism is linked to Israel's policy towards the Palestinians, the American ambassador to Belgium told stunned Jewish conference attendants in Brussels earlier this week.

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Atlas Shrugs, The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers, Israel Matzav, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Israpundit

Ross Douthat / New York Times:

The Decadent Left — IN the days when Tea Party activists were crowding town hall meetings and Glenn Beck's fans were thronging the Washington Mall, a kind of existential despair settled over the American left. The country was mired in an economic crisis that most left-wingers believed …

Discussion: TBogg