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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP kingmakers unhappy with presidential primary frontrunner choices — The Republican presidential primary is shaping up as a two-man race, but influential conservatives are clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with choices A and B. — In recent weeks, key GOP lawmakers …
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John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Not Sitting on Trove of Gingrich Secrets — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi now says she is not sitting on a trove of opposition research on former House Speaker-turned-GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich. — In an interview conducted Friday and published Monday …
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Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — The Libertarian Intelligentsia Is Freaking Out Over Newt — Libertarians in Washington are not happy about how the Republican primary is shaping up. Barring a miracle, there are two candidates with a decent shot at the nomination. Mitt Romney, the godfather of Obamacare, is not libertarians' first choice.
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First Thoughts: Invoking Teddy Roosevelt
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Washington Post:
Gingrich emerges as clear front-runner in Iowa
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich tops 3rd straight poll in Iowa
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Newt up in Iowa — Newt Gingrich has taken the lead …
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T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
GOP Is Now a Three-Man Race: Romney vs. Gingrich vs. Gingrich
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Felix Salmon:
The euro zone's terrible mistake — The FT is reporting today that the new fiscal rules for the EU “include a commitment not to force private sector bondholders to take losses on any future eurozone bail-outs”. If this principle really does get enshrined into some new treaty …
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Who Killed the Postal Service? — USPS is slashing first-class delivery, cutting billions of dollars, and looking to cut thousands of workers. How did it get this bad? — Wikipedia — Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night will keep your postman from delivering that Mad Men DVD you've been waiting for.
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americanthinker.com and The Agonist
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
An absurd choice for a health care award — Politico will host an awards dinner tonight, honoring “Policymakers of the Year” in a variety of categories and fields. That wouldn't be especially interesting, were it not for the news organization's choice for “Health Care Policymaker of the Year.”
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Paul Krugman and The Politico
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bachmann voices concerns, still undecided on attending Trump-moderated debate — Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said her campaign is “still in the process of looking at” an upcoming debate moderated by businessman Donald Trump. — Bachmann said on CBS's “The Early Show” that it is a …
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Glenn Beck:
Transcript of Newt Gingrich interview — Glenn is back on TV! Watch Glenn's new two-hour show available live and on-demand Monday through Friday on GBTV.com! Start your two week free trial HERE! — Below is a rush transcript of Glenn's interview with Newt Gingrich this morning.
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Meaghan Murphy / Fox News:
Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say — Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie. " She said stories about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars were common in the 1980s and 90s.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Wonky Liberal — Republicans have many strong arguments to make against the Obama administration, but one major criticism doesn't square with the evidence. This is the charge that President Obama is running a virulently antibusiness administration that spews out a steady flow of job- and economy-crushing regulations.
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Freewayblogger / Tales of the Freewayblogger:
Scrapitalism — San Francisco (Three days @ 90,000+ viewers per day) — Berkeley (Five days @ 110,000+ viewers per day) — Statistic courtesy of Communist Agitprop Forbes Magazine — These signs are made quickly, easily and cheaply using scrap cardboard, paint and an overhead projector.
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Dan Quayle / Arizona Republic:
Romney's qualities make him best candidate for president … As Americans observe the wreckage of our country over the last three years — continued high unemployment with 300,000 people last month dropping out of our workforce, the loss of respect for America around the world …
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The Page and Outside the Beltway
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war — Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme. — An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records — (Reuters) - Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, Reuters has learned.
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote — Civil rights group petitions UN over ‘massive voter suppression’ after apparent effort to disenfranchise black and Hispanic people — The largest civil rights group in America, the National Association for the Advancement …
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David Catanese / The Politico:
Montana Chamber: Tester up 5 — A poll commissioned by the Montana Chamber of Commerce shows Sen. Jon Tester with a 5 percentage point lead over Rep. Denny Rehberg in the Senate race, 42 percent to 37 percent. — The data, obtained by POLITICO, was collected in mid-November …
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: 'Kids shouldn't work in coal mines' — Newt Gingrich does not want to send your children into the coal mines. — So he said on WNYM this morning, telling radio host Curtis Sliwa that when he suggested putting kids to work in their schools, he wasn't thinking of the Dickensian child-labor force his critics imagine.
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William Glaberson / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Police Maligned Paradegoers on Facebook — They called people “animals” and “savages.” One comment said, “Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.” — Hearing New York police officers speak publicly but candidly about one another and the people they police is rare indeed, especially with their names attached.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Reichle v. Howards — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Secret Service agents protecting Vice President Dick Cheney may be sued for violating the free speech rights of a member of the public who made critical remarks about the Bush administration's war policies.
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