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11:00 AM ET, December 6, 2011

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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 …
Discussion: The Politico, Taylor Marsh and CNN
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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 …
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.
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Invoking Teddy Roosevelt  —  Obama to invoke Teddy Roosevelt at 1:55 pm ET speech in Osawatomie, KS... The president will focus on income inequality... The RNC and Romney campaign are already bracketing Obama's speech... A new poll has Gingrich with a large lead in South Carolina …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich tops 3rd straight poll in Iowa
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees
T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Page
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 …
Discussion: FT Alphaville and EconLog
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:   CHART OF THE DAY: Something Has Really Shifted In Europe This Time
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.
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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First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich asks Trump to create ‘apprentice’ program for poor schoolchildren
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul
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.”
Discussion: Paul Krugman and The Politico
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.
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.
Discussion: The Impolitic
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.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Daily Kos
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 …
Discussion: The Page and Outside the Beltway
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.
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 …
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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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Recusal Nonsense
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 …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Rep. King's fourth Muslim-American radicalization hearing to focus on military  —  The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee is hoping his panel's hearing on the radicalization of Muslim-Americans within the U.S. military will reveal how the armed services can better protect itself against homegrown attacks.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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.
Discussion: Gawker and Gothamist
 
 
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote
Discussion: Hot Air
Wall Street Journal:
Hurdle for Health-Law Suit
Discussion: The New Republic and Law Blog
Nada Bakri / New York Times:
Syria Offers to Allow Observers, With Strings
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Final government shutdown fight rings out the old year
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Heather Timmons / India Ink:
India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content
Discussion: Guardian, Yahoo! News and TechCrunch
Bloomberg:
S&P Puts 15 Euro Nations on Watch for Downgrade Amid Sovereign-Debt Crisis
Discussion: Wonkette and Hot Air
BBC:
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
Discussion: Firedoglake, Truthdig and Gawker
Neil Shah / Wall Street Journal:
Overweight in Metal, This Band Tries to Play Tunes in Forex
 Earlier Items: 
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
WATCH: Marine Sings A Beautiful Christmas Song He Wrote For His Wife Back Home
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Issa expands Fast and Furious probe to include alleged money laundering
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Denver Post:
Democrats win fight over Colorado Congressional boundaries
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hotline On Call
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
OWS Are Just Sleeping in Tents, College Football Fans Are Rioting
Discussion: Hot Air
Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Study: Funding Progressive Domestic Priorities Creates At Least 50 Percent More Jobs Than Military Spending
Discussion: CEPR and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Business: The Muppets Are ‘Brainwashing’ Young People To Hate The Oil Industry
 

 
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Elvira Pollina / Reuters:
Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI plan a 24-hour strike May 6 against “suffocating control” of their work by Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
AA/WARC report: UK ad spend grew 6.1% YoY to £36.6B in 2023, with search advertising up 11.9% to £14.7B and national newsbrands spending down 6.3% to £774M
 
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