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5:55 PM ET, December 9, 2011

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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Gingrich Tragedy  —  Of all the major Republicans, the one who comes closest to my worldview is Newt Gingrich.  Despite his erratically shifting views and odd phases, he continually returns to this core political refrain: He talks about using government in energetic but limited ways to increase growth, dynamism and social mobility.
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Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich Is Inspiring—and Disturbing  —  The first potential president about whom there is too much information.  —  I had a friend once who amused herself thinking up bumper stickers for states.  The one she made up for California was brilliant.  “California: It's All True.”
Jonathan Lemire / NY Daily News:
Donald Trump looks into canceling GOP debate he's set to host  —  The Donald says he may still run for the White House as an independent  —  Donald Trump smiles at left as Republican presidential candidate, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talks to media after their meeting in New York, Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.
Associated Press:
Trump might scrub his GOP presidential debate  —  WASHINGTON - Business mogul Donald Trump said Friday he might scrub a presidential debate that so far has drawn only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum.  —  Trump, the reality television star who has not ruled out an independent White House bid …
Sen. Rand Paul / Des Moines Register:
Rand Paul: Republicans would take a giant step backward by choosing Gingrich  —  As a U.S. senator elected from and by the tea party, I am often asked about the tea party, the conservative movement and the presidential race.  —  While conservatives and limited-government activists did …
Matt K. Lewis / The Daily Caller:
As you probably heard, some Mitt Romney surrogates hosted a conference call today to attack Newt Gingrich.  Because Romney is attempting to win a Republican primary — and cast Newt Gingrich as unacceptable to conservatives — you probably assume that center-right journalists or conservative bloggers got to ask some questions, right?
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Newt Strikes Back at Romney  —  Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich may be promising to stay positive amidst the barrage of attacks coming his way from former Governor Mitt Romney and other GOP rivals, but not every utterance out of his mouth is a glowing homage to his opponents.
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Trump ‘very disappointed in’ Bachmann
Discussion: CNN, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and GOP 12
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The reach of the GOP establishment
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
Brent Budowsky / Pundits Blog:
Ron Paul on steady upward trajectory, third-party talk will escalate
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Mitt Romney Goes After Gingrich: 'We're Going To Have To Make Changes Like The Ones Paul Ryan Proposed'
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Rick Perry, the Iowa x-factor
A.B. Stoddard / Pundits Blog:
Mitt's moment  —  Mitt Romney is running out of time to stop New Gingrich.
Discussion: The Politico
Michael D. Shear / The Caucus:
Next Two Debates Likely to Be Nasty
Brad Jackson / Coffee and Markets:
Newt Gingrich on Entitlement Reform, the Federal Reserve and the Eurozone
Discussion: ABCNEWS
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Rand Paul: Gingrich no friend of tea party
Discussion: Campaign 2012
Felix Salmon:
Europe's disastrous summit  —  I thought disasters were all meant to happen over the weekend?  Somehow, in Brussels, EU leaders have contrived to pull defeat out of the jaws of victory on Thursday night, leaving Friday for finger-pointing and recriminations and wondering whether anybody …
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Bloomberg:
EU Leaders Drop Demands for Investor Write-Offs
Discussion: Economix
Nicholas Watt / Guardian:
Cameron: ‘Britain better off outside treaty’
Financial Times:
Eurozone deal leaves Britain isolated
Discussion: Business Insider
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Oops: Perry Forgets Justice Sotomayor's Name  —  Echoing his devastating “oops” moment in an earlier GOP debate, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) forgot the name of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in an interview today with the Des Moines Register editorial board.  He had to be assisted by a reporter who offered the jurist's name.
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Jeremy Herb / The Hill:
Repeal of sodomy, bestiality ban sparks fight on Defense bill  —  One surprising issue is riling both social conservatives and animal rights activists: the repeal of a ban on sodomy and bestiality.  —  As the final Defense authorization bill gets hammered out in conference committee …
Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
White House: Obama not ‘aware’ of Perry attacks
Discussion: CNN
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Labor Board Drops Case Against Boeing  —  A top official with the National Labor Relations Board announced on Friday that the agency was dropping its politically charged case against Boeing, in which the agency had accused the company of violating federal labor law by opening a new aircraft production plant in South Carolina.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
GOP candidates applaud NLRB complaint withdrawl
Discussion: CNN and Reuters
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Real G.O.P. Dark Horse: None of the Above  —  Two of my favorite analysts, Rhodes Cook and Josh Putnam, have a good debate going about just how plausible it is that a Republican who is not currently running for president could enter the race later and potentially win it (probably necessitating a brokered convention).
Russell Berman / The Hill:
House GOP releases payroll tax package under Obama veto threat  —  House Republicans on Friday released their legislation to extend the payroll tax cut, reform and extend unemployment insurance, and fix the Medicare reimbursement rate for doctors.  —  The move sets up a vote on the year-end package as early as Tuesday.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Gingrich: Palestinians ‘invented,’ promises Netanyahu-style foreign policy  —  Former Speaker Newt Gingrich dismissed the Palestinian bid for statehood as the effort of an “invented Palestinian people, who are in fact Arabs, and were historically part of the Arab community.”
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Saint Paul: Inside Ron Paul's effort to convince Christian conservatives that he's their man  —  DES MOINES, Iowa—Ron Paul, standing backstage before a Republican presidential debate in Spartanburg, South Carolina not long ago, was talking to Doug Wead, one of his senior advisers, about his Christian faith.
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Ron Paul: 9/11 prompted “glee” in Bush administration
Tamara Keith / NPR:
GOP Objects To ‘Millionaires Surtax’; Millionaires We Found?  Not So Much  —  For the second week in a row, the Senate on Thursday voted down proposals to extend the payroll tax holiday through next year.  In the case of the Democrats' proposal, Republicans objected to the “millionaires surtax” that would be used to pay for it.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Record High Anti-Incumbent Sentiment Toward Congress  —  But voters are more inclined to say their own representative deserves re-election  —  PRINCETON, NJ — About three-quarters of registered voters (76%) say most members of Congress do not deserve re-election, the highest such percentage Gallup …
 
 
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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Next Stop for Cain? Fox's Door Is Open.
Discussion: Business Insider
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
The Walmart Heirs Have The Same Net Worth As The Bottom 30 Percent Of Americans
Ross Douthat:
The Huntsman 2016 Fallacy  —  Jon Chait points out, correctly …
Katha Pollitt / thenation.com/blogs/164:
HHS: Let's Treat ALL Women Like Children
Dylan Byers / Ben Smith's Blog:
Romney spox: Undoc ‘Activist’ Vargas lacked press docs
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans Set “Rich” Threshold at $150,000 in Annual Income
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
EPA Finds Fracking Contaminated Drinking Water in Wyoming
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Peter Berkowitz / Wall Street Journal:
Boot Camp For Citizens
Wall Street Journal:
The Millionaire Subsidy Elimination Act
Discussion: FrumForum and Betsy's Page
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
Sanders proposes amendment to the Constitution that would limit free speech
Lou Chibbaro Jr / Washington Blade:
Barney, speaking frankly
Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:
As President, Perry Says He Would Not Forcibly Discharge Gay Soldiers After Reinstating DADT
Ray Smock / hnn.us:
Newt Gingrich the Galactic Historian