SAVAGE OFFERS GINGRICH $1 MILLION TO DROP OUT OF THE RACE — WILL ANNOUNCE ON SHOW TODAY  —  THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL FIELD HAS COME DOWN TO TWO CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A REAL CHANCE OF GETTING THE NOMINATION: NEWT GINGRICH AND MITT ROMNEY.  WHILE IT'S TRUE THAT ROMNEY IS NOT AS STRONG …

Newt takes no-adultery pledge  —  When the Iowa social conservative group The Family Leader unveiled a sweeping pledge on marriage and abortion over the summer, Newt Gingrich was one of the candidates who passed on signing it.  —  Now, Gingrich has answered the pledge with a lengthy written response …

Supreme Court in 2012 election is an ‘enormous issue’  —  The Supreme Court, which has faded as a major campaign issue in recent years, could make a resurgence in 2012: The justices just keep adding to the hot-button political issues they plan to tackle before the election.

Obama Administration Coordinating With Left-Wing Groups on Voter Fraud?  —  I wrote yesterday about the lightly-attended march in New York, ostensibly on behalf of voting rights, which was sponsored by a broad coalition of left-wing groups and was addressed by several Democratic politicians.

In U.S., Fear of Big Government at Near-Record Level  —  Democrats lead increase in concerns about big government  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' concerns about the threat of big government continue to dwarf those about big business and big labor, and by an even larger margin now than in March 2009.

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Today In Dishonest Fox News Charts  —  It looks like Fox is trying to mislead its viewers on the unemployment rate.  Again.  —  On Monday, Fox News displayed a chart illustrating changes to the unemployment rate during 2011:  —  Note how the 8.6 percent unemployment rate in November looks higher …

AN OPEN LETTER FROM AMERICA'S PORT TRUCK DRIVERS ON OCCUPY THE PORTS  —  We are the front-line workers who haul container rigs full of imported and exported goods to and from the docks and warehouses every day.  —  We have been elected by committees of our co-workers at the Ports of Los Angeles …

55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law  —  Most voters still want to repeal the national health care law, even though they tend to believe the law won't force them to change their own health insurance coverage.  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey shows that 55% …

Oakland port workers stay home as protesters rally  —  (12-12) 18:22 PST OAKLAND — Triumphant protesters marched and rallied and celebrated outside the Port of Oakland tonight after apparently derailing the evening shift at the nation's fifth-busiest port.  —  Although officials had not declared …

Newt, Huntsman agree, seriously  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The meeting of two presidential candidates here today was billed as a successor to the Lincoln Douglas debates, but turned out to be a festival of self-congratulation intended less to tease out differences between Newt Gingrich …

Why Republicans Don't Nominate Swells  —  Don't pull a silver dollar out of that ear!  Don't!  —  The political press corps has decided that the “moment” of Saturday night's Republican presidential debate occurred when Mitt Romney decided to challenge Rick Perry to a $10,000 bet.

Sarah Palin Pitching New Reality Show About Husband Todd's Snowmobile Adventures (Exclusive) … Sarah Palin announced in October that she would not run for president, leaving her free to focus on her media career.  But the GOP kingmaker and Fox News contributor is having some trouble selling …

Recession Crimped Incomes of Richest Americans  —  WASHINGTON—Hold the condolence cards, but the recession cost the rich.  —  The share of income received by the top 1 percent—that potent symbol of inequality — dropped to 17 percent in 2009 from 23 percent in 2007, according to federal tax data.

Swing States Poll: Downbeat Dems, resurgent Republicans  —  WASHINGTON - President Obama is moving to energize the Democratic base for his re-election campaign, but in the case of a dozen battleground states, he'll have to work harder than four years ago to find it.

A radical embrace of nullification  —  On “Fox News Sunday” yesterday, Chris Wallace asked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) about Republicans refusing to allow lawmakers to vote on Richard Cordray's nomination to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Saudi woman executed for ‘witchcraft and sorcery’  —  A Saudi woman has been executed for practising “witchcraft and sorcery”, the country's interior ministry says.  —  A statement published by the state news agency said Amina bint Abdul Halim bin Salem Nasser was beheaded on Monday in the northern province of Jawf.

Economy Poised for Growth Spurt, but Risks Abound  —  The U.S. economy is on track to grow faster in the current quarter than any time since the second quarter of last year, though several risks—including a possible meltdown in Europe—are clouding the outlook.

Premier's Actions in Iraq Raise U.S. Concerns  —  Jasim Nusaif, 71, in a photograph held by his son.  He was among hundreds of former Baath Party members swept up in recent arrests.  His family said the party expelled him in the 1980s.  —  BAGHDAD — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki …