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9:30 AM ET, December 13, 2011

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Michael Savage / michaelsavage.wnd.com:
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 …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Mitt Romney on Newt Gingrich: He's the front-runner
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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.
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Washington Post:
Eric Holder wades into debate over voting rights as presidential election nears
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
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.
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Alexander Burnsand Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The South is up for grabs
Discussion: CNN
Jamelle Bouie / American Prospect:
Were the Debates a Mistake?
Discussion: Ross Douthat and American Power
Ben Smithand Juana Summers / The Politico:
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Datechguy's Blog
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John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
The Gingrich-Huntsman Debate: A New Way to Bash Mitt Romney  —  If you happened to devote 90 minutes to the Lincoln-Douglas-style debate between Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman that took place yesterday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire — and you are in tenuous possession …
Nbc'S Jo / msnbc.com:
Huntsman: 'I'm not running as an independent'
Josh Gerstein / The Politico:
Supreme Court an ‘enormous issue’ for 2012  —  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.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Supreme Court inserts itself into 2012 election in a major way
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
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 …
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Newt Gingrich takes his fourth ‘no-adultery pledge’
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Susan Page / USA Today:
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.
Elizabeth Mendes / Gallup:
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.
Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
NRC ‘Coup’ Leader, Bill Magwood, Consulted For Fukushima Parent Company … Energy , Video , NRC Coup , Nuclear Energy , Nuclear Regulatory Commission , Gregory Jaczko , Gregory Jaczko Nrc , Gregory Jaczko Nuclear Regulatory Commission , Nrc , Nuclear-Power , Green News
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
White House: Nuke commission infighting won't jeopardize nuclear safety
Discussion: The Politico
Rasmussen Reports:
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% …
BBC:
Deadly attack rocks central Liege in Belgium  —  A gun and grenade attack in the centre of the Belgian city of Liege has killed at least two people and wounded about 25, Belgian media say.  —  They say several men threw grenades and fired on a crowd at a bus stop in Place Saint Lambert, a busy square.
Leonardo Mejia / Coalition for Clean and Safe Ports:
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 …
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
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.
Discussion: Althouse
San Francisco Chronicle:
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 …
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BBC:
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.
Discussion: Informed Comment
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
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 …
 
 
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
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DNC chair: Unemployment didn't go up under Obama!
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