Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:45 PM ET, December 13, 2011

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Ben Smithand Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Romney's role: The Hillary Clinton of 2012?  —  For Mitt Romney this December, it's beginning to look a lot like Clinton.  —  Like the great, fallen front-runner of 2008, here is another well-funded, Establishment-blessed, presumptive nominee whose supposedly firm hold on his party's greatest prize seems to be slip-sliding away.
Discussion: CNN, msnbc.com and Taylor Marsh
RELATED:
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
Romney '02 edition  —  Thanks to Andrew Kaczynski, the Internet's favorite new oppo research hobbyist, a 2002 video of Mitt Romney is making the rounds that features potentially damaging fodder for his opponents:  —  “I'm not a partisan Republican,” Romney says in the interview.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and National Review
David Corn / Political Mojo:
Romney in 2002: I'm “Moderate,” “Progressive,” and “Not a Partisan Republican” [VIDEO]
New York Post:
GOP cruise missiles
Jason Zengerle / New York Magazine:
Playing With Mud  —  The hobbyist oppo researcher.
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.
RELATED:
Andy Bloxham / Telegraph:
Belgium grenade attack: latest  —  At least two people have been killed and dozens wounded when up to four grenades exploded outside the main courthouse in the eastern Belgian city of Liege.  —  The scene of the grenade attack in Liege … Live  —  15.51 In another shocking attack in Europe today …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Daily Pundit
Lizzy Davies / News: News blog:
Belgium attack: grenades thrown at bus-stop in Liège
Telegraph:
Belgium grenade attack leaves at least two dead
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Pirate's Cove
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.
RELATED:
Alexander Burnsand Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The South is up for grabs
Discussion: CNN
Josh Lederman / The Hill:
Mitt Romney starts to show cracks as front-runner status slips further
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.
The Hill:
Republican leaders say they'll have the votes to pass payroll-tax bill  —  House Republican leaders on Tuesday predicted they will have the votes to pass legislation to extend a payroll tax cut.  —  The leaders are “close” to securing enough support to pass the bill, members leaving a closed-door GOP conference meeting said Tuesday.
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
RELATED:
Rep. Dennis Cardoza / The Hill:
Opinion: Obama would rather be university professor than president  —  After observing President Obama for the last three years, it has become obvious to me that the President might prefer to be a university professor rather than do the job he holds today.  While he may not realize that he feels …
Hank Stuever / Washington Post:
Chelsea Clinton makes broadcast debut on NBC's ‘Rock Center’  —  It's no surprise whatsoever that Chelsea Clinton didn't electrify broadcast journalism with her debut Monday night on NBC's “Rock Center With Brian Williams,” because she has no experience in broadcast journalism.
Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
Conferees omit anti-gay provisions from defense bill  —  Lawmakers on Capitol Hill unveiled on Monday an agreement on major defense budget legislation that omits anti-gay provisions found in the House version of the legislation — including language that would have prohibited military chaplains …
RELATED:
Jeremy Herb / The Hill:   Deal reached on DoD authorization bill
Washington Post:
Eric Holder wades into debate over voting rights as presidential election nears  —  The Obama administration on Tuesday will wade into the increasingly divisive national debate over new voting laws in several states that could depress turnout among minorities and others who helped elect the president in 2008.
RELATED:
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama Administration Coordinating With Left-Wing Groups on Voter Fraud?
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.
RELATED:
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Millionaires on Food Stamps and Jobless Pay?  G.O.P. Is on It  —  WASHINGTON — It's an image many Americans would find rather upsetting: a recently laid-off millionaire, luxuriating next to the pool eating grapes bought with food stamps while waiting for an unemployment check to roll in.
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Yearly deficit falls below $1 trillion for the first time under Obama  —  The Treasury Department forecast Monday that the budget deficit for fiscal 2012 will come in at $996 billion, the first time President Obama has presided over an annual deficit of less than $1 trillion.
Lynn Sweet:
Axelrod on Newt: “the higher a monkey climbs...the more you can see his butt.”  —  Obama 2012 Press Secretary Ben LaBolt, Strategist David Axelrod, Campaign Manager Jim Messina, Deputy Manager Stephanie Cutter at Tuesday press briefing at the DNC.  (photo by Lynn Sweet)
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Reuters:
Iran army declines comment on MP's Hormuz exercise remarks  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - A member of the Iranian parliament's National Security Committee said on Monday that the military was set to practice its ability to close the Gulf to shipping at the narrow Strait of Hormuz …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
House to close ‘strip club loophole’  —  The House is expected to vote Tuesday to close the welfare program's little-known “strip club loophole.”  —  The provision is riding in the midst of a payroll tax cut package filled with marquee items such as a Keystone XL oil pipeline permitting requirement …
Discussion: Business Insider
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gay Vietnam Vet Who Challenged Romney On Marriage Equality Speaks Out  —  Yesterday, 63-year-old gay veteran Bob Garon met Mitt Romney during a campaign stop at Chez Vachon restaurant in Manchester and asked the former governor if he would overturn New Hampshire's same-sex marriage law.
Bloomberg:
Gingrich Tax Plan Puts ‘Hole’ In Deficit: Study  —  The economic plan proposed by Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich would add $1.3 trillion to the U.S. budget deficit in 2015 alone, according to an analysis by the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:45 PM ET, December 13, 2011.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Stephen King / Financial Times:
Why the eurozone deal will fail
Discussion: Firedoglake and AMERICAN FUTURE
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rep. Issa asks Obama official why illegal camping of Occupy DC was permitted
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
CBP.gov:
CBP's 2011 Fiscal Year in Review
Discussion: Reuters and ImmigrationProf Blog
Philly.com:
‘Us vs. Them’ in Pa. Gaslands
Discussion: TalkLeft and ECHIDNE of the snakes
Tim Mak / The Politico:
California lawmaker boycotts Lowe's
Debbie Hines / The Huffington Post:
New Republican Data Shows No Need For Voter ID Laws
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Huh? Now Obamas Are Condemned For Celebrating Christmas Too Enthusiastically
Discussion: Washington Monthly and US Politics
John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
The Gingrich-Huntsman Debate: A New Way to Bash Mitt Romney
New York Times:
Premier's Actions in Iraq Raise U.S. Concerns
Rasmussen Reports:
55% Favor Repeal of Health Care Law
BBC:
Saudi woman executed for ‘witchcraft and sorcery’
Discussion: Informed Comment
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Recession Crimped Incomes of Richest Americans
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
The Atlantic is profitable, has 1M subscribers, and revenue grew 10% in 2023 thanks to a 50% price hike, a harder paywall, and a shift to in-depth reporting

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
How MowPod, which sells podcast advertising tools, uses mobile game ads to incentivize gamers to follow shows on Apple Podcasts in order to earn in-game tokens

New York Times:
Karlie Kloss' Bedford buys Life publication rights from Dotdash Meredith and plans to resume regular print publication in 2025; Josh Kushner will be publisher

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page