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2:35 AM ET, December 30, 2011

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msnbc.com:
Bachmann campaign loses second key staffer in Ron Paul flap  —  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann's campaign lost another high-ranking staff member on Thursday after that staffer defended another former Bachmann official's defection to a rival campaign.  —  Wes Enos, Bachmann's political director …
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Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran are ‘acts of war’  —  Ron Paul campaigns during an event honoring veterans at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011.  (Charles Dharapak / Associated Press)  —  Reporting from Perry, Iowa— Defending himself against charges of isolationism …
Joseph W. McQuaid / unionleader.com:
Ron Paul is truly dangerous  —  Ron Paul is a dangerous man.  While his domestic libertarian views are quite attractive to some voters fed up with politics as usual, it is Paul's position on issues of our national security that are truly dangerous.  —  Those views have been largely overlooked …
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Ron Paul Downplays Newsletters : Only ‘Eight To Ten Sentences’ Were Offensive
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Occupy vs. Ron Paul
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Santorum Surge In Iowa and Beyond  —  The extent to which Rick Santorum has gained in Iowa polling is not entirely clear.  Although two polls have him with 16 percent of the vote, two others that were in the field at the same time have him at 10 and 11 percent, respectively.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's hard fall  —  The split had been presaged, however, for weeks, thanks to a divide between the staffers and advisers on her campaign bus, and the national and Washington-based team.  Her then-state chairman, Kent Sorenson — who is now a Paul backer …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Americans See Views of GOP Candidates Closer to Their Own  —  Obama, Bachmann furthest away on ideological scale  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans perceive Jon Huntsman, Mitt Romney, and Ron Paul as closest to themselves ideologically, and Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama as furthest away.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Romney Edges Gingrich, 27% to 23%, for National GOP Lead
Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
New poll shows Romney with big NH lead
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and CNN
Jeffrey Scott Shapiro / Big Government:
EXCLUSIVE: Nancy Pelosi's Daughter: ‘My Mom Wants to Leave Congress’  —  Alexandra Pelosi, daughter of House Minority Leader and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, told Big Government this week that her mother wants to leave Congress-and that she remains in Washington only at the behest of her campaign donors.
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Malia Zimmerman / Hawaii Reporter:
Occupy Hawaii Island Movement Plans Protest Near Pelosi's Posh Hawaiian Hotel  —  BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, may be in the right place at the right time to protest with the Big Island branch of the movement, Occupy Hawaii Island.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Tournament of Roses to Occupiers: You Can't March in Our Parade  —  (CNSNews.com) - Although an Occupy Wall Street protest group in Pasadena, Calif., tried to get a slot to march in the Rose Parade on Jan. 2, officials with the parade said no. The group now plans to march down the street behind …
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
Pelosi aides dispute daughter's claim
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
IOWA NOTEBOOK: Occupy Caucuses?  —  Rick Perry speaks at Smokey Row coffee shop  —  After days of chasing after campaigns, I find myself in the unusual position of waiting for the campaign to come to me.  Rick Santorum will be here in Davenport this evening for a 7 p.m. event …
Discussion: Daily Pundit
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Top Santorum supporter says he can win Iowa caucus
Discussion: The Politico and National Review
Fox News:
Santorum Claims Iowa ‘Spark’ as Polls Show Candidacy Surging
Discussion: Naked DC and CNN
Pew Research Center:
Little Change in Public's Response to ‘Capitalism,’ ‘Socialism’  —  A Political Rhetoric Test  —  OVERVIEW  —  The recent Occupy Wall Street protests have focused public attention on what organizers see as the excesses of America's free market system, but perceptions of capitalism …
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Despite GOP opposition, light bulb standards will phase in on Jan. 1  —  New light bulb efficiency standards will begin phasing in on Jan. 1 despite intense opposition from conservatives, who have blasted the rules as a textbook unnecessary federal regulation.
ABCNEWS:
Perry Draws Blank on Landmark Texas Anti-Sodomy Supreme Court Case  —  CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Texas Gov. Rick Perry admitted Thursday that he didn't know about the Supreme Court case Lawrence v. Texas, a case decided while he was governor which struck down the state's anti-sodomy law and similar laws in 13 others.
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WordPress Takes Down “Bare Naked Islam” Blog After Threats From CAIR  —  WordPress took down Bare Naked Islam Blog today after threats from CAIR.
Discussion: American Power
Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Rick Santorum's Two-Step Plan To End Poverty … WASHINGTON — At a campaign event in Iowa on Wednesday, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum laid out his simple two-point plan for eradicating poverty in America.  —  “Do you know if you do two things in your life — if you do two things in your life …
CNN:
Source: Al Qaeda leader sends veteran jihadists to establish presence in Libya  —  (CNN) — Al Qaeda's leadership has sent experienced jihadists to Libya in an effort to build a fighting force there, according to a Libyan source briefed by Western counter-terrorism officials.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
The New Republic:
TNR On the Most Overlooked Stories of 2011  —  Lawrence Kaplan: America's Silent Withdrawal From Iraq  —  War is over.  —  No, really.  “Permanent” bases?  Absolutely not.  A decades-long partnership between Iraq and the United States?  With the American officials who guide the fortunes …
 
 
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