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4:25 PM ET, December 30, 2011

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NBC's Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC poll: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul neck-and-neck in Iowa; Newt Gingrich in 5th  —  In the past two weeks, support has fallen sharply in Iowa for Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich.  NBC's Chuck Todd reports.  —  By NBC's Mark Murray  —  Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Iowa kingmaker rips Ron Paul, hints at late endorsement in attempt to stop him  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) blasted Ron Paul's foreign policy views Friday in an interview with The Hill and hinted that he might endorse someone else in order to try and stop Paul from winning the Iowa caucuses.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's hard fall  —  Four months ago, Michele Bachmann seemed poised for a banner December.  —  She'd just won the Ames Straw Poll — vanquishing her Minnesota rival, Tim Pawlenty, in the process — and was getting accustomed to life in the top tier of 2012 candidates.
Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
Romney son makes Obama birth certificate joke  —  After getting a question about whether Mitt Romney will release his income tax returns in Concord, N.H., Romney's son Matt made a crack about President Obama's college grades and birth certificate:
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Washington Examiner:
York: Romney briefed church on abortion stance  —  In 1993, Mitt Romney was a successful businessman with an urge to enter public life and a plan to challenge Ted Kennedy for a Senate seat from Massachusetts.  —  Romney was also a high-ranking official in the Mormon church …
Ryan O'Connor / concord-nh.patch.com:
The rest of the story follows below:  —  “I heard someone suggest the other day that as soon as President Obama releases his grades and birth certificate ...then maybe he'll do it,” Matt Romney tells a crowd of New Hampshire seniors when asked about his father releasing his tax returns.
CNN:
In early book, Rep. Ron Paul criticized AIDS patients, minority rights and sexual harassment victims  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has distanced himself from a series of controversial newsletters from the 1980s and 1990s that bore his name and included inflammatory and racially charged language.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ron Paul Claimed An AIDS Patient Is ‘A Victim Of His Own Lifestyle’ In 1987 Book
Discussion: Iowa Caucuses
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘I Am Not A Wall Street Guy, Classically Defined’ … 2012 Election , Mitt Romney , Elections 2012 , Iowa Caucuses , Mitt Romney Iowa , Mitt Romney Iowa Caucus , Romney Iowa , Caucus , Iowa Caucus , Iowa Caucus 2012 , Iowa Caucuses 2012 , Mitt Romney 2012 , Mitt Romney Wall Street …
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Huntsman PAC hits ‘chameleon’ Mitt
Discussion: CNN
Peter Schorsch / Saint Petersblog:
Latest Florida poll: Mitt Romney 27%, Newt Gingrich 26%; no one else in double digits
Discussion: The Hill
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Keynes Was Right  —  “The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury.”  So declared John Maynard Keynes in 1937, even as F.D.R. was about to prove him right by trying to balance the budget too soon, sending the United States economy — which had been steadily recovering …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Gingrich tears up while discussing his mother at Iowa town hall  —  Newt Gingrich choked up while discussing his mother's struggle with mental illness during a town-hall meeting in Des Moines.  —  Gingrich was asked to speak about a time his mother affected him at the event sponsored by CafeMom …
Discussion: The Politico, CNN and Gawker
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Newt weeps at Iowa stop
New York Times:
An Uproar on the Web Over $2 Fee by Verizon  —  The Web lit up with howls of protest on Thursday as word of a planned new Verizon Wireless fee spread wildly — and somewhat inaccurately.  —  The $2 monthly fee, which takes effect Jan. 15, will apply to people who make one-time credit or debit card payments on the phone or online.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Gingrich Floats Choosing Sarah Palin as Vice President, Energy Secretary  —  Last night during a tele-town hall hosted by Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition, a caller asked Newt Gingrich if he would consider choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate if he wins the Republican nomination.
Jed Babbin / American Spectator:
2011: The Year the Wheels Fell Off  —  The coming year will not give us a break from the steady stream of political knavery, green graft and governmental stupidity that 2011 delivered, though it will surely provide a flood of politically-induced comedy.  —  JANUARY: An enterprising BBC reporter …
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama delays request for $1.2T debt limit increase  —  HONOLULU (AP) — President Barack Obama is delaying his request for another $1.2 trillion increase in the nation's debt limit at the request of congressional leaders.  —  It's basically because of a technicality.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
almasryalyoum.com:
Muslim villagers burn houses of Christian family Upper Egypt  —  Average:  —  ShareThis  —  views:  —  Send to friend  —  Dozens of residents of the village of Baheeg in Assiut, Upper Egypt, burnt three houses owned by a Christian family after a Christian villager allegedly published …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich Is Making Romney Better  —  The most memorable campaign line so far isn't ‘9-9-9’ or ‘Oops.’  —  So the first third of the Republican presidential race is ending.  The first third is the introduction: “This is who I am, this is what I want to do, this is why you want to choose me.”
Discussion: TBogg and GOP 12
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Electric car company that received a $529M federal loan recalls vehicles  —  An electric vehicle manufacturer that received a $529 million loan from the Energy Department is recalling 239 vehicles.  —  The Transportation Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) …
David Kocieniewski / New York Times:
Tax Benefits From Options as Windfall for Businesses  —  The stock market's rebound from the financial crisis three years ago has created a potential windfall for hundreds of executives who were granted unusually large packages of stock options shortly after the market collapsed.
 
 
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New Analysis of Young Voters in Battleground States Show Steep Decline in '08 Democratic Advantage
Discussion: The Politico
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
SOPA opponents may go nuclear and other 2012 predictions
Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Fox Apologizes For Poll Asking If Jews Killed Jesus Christ
Discussion: The Raw Story and NewsHounds blog
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
DCCC moves to shore up House Dems imperiled by redistricting
Discussion: The Politico
Charles C. Johnson / Tablet Magazine:
Thatcher and the Jews  —  Margaret Thatcher was a staunch defender …
Discussion: Power Line and The Daily Dish
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Murdoch Primary, Let's Call It
Tina Korbe / Hot Air:
Public employee union defends Denver cop who was fired for driving drunk at 143 mph
Discussion: Denver Post and Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Marist Poll:
12/30: Romney, Paul Battle for Lead in Iowa...Santorum Surges, Perry in Mix, Gingrich Stumbles
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
2011: You Can't Win for Losing  —  Charlie Sheen was clearly the man of the year.
Discussion: Cold Fury, Betsy's Page and Ed Driscoll
Federal Register:
Proposed Rule  —  TRICARE; Removal of the Prohibition …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama visits Pearl Harbor for first time since entering office
Discussion: Scared Monkeys