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9:40 AM ET, December 31, 2011

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
There's no crying in baseball, but in politics...  Crying has come a long way in politics.  In 1972, Ed Muskie wept outside the offices of New Hampshire's Union Leader, and it was, at the time, a political disaster.  Americans were apparently uncomfortable with adults in leadership positions emoting like this in public.
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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Frank Luntz Always Makes Newt Gingrich Cry
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Iowa Caucuses Offer Tale Of Two: Gingrich Laments, Romney Basks
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Ads and 30-Minute Special Will Promote Gingrich
Discussion: New York Times and ABCNEWS
Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Memories of mom push Newt to tears
Discussion: Ballot Box, Gawker and Daily Kos
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What's the Deal with Romney's Taxes?  —  So what's the deal with Romney's tax returns?  Or more specifically, what's the deal with Mitt Romney letting himself get more and more nippy press by refusing to release his tax returns when virtually every serious presidential candidate of the last 40 years has done it?
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Obama team exploits Romney team's birther gaffe  —  After Mitt Romney's son made a “birther” joke on the campaign trail, he quickly apologized and downplayed the taboo remarks.  President Obama's re-election team, however, is keeping the moment alive and hoping to earn a few bucks off of it.
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's rivals try to slow him ahead of Iowa, N.H.
Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland and CNN
WBTV-TV:
RSS Feeds … CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Four protesters, including the spokesman of Occupy Charlotte, were charged after setting fire to two American flags early Friday near the Occupy camp in Center City, police said.  —  Charlotte-Mecklenburg police weren't sure earlier if the four men …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Flag Burning at Occupy Charlotte  —  We haven't paid much attention to the Occupiers lately; nor, for the most part, has anyone else.  But every now and then they continue to endear themselves to the American public.  Like last night, when four members of Occupy Charlotte-including their media spokesman! …
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ron Paul: Know Who's Really Behind Islamic Terrorism?  The Jews.  —  One of the more insane claims in Ron Paul's newsletters was that the Israelis were behind the WTC bombings in 1993: … This claim is of course so ridiculous and absurd that even Paul has to protect himself by claiming that “a Jewish friend” told him about it.
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NY Daily News:
Democratic fundraiser convicted of engineering $21 million bank fraud scheme  —  Courtney Dupree is a former Tarheel basketball player who hosted a 2008 fundraiser for Obama  —  Attorney Thomas Foley, 43, leaving Federal Court in Brooklyn after a jury acquitted him of bank fraud.
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Occupy's Rose Parade float: 70-foot octopus of corporate greed  —  Occupy protesters are busy finishing their float that will run at the end of the Rose Parade: a 70-by-40-foot octopus made of recycled plastic bags.  —  The octopus, said activist Mark Lipman of Los Angeles …
Steve Deace:
Why I Am Endorsing Newt Gingrich for President  —  This country is in trouble and bold leadership is needed.  As someone that has had the privilege to vet these candidates as closely as just about anybody else has, I've come to the conclusion there are several good, Christian people running that most years I would vote for.
Dominic Sandbrook / Daily Mail:
The spectre of 1932: How a loss of faith in politicians and democracy could make 2012 the most frightening year in living memory  —  The dawn of a new year is usually a time of hope and ambition, of dreams for the future and thoughts of a better life.  But it is a long time since …
Discussion: The Other McCain and Ed Driscoll
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich sees Sarah Palin as vice president, Cabinet secretary  —  Newt Gingrich said that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be among the candidates that he would consider when considering a potential running mate, adding that the former GOP vice presidential nominee would be an ideal candidate for secretary of Energy.
Damon W. Root / Hit & Run:
The Left-Wing Origins of Newt Gingrich's Attack on the Courts  —  Writing in The Washington Post, Harvard Law School's Thomas Donnelly points out that Newt Gingrich's recent attacks on the judiciary “hark back to a time when progressives were committed to curbing court power.”  As Donnelly writes:
Discussion: Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Holder's Racial Politics  —  The AG's attack on voter ID laws may backfire legally and politically.  —  Eric Holder must be amazed that President Obama was elected and he could become Attorney General.  That's a fair inference after the Attorney General last Friday blocked South Carolina's voter ID law …
Discussion: Hot Air and TEXAS REDISTRICTING
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
How's That Hopey-Changey Stuff Working Out For You?... Just 55.3% of Americans Between 16 & 29 Have Jobs  —  How's that hopey-changey stuff working out for you?  —  In 2008 the youth vote propelled Barack Obama to the White House.  —  How did he repay them?  —  By giving them no jobs.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Nice Deb
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Amar C. Bakshi / Global Public Square:
Have the youth given up on Obama?
 
 
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Jean H. Lee / Associated Press:
Kim Jong Il's presence is felt in series of images
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JJ Hensley / Arizona Republic:
Black leaders in Phoenix area ask Arpaio to step down
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Tucson Citizen
Orin Kerr / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Because Officer Used A Knife to Remove the Crack Tied Around …
Discussion: walshslaw and Law Blog
Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Occupy Iowa: We aren't trying to disrupt caucuses
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Are we alone in the universe?  —  Huge excitement last week.
Norman Lear / Los Angeles Times:
Norman Lear on fighting the good fight
John Ingold / Denver Post:
Would-be Southwest Plaza bomber pleads guilty
Discussion: ABCNEWS
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Shahien Nasiripour / Financial Times:
Rakoff accuses SEC of misleading federal court
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Ohio Rep. Steve Austria to retire, sparing GOP a primary showdown
Discussion: CNN and The Politico
CIRCLE:
New Analysis of Young Voters in Battleground States Show Steep Decline in '08 Democratic Advantage
Discussion: National Review and The Politico
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama delays request for $1.2T debt limit increase
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Electric car company that received a $529M federal loan recalls vehicles
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Fox Apologizes For Poll Asking If Jews Killed Jesus Christ
Discussion: The Raw Story and NewsHounds blog
Jed Babbin / American Spectator:
2011: The Year the Wheels Fell Off
 

 
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