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8:05 PM ET, December 31, 2011

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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
Obama Makes It Official: Suspected Terrorists Can Be Indefinitely Detained Without a Trial  —  Despite having once threatened to veto the bill due to controversial language about the treatment of suspected terrorists, the president signed the controversial National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) into law on Saturday.
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill  —  This afternoon, Obama signed the controversial Defense authorization bill, despite his reservations about provisions related to the treatment of terrorism suspects.  The National Journal reports: … The AP has more from the signing statement …
Sara Sorcher / NationalJournal.com:
Obama Signs Defense Authorization Bill  —  President Obama signed on Saturday the defense authorization bill, formally ending weeks of heated debate in Congress and intense lobbying by the administration to strip controversial provisions requiring the transfer of some terror suspects to military custody.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Reuters
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama signs defense bill, pledges to maintain legal rights of U.S. citizens
Mark Landler / New York Times:
Obama to Target Congress in 2012 Re-election Campaign
Jamie Klatell / The Hill:
Obama signs defense funding bill, objects to terror detainee provisions
Discussion: The Politico
Jonathan Martinand Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Rick Perry campaign plays blame game  —  DES MOINES - With a revamped message and a significant TV presence here, Rick Perry is hoping to revive his disappointing presidential campaign with a surprise finish Tuesday.  —  But even as they hold out hope that Perry can find a way back into contention …
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Perry bets Iowa fortunes on robust ground game  —  Boone, Iowa (CNN) - Even as they grapple with mediocre poll numbers, a gaffe-prone candidate and internal staff feuding, Rick Perry's advisers are confident that a top-three caucus finish is within reach on Tuesday.  —  The reason?
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Afternoon Score: More reporters
Discussion: CNN, ABCNEWS and Associated Press
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Santorum's closing argument on Iowa TV
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Leadership profile: Rick Santorum seen as diligent, dedicated (part 6 in a series)
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Three days to go
Discussion: Swampland and Washington Post
Carl Cameron / Fox News:
Virginia Attorney General Intervenes in GOP Primary Ballot Dispute  —  Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is intervening in the Virginia presidential primary dispute and plans to file emergency legislation to address the inability of most Republican presidential candidates to get their name on the ballot, Fox News has learned.
Power Line:
KEYNES WAS RIGHT-ABOUT THE JEWS?  —  So Paul Krugman phoned in his periodic “Keynes Was Right” column today, arguing that the Obama Porkulus failed only because, like “true” Communism, it wasn't tried vigorously or faithfully enough.  —  I wonder if Krugman also credits Keynes's views on Jews …
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Romney claims Obama will be a ‘footnote in history’  —  (CNN) - Mitt Romney chose to ignore his GOP rivals at an event in New Hampshire Saturday, opting instead to issue a sharp line of attack against President Barack Obama.  —  Romney, who is running well ahead of his competitors in the Granite State …
Discussion: The Politico
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Alicia M. Cohn / Ballot Box:
Romney gets emotional talking about parents, tells audience 'I won't cry'
TheStarPress.com:
New state bill could make it illegal to sing national anthem ‘inappropriately’  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Oh, say can you . . . sing?  —  And, more importantly, can you sing it the “right” way — the way one Indiana lawmaker thinks the national anthem should be sung?
Jazz Shaw / Hot Air:
Tis the season for predictions  —  No end of the year political shindig would be complete without pundits and prophets gazing into the chicken entrails and letting us know what we should expect in the year to come.  Given the fact that we so rarely see end of the year, “Look how well I did last December” …
Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
A new problem for Santorum in Iowa: Overcrowding  —  PELLA, Iowa - Rick Santorum encountered a problem here Saturday afternoon that his campaign was not experiencing as recently as a week ago: overcrowding.  —  With momentum apparently building for the former Pennsylvania senator …
Discussion: CNN and Pat Dollard
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Surging Santorum Would Annul All Same-Sex Marriages  —  Social conservatives are lauding Rick Santorum's “surge” to third place in the Iowa polls, but his new forthrightness about his positions may backfire.  In a recent interview with MSNBC's Chuck Todd, Santorum explained that not only would he support …
Haley Barbour / Washington Post:
If I were campaigning for president...  They're not running, but if they were, what would these leading Republicans be talking about on the trail?  Here are responses from Haley Barbour, Sarah Palin, Mitch Daniels and Herman Cain.  —  Governor of Mississippi
Ilya Somin / The Volokh Conspiracy:
The 20th Anniversary of the End of the Soviet Union  —  In addition to being the last day of the year, today is also the twentieth anniversary of the official end of the Soviet Union, when the last Soviet government institutions shut down.  The dissolution of the USSR was officially announced on December 25 …
Discussion: Moe Lane and Hit & Run
 
 
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
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John Marshall / Associated Press:
No one hurt after camera falls at Insight Bowl
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Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Outside groups overwhelm Gingrich
Elliott Abrams / The Atlantic Online:
Should the U.S. Cut Off Aid to the Egyptian Military?
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The spectre of 1932: How a loss of faith in politicians and democracy could make 2012 …
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The Left-Wing Origins of Newt Gingrich's Attack on the Courts
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