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3:40 PM ET, January 2, 2012

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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Mitt don't need no surges  —  DES MOINES — If Mitt Romney wins the Iowa caucuses, the race for the Republican nomination is over.  —  If Mitt Romney comes in second in Iowa, the race for the Republican nomination is over.  —  And if Mitt Romney comes in third in Iowa, the race for the Republican nomination is over.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Headed for a Photo Finish in Iowa  —  The Republican caucus in Iowa is headed for a photo finish, with the three leading contenders all within two points of each other.  Ron Paul is at 20%, Mitt Romney at 19%, and Rick Santorum at 18%.  Rounding out the field are Newt Gingrich at 14% …
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
‘Iron Lady’ goes back up on Iowa TV  —  Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - One day before Iowa's caucuses, Rep. Michele Bachmann touts her Hawkeye State roots and conservative credentials in a new TV commercial.  —  The congresswoman's Republican presidential campaign says the ad, titled “Iron Lady …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Iowa Race Tightens in Final 48 Hours  —  A new Public Policy Polling survey in Iowa, conducted Saturday and Sunday, shows a virtual three-way tie in advance of the Iowa caucuses.  Ron Paul has a nominal lead with 20 percent of the vote in the poll, followed by Mitt Romney at 19 percent and Rick Santorum at 18 percent.
New York Magazine:
Battered in Iowa, Gingrich Plans to Rip Romney in New Hampshire and Beyond
Discussion: Daily Kos, Guardian and The Politico
NBC's Alex Moe / msnbc.com:
Gingrich: 'I don't think I'm going to win' in Iowa
Discussion: Saint Petersblog
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Cantor can't handle the truth about Reagan  —  CBS's “60 Minutes” ran a good profile on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) last night, but there was one portion of the interview that was especially important.  —  In this video, it starts at about the 10:19 mark.
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
“60 Minutes” Grills Eric Cantor on Why He's Republican in Sunday Night Hit Piece (Video) ...Update: Washington Monthly Continues to Misrepresent Reagan  —  “60 Minutes” grilled Majority Leader Eric Cantor on why he is Republican.  —  “You've taken a lot of criticism from American Jews …
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
CBS News:
The Majority Leader: Rep. Eric Cantor
Discussion: The Caucus and Outside the Beltway
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
For no reason, Santorum ‘singled out blacks’  —  Over the weekend, Rick Santorum told an Iowa audience, “Diversity creates conflict.  If we celebrate diversity, we create conflict.”  It seemed like an odd thing for a presidential candidate to say.  —  The line does, however …
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Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
On eve of Iowa vote, Santorum focusing attacks on Romney
Discussion: RedState and Sister Toldjah
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Frenetic Push for Votes as Iowa Campaign Wraps Up
Discussion: The Caucus and Truthdig
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Nobody Understands Debt  —  In 2011, as in 2010, America was in a technical recovery but continued to suffer from disastrously high unemployment.  And through most of 2011, as in 2010, almost all the conversation in Washington was about something else: the allegedly urgent issue of reducing the budget deficit.
Nick Allen / Telegraph:
Americans buy record numbers of guns for Christmas  —  Americans bought record numbers of guns last month amid an apparent surge in popularity for weapons as Christmas presents.  —  According to the FBI, over 1.5 million background checks on customers were requested by gun dealers …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
After Three Decades, Tax Credit for Ethanol Expires  —  WASHINGTON — A federal tax credit for ethanol expired on Saturday, ending an era in which the federal government provided more than $20 billion in subsidies for use of the product.  —  The tax break, created more than 30 years ago, had long seemed untouchable.
Sam Quinones / L.A. NOW:
‘Person of interest’ detained in L.A. arson fires  —  Los Angeles police this morning detained and are questioning a “person of interest” in the spate of arson fires occurring around the city since Friday.  —  The individual, believed to be the man seen in a video police released Sunday …
Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Roots Of Glenn Beck  —  Mark Lilla doesn't really like Corey Robin's new book on conservatism: … Better though, is his own perspective on the roots of conservatism and its current flight into the apocalyptic and reactionary: … It's interesting that Lilla raises Buckley here.
CBS News:
60 Minutes/Vanity Fair Poll: January Edition  —  Welcome to the 60 Minutes/ Vanity Fair Poll for January 2012.  The beginning of a new year can be a wonderful time.  We can close out our account with 2011 and start 2012 with a renewed enthusiasm to create fresh goals and ideas for personal improvement.
Tim Lister / CNN:
Islamist militants in Nigeria warn Christians to leave north within 3 days  —  The devastating scene outside St Theresa Catholic Church near the Nigerian capital Abuja on Christmas day  —  (CNN) — The militant Islamist group Boko Haram has issued an ultimatum giving Christians living …
Discussion: msnbc.com and Weasel Zippers
Angel Jennings / L.A. NOW:
Rose Parade 2012: Occupy activists form ‘peacekeeping’ team  —  Occupy the Rose Parade activists said they had assembled a “peacekeeping” team to thwart members who might try to cause trouble during the event.  —  A team of about 36 Occupy protesters will, in three groups …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Andrea Mitchell: Iowa Is “Too White, Too Evangelical, Too Rural”  —  NBC's Andrea Mitchell gives her take on the state of Iowa while covering the upcoming caucus.  Mitchell makes her feelings about the Midwestern state to the viewers, opining that “the rap” on Iowa is that it is too white.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Politico:
Iowa officials brace for Occupy protests  —  Republicans across Iowa are bracing for trouble on Tuesday, concerned that caucus sites will be the next stop for the Occupy protesters who've staged demonstrations and disruptions at election events across the state.
Discussion: IntoxiNation
Sharon Otterman / New York Times:
Obscuring a Muslim Name, and an American's Sacrifice  —  He was buried after the Sept. 11 attacks with full honors from the New York Police Department, and proclaimed a hero by the city's police commissioner.  He is cited by name in the Patriot Act as an example of Muslim-American valor.
 
 
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Steve Clemons / The Atlantic Online:
Biden Gets China
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John E. Sununu / The Boston Globe:
Primaries may be messy, but they make candidates stronger
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In Egypt, jailed but not broken
Eric W. Dolan / The Raw Story:
Indiana bill would outlaw singing national anthem ‘inappropriately’
Discussion: Liberty Street and The Reaction
BBC:
Colombia Urabenos ‘drug gang leader’ shot by police
Discussion: PoliBlog
 Earlier Items: 
Joel B. Pollak / Big Government:
Democrats' ‘Brain Trust’ Hit by Antisemitism Accusations
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Israel Matzav
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Ron Paul's Iowa victory
CNN:
About 200 birds found dead in Arkansas city for second straight New Year's Eve
Discussion: The Raw Story and Joe. My. God.
Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Mitt Romney: ‘Good boost’ coming from Iowa
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
GOP 2012 Battle to Date Most Akin to Dems in 2003
Discussion: The Politico and Ballot Box
 

 
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