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10:00 AM ET, January 5, 2012

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Stephen Gutowski / MRCTV:
Richard Cordray: Any Legislation Which Has Even “Incidental Effects on the Economy” is a “Valid Exercise of Congressional Authority”  —  President Obama announced today that he was going to take a new step in the expansion of executive authority by recess appointing a head …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A telling sign: Scott Brown comes out in support of Cordray recess appointment  —  Here's a pretty clear sign of which way the politics are moving in the fight over Obama's decision to employ a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Court fight over recess appointments ‘almost certain,’ Chamber says
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Doubling down: Obama follows Cordray recess appointment with three more to NLRB
Discussion: Speaker and RedState
Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
With Cordray appointment, Obama sets new precedent
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Breaking: Obama also set to make recess appointments to the NLRB
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Suddenly, a fun candidate  —  The complaint that Iowa is not a typical American state is true but trivial because there is no such state.  Can you name one whose political culture, closely considered, is more like than unlike any other state's?  Anyway, someplace has to go first …
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New York Times:
Not Your Father's Republican Party  —  Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.  —  There is no doubt that Republicans are fragmented now as they move formally to try to choose a presidential nominee.  Echoing Jim Rutenberg of The New York Times …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Prairie Weather
Kevin Drum / Political Mojo:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mitt Romney?
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Credit Santorum with sinking Ron Paul
James Hohmann / The Politico:
Morning Score: Paul raises $13M  —  EXCLUSIVE - PAUL RAISES $13 MILLION IN Q4: Ron Paul's campaign raised $13 million in the last three months of the year.  The impressive figure comes after he took in $8 million during the third quarter.  The cash flow will allow the Texas congressman to compete through later primaries and caucuses.
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
A Big Win for Romney in Iowa  —  The former governor of Massachusetts is now a heavy favorite for the nomination.  —  Not long ago few thought Mitt Romney could win both the very conservative Iowa caucuses and then the quirky, slightly contrarian New Hampshire primary.
New York Times:
McCain Backs Romney After Santorum's Surge in Iowa
Phil Gast / CNN:
Oklahoma mom calling 911 asks if shooting an intruder is allowed  —  (CNN) — Home alone with her 3-month-old son, Sarah Dawn McKinley of Blanchard, Oklahoma, said she decided to make a stand when two men tried to break into her home on New Year's Eve.  —  McKinley, who had been widowed less …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Rod Dreher
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Michael McLaughlin / The Huffington Post:
911 Tells Mom ‘Do What You Have To Do’: Okla. Mom Sarah McKinley Kills Intruder Justin Martin  —  video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player … Video , 911 , 911 Give Mom Permission To Shoot , Armchair Detective , Blanchard Oklahoma , Mom Shoots Intruder …
John Ingold / Denver Post:
Password case reframes Fifth Amendment rights in context of digital world  —  Beyond the log-in screen of Ramona Fricosu's laptop computer lies what federal prosecutors say could be the key evidence in the bank-fraud case against her.  —  There's only one problem: Prosecutors don't know her password.
Discussion: Instapundit
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Can the Government Force You to Unlock Your Computer?
Discussion: Political Mojo
Wall Street Journal:
Kodak Teeters on the Brink  —  Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would cap a stunning comedown for a company that once ranked among America's corporate titans.  —  The 131-year-old company …
The U.S. Department of Labor:
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Charles McGrath / New York Times:
How Many Stephen Colberts Are There?  —  There used to be just two Stephen Colberts, and they were hard enough to distinguish.  The main difference was that one thought the other was an idiot.  The idiot Colbert was the one who made a nice paycheck by appearing four times a week on …
Rebecca Lopez / WFAA-TV:
Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly deported  —  DALLAS - “It's very frustrating,” Lorene Turner said.  —  She has spent hours on Facebook trying to find her granddaughter, Jakadrien.  —  “Once I get home I am up until 3 or 4 in the morning searching and looking,” Turner said.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs  —  WASHINGTON — Benjamin Franklin did it.  Henry Ford did it.  And American life is built on the faith that others can do it, too: rise from humble origins to economic heights.  “Movin' on up,” George Jefferson-style, is not only a sitcom song but a civil religion.
Reuters:
Obama plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops  —  (Reuters) - The Obama administration will unveil a “more realistic” vision for the military on Thursday, with plans to cut tens of thousands of ground troops and invest more in air and sea power at a time of fiscal restraint, officials familiar with the plans said on Wednesday.
David Siders / Capitol Alert:
California review group blasts high-speed rail's funding plan  —  In another setback for high-speed rail in California, the project's peer review group told lawmakers today that it could not recommend bond funding for high-speed rail construction until its prospects for long-term funding are clearer.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hot Air
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Meghashyam Mali / The Hill:
Rep. Giffords to attend Tucson vigil marking anniversary of shooting  —  Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) will attend a vigil to mark the one-year anniversary of the 2011 shooting that critically injured the congresswoman and left six people dead.  —  The event will be held at the University …
Discussion: CNN
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Herman Cain to launch 9-9-9 bus tour  —  Herman Cain's not a candidate anymore, but he's launching a new bus tour anyway.  —  The former Godfather's Pizza CEO announced plans to tour the country to raise support for the “9-9-9” plan that was the star of his aborted presidential run …
Discussion: NewsHounds blog
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A.Killough / CNN:   Cain aims to keep 9-9-9 alive
Irin Carmon / Salon:
Rick Santorum is coming for your birth control  —  The GOP presidential candidate is against non-procreative sex — even for married couples  —  Here is an actual Rick Santorum quote: “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”
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Obama to unveil austere Pentagon strategy
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Rob Tisinai / Box Turtle Bulletin:
The Outrageous Immorality of the Anti-gay Movement
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Laura Myers / Reuters:
Washington governor supports gay marriage law
Sasha Issenberg / Slate:
Anatomy of a Narrow Victory
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Georgia Survey Finds Farmers Are Having Hard Time Replacing Migrant Workers
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
New Hampshire GOP Bill Mandates That New Laws Find Their Origin In 1215 English Magna Carta
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