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1:45 PM ET, January 5, 2012

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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.
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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Face It: Romney's the Nominee  —  The media will desperately try to persuade you there is still a Republican race.  Do not pay attention.  —  Is there anyone not annoyed by Mitt Romney's narrow win in the Iowa caucus?  Conservatives are disappointed because they recognize …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Gingrich directly attacks Romney in latest commercial
Discussion: CNN
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Sarah Palin to Make Keynote Speech at CPAC
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Nick Rizzo / Felix Salmon:
There's a 25% chance Santorum won Iowa
Discussion: New York Times and The Caucus
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Grand Strategy Behind Obama's Recess Appointment  —  Large American flags for all, Daily Show correspondent soundalikes for others!  —  President Obama's decision to use a recess appointment to seat Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was a no-brainer …
Discussion: The Reaction and iOwnTheWorld.com
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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.
Investor's Business Daily:
Acting Like A King Isn't Among The President's Duties  —  Leadership: A spokesman says the president “can't wait for Congress to act” and promised that he's “going to take action.”  This is the president who was “ready to rule” in 2008.  Is he an elected chief executive or an emperor?
Ben Smith / The Politico:
How to fight liberals: Imitate them  —  Impressed by the effectiveness of the liberal Center for American Progress, a group of conservative journalists and operatives is preparing to engage in their own sincerest form of flattery - launching their own advocacy group with a similar name and mission but very different target.
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 …
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Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
‘Is it OK if I shoot now?’: …
Discussion: Maggie's Notebook
Michael McLaughlin / The Huffington Post:
911 Tells Mom ‘Do What You Have To Do’: Okla. Mom Sarah McKinley Kills Intruder Justin Martin
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Raw Story
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney out of control  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — If this is Mitt Romney's idea of a victory rally, one shudders to think what would have happened if he had lost the Iowa caucuses.  —  The day after his impossibly thin eight-vote victory, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination flew …
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Morning Score: Paul raises $13M
New York Times:
Obama at Pentagon to Outline Cuts and Strategic Shifts  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama outlined a broad new military strategy for the United States on Thursday, one that refocuses the armed forces on threats in Asia and the Pacific region, continues a strong presence in the Middle East …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama to cut “tens of thousands of ground troops” from military
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Scott Brown / Boston Globe:
Gingrich off base on judiciary  —  GOP PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Newt Gingrich recently made disturbing comments regarding the judiciary.  He proposed that Congress should be able to impeach judges whose decisions he believes to be wrong.  If elected, he would abolish courts that displease him …
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Sen. Brown: Gingrich ‘pandering to the right-wing extreme’  —  Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) ripped GOP presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich in an op-ed Wednesday, accusing the former Speaker of “pandering to the right-wing extreme” with his call to rein in activist judges.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Santorum commits Republican sacrilege: Attacks Ronald Reagan  —  BRENTWOOD, N.H. — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum committed one of the gravest sins in Republican politics on Wednesday evening by knocking the revered former President Ronald Reagan at a packed town hall meeting.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Suddenly, a fun candidate
Washington Monthly:
What If Obama Loses?  —  Imagining the consequences of a GOP victory.  —  Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious  —  It's a common complaint—we've certainly made it over the years—that too much political campaign coverage focuses on the horse race.
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.
The Wrap:
Rift Between Olbermann and Current TV Deepens: ‘Everybody Is Replaceable’  —  Keith Olbermann returned to the airwaves Wednesday night, but the rift between the bad boy anchor and his superiors at Current TV has not dissipated a day after he refused to lead the network's coverage of the Iowa caucus, TheWrap has learned.
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Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Keith Olbermann Clashes With Current TV
Discussion: Media Decoder and Balloon Juice
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
In Montana, Corporations Aren't People  —  Can Montana get away with defying the Supreme Court on Citizens United?  —  On the rare occasions when the world talks to you in stereo, it's a good idea to set aside your knitting and listen.  This week, Americans got their first good look at what super PACs …
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nycprogressives.com:
NY City Council Passes Resolution Declaring that Corporations Are Not People
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich suffers from super PAC buyer's remorse  —  Not long ago Newt Gingrich seemed to be a big fan of super PACs.  —  The former House Speaker two years ago called the new legal framework that gave rise to unlimited fundraising by outside groups a “great victory for free speech” …
Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos and American Power
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Denies Making Racially-Charged Claim After Apparently Acknowledging Saying It  —  The NAACP and the Urban League have condemned GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum for reportedly saying in a rant against welfare this week, “I don't want to make black people's lives better by giving them somebody else's money.”
Discussion: The Hill, nul.org, Mediaite and CBS News
Daniel Bice / JSOnline:
Three charged in John Doe investigation of Walker aides  —  By Daniel Bice of the Journal Sentinel  —  Three individuals - including a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker - were charged Thursday with felonies as part of the ongoing John Doe investigation into Walker staffers.
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 …
Discussion: newsfeed.time.com
 
 
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Steve Pope / ABCNEWS:
Ron Paul Raises $13 Million, Has Long-Term Strategy
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Romney ad: Obama appointees to NLRB are ‘union stooges’
Discussion: CNN
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
Attacks on Shiites in Iraq Kill at Least 60
Discussion: americanthinker.com
Rob Tisinai / Box Turtle Bulletin:
The Outrageous Immorality of the Anti-gay Movement
Discussion: Firedoglake
New York Times:
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