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10:15 AM ET, January 6, 2012

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KCCI-TV:
Could Typo Rewrite Caucus History?  —  Caucus Vote Counter Says Romney Mistakenly Given 20 Votes  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Caucus night was chaotic in many places, with hundreds of voters, candidates showing up and the throngs of media who followed.  The world's eyes were on Iowa.
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Rasmussen Reports:
South Carolina Primary: Romney 27%, Santorum 24%, Gingrich 18%  —  What a difference a caucus makes.  Rick Santorum who two months ago had one percent (1%) support among likely South Carolina Republican Primary voters now is running a close second there with 24% of the vote.
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Was Santorum ‘Weird’ For Bringing Home His Stillborn Baby?  (UPDATED)  —  There is much I don't like about Rick Santorum's ideas, but the story of how he and his wife dealt with the tragic death of their baby is not something that bothers me.  Pete Wehner has an appropriately indignant post …
ABCNEWS:
Gingrich on Romney Debating the President: ‘Obama is Going to Laugh at Him’  —  Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich drew a clear distinction between himself and his rivals, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, and insisted in an interview with me today that he's the best conservative candidate to beat President Obama.
A.Killough / CNN:
Super PAC supporting Santorum to become more active
A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: McCain takes aim at Santorum in South Carolina
Discussion: The Politico and Daily Kos
Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
U.S. Adds 200,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 8.5%  —  The United States added a robust 200,000 new jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday, in a sign that the long-awaited economic recovery has finally built up a head of steam.  —  The nation's unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent in December …
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Tim Mullaney / USA Today:
Dec. unemployment rate lowest in nearly 3 years  —  WASHINGTON —The U.S. job market strengthened in the second half of 2011 and added 200,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate fell to 8.5% from a revised 8.7% a month earlier.  —  December's biggest growth came in transportation …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Phil Izzo / Real Time Economics:
Unemployment Rate Drop Is for Real
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans  —  Obama administration officials announced on Friday that they will propose a fix to a notorious snag in immigration law that will spare hundreds of thousands of American citizens from prolonged separations from immigrant spouses and children.
Discussion: Colorlines
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Susan Walsh / Latino.FoxNews.com:
Obama Administration Plans Immigration Rule Change
Discussion: Right Wing News
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Obama to ease green-card rule?
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama rule would let undocumented stay in U.S. during application
Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Santorum Booed After Gay Marriage Exchange  —  Rick Santorum was booed after a lengthy back-and-forth with several students in Concord, N.H., on the issue of same-sex marriage, which is legal in New Hampshire.  —  As Santorum addressed a group of college students, one asked …
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NBC's Andrew Rafferty / msnbc.com:
Santorum booed in contentious exchange over gay marriage
Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Insists On Comparing Marriage Equality To Polygamy In Heated Exchange With Students
The Boston Globe:
For vision and national unity, Huntsman for GOP nominee  —  DISSATISFACTION WITH the economy, expressed in spasms of anger toward Wall Street and Washington; the dashed hopes of many who believed that Barack Obama's election would create a new spirit of unity; and genuine uncertainty …
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A.Killough / CNN:
Huntsman hits Romney ahead of N.H. primary
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Private sector jobs looking much stronger  —  In the previous post, we talked about the new monthly jobs report, but in keeping with tradition, here's a slightly different chart — one showing just the private sector job market.  —  Overall, the U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in December …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Brad DeLong
Greg Wilson / NBC Los Angeles:
Woman Scratches, Rubs Butt Over $30M Painting  —  Police say she was drunk  —  This work by Clyfford Still, titled “D No. 1,” was not damaged by a drunken woman.  —  A Colorado woman dropped her pants at a museum and rubbed her rear end all over a painting valued at $30 million, according to police.
Discussion: The Raw Story and iOwnTheWorld.com
Timothy R. Homan / Bloomberg:
U.S. December Hiring Probably Accelerated  —  Hiring in the U.S. probably accelerated in December for a second month, pointing to a strengthening labor market heading into 2012, economists said before a report this week.  —  Payrolls climbed by 155,000 workers after rising 120,000 the previous month …
Lila Shapiro / The Huffington Post:
Walmart Blacklisted By Major Pension Fund Over Poor Labor Practices … Walmart , Algemeen Burgerlijk Pensioenfonds , Socially Responsible Investing , Abp , Divestment , Investment , Labor Issues , Pension Funds , Ufcw , Walmart Labor , Business News  —  A major pension fund and longtime investor …
Tom Tolan / JSOnline:
Judge rules for Walker campaign in case against state election officials  —  Waukesha — A judge ruled Thursday that the state Government Accountability Board needs to take more aggressive action to vet recall signatures that are expected to be submitted in two weeks against Gov. Scott Walker and other Republican office holders.
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum: ‘We Always Need a Jesus Candidate’  —  WINDHAM, N.H. - Rick Santorum addressed his largest crowd ever Thursday evening while speaking at an event set up by a tea party group, the 9/12 project.  —  Santorum addressed the crowd and and took questions for almost two hours …
Robin Bravender / The Politico:
SCOTUS expected to weigh Montana campaign finance appeal  —  The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to wade into the hot-button debate over corporate cash in politics again, just in time for the 2012 election season.  —  The conservative group American Tradition Partnership announced plans Thursday …
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Sam Baker / The Hill:
Lawyers, courts see weaknesses in defense of Obama's healthcare law
Discussion: Hit & Run
 
 
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BBC:
Nigeria church hit by deadly gun attack in Gombe
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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Senator Menendez Stalls Obama Move to Promote Judge Patty Shwartz
Discussion: Law Blog
New from the Guttmacher Institute:
States enact record number of abortion restrictions in 2011
Discussion: ThinkProgress
J. David Goodman / City Room:
Archbishop Dolan is Named a Cardinal
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Corporate Profits Have Rebounded To Pre-Recession Levels, But Corporate Tax Revenue Hasn't
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Battle over bikinis looms for Egyptian tourism
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Associated Press:
Authorities: Man charged in fire at Florida clinic says he was motived by dislike for abortion
Discussion: Daily Kos
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
House GOP weakened, divided
Discussion: Daily Kos
Karoli / Crooks and Liars:
Teenager Mistakenly Deported To Colombia
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Feministing
Pete Kasperowicz / The Hill:
CIA, DOD probing whether bin Laden secrets were leaked
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Richard Cordray & the Use and Abuse of Executive Power
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