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11:00 PM ET, January 6, 2012

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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
New Paul S.C. ad hits Santorum on ‘betrayal’  —  Ron Paul's campaign is out with this new ad in South Carolina, which hits Rick Santorum on his “record of betrayal.”  —  “One serial hypocrite exposed,” the ad says, showing clips of Newt Gingrich.  “Now another has emerged: Rick Santorum …
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Adam Sorensen / Swampland:
TIME/CNN/ORC Poll: Romney Storms Ahead in South Carolina  —  In another sign of the front-runner's growing strength.  Mitt Romney has taken the lead in South Carolina, according to a TIME/CNN/ORC poll released Friday.  —  The poll, which surveyed likely primary voters on Wednesday and Thursday …
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.
Geneva Sands-Sadowitz / The Hill:
Gingrich turns fire on Santorum  —  Just days after praising his rival GOP presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich took aim at Rick Santorum's congressional record and said he would be considered the “junior partner” in a match-up between the two Republican hopefuls.
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul Suggests Third Party Presidential Run Still An Option … 2012 Election , Elections 2012 , Ron Paul , Video , New Hampshire Primary , New Hampshire Primary Election , Ron Paul 2012 , New Hampshire Primary 2012 , New Hampshire Primary Election 2012 , Politics News
WMUR:
Poll: Romney Holds Onto Big Lead In NH
Discussion: New York Times and ABCNEWS
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Paul blasts Santorum as ‘serial hypocrite’
Discussion: The Politico
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
CNN/Time Poll: Romney and Santorum soar in South Carolina
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Pro-Santorum SuperPAC Buys Ad Time in South Carolina
Discussion: The Page
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
‘The Obamas’: Book Reveals Friction Between Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama (UPDATE) … Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Rahm Emanuel , White House , Obama , Video , Jodi Kantor , Obama White House , The Obamas , Obama Marriage , Obamas Marriage , The Obamas Jodi Kantor , Politics News
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Carol Felsenthal / Chicago magazine:   Jodi Kantor Goes Inside the Obamas' Marriage in New Book
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:   White House proposes 0.5 percent pay increase for federal workers
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Another Romney layoff victim, this one a conservative, speaks out  —  Reuters published a blockbuster story today on GS Technologies, a steel mill in Kansas City that was acquired by Bain Capital, leading to the layoffs of some 750 workers.  In this case, the workers lost promised severance pay …
Discussion: Wonkette, Riehl World View and GOP 12
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bain, Barack and Jobs
Discussion: Business Insider, ABCNEWS and Daily Kos
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
What Newt said about food stamps  —  Newt Gingrich's comments about African-Americans and food stamps, made at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, have made the expected media rounds — from Slate to The Daily Beast to The Associated Press to MSNBC — but the interpretation has changed somewhat along the way.
Rick Perlstein / Crooks and Liars:
Santorum's ‘Freedom’ is Pretty Much Slavery  —  Rick Santorum got high marks for his near-victory speech in Iowa.  In the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne called it “by far the best speech Tuesday night.”  Santorum's address impressed me, too, but for a different reason: his astonishing endorsement …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Says by the Time He Had Campaign Cash, All the N.H. TV Time Was Bought Up
Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama takes victory lap  —  Two days after defying Republicans and appointing Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Obama took a little time to gloat.  —  Making a victory lap of sorts at the independent agency, Obama cracked a joke …
Discussion: The Politico and Weasel Zippers
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New York Post:
This power grab's a sign of weakness
Discussion: Belmont Club and Betsy's Page
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
House Democrats Rush Floor Demanding Republicans Come Back To Work, GOP Cuts Off C-SPAN  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and a group of Democratic lawmakers took to an empty House floor today to demonstrate that they were willing to work while Republicans lawmakers are at home.
Discussion: The Raw Story
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ABCNEWS:
House Democrats Demand GOP ‘Come Back From Vacation’
Brad Cooper / Kansas City Star:
Legislator apologizes for ‘YoMama’ email about first lady  —  Kansas legislator acknowledges forwarding email note mocking first lady's name, hair style.  —  Kansas House Speaker Mike O'Neal on Thursday apologized for an email that made fun of first lady Michelle Obama's hair style and mockingly called her “Mrs. YoMama.”
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Elizabeth McNeil / People.com:
Kristy McNichol Wants to ‘Be Open About Who I Am’  —  Kristy McNichol has been out of the public eye for 20 years.  Now she's chosen to come out - to try to help kids who are being bullied.  —  McNichol, 49, who has lived with her partner Martie Allen, also 49, for the past two decades …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Two new cases granted  —  UPDATE: The Court has announced that it will issue opinions in argued cases on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.  Further orders from today's Conference will be issued at 10 a.m. Monday.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to clarify when police may use …
David Frum / FrumForum:
All Good Things...  FrumForum launched itself almost exactly three years ago, on Inauguration Day 2009.  Over the subsequent interval, our hundreds of contributors have reached more than 5 million individual readers.  I like to think that together we have helped to move the national debate.
Bruce Vielmetti / JSOnline:
Embezzlement probe also results in sex charges  —  By Bruce Vielmetti of the Journal Sentinel  —  The secret John Doe investigation into embezzlement of funds intended for veterans also produced a jarring unrelated sex crime case against the domestic partner of a former top aide to Gov. Scott Walker.
Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
Pictured: Home invader teen widow shot dead who 'was coming for her dead 58-year-old husband's drugs'  — Shot dead intruder on New Year's Eve who broke in carrying 12-inch knife and was allegedly after dead husband's drugs  —  The man who broke into an 18-year-old Oklahoma widow's home …
 
 
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Ben W. Heineman Jr / The Atlantic Online:
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Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
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Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
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Discussion: Firedoglake
Ry Rivard / Charleston Daily Mail:
Redistricting battle to be appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
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Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
S.E.C. Changes Policy on Firms' Admission of Guilt
Discussion: Firedoglake and DealBook
Lee Drutman / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
As senator, Santorum was obsessed with abortion
Discussion: ThinkProgress
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Kate Taylor / New York Times:
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Discussion: Capital New York and Gothamist
David Weigel / Slate:
Occupiers for Huntsman, Part II: “Of Course Corporations Are Not People”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Newt: Obama will ‘laugh’ at Mitt
Discussion: CNN
Jason Mattera / Human Events:
Rubio in letter to Obama: You are turning America into a ‘deadbeat nation’
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Students Laugh When Obama Tells Them “You Inspire Me”
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
Short NBC gig for Chelsea?
Julia Preston / New York Times:
Path to Green Card for Illegal Immigrant Family Members of Americans