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4:25 PM ET, January 7, 2012

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Los Angeles Times:
Rick Santorum focuses on gay marriage  —  He suggests to a New Hampshire audience that an imprisoned father is preferable to a same-sex parent.  —  Mitt Romney leaves a campaign event outside an old peanut warehouse in Conway, S.C. (David Goldman, AP / January 6, 2012)
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Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Santorum: All Students Shouldn't Be Pushed to Go to College  —  GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Former Sen. Rick Santorum expanded his populist message into education Saturday, accusing President Barack Obama and others of “snobbery” for pushing all kids to go to college.
MiamiHerald.com:
Santorum again stresses social issues at event in N.H., criticizing gay marriage
ABCNEWS:
Republican Candidates Ready to Rumble in Key New Hampshire Debate
Universal Uclick / uExpress:
SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES UNITE FOR SANTORUM
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady  —  Michelle Obama was privately fuming, not only at the president's team, but also at her husband.  —  In the days after the Democrats lost Edward Kennedy's Senate seat in January 2010, Barack Obama was even-keeled as usual in meetings …
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Michelle Obama ‘raged against Rahm Emmanuel and White House advisors’
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
All We Are Saying . . .  The establishment usually wins.  That, after all, is what it means to be an establishment.  But not always.  Three of the last six presidents—Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ronald Reagan in 1980, and Barack Obama in 2008—ran against their own party's powerbrokers …
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Gallegly to retire  —  Rep. Elton Gallegly will not seek reelection in 2012, he announced Saturday, forgoing an uphill post-redistricting race against fellow GOP Rep. Buck McKeon.  —  “The decision to step aside at this time did not come lightly,” the California Republican said in a statement.
Discussion: Capitol Alert
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Rep. Gallegly to retire  —  Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) has announced he will not seek re-election in 2012, and will instead retire after 25 years in Congress.  —  In a statement issued Saturday, Gallegly said he and his wife had decided “now was the right time to begin the next chapter in our lives.”
American Prospect:
Occupying Grand Central Station  —  Five hundred people returned to Zuccotti Park on New Year's Eve, with drums, chants of “Whose Year?  Our Year!”, and a tent, which they say they gave to police in exchange for entrance to the park.  An hour before midnight, police and occupiers attempting …
Discussion: Firedoglake
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s ‘Black People’ Platform  —  That didn't take long.  —  As we've gotten around to casting votes to select a Republican presidential nominee, the antiblack rhetoric has taken center stage.  —  You just have to love (and despise) this kind of predictability.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Government: The redistributionist behemoth  —  Liberals have a rendezvous with regret.  Their largest achievement is today's redistributionist government.  But such government is inherently regressive: It tends to distribute power and money to the strong, including itself.
Discussion: Campaign 2012 and Maggie's Farm
Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Huntsman's New Hampshire strategy: ‘Speak from the heart’  —  MANCHESTER — Jon Huntsman stopped by his Manchester headquarters Saturday afternoon to drop off chicken tenders for his supporters and rally his troops.  —  The former Utah governor, who is counting on a strong performance …
Discussion: The Politico
The Right Scoop:
Hilarious!  McCain mistakenly refers to Romney as Obama  —  Oh man, this is classic.  McCain totally referred to Romney as “President Obama” and went on for a few seconds before Gov. Haley corrected him.  Hilarious!  You know what they say about drunk people being more truthful, right?
Discussion: Althouse and Michelle Malkin
CNN:
U.S. Navy rescues Iranian sailors  —  From Larry Shaughnessy, CNN Pentagon Producer  —  (CNN) — U.S. sailors from a carrier strike group whose recent presence in the Persian Gulf drew the ire of Iranian military officials have rescued 13 of the Middle Eastern country's sailors from a hijacked fishing boat …
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Fars News Agency:
IRGC to Conduct Naval Wargames Soon
Scott Sterling / Pacific Swell:
Al Gore is looking for a few good sustainable games  —  Former Presidential candidate Al Gore is known for everything from inventing the Internet to alerting the world to the harsh realities of global warming.  Now he's collaborating with the creatives of PSFK on “Gaming For Good” …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Weasel Zippers
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Nigeria sect kills 15; Christians vow defense  —  MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A radical Muslim sect attacked a church during a worship service in Nigeria's northeast during assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday, as Christians vowed to defend themselves …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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New York Times:
Minor Offenses on N.Y. Subway Can Bring a Ticket, or Handcuffs
Discussion: Gothamist
Rebecca Lopez / WFAA-TV:
Family rejoices as Jakadrien Turner arrives from Colombia
Peter J. Boyer / The Daily Beast:
New Anti-Romney Video Attacks Bain Capital Work
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney pushing for four-state streak to steamroll GOP opponents
Barry Rubin / RubinReports:
Why Is an Anti-American Islamist Obama's Favorite Middle East Leader?
Discussion: Israpundit
Eric Scheiner / CNSNews:
Romney Surrogate on N.H. Primary: 'It's Not Even About Picking Someone With Your Own Beliefs and Principles'
Discussion: Hot Air and RedState
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John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
The Sultriest Members of Congress
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Two new cases granted  —  UPDATE: The Court has announced …
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul Suggests Third Party Presidential Run Still An Option
 

 
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