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11:15 PM ET, January 11, 2012

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Reuters:
Newt Gingrich: I crossed the line  —  SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Newt Gingrich signaled Wednesday that he believes his criticism of Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital is a mistake — and that he's created an impression that he was echoing Democratic rhetoric.  —  Gingrich conceded the problem …
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Karl / Patterico's Pontifications:
A bigger problem than Bain?  —  The New York Times picks up where I left off, reporting on Team Romney's reaction to the attacks from Mitt's rivals on his tenure at Bain Capital.  The news is not particularly reassuring: … They should be concerned, given that New Hampshire and Iowa …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: Moderation is winning in the Republican primary
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Romney Looks Strong in South Carolina and Beyond
Jennifer Levitz / Washington Wire:
Santorum Casts Himself as the Romney Alternative
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress:
James O'Keefe's Group Appears To Commit Voter Fraud In Order To Gin Up Hysteria Over Non-Existent Fraud Problem  —  James O'Keefe's latest video features surrogates appearing to commit voter fraud in yesterday's New Hampshire primary election, all in an attempt to highlight voter fraud …
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Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
VIDEO: NH poll workers shown handing out ballots in dead peoples' names  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Video footage provided exclusively to The Daily Caller shows election workers in New Hampshire giving out ballots in the names of dead voters at multiple voting precincts during the state's primary election on Tuesday.
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Would-be dead man voter stopped at polls
Bob Cesca / The Huffington Post:
The Fantastical Crackpot Cult of Ron Paul  —  During Tuesday night's New Hampshire Primary election coverage, Lawrence O'Donnell hilariously and saliently described Ron Paul as “not a candidate,” therefore Jon Huntsman was the realistic second place winner, though not technically since he placed third on paper.
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David Weigel / Slate:
Haven't We Lived Through This Primary Before?
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Gingrich Touts War Against Christianity, Gay Adoption In South Carolina
Rana Foroohar / Swampland:
Warren Buffett Ready to Take Republicans' Tax Challenge  —  Warren Buffett is ready to call Republicans' tax bluff.  Last fall, Senator Mitch McConnell said that if Buffett was feeling “guilty” about paying too little in taxes, he should “send in a check.”  The jab was in response …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Recognize ‘Ministerial Exception’ to Job Bias Laws  —  WASHINGTON — In what may be its most significant religious liberty decision in two decades, the Supreme Court on Wednesday for the first time recognized a “ministerial exception” to employment discrimination laws …
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
NH turnout dropped 16% among actual Republicans  —  Over at Townhall, Guy Benson has defended the strength of Mitt Romney's victory in New Hampshire, and I don't think there's any disputing that it was a solid win.  But I think there's one important point worth clarifying.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
A tale of two speeches  —  After watching Mitt Romney's speech …
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Five Myths About Romney's New Hampshire Win
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document.
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Adam Clark Estes / The Atlantic Wire:
Homeland Security Is Monitoring The Drudge Report, The New York Times
Neil King Jr / Washington Wire:
Bolton to Back Romney  —  Former U.N Ambassador John Bolton is set to endorse Mitt Romney and will join his top team of foreign-policy advisers, according to people close to the campaign.  —  The move is a blow to Newt Gingrich, who is close to Mr. Bolton and said recently that he would nominate …
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and Campaign 2012
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Rich Morin / Pew Social & Demographic Trends:
Rising Share of Americans See Conflict Between Rich and Poor  —  The Occupy Wall Street movement no longer occupies Wall Street, but the issue of class conflict has captured a growing share of the national consciousness.  A new Pew Research Center survey of 2,048 adults finds that about two-thirds …
Eddy / Crossing Wall Street:
Correction on the Mankiw Model  —  I have to apologize.  I made a mistake in a post from last week in calculating the interest rate based on Professor Greg Mankiw's interest rate model.  —  His model for where the Fed funds rate ought to be is: … In my original post …
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Greg Mankiw / Greg Mankiw's Blog:
The Liquidity Trap may soon be over
Discussion: Modeled Behavior
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Mayor's plan to limit booze sales  —  Party pooper!  —  First, Mayor Bloomberg went after smoking in public places.  Then trans-fats, salt and sugary drinks.  —  Now Bloomberg — known for sipping fine wine and downing a cold beer from time to time — wants to crack down on alcohol sales …
Michael Gonzalez / The Huffington Post:
El Che: The Crass Marketing of a Sadistic Racist … There's something about Che Guevara that convinces older European men that they will become cooler through association with his “brand.”  We saw that again yesterday when Mercedes-Benz Chairman Dieter Zetsche launched a new car under a banner picture of Guevara.
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Daniel Terdiman / CBS News:   Mercedes channels Che Guevara for car tech
Donovan Slack / The Politico:
W.H. guests bail, Biden gets a seat  —  Dozens of journalists packed into the East Room at the White House today for the president's remarks on “in-sourcing,” at least 60 of them lining the press risers and walls.  —  But what many couldn't see in press coverage of the event …
Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  CNN Apparently Waives Its Own Debate Rules To Let Rick Perry In  —  CNN now says that Rick Perry is being invited to their debate in South Carolina on January 19, two days before the big primary in which he hopes to make his last stand.  This despite the fact that he has not met …
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Voting in Plain Sight  —  Of all the domestic policy differences between the Bush and Obama administrations, just about the sharpest and most telling may be their opposite responses to the drive by Republican-dominated states to require voters to present photo identification at the polls.
McKay Coppins / Politics:
Bishop Romney Pressured Single Mother To Give Up Baby, Book Says  —  The Boston Globe's biography opens new windows into the candidate's time as a Mormon lay leader.  Romney was a traditionalist.  —  Republican presidential candidate former Governor Mitt Romney, left …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Romney: Questions about Wall Street and inequality are driven by ‘envy’  —  Mitt Romney had a remarkable exchange on NBC this morning that may not be as attention-grabbing about his “fire people” gaffe — but may actually be just as revealing and significant.  And I hope it gets some attention.
 
 
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