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Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM SLIDESHOW: Meet The 2012 GOPers — Newt Gingrich  —  Pelosi knows more about Gingrich than perhaps any other major national political figure.  She was a senior Democrat when Gingrich was House Speaker, served on the ethics committee that investigated Gingrich for tax cheating …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Pelosi: I'll reveal information on Gingrich ‘when the time is right’  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding back some information on Republican Newt Gingrich that could detract from his presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich fires back at Pelosi over threat  —  Newt Gingrich said that a threat from ex-Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to disclose information she learned while serving on an ethics committee investigating him during his time as Speaker of the House would “totally abuse the ethics process” …
The Politico:
Telling: Newt's critics shut up  —  Newt Gingrich's critics within the GOP are legion, but for the moment they're also something else: quiet.  —  They all remember the last time Gingrich held power, as House speaker: the bombast, the reckless personal life, the arrogance and lack of discipline that bordered on dangerous.
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:   Newt Gingrich: Nancy Pelosi comments on ethics are ‘early Christmas gift’
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees  —  All other candidates seen as unacceptable by half or more of Republicans  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Newt Gingrich (62%) and Mitt Romney (54%) are the only two candidates Republicans say would be acceptable presidential nominees from their party …
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul  —  After a nearly hour-long meeting at Trump Tower, Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich emerged for a joint press conference, where the former House Speaker defended The Donald from slams from Ron Paul that him moderating a debate would create a “circus” atmosphere.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Send in the Clueless  —  There are two crucial things you need to understand about the current state of American politics.  First, given the still dire economic situation, 2012 should be a year of Republican triumph.  Second, the G.O.P. may nonetheless snatch defeat from the jaws of victory — because Herman Cain was not an accident.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum  —  * Top Romney operative admits ad attacking Obama was “propaganda”: This one should be seen as a defining moment for Campaign 2012.  Check out the new defense of that dishonest ad attacking Obama that a top anomymous Romney campaign operative has now given to the New York Times' Tom Edsall:
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Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Reinvention of Political Morality
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:   Bob Vander Plaats Whips Up Support For Gingrich In Iowa: 'He's Had A Life Transformation'
New York Times:
Gingrich Surges, but Romney Organization Is Stronger
Leslie Bennetts / The Daily Beast:
Ginger White on Herman Cain's Exit, His Arrogance—and Her Sex Claims  —  Ginger White, who dealt the death blow to Herman Cain's campaign by alleging a 13-year relationship, talks to Leslie Bennetts about:  —  A few hours after Herman Cain announced the end of his presidential campaign …
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myfoxatlanta.com:
Source: Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich Monday
Eason Jordan / Poll Position:
Post-Cain, Gingrich edge 14%
Discussion: Ballot Box, Wake up America and CNN
Cynthia R. Fagen / New York Post:
Occupier gets an occupation  —  She's gone from Occupy Wall Street to occupying a job on Wall Street.  —  Down-on-her-luck protester Tracy Postert spent 15 days washing sidewalks and making sandwiches at Zuccotti Park — then landed a dream job at a Financial District investment firm thanks …
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Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Business: The Muppets Are ‘Brainwashing’ Young People To Hate The Oil Industry  —  Life's a happy song, but not when Fox Business is singing along.  The network is upset that the new Muppets movie, The Muppets, features an oil tycoon as a villain, with various contributors complaining …
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Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
The Muppets Are Communist, Fox Business Network Says
Discussion: Mediaite and Washington Post
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
George Orwell on the Evil Iranian Menace  —  “Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them”  —  The U.S. has long had Iran virtually encircled as a result of the American occupation of Afghanistan on Iran's Eastern border …
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John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Rep. Kucinich: Downed drone plane ‘a step’ toward war with Iran
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats shrink payroll tax cut to lure GOP support  —  Senate Democrats have shrunk a proposal to cut payroll taxes in hopes of luring Republican votes for the centerpiece of President Obama's jobs plan.  —  Democrats have reduced the $265 billion extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut …
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Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
CHART OF THE DAY: Something Has Really Shifted In Europe This Time  —  It's tempting and easy to just say that whatever European leaders are cooking up right now is bound to fail, like every other past attempt at ending the crisis.  —  But here's a noteworthy market fact: Italian yields are collapsing today.
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The Playlist / Indiewire Blogs, Film News and Reviews:
Exclusive: ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Producer Scott Rudin Replies To David Denby's Upcoming New Yorker Review Embargo Break  —  “They reviewed what?”  —  If you follow movie insider baseball news you may have heard the embargo on Sony's “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” is about to break tomorrow …
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CBS News:
NASA finding feeds talk of a new Earth  —  Artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b (NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech)  —  NASA has found a new planet outside Earth's solar system that is eerily similar to Earth in important aspects.  —  Scientists say the temperature on the surface of the planet is about a comfy 72 degrees (22 Celsius).
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rove says RNC should ‘discourage’ Trump-moderated debate  —  GOP veteran strategist Karl Rove said Monday the head of the Republican National Committee should step in to “discourage” presidential candidates from attending the upcoming debate moderated by Donald Trump.
Discussion: Business Insider and Sky Dancing
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Trump: Huntsman Has To Tell The Truth 'Because He's A Mormon' (Updated)
Keith Laing / The Hill:
FAA chief Babbitt placed on leave after drunk driving arrest  —  Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt has been placed on administrative leave after being arrested this weekend for driving while intoxicated, Department of Transportation officials said Monday.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Politico
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Washington Post:
FAA head Randy Babbitt placed on leave after drunk driving arrest in Fairfax
Discussion: Don Surber and DCist
Josh-Williams / Gowalla:
Gowalla is Going to Facebook  —  Three years ago Gowalla's journey began when I took a photograph of Lake Tahoe on my iPhone.  I had just finished a phone call with my dad, and I wanted nothing more than to share that photo and place with him.  Not just in a text message or status update sort of way …
Radley Balko / The Huffington Post:
SWAT Raids, Stun Guns, And Pepper Spray: Why The Government Is Ramping Up The Use Of Force  —  In February of last year, video surfaced of a marijuana raid in Columbia, Mo. During the raid on Jonathan Whitworth and his family, police took down the door with a battering ram …
 
 
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Kasie Hunt / Associated Press:
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: A huge week for Europe
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. “1%” Is More Republican, but Not More Conservative
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