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9:25 AM ET, December 6, 2011

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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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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP kingmakers unhappy with presidential primary frontrunner choices  —  The Republican presidential primary is shaping up as a two-man race, but influential conservatives are clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with choices A and B.  —  In recent weeks, key GOP lawmakers …
Discussion: The Politico and CNN
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Newt up in Iowa  —  Newt Gingrich has taken the lead in PPP's newest poll of Iowa Republican caucus voters with 27% to 18% for Ron Paul, 16% for Mitt Romney, 13% for Michele Bachmann, 9% for Rick Perry, 6% for Rick Santorum, 4% for Jon Huntsman, and 1% for Gary Johnson.
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
GOP Is Now a Three-Man Race: Romney vs. Gingrich vs. Gingrich  —  Now that Herman Cain has “suspended his campaign” (I've decided to honor him by suspending my reading of anything further about his candidacy/book tour), the race is down to three people: Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich.
Washington Post:
Gingrich emerges as clear front-runner in Iowa  —  DES MOINES — Propelled by his debate performances and the demise of Herman Cain's candidacy, former House speaker Newt Gingrich sits atop the Republican presidential field in Iowa with a clear lead over his closest competitors, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Not Sitting on Trove of Gingrich Secrets  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi now says she is not sitting on a trove of opposition research on former House Speaker-turned-GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.  —  In an interview conducted Friday and published Monday …
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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 …
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Pelosi: I'll reveal information on Gingrich ‘when the time is right’
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records  —  (Reuters) - Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, Reuters has learned.
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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Felix Salmon:   The euro zone's terrible mistake
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bachmann voices concerns, still undecided on attending Trump-moderated debate  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said her campaign is “still in the process of looking at” an upcoming debate moderated by businessman Donald Trump.  —  Bachmann said on CBS's “The Early Show” that it is a …
Discussion: The Politico
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First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich asks Trump to create ‘apprentice’ program for poor schoolchildren
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul
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 …
Discussion: The Reaction and Harry's Place
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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).
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BBC:
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
Discussion: Firedoglake, Truthdig and Gawker
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Reichle v. Howards  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether Secret Service agents protecting Vice President Dick Cheney may be sued for violating the free speech rights of a member of the public who made critical remarks about the Bush administration's war policies.
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Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
The ObamaCare Recusal Nonsense
David Catanese / The Politico:
Montana Chamber: Tester up 5  —  A poll commissioned by the Montana Chamber of Commerce shows Sen. Jon Tester with a 5 percentage point lead over Rep. Denny Rehberg in the Senate race, 42 percent to 37 percent.  —  The data, obtained by POLITICO, was collected in mid-November …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme.  —  An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards …
Freewayblogger / Tales of the Freewayblogger:
Scrapitalism  —  San Francisco (Three days @ 90,000+ viewers per day)  —  Berkeley (Five days @ 110,000+ viewers per day)  —  Statistic courtesy of Communist Agitprop Forbes Magazine  —  These signs are made quickly, easily and cheaply using scrap cardboard, paint and an overhead projector.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Final government shutdown fight rings out the old year  —  House and Senate appropriators are laboring to produce a $900 billion omnibus bill by the beginning of next week.  —  Failure to reach a deal would result in a government shutdown when current funding runs out Dec. 16.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Wonky Liberal  —  Republicans have many strong arguments to make against the Obama administration, but one major criticism doesn't square with the evidence.  This is the charge that President Obama is running a virulently antibusiness administration that spews out a steady flow of job- and economy-crushing regulations.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Daily Kos
oecd.org:
Society: Governments must tackle record gap between rich and poor, says OECD  —  The gap between rich and poor in OECD countries has reached its highest level for over over 30 years, and governments must act quickly to tackle inequality, according to a new OECD report.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
S&P Puts 15 Euro Nations on Watch for Downgrade Amid Sovereign-Debt Crisis
Discussion: Hot Air
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Denver Post:
Democrats win fight over Colorado Congressional boundaries
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
OWS Are Just Sleeping in Tents, College Football Fans Are Rioting
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Ali Gharib / ThinkProgress:
Study: Funding Progressive Domestic Priorities Creates At Least 50 Percent More Jobs Than Military Spending
Discussion: CEPR and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
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Aaron Sorkin's HBO Cable News Series To Be Called ‘Newsroom’
Ilya Shapiro / The Daily Caller:
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