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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
GOP debate: Newt Gingrich beats back immigration critique — Ascendant Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich delivered an unapologetic defense of his views on immigration Tuesday night, declaring in a foreign policy debate that the GOP should not adopt a platform on immigration that …
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
GOP debate: Gingrich divides himself from pack on immigration — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich helped himself with Republican Party insiders but may have done damage with anti-illegal immigration conservatives in a Tuesday debate focused on foreign policy.
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CNN:
CNN LIVE EVENT/SPECIAL — Full Transcript of CNN NATIONAL SECURITY DEBATE, 20:00-22:00 — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — WOLF BLITZER, DEBATE MODERATOR AND CNN LEAD POLITICAL ANCHOR: Live from Washington, DC, for the Republican National Security Debate.
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Philip Klein / Campaign 2012:
Team Mitt slams Newt for endorsing “amnesty”
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama struggling in Pennsylvania
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A.Killough / CNN:
TRENDING: Romney names possible running mate — (CNN) - GOP presidential front-runner Mitt Romney on Monday dropped a name for a possible running mate should he secure his party's nomination. — “There are probably 15 names of people, including (New Hampshire Sen.) Kelly Ayotte,” Romney said in an interview on Fox News.
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Mitt Romney: Says Barack Obama said, “If we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose.”
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Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
New ThinkProgress ‘Ad’: Romney Says 'Let Us Just Raise Your Taxes Some More'*
Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
Why Didn't Reporters Call Romney a Liar?
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Gail Gitcho / Mitt Romney for President …:
TABLES TURNED — Three years ago, candidate Barack Obama mocked …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
It Figures... UC Davis Students AGREED to Be Pepper Sprayed Before Incident (Video) ...Update: UC Davis Pepper Spray Massacre Victims Giggled & Smiled Describing Torture — For the record... The UC Davis students who were holding the illegal protest on campus last weekend were warned …
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David Taintor / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — Fox News On UC Davis Pepper Spraying: 'It's A Food Product, Essentially' — On Monday night, O'Reilly Factor host Bill O'Reilly and Fox News host Megyn Kelly sat down to discuss what really happened at UC Davis on Friday and whether campus police acted appropriately in showering …
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Mr Patch W. Adams / The P/Oed Patriot:
UC Davis Protesters AGREED To Being Pepper Sprayed By Police
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Prof. Phil Jones / Watts Up With That?:
Climategate 2.0 emails - They're real and they're spectacular! — UPDATE: 8:20 AM PST These emails have not been verified yet, and this story was posted by one of my moderating staff while I was asleep. Until such time they are verified, tread lightly because without knowing what is behind …
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Richard Black / BBC:
‘New release’ of climate emails — The writer appears to argue that combating climate change will create poverty — What appears to be a new batch of emails and other documents from the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit has been released.
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A.Killough / CNN:
Live Blog: CNN Republican National Security Debate — Washington, D.C. (CNN) - The CNN Political Ticker is live blogging the CNN Republican National Security Debate in Washington, D.C. Check here for live updates throughout the event and be sure to follow @PoliticalTicker, @CNNPolitics and use #CNNDebate.
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ThinkProgress:
CNN National Security Debate Live-Blog — 10:01: Top AEI Iran hawk Danielle Pletka, who asked a question of the candidates earlier, is married to former lobbyist and Bush administration official Stephen Rademaker, who was named last month as a Romney campaign adviser.
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Ben Nuckols / Associated Press:
Weary, blistered Wall Street protesters reach DC — WASHINGTON (AP) — Drenched, blistered and weary, a few dozen Occupy Wall Street protesters arrived Tuesday in the nation's capital after a two-week, 240-mile march from Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. — The marchers, many wearing hooded ponchos …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Despite attacks, Dems standing by Occupy Wall Street
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Journalism.org:
BIGGEST WEEK YET FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET COVERAGE
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Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Obama Heckled In New Hampshire By Occupy Wall Street Supporters
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ABCNEWS:
Bachmann Mocked Amid Talk-Show Yuks — The drummer for the house band on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” apologized sort of for his decision to play “Lyin' Ass Bitch” when Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on the talk show Monday night. — “The performance was a tongue-in-cheek and spur of the moment decision.
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Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Michele Bachmann's Entrance On Jimmy Fallon? The Fishbone Song ‘Lyin’ Ass Bitch' — Earlier this morning, our own Nando Di Fino critiqued Michele Bachmann's appearance on last night's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon by saying that that the first half of her segment, when she discussed …
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Despite Threat of Cuts, Pentagon Officials Made No Contingency Plans — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has painted such an apocalyptic vision of America's national security under $500 billion in automatic defense budget cuts that Pentagon officials said Tuesday they were pushing …
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JoAnne Allen / Reuters:
Stop automatic defense cuts, Panetta urges Congress
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Helen Jung / Oregonian:
Gov. John Kitzhaber stops executions in Oregon, calls system ‘compromised and inequitable’ — SALEM — Gov. John Kitzhaber announced today he will not allow the execution of Gary Haugen — or any death row inmate — to take place while he is in office. — The death penalty is morally wrong and unjustly administered, Kitzhaber said.
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William Yardley / New York Times:
Oregon Executions to Be Blocked by Gov. Kitzhaber
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Cadie Thompson / CNBC:
Demonstrators Plan to Occupy Retailers on Black Friday — Some demonstrators are planning to occupy retailers on Black Friday to protest “the business that are in the pockets of Wall Street.” — Organizers are encouraging consumers to either occupy or boycott retailers that are publicly traded …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Al-Qaeda targets dwindle as group shrinks — Here's a look at individuals deemed the most wanted terrorists in al-Qaeda.. — The leadership ranks of the main al-Qaeda terrorist network, once expansive enough to supervise the plot for Sept. 11, 2001, have been reduced to just two figures whose demise …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
A complicated Romney family — Part of Mitt Romney's political persona is his perfect family: His oft-mentioned marriage of 40 years, his five handsome, successful sons and their photogenic families. Like much with Romney, it's an asset that is on the edge of being a liability …
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