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9:50 AM ET, November 22, 2011

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Newt Gingrich Would Be a Godsend to the Democrats — What's next? The Santorum Surge? The Huntsman Hiccup? Why Newt Gingrich would be a godsend to the Democrats. — What are we to make of the ascension of Newt Gingrich? — Perhaps the day has finally, belatedly …

Discussion: National Review, NewsBusters.org blogs and Mediaite

A.Killough / CNN:

Gingrich at top of pack for first time in CNN polling — Washington (CNN) - Newt Gingrich tops the list in the race for the GOP nomination, according to a new national survey. — And a CNN/ORC International Poll released on the eve of a CNN presidential debate focusing heavily …

Discussion: The Atlantic Online, New York Times, The Politico, Washington Post, msnbc.com, RedState, Taylor Marsh, ABCNEWS, NewsBusters.org blogs, The Hill, Connecting.the.Dots, Hot Air, New York Magazine, Pundits Blog and Ron Paul 2012 Presidential …

Quinnipiac University:

Gingrich On Top Of GOP Pack As Cain Fades, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Romney Ties Obama In One-On-One Matchup — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich more than doubles his share of the Republican presidential vote to lead the presidential pack with 26 percent and in a head …

Discussion: Hot Air and Business Insider

Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Defense spending likely to dominate next GOP presidential debate

Discussion: CNN

Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
On trail, new Newt Gingrich looks like old one

Discussion: CNN

Doug Stanglin / USA Today:

Poll: ‘Occupy’ movement fails to capture Americans' interest — A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows that the “Occupy” movement has failed to capture the attention of a majority of Americans, indicating either ambivalence toward it or lack of interest. — The poll finds that 56% of Americans surveyed …

Discussion: The Mahablog, americanthinker.com, Questions and Observations, Scared Monkeys, Sister Toldjah, Mediaite, Runnin' Scared, Outside the Beltway, The Politico, Weasel Zippers, PolitickerNY and Washington's Blog

Frances Martel / Mediaite: Michael Moore: UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident ‘Resonates’ With The World Like Tienanmen Square

Max Read / Gawker:
'It's a Food Product, Essentially': Fox News Starts Spinning Pepper Spray Cops

Discussion: Firedoglake, Angry Black Lady Chronicles, The Stranger … and City Room

Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Support for “Occupy” Unchanged, but More Criticize Approach

Discussion: Firedoglake, Hot Air, The Raw Story and Campaign 2012

Kyle Wagner / Gizmodo:
This Is the Pepper Spray Police Used on UC Davis Protesters (Updated)

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Associated Press:
University president vows pepper spraying probe

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Josh Dorner / ThinkProgress:

BREAKING: First Romney TV Ad Falsely Presents McCain Campaign Quote As Obama's — The Romney campaign's very first television ad, released this evening, dishonestly presents a 2008 McCain campaign quote as the words of President Obama. The ad features a voice-over of Obama saying …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog and Gawker

Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney's First Television Ad Attacks Obama on Economy

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Ashley Parker / New York Times:
Romney Heats Up Campaign in New Hampshire With an Ad Attacking Obama

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New York Post:

They didn't fail - they succeeded in doing nothing — The “supercommittee” has failed, or so we're told. This group of six Democrats and six Republicans from the House and Senate couldn't come up with $1.5 trillion in spending cuts and tax hikes to circumvent automatic draconian cuts to federal spending …

Discussion: Pundit & Pundette

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Supercommittee failure gives parties election ammunition

Discussion: The Politico

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
No, ‘both sides’ aren't equally to blame for supercommittee failure

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Left Coast Rebel, Center for American Progress, ThinkProgress, The Politico, New York Times, Washington Monthly, The Atlantic Online, Guardian, The Impolitic, The New Republic and Bankrupting America

Peter Wallsten / Washington Post:
Supercommittee's failure pushes Bush tax cuts to forefront of 2012 campaign

Discussion: Shakesville, USA Today, Hot Air, Taylor Marsh, American Prospect, CNN, Open Congress, National Review, Washington Wire and Crooks and Liars

Katherine Fung / The Huffington Post:

Fox News Viewers Know Less Than People Who Don't Watch Any News: Study … Fox News , Fox News Fairleigh Dickinson , Fox News Less Informed , Fox News Less Informed Study , Fox News Study , Fox News Viewers , Fox News Viewers Know Less , Fox News Viewers Less Informed , Media News

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David Taintor / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:

TPMDC — The poll — which asked New Jerseyans where they find news and information about current events — found that Sunday morning news shows are the most informative, while Fox News actually leads people to be less informed than those who consume no news at all.

Discussion: Mediaite, Gawker and The Stranger …

Bernie Becker / The Hill:

GOP presidential field in DC as Obama touts jobs plan in Granite State — President Obama will head to New Hampshire to lobby for a payroll tax cut extension Tuesday — the same day his GOP rivals will be in Washington and less than 24 hours after the supercommittee announced its failure to reach a deal.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …

CNN:
Democrats say new Romney ad distorts Obama's words

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Death and Taxes

Charles Riley / CNNMoney.com:

Gingrich: CBO a ‘reactionary socialist institution’ — NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Look out budget wonks, Newt Gingrich is comin' for you. — The former Speaker of the House labeled the Congressional Budget Office a “reactionary socialist institution” during a speech on Social Security reform in New Hampshire on Monday.

Discussion: Political Correction RSS, The Huffington Post, Political Mojo, Washington Wire, Firedoglake, Liberal Values, A plain blog about politics and The Raw Story

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Gingrich Calls the CBO a “Reactionary Socialist Institution”

Discussion: Alan Colmes' Liberaland

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Sarah Palin Got Scolded by Roger Ailes for Not Announcing Her Non-Candidacy on Fox News — Sarah Palin's announcement that she wouldn't run for president disappointed her legions of admirers — but it infuriated Roger Ailes. The Fox News chief wasn't angry about the decision itself.

Discussion: GOP 12, The Moderate Voice, Media Decoder, TVNewser and News Hounds, more at Mediagazer »

Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:

Rush: First Lady Booed for ‘Uppityism’ — On Sunday, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden visited Homestead Miami speedway to serve as ceremonial grand marshals of the Ford 400, where some in the crowd booed them. — The White House downplayed the incident today …

Discussion: US Politics

Sean Higgins / Capital Hill:

Ex-Solyndra Staff To Get $13,000 Each In TAA Federal Aid — The Labor Department today announced that it had approved Trade Adjustment Assistance for the former employees of the bankrupt solar panel maker Solyndra. — That means all of the firm's 1,100 ex-employees are eligible for federal aid packages …

Discussion: Bloomberg, americanthinker.com, Michelle Malkin, Weasel Zippers, Clayton Cramer's Blog, Jammie Wearing Fools and The Lonely Conservative

Dominic Holden / The Stranger …:

Pregnant Woman Blasted with Pepper Spray by SPD Says She Miscarried (Updated) — Posted at 3:55 p.m. and updated below with an interview with Jennifer Fox. — One of Occupy Seattle's outspoken activists who blogs under the name Ian Awesome has a post up this afternoon about the pregnant woman …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Gawker, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Washington's Blog

Tina Dupuy / The Atlantic Online:

The Occupy Movement's Woman Problem — Women may be the 51%, but the Occupy camps and General Assemblies look as gender-imbalanced as Congress — “I'm called ‘that white bitch who gets everything she wants’ at the GA's,” says Elise Whitaker, 21, adopting a bit of a defiant posture.

Discussion: The Other McCain, Verum Serum, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and ECHIDNE of the snakes

Devin Dwyer / ABCNEWS:

Inside Obama Campaign Headquarters: Confident Urgency and an Empty Keg — ABC News' Devin Dwyer and Michael Falcone report: — CHICAGO - On a recent Friday afternoon, the 2012-themed ping pong, foosball, and air hockey tables sit idle inside President Obama's 50,000-square-foot re-election headquarters.

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools

Peter Lattman / DealBook:

Foreclosure Firm Steven J. Baum to Close Down — A law firm that had become a lightning rod in the controversy over mortgage-foreclosure practices has shut down, costing 89 employees their jobs. — The Steven J. Baum P.C. law firm, which has offices in Amherst, N.Y., and Westbury on Long Island …

Discussion: HousingWire, Law Blog, Angry Black Lady Chronicles and Balloon Juice

Kyle Leighton / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
SLIDESHOW: The Homeless-themed Halloween Party

Discussion: Gawker and Talking Points Memo

Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:

As Layoffs Rise, Stock Buybacks Consume Cash — When Pfizer cut its research budget this year and laid off 1,100 employees, it was not because the company needed to save money. — In fact, the drug maker had so much cash left over, it decided to buy back an additional $5 billion worth …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Slate and Brilliant at Breakfast