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11:05 AM ET, November 28, 2011

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Bloomberg:
Secret Fed Loans Gave U.S. Banks Undisclosed $13B  —  The Federal Reserve and the big banks fought for more than two years to keep details of the largest bailout in U.S. history a secret.  Now, the rest of the world can see what it was missing.  —  The Fed didn't tell anyone which banks …
Charles Franklin / Polls And Votes:
Recognition and Favorability of GOP2012 Candidates  —  The rise of Newt Gingrich over the past 10 days or so, now capped with a Manchester Union Leader endorsement, is the culmination of a months long rejuvenation process.  In April Gingrich ran neck-and-neck with Mitt Romney in net favorability ratings …
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Gingrich: I'm ‘a lot more conservative’ than Romney  —  (CNN) - Newt Gingrich went after candidates who “adopt radically different positions” Monday, positioning himself as a “conservative alternative” to fellow contender Mitt Romney in the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
Eason Jordan / Poll Position:
Gingrich 32%, Romney 23%  —  Newt Gingrich's surge to the top of the GOP presidential race has given him a nine-percent lead over long-time frontrunner Mitt Romney.  —  In the first national scientific public opinion poll since Gingrich garnered a key New Hampshire newspaper endorsement …
Discussion: The Hill and Taegan Goddard's …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Newspaper's Endorsement Has Been Leading Indicator in New Hampshire  —  On Sunday, The Union Leader of Manchester, New Hampshire's largest newspaper, endorsed Newt Gingrich for president.  The endorsement represents one of the most tangible signs of parts of the conservative establishment coming around …
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Bloomberg:
Romney in 2006 Backed Immigration Stance That He Now Deems to Be ‘Amnesty’
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Gingrich Eager to Be More Than an Anti-Romney
CTV.ca:
Canada to pull out of Kyoto Protocol next month … Date: Sun.  —  Canada will announce next month that it will formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, CTV News has learned.  —  The Harper government has tentatively planned an announcement for a few days before Christmas, CTV's Roger Smith reported Sunday evening.
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Kelly Rigg / The Huffington Post:
Can the Durban Climate Talks Prevent ‘Betrayal of all Humanity’?  —  Climate Change , Climate Talks , Keystone XL Pipeline , Kyoto Protocol , Aosis , Durban Climate Talks , Tar Sands , Green News  —  And so it begins.  —  The United Nations climate negotiations re-opened today in South Africa, and the gloves are off.
Discussion: BBC and Guardian
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Barney Frank not seeking re-election in 2012  —  Washington (CNN) - Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank, a prominent 16-term liberal Democrat and arch-enemy of political conservatives nationwide, will announce Monday he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, according to a statement from Frank's office.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Things to Tax  —  The supercommittee was a superdud — and we should be glad.  Nonetheless, at some point we'll have to rein in budget deficits.  And when we do, here's a thought: How about making increased revenue an important part of the deal?  —  And I don't just mean a return to Clinton-era tax rates.
Agence France Presse:
Enraged Pakistanis burn Obama effigy, slam US  —  Hundreds of enraged Pakistanis took to the streets across the country Sunday, burning an effigy of  —  and setting fire to US flags after 24 soldiers died in  —  air strikes.  —  The rallies were organised by opposition and right-wing Islamist groups …
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Sky News Australia:
Pakistanis burn Obama effigy and US flag
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Wolfgang Münchau / Financial Times:
The eurozone really has only days to avoid collapse  —  In virtually all the debates about the eurozone I have been engaged in, someone usually makes the point that it is only when things get bad enough, the politicians finally act - eurobond, debt monetisation, quantitative easing, whatever.
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Wall Street Journal:
Europe's Leaders Pursue New Pact
Discussion: FT Alphaville and Reuters
Ynetnews:
Iran: We'll fire 150,000 missiles at Israel if attacked  —  Defense minister Vahidi tells army volunteers ‘Israel has to be punished for what it has done to the Muslims in Palestine’  —  Iranian Defense Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said Iran Independent News Service reported Sunday.
CBS News:
Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars  —  More than 16 million children are now living in poverty and, for many of them, a proper home is elusive.  Some cash-strapped families stay with relatives; others move into motels or homeless shelters.  But, as Scott Pelley reports …
Jessica Taylor / Hotline On Call:
Barney Frank To Retire From Congress  —  Rep. Barney Frank, one of the most influential liberal lawmakers of his generation, announced that he is not seeking a 17th term in Congress next year, his office said in a statement.  Frank will make his announcement at the Newton City Hall this afternoon.
Discussion: The PJ Tatler and Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
Teen tweeter won't apologize to Sam Brownback  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Kansas teenager who wrote a disparaging tweet about Gov. Sam Brownback said Sunday that she is rejecting her high school principal's demand for a written apology.  —  Emma Sullivan, 18, of the Kansas City suburb of Fairway …
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
A More Perfect Union  —  Emily Dopper and her boyfriend, Willem van Leeuwen, tourists from the Netherlands, were on their way to lunch at the Boathouse restaurant in New York's Central Park when they encountered the picket line.  Clay Skaggs, a striking waiter, intercepted them.
Discussion: AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Dow Jones Newswires:
US Stocks Leap After Euro-Zone Pact Reports,Black Friday Aids Retail Sector  —Stock futures surge on euro-zone stability hopes  —European markets rally as euro-zone leaders move to contain crisis  —Strong start to holiday shopping season gives retail sector a lift
Discussion: Reuters and The Agonist
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama Swing-State Visits Surpass Presidential Record
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Future of the Obama Coalition
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
DNC hits Romney with television ads in 5 swing states
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Michael Leahy / Washington Post:
George and Mitt Romney: Like father, like son, until a political parting point
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org blogs:
Colin Powell Blames Media and Tea Party for Divisive Tone in Washington
James Delingpole / Wall Street Journal:
Climategate 2.0  —  A new batch of leaked emails again shows …
Discussion: JunkScience.com
Carlos Lozano / L.A. NOW:
Occupy L.A.: Several arrested, but protest remains mostly peaceful
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
In the nation's capital, underground is where it's at
Discussion: Business Insider
 Earlier Items: 
Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Payroll Tax Cut Will Top Political Theater
Hans Nichols / Bloomberg:
Schwarzman Backs Romney as Wall Street Turns Away From Obama
New York Times:
The Price of Intolerance  —  It's early yet for a full accounting …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Frances Martel / Mediaite:
CNN Prank Caller Poses As Student Arrested In Cairo, Thanks 'Baba Booey's Monkey Nuts' For Freedom
Discussion: BuzzFeed
BBC:
Strike: BBC poll suggests strong support
Discussion: blogs.telegraph.co.uk and Guardian
Jonathan Wynne-Jones / Telegraph:
Christian worker loses her job after being ‘targeted’ by Islamic extremists
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Romney calls on Obama to block $600B in defense cuts