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12:15 PM ET, November 28, 2011

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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.
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Boston Globe:
Barney Frank not to seek reelection in 2012  —  On April 20, 2010, US Representative Barney Frank, then chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, struck the gavel during a hearing on the Lehman Brothers collapse  —  US Representative Barney Frank, the state's highest-profile congressman …
Fox News:
Barney Frank to Announce He Won't Seek Re-Election  —  Longtime Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., will announce Monday he is not seeking re-election, holding an afternoon press conference in Newton, Mass., to offer details behind his decision.  —  The 16-term lawmaker, whose name is emblazoned …
Ian Swanson / Ballot Box:
Rep. Frank won't run for reelection  —  Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) will announce Monday that he is not seeking re-election, ending a 32-year career in the House.  —  Frank, 71, is the top Democrat on the Financial Services Committee and the architect, with former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) …
Jessica Taylor / Hotline On Call:
Barney Frank To Retire From Congress
First Read / msnbc.com:
Frank will not seek re-election
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and HotAirPundit
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 …
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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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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 …
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.
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Newspaper's Endorsement Has Been Leading Indicator in New Hampshire
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Gingrich Eager to Be More Than an Anti-Romney
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Bloomberg:
Romney in 2006 Backed Immigration Stance That He Now Deems to Be ‘Amnesty’
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’?
Discussion: BBC and Guardian
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.
oecd.org:
OECD calls for urgent action to boost ailing global economy  —  Decisive policies must be urgently put in place to stop the euro area sovereign debt crisis from spreading and to put weakening global activity back on track, says the OECD's latest Economic Outlook.
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Liz Alderman / New York Times:
New Reports Warn of Escalating Dangers From Europe's Debt Crisis
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Cain campaign returns to tax message with animated ‘9-9-9: The Movie’  —  GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain returned to the message that propelled his improbable rise in the polls by releasing a short animated movie explaining how he says his ‘9-9-9’ tax reform plan will reignite the economy.
Discussion: CNN and Mediaite
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ABCNEWS:
Herman Cain's Latest Video: No Smoking, But Still Light on Substance
Discussion: The Raw Story
NewsMax.com:
Bill Clinton: Hillary to Play ‘Major Role’ After She Leaves Obama Administration  —  More ways to share...  Mixx  —  Stumbled  —  LinkedIn  —  Vine  —  Buzzflash  —  Newstrust  —  Technocrati  —  Forward Article  —  Former President Bill Clinton revealed in an exclusive Newsmax …
Discussion: The Politico
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.
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.
 
 
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Sen. Toomey says Dems torpedoed supercommittee to protect Obama
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Chris Moody / Associated Press:
Newt Gingrich on drug laws, entitlements and campaigning: The Yahoo News interview
Discussion: Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Swing-State Visits Surpass Presidential Record
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Future of the Obama Coalition
Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
A More Perfect Union  —  Emily Dopper and her boyfriend …
Discussion: AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Michael Leahy / Washington Post:
George and Mitt Romney: Like father, like son, until a political parting point
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
In the nation's capital, underground is where it's at
Discussion: Business Insider
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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: Guardian and blogs.telegraph.co.uk
 

 
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