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Robert Costa / National Review:
BREAKING: Cain ‘Reassessing’ Candidacy — In a conference call this morning, Herman Cain told his senior staff that he is “reassessing” whether to remain in the race. He will make his final decision “over the next several days.” — UPDATE: National Review was on the call. It lasted five minutes.
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Jason Noble / Iowa Caucuses:
Michele Bachmann offers take on Herman Cain controversy in Iowa radio interview
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Laura Reddy / ABCNEWS:
Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Herman Cain abandoned by conservatives
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Newt Gingrich: 'I Call On The President To Repudiate The Concept Of The 99 And The 1′ — 2012 GOP presidential contender Newt Gingrich today, during an event in South Carolina, said that he repudiates the very idea behind the Occupy Wall Street movement — that the economy should work for everyone …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Gingrich still rising — Last night we went into the field in Florida and Montana- we'll have the results of those polls out tomorrow after another night of calls but the early indications are that Newt Gingrich will have a double digit lead in both states- he has not peaked yet and is still on an upward curve.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney's Fading Popularity — You want to know the biggest reason Mitt Romney hasn't surged at any point in the Republican Presidential race this year? It's because the more GOP primary voters across the country have been exposed to him, the less they've liked him.
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Poll: Gingrich would pick up Cain supporters
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Megan Carpentier / The Raw Story:
10 things the iPhone Siri will help you get instead of an abortion — Ask the Siri, the new iPhone 4 assistant, where to get an abortion, and, if you happen to be in Washington, D.C., she won't direct you to the Planned Parenthood on 16th St, NW. Instead, she'll suggest you pay a visit …
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Mr. Banana Grabber / The Abortioneers:
What's the Deal with Siri?
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Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Rick Perry gets U.S. voting age wrong in New Hampshire — At a town hall meeting at the Institute of Politics at New Hampshire's Saint Anselm's College Tuesday, Rick Perry asked that all of the college students in the crowd who will be 21 by Nov. 12 support his bid for the presidency. — Say what?
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Nile Gardiner / The Heritage Foundation:
Does Obama Know the Difference between Great Britain and England? — It is gratifying to see President Barack Obama condemn the disgraceful storming of the British Embassy in Tehran by thugs acting at the behest of the Iranian regime. After all, Obama has been notoriously slow in the past …
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
More Now Disagree with Tea Party - Even in Tea Party Districts — Since the 2010 midterm elections, the Tea Party has not only lost support nationwide, but also in the congressional districts represented by members of the House Tea Party Caucus. And this year, the image of the Republican Party …
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Ronald Goldfarb / Pundits Blog:
The V Party — The move from T to V is short, alphabetically.
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Paul Bedard / US News:
Obama's Job Approval Drops Below Carter's — President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history.
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Neil Munro / The Daily Caller:
Holder lashes out at The Daily Caller while refusing to address growing calls for his resignation — Embattled Attorney General Eric Holder today demanded The Daily Caller stop publishing articles about the growing calls in Congress for his resignation because of the failed Operation Fast and Furious gun-walking program.
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
What's the matter with Mitt? — I wish I fully understood why so many commentators are unwilling to admit that this is part of Mitt Romney's problem: … 42% of Americans of all stripes have discomfort with a Mormon? That's a lot of people. And yet, as Romney continues …
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Max Read / Gawker:
A Reader's Guide to Andrew Sullivan's Defense of Race Science — Oh, dear. America's favorite stoner blogger, Andrew Sullivan, is worried that “p.c. egalitarianism” has “strangled” “the study of intelligence.” But what does that mean? Let us help you translate!
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Naked Scarlett Johansson: ‘It Would Be Irresponsible’ Not to Support Obama — A story I missed: Somebody hacked her cell phone and got hold of naked photos Johansson had taken of herself and sent to her (now ex-)husband Ryan Reynolds. I only learned about this yesterday because I glanced …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Buyer's Remorse Primary — One of the features of this year's Republican nomination calendar is an unusually large gap separating the first few voting states from the larger block of states that vote in March. The gap resulted because Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire and South Carolina moved …
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The Daily Dish
Mark Zuckerberg / Facebook Blog:
Our Commitment to the Facebook Community — I founded Facebook on the idea that people want to share and connect with people in their lives, but to do this everyone needs complete control over who they share with at all times. — This idea has been the core of Facebook since day one.
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Toddstarnes / Fox News:
Rhode Island Outraged Over “Holiday Tree” — A Rhode Island lawmaker is calling Gov. Lincoln Chafee “Governor Grinch” after he defied lawmakers and decided that the state would have a “holiday tree” instead of a “Christmas tree.” — FOLLOW TODD ON FACEBOOK!
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Dr. Richard D. Land / Christian News …:
Dr. Richard Land: An Open Letter to Newt Gingrich — Mr. Speaker, Well done! You have risen beyond relevancy to serious competiveness by your grip, erudition and intelligence. You have come back from the political equivalent of Hospice care to become a serious contender for the Republican nomination for president.
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Richard Teitelbaum / Bloomberg:
How Paulson Gave Hedge Funds Advance Word — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson stepped off the elevator into the Third Avenue offices of hedge fund Eton Park Capital Management LP in Manhattan. It was July 21, 2008, and market fears were mounting. Four months earlier …
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Compass Direct News:
At Least 45 Christians Killed in Plateau State, Nigeria — Ethnic Fulanis crying ‘Allahu akbar!’ attack church, communities. — Fulani Muslim herdsmen along with Muslim soldiers have killed at least 45 ethnic Berom Christians in Plateau state in the past week, Christians in this northern-central Nigerian town said.
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Investor's Business Daily:
Ezra Klein: From ‘Journolist’ To Liberal Activist — Media Bias: In the early days of the Gulf War, pundits marveled at the specter of Iraqi troops surrendering to journalists. Well, now it's even worse: Journalists are giving the Democratic Party its talking points.
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Ann Coulter bleeped on ‘Morning Joe’ — Ann Coulter was bleeped on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” show on Monday but the censoring didn't work and the conservative pundit could be heard using some words not fit for TV. — Coulter appeared to make the comments when talking about deceased Democratic …
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Tamar Lewin / New York Times:
Duncan Calls for Urgency in Lowering College Costs — Education Secretary Arne Duncan in a speech Tuesday pushed higher education officials to “think more creatively — and with much greater urgency — about how to contain the spiraling costs of college and reduce the burden of student debt on our nation's students.”
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Rena Steinzor / Grist:
Behind closed doors, Obama administration politicizes the regulatory process — When former Harvard Law Professor and eclectic intellectual Cass Sunstein was named administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), conservative, industry-oriented Wall Street Journal …
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