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8:40 AM ET, December 2, 2011

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Jonathan Capehart / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich's disgusting remarks about ‘really poor children’  —  Newt Gingrich, the know-it-all former Speaker of the House who now rides atop the polls for the Republican nomination for president, has been shooting his mouth off lately.  He called himself a celebrity who makes $60,000 a speech.
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ABCNEWS:
Gingrich Tells ABC News: 'I'm Going to Be The Nominee'  —  WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — A very confident New Gingrich asserted to ABC News Thursday afternoon that he will be the Republican presidential nominee.  —  “I'm going to be the nominee,” the former Speaker told ABC News.
Nick Kalman / Fox News:
Newt: Poor Children Have “No Habits of Working”  —  GOP hopeful Newt Gingrich defended his stance against certain child labor laws during a campaign stop in Iowa Thursday, saying that children born into poverty aren't accustomed to working unless it involves crime.
Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Newt Gingrich expands on his support for child labor
Discussion: The Iowa Republican
John Gizzi / Human Events:
Top Romney Aide Calls Gingrich Evil
John DiStaso / unionleader.com:
Cain: Wife didn't know about friendship, ‘financial assistance’ to Ginger White  —  MANCHESTER - Herman Cain acknowledged Thursday that he repeatedly gave Ginger White money to help her with “month-to-month bills and expenses” without telling his wife.  —  In fact, the embattled presidential candidate …
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Reid J. Epstein / The Politico:
Herman Cain sets Monday decision deadline  —  Herman Cain said Thursday night he'll decide by Monday whether he continues or suspends his campaign for president, as the Atlanta woman who claimed to have had a 13-year affair with him described the relationship as “a sexual affair.”
Discussion: CNN
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
For Herman Cain, the campaign all but over
CNN:
Cain's wife not aware of friendship with Ginger White
Discussion: The Politico
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Iowa Poll: Herman Cain support in Iowa takes nose dive  —  Herman Cain (David Purdy/Des Moines Register file photo)  —  Herman Cain's once-surging popularity in Iowa has plummeted in the wake of an allegation of a 13-year extramarital affair, leaving him at single-digit support with the Iowa caucuses just over a month away.
Byron Tau / The Politico:
Group calls for Bush arrest  —  Amnesty International is calling for the arrest of former President George W. Bush while he is travelling overseas in Africa.  —  The human rights group issued a statement Thursday calling for the governments of Ethiopia, Tanzania or Zambia to take the former president into custody.
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
Amnesty International Under Fire for Demanding Bush's Arrest During Trip to Africa
Discussion: Hot Air and Weasel Zippers
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Ex-Governor Bill Richardson Is Said to Be Under Investigation  —  PHOENIX — Bill Richardson, the former governor of New Mexico who ran for president in 2008, is being investigated by a federal grand jury for possible violations of campaign finance laws, according to people with knowledge of the inquiry.
John E. Kramer / ij.org:
Cancer Patients Win Bone Marrow Legal Fight Against U.S. Attorney General  —  Cancer Patients in California and Elsewhere May Now Offer Modest Compensation for Bone Marrow Donors  —  Nearly 3,000 Americans Die Each Year Waiting to Find a Bone Marrow Donor Match, Minorities Hit Hardest by Lack of Donors
Discussion: PointOfLaw Forum
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Associated Press:
Court says some bone marrow donors can be paid, overturning law that made compensation a crime
Wall Street Journal:
Google Eyes Amazon on Delivery  —  Google Inc. is aiming to challenge the e-commerce supremacy of Amazon.com Inc. by diving deeper into the fast-growing world of Internet retailing.  —  The Web-search giant is in talks with major retailers and shippers about creating a service …
CBS Washington:
New Gun Company Advertisement Compares Obama to Hitler, Stalin  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBS Washington) — A gun company advertisement that warns of impending gun control compares President Obama to Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin.  —  The USAAmmo ad shows side-by-side pictures of Obama with Hitler …
Keenan Steiner / Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group:
Another renewable energy loan recipient hires lobbyists, has fundraising ties to Obama  —  Abound Solar, another participant in the Department of Energy's loan guarantee program, which is facing scrutiny, has hired Washington lobbyists because of that attention, a company spokesperson said.
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Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:   Rep. Ryan: Calculate the true cost of Energy Dept. loan guarantees
Rahm Emanuel / NBC Chicago:
Emanuel ‘Will Testify’ in Solyndra Scandal
Discussion: The Hill and The Politico
Tom Krisher / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: GM willing to buy back Volts … NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors will buy Chevrolet Volts back from any owner who is afraid the electric cars will catch fire, the company's CEO said Thursday.  —  In an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, CEO Dan Akerson insisted …
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
How Republicans are being taught to talk about Occupy Wall Street  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — The Republican Governor's Association met this week in Florida to give GOP state executives a chance to rejuvenate, strategize and team-build.  But during a plenary session on Wednesday, one question kept coming up …
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich surge strains his campaign  —  DES MOINES - As Newt Gingrich returns to Iowa this week for the first time as a top-flight presidential contender, his ragtag political operation suddenly faces an urgent challenge: catching up with the candidate.
Wall Street Journal:
Senate Blocks Tax-Cut Bills  —  The Senate late Thursday blocked competing Democratic and Republican proposals for extending the current payroll-tax break, but that could clear the way for the two parties to negotiate a broader deal on that and other crucial items by year end.
Discussion: MyFox Atlanta and MyFox Boston
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Killing the Euro  —  Can the euro be saved?  Not long ago we were told that the worst possible outcome was a Greek default.  Now a much wider disaster seems all too likely.  —  True, market pressure lifted a bit on Wednesday after central banks made a splashy announcement about expanded credit lines …
Discussion: US Politics
Nick Hanauer / Bloomberg:
Raise Taxes on Rich to Reward True Job Creators: Nick Hanauer  —  It is a tenet of American economic beliefs, and an article of faith for Republicans that is seldom contested by Democrats: If taxes are raised on the rich, job creation will stop.  —  Trouble is, sometimes the things that we know to be true are dead wrong.
 
 
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Ambrose Evans-Pritchard / Finance:
You are all wrong, printing money can halt Europe's crisis
Susan Fenton / Reuters:
Manufacturing shrinks at fastest rate in 2 years
Scott Brown / Boston Herald:
No insider deals for lawmakers
Discussion: Big Government
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Modest Rise in Number Saying There Is ‘Solid Evidence’ of Global Warming
Discussion: Guardian, The Hill and Reuters
James Dao / New York Times:
More Military Dogs Show Signs of Combat Stress
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Senate Declines to Clarify Rights of American Qaeda Suspects Arrested in U.S.
Discussion: The Caucus
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The unintended consequences of racial preferences
 Earlier Items: 
Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
Suskind's Confidence Men Raises Questions About Obama's Credibility
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Verum Serum and CNN
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dear Ta-Nehisi  —  Dreher weighs in on the popular IQ and race thread:
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The political significance of the Boeing deal
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
New Hampshire GOP Speaker Discourages Students From Voting Because They'll Vote ‘Liberal’
Discussion: The Politico