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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.
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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
Newt Gingrich expands on his support for child labor
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The Iowa Republican
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gingrich: Poor kids have bad work habits 'unless it's illegal'
Gingrich: Poor kids have bad work habits 'unless it's illegal'
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Washington Post, DISSENTING JUSTICE, The Hill, Daily Kos and National Review
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Florida shows perils of Gingrich for GOP
Florida shows perils of Gingrich for GOP
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Wire:
Chris Christie Slams Newt Gingrich
Chris Christie Slams Newt Gingrich
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John Gizzi / Human Events:
Top Romney Aide Calls Gingrich Evil
Top Romney Aide Calls Gingrich Evil
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Nmcalvanah / Florida Democracy 2012:
Christie: Gingrich Has Never Run Anything
Christie: Gingrich Has Never Run Anything
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Opinion L.A., Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Los Angeles Times and Hot Air
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.”
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CNN
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
For Herman Cain, the campaign all but over
For Herman Cain, the campaign all but over
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The Gateway Pundit, Weasel Zippers and Los Angeles Times
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.
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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
Amnesty International Under Fire for Demanding Bush's Arrest During Trip to Africa
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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
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PointOfLaw Forum
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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 …
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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 …
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The Gateway Pundit and American Glob
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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Weasel Zippers, OpenSecrets.org and Campaign 2012
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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
Emanuel ‘Will Testify’ in Solyndra Scandal
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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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