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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Trump to Moderate Republican Debate — It's officially a reality television Republican primary now. — Donald Trump is pairing up with Newsmax, the conservative magazine and news Web site, to moderate a presidential debate in Des Moines on Dec. 27. — “Our readers and the grass roots …
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Zeke Miller / Business Insider:
Here's The Huntsman Campaign's Awesome RSVP To The Trump Debate — Tim Miller, a spokesman for Jon Huntsman's presidential campaign, had this response when asked if his candidate would participate in the Dec. 27 Newsmax debate moderated by Donald Trump: — “Lol.
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Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Jon Huntsman will skip presidential debate moderated by Donald Trump — The conservative news magazine Newsmax announced Friday that it would co-sponsor a Republican presidential debate moderated by media personality and real estate tycoon Donald Trump on Dec. 27th in Des Moines, Ia. …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Does Romney Have a Moderate Problem? — Mitt Romney is enduring a tough week. He now trails Newt Gingrich by 20 or more points in some state and national surveys. He had a testy interview with Brett Baier of Fox News, and then compounded the problem by complaining about Mr. Baier's questioning later.
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The New Republic, Taylor Marsh, Washington Post and 2012 Election Central
CNN:
Huntsman and Gingrich agree to debate — Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Two men who would like to unseat long-time New Hampshire front-runner Mitt Romney will sit down for a one-on-one debate in the state later this month. — Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich have agreed …
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Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Romney Declines Lincoln-Douglas Debate Against Gingrich — With the Republican presidential primary appearing to have narrowed into a two-man contest, Human Events and Red State moved quickly to lock down a date for a Lincoln-Douglas-style debate between Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich.
Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Romney's the One — Even though nobody has yet cast a vote …
Romney's the One — Even though nobody has yet cast a vote …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Gingrich's grim ground game
Gingrich's grim ground game
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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Huntsman skips Trump, will debate Gingrich in unmoderated format
Huntsman skips Trump, will debate Gingrich in unmoderated format
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Jonathan Bernstein / Washington Post:
Gingrich presidential run inspires fear and loathing in top GOP circles
Gingrich presidential run inspires fear and loathing in top GOP circles
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
G.O.P. Leaders Still Seem Torn About Romney
G.O.P. Leaders Still Seem Torn About Romney
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Allison Samuels / The Daily Beast:
Herman Cain's Marriage Shaken by Infidelity Charges — As the one-time GOP frontrunner meets up with his wife to discuss his political future, friends say fresh charges of infidelity reopened old wounds in his marriage. — In October, Herman Cain was having the time of his life, according to those who know him well.
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Herman Cain 2012:
ENCOURAGEMENT for HERMAN CAIN — Encouragement for Cain is the official page where supporters are invited to show their support, communicate their prayers and voice their vote for Herman Cain. Please take a moment to write Mr. Cain a note sharing why you feel it is important for him to stay …
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Fox News:
Cain Plans ‘Announcement’ on Saturday About Future — Herman Cain plans to make an announcement Saturday about his political future, as his campaign reels from new allegations about an extramarital affair. — Cain previously had said he was taking a “reassessment” of his presidential campaign …
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unionleader.com:
Assessing Cain: Charisma isn't enough — Volumes will be written about the scandals surrounding Herman Cain's campaign for President. We will reserve comment on the merits of those for another day (though voters may not). Without knowing any more about those allegations than is already public …
Reid Pillifant / Capital New York:
Pete King: Gingrich is condescending, undisciplined, and bad for the G.O.P. — Architect of Obama's health care plan fears a ‘political’ decision by the Supreme Court, says Romney's lying — When Representative Peter King called me between votes on Thursday afternoon to talk …
Charles Grassley / Associated Press:
Justice Dept. details how it got statements wrong — on Friday provided Congress with documents detailing how department officials gave inaccurate information to a U.S. senator in the controversy surrounding — , the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.
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Agoldberg / The Smoking Gun:
Sorry, There Is No Actual 17-Year-Old Named Bennett Writing Those Purported “Texts From Bennett” — Those hilarious “Texts From Bennett” that this week took the Internet by storm are not, in fact, written by a dopey 17-year-old who works at an Amoco station and fashions himself a Midwest Crip.
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic Online:
8.6% Unemployment: The Good, the Bad, and the Mysterious in the Jobs Report — This was a very confusing report. The unemployment rate fell dramatically in November. But we're only adding 120,000 jobs a month. How can both things be true at the same time?
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J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
The Household Survey: A Note on the December 2, 2011 Report
The Household Survey: A Note on the December 2, 2011 Report
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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:
November jobs report: 7 reasons why it's better but still terrible
November jobs report: 7 reasons why it's better but still terrible
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Dan Froomkin / The Huffington Post:
U.N. Envoy: U.S. Isn't Protecting Occupy Protesters' Rights … United Nations , First Amendment , Frank La Rue , Free Speech , Occupy Movement , Occupy Wall Street , Business News — WASHINGTON — The United Nations envoy for freedom of expression is drafting an official communication …
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Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
Alabama red-faced as second foreign car boss held under immigration law — Judge drops charges against Japanese Honda executive Ichiro Yada trapped by Alabama's tough new anti-immigration laws — To arrest one foreign car-making executive under Alabama's new tough immigration laws …
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Peter H. Stone / iWatch News:
K Street, Wall Street line up behind Sen. Scott Brown in his race against Elizabeth Warren — Prospect of Elizabeth Warren in the U.S. Senate motivates K Street, Wall Street to support Scott Brown — Sen. Scott Brown's campaign and his political action committee are hustling for millions …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Nelson up double digits — Several Florida Senate polls conducted shortly after Connie Mack IV's entry into the race found a toss up contest, but PPP's newest look finds that any announcement bump Mack may have received has now receded. Bill Nelson leads him by a 46-35 margin.
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Dan Amira / New York Magazine:
Fundamentally: Newt Gingrich's Favorite Word — By now, we've all become familiar with Newt Gingrich's habit of using a few choice adverbs to make the things he says sound just a bit more intelligent to his listeners. … But none of them are as vital to the Gingrich lexicon as fundamentally …
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Metro:
First-grader accused of sexual harassment — A Boston elementary school is investigating a 7-year-old first-grader for sexual harassment after he struck another boy his age in the groin. But the mother of the accused said her son was fending off the other child, who had choked him in an altercation on a school bus on Nov. 22.
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WJXT-TV:
Teen stopped at airport for design on purse — 17-year-old missed flight to Jacksonville after agents inspected gun replica — A teenage girl's sense of style got her in trouble at the airport. — Vanessa Gibbs, 17, claims the Transportation Security Administration stopped …
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Wall Street Journal:
GMAC, Massachusetts Trade Salvos in Mortgage Fight — GMAC Mortgage, the mortgage lender of Ally Financial Inc., is exiting the vast majority of its lending in Massachusetts a day after the state sued it and other lenders over its allegedly improper foreclosure practices, a decision the state's attorney general called an admission.
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