memeorandum: Mitt Romney looks to outlast and outwork Gingrich to GOP nomination (Philip Rucker/Washington Post)

8:55 AM ET, December 3, 2011

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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 …

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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CNN:
Huntsman and Gingrich agree to debate

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Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Huntsman skips Trump, will debate Gingrich in unmoderated format

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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 …

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:

Mitt Romney looks to outlast and outwork Gingrich to GOP nomination — BOSTON — Newt Gingrich is spending his Saturday morning staging a hastily organized tea party rally and book signing on Staten Island. About 300 miles north in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney will be ending one of the toughest weeks …

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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:

10 Questions for Haley Barbour — Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi makes comments during a plenary session this week at the Republican Governors Association's annual conference in Orlando, Fla. — ORLANDO, Fla. - Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi has been engrossed in presidential politics since dropping …

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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Does Romney Have a Moderate Problem?

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Erin McPike / Real Clear Politics:
Romney Declines Lincoln-Douglas Debate Against Gingrich

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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Gingrich's grim ground game

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Ramesh Ponnuru / National Review:
Romney's the One — Even though nobody has yet cast a vote …

Discussion: Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Riehl World View

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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Allison Samuels / The Daily Beast:
Herman Cain's Marriage Shaken by Infidelity Charges

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Fox News:
Cain Plans ‘Announcement’ on Saturday About Future

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unionleader.com:
Assessing Cain: Charisma isn't enough

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CNN:
Cain to make campaign announcement Saturday

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Washington Post:
Herman Cain nearing decision on candidacy

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Charles Moore / Telegraph:

Jacques Delors interview: Euro would still be strong if it had been built to my plan — Former president of the European Commission Jacques Delors talks to Charles Moore about the fate of the euro. — It was Jacques Delors whose report produced the plan for what we now call the euro

Discussion: Business Insider and EU Referendum

James Kirkup / Telegraph:
Euro doomed from start, says Jacques Delors

Discussion: Guardian

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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Mike Lilis / The Hill:

Democrats downplay leverage they know they have in fight over payroll tax cut — House Democratic leaders are downplaying talk that they have all the leverage in a tax fight with Republicans even as they insist that the GOP will need to move in their direction if a deal is going to be reached.

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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Jamie Schram / New York Post:

Doctor upset over losing hospital fellowship allegedly stole scientific materials, shuffled around lab rats — He really was a mad scientist. Dr. Mohsen Hosseinkhani, angry over losing his fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center, allegedly swiped secret scientific material and screwed …

Discussion: americanthinker.com, City Room, Capital New York and New York Magazine

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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Front Page Magazine:

Non-Muslim Muslims and the Jihad Against the West — My name is Bosch and I'm a recovering Muslim. — That is, if Muslims don't kill me for leaving Islam, which it requires them to do. That's just one of the reasons I've been writing and drawing against Islam and its Jihad for a number of years now.

Discussion: The Jawa Report

Fabienne Faur / Agence France Presse:

Occupy movement searches for new direction — WASHINGTON — With protest camps being cleared out of many US cities, the “Occupy” movement targeting Wall Street and economic inequality is searching for new targets as it strives to remain relevant. — Some of the demonstrators …

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