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Reid Pillifant / Capital New York:
- 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 about his party's current presidential front-runner, Newt Gingrich, he joked that the conversation …
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Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
Why Republicans like Newt Gingrich — Things sure do change fast around here. One week it's Rick Perry, the next it's Herman Cain. Now it's . . . Newt Gingrich? — The Republican voter is like a starving man at a free buffet. He gorges on this, then that …
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The Moderate Voice, The Politico, New York Times, Daily Kos and Prairie Weather
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney looks to outlast and outwork Gingrich to GOP nomination
Mitt Romney looks to outlast and outwork Gingrich to GOP nomination
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and The New Republic
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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Pirate's Cove, Taylor Marsh, The Atlantic Online, Mediaite, The Moderate Voice, Hot Air and The Spectacle Blog
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CNN:
Huntsman and Gingrich agree to debate
Huntsman and Gingrich agree to debate
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Does Romney Have a Moderate Problem?
Does Romney Have a Moderate Problem?
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JustOneMinute, The Huffington Post and The New Republic
Chris Moody / Yahoo! News:
Jon Huntsman will skip presidential debate moderated by Donald Trump
Jon Huntsman will skip presidential debate moderated by Donald Trump
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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Trump to Moderate Republican Debate
Trump to Moderate Republican Debate
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Jeff Passan / Yahoo! Sports:
SEC targets Marlins' shady business — For two decades now, Major League Baseball has funded its rise from corporate slacker to gilded cash cow on the backs of taxpayers bullied into building new stadiums. It's a marvel the government took so long to sniff out the rot that emanates from these deals …
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
Cain Plans ‘Announcement’ on Saturday About Future
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unionleader.com:
Assessing Cain: Charisma isn't enough
Assessing Cain: Charisma isn't enough
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Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, ABCNEWS and The Hill
CNN:
Cain to make campaign announcement Saturday
Cain to make campaign announcement Saturday
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CANNONFIRE, New York Magazine and The Politico
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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William Lajeunesse / Fox News:
Memo Shows Early ATF Concern on Fast and Furious Probe Despite Claims
Memo Shows Early ATF Concern on Fast and Furious Probe Despite Claims
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Big Government, americanthinker.com and Weasel Zippers
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
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Belmont Club, Business Insider and EU Referendum
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Zaid Jilani / ThinkProgress:
Occupy Richmond Stands Up For Local Tea Party Group — The two sides are joining forces. — The Richmond Tea Party has been alleging that it is being singled out for unfair treatment from the city of Richmond, Virginia after officials have opened a tax audit of the group.
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J. Bradford DeLong / Brad DeLong:
British Austerity: The Past Weighs Like a Nightmare on the Brains of Cameron and Osborne Blogging — Note that Nick Clegg and the Liberal Democrats in Britain could end this farce tomorrow, and give their country a chance. It would be the end of Nick Clegg's political career, of course—but his career is over already.
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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The Raw Story, The Birmingham, The Impolitic, Balloon Juice and ImmigrationProf Blog
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
LAPD undercover cops infiltrated Occupy camp before raid, source says — The Los Angeles Police Department's effort to evict Occupy L.A. protesters from their camp at City Hall included using Occupy undercover officers in the weeks leading up to Wednesday's raid, a police source said.
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Guardian, MyFox Atlanta and Prairie Weather
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.
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The Jawa Report
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.
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 …
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