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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Pelosi plans to reveal information about Gingrich ‘when the time is right’ — House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is holding back some information on Republican Newt Gingrich that could detract from his presidential campaign, according to a report published Monday.
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The Politico:
Telling: Newt's critics shut up — Newt Gingrich's critics within the GOP are legion, but for the moment they're also something else: quiet. — They all remember the last time Gingrich held power, as House speaker: the bombast, the reckless personal life, the arrogance and lack of discipline that bordered on dangerous.
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM SLIDESHOW: Meet The 2012 GOPers — Newt Gingrich — Pelosi knows more about Gingrich than perhaps any other major national political figure. She was a senior Democrat when Gingrich was House Speaker, served on the ethics committee that investigated Gingrich for tax cheating …
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Don Surber, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers, Campaign 2012, The Maddow Blog and Swampland
New York Times:
Gingrich Surges, but Romney Organization Is Stronger — Surging in polls is one thing. But as Newt Gingrich seeks to turn his impressive performance in surveys into votes, he is scrambling madly to build the kind of organization that Mitt Romney has methodically put in place for a year …
Alex Altman / Time:
Are Iowa's True Believers Ready to Forgive Newt Gingrich's Sins?
Are Iowa's True Believers Ready to Forgive Newt Gingrich's Sins?
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Firedoglake, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Globe and Mail, Swampland, American Prospect and The Reaction
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum — * Top Romney operative admits ad attacking Obama …
The Morning Plum — * Top Romney operative admits ad attacking Obama …
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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich goes up with first spot of presidential campaign
Gingrich goes up with first spot of presidential campaign
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Ballot Box and Shakesville
myfoxatlanta.com:
Source: Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich Monday — ATLANTA - Herman Cain might be out of the running as a Republican presidential candidate, but his voice still carries weight with his many loyal supporters. Since he bowed out of the race Saturday, there has been much speculation on who he would endorse.
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Leslie Bennetts / The Daily Beast:
Ginger White on Herman Cain's Exit, His Arrogance—and Her Sex Claims — Ginger White, who dealt the death blow to Herman Cain's campaign by alleging a 13-year relationship, talks to Leslie Bennetts about: — A few hours after Herman Cain announced the end of his presidential campaign …
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PolitickerNY, Gawker and Business Insider
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
First post-Cain poll finds Gingrich holding double-digit lead
First post-Cain poll finds Gingrich holding double-digit lead
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CNN and Poll Position
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Donald Trump Mulls Third-Party Bid as He Enjoys GOP Kingmaker Role — Donald Trump will host another Republican White House hopeful on Monday when former House Speaker Newt Gingrich travels to New York to pay his respects to the real-estate mogul and reality TV star.
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USA Today, RedState and Outside the Beltway
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul
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ThinkProgress, The Loyal Opposition, Los Angeles Times, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos and Portland Mercury
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rove says RNC should ‘discourage’ Trump-moderated debate
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Trump: Huntsman Has To Tell The Truth 'Because He's A Mormon' (Updated)
Trump: Huntsman Has To Tell The Truth 'Because He's A Mormon' (Updated)
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GOP 12, The Raw Story and Business Insider
Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Karl Rove Blasts Donald Trump, Says He's Trivializing The Election Process
Karl Rove Blasts Donald Trump, Says He's Trivializing The Election Process
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Guardian
Cynthia R. Fagen / New York Post:
Occupier gets an occupation — She's gone from Occupy Wall Street to occupying a job on Wall Street. — Down-on-her-luck protester Tracy Postert spent 15 days washing sidewalks and making sandwiches at Zuccotti Park — then landed a dream job at a Financial District investment firm thanks …
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Gothamist, Ed Driscoll, Campaign 2012, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, Jammie Wearing Fools and DealBook
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Erin Einhorn / NY Daily News:
Zuccotti Park owners Brookfield Properties owe city $139G in back taxes — Heineken, WNBA and Philadelphia Eagles also on debtors list — Zuccotti Park, scene of the Occupy Wall St. protests, is owned by a company that owes city thousands in back taxes. — City taxpayers have poured millions …
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ThinkProgress, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Balloon Juice and Gawker
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Is a Workable Eurodeal Actually in the Works? — Italy is pressing forward with a package of austerity reforms, including tax increases on the wealthy, a ban on cash transactions over $1,000 (to reduce tax evasion), and a fairly radical pension reform which will raise retirement ages and change …
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BBC, Financial Times and Business Insider
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New York Times:
Explosion Seen as Big Setback to Iran's Missile Program — WASHINGTON — The huge explosion that destroyed a major missile-testing site near Tehran three weeks ago was a major setback for Iran's most advanced long-range missile program, according to American and Israeli intelligence officials and missile technology experts.
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Los Angeles Times, Firedoglake, Wall Street Journal, Tikun Olam, EA WorldView, Israel Matzav, americanthinker.com and Reuters
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
George Orwell on the Evil Iranian Menace
George Orwell on the Evil Iranian Menace
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The Atlantic Online, Unqualified Offerings, Danger Room and The Long War Journal
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Send in the Clueless — There are two crucial things you need to understand about the current state of American politics. First, given the still dire economic situation, 2012 should be a year of Republican triumph. Second, the G.O.P. may nonetheless snatch defeat from the jaws of victory — because Herman Cain was not an accident.
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Business Insider, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Mahablog
Josh-Williams / Gowalla:
Gowalla is Going to Facebook — Three years ago Gowalla's journey began when I took a photograph of Lake Tahoe on my iPhone. I had just finished a phone call with my dad, and I wanted nothing more than to share that photo and place with him. Not just in a text message or status update sort of way …
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Guardian, The Verge, TechCrunch, AllThingsD, GigaOM, Bits and Digits, more at Techmeme »
Steven T. Dennis / Roll Call:
Obama's Aloof Behavior With GOP Could Hurt Agenda — President Barack Obama's relationships with Congressional Republicans have withered in recent months, casting doubt on his ability to influence Congress during the election season next year as well as his ability to push an aggressive agenda if he wins a second term.
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Washington Monthly
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Kate Andersen Brower / Bloomberg:
Obama Has Populist Message on Consumer Chief, Tax Cuts
Obama Has Populist Message on Consumer Chief, Tax Cuts
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Daily Kos
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The Fox News Candidate is... Fox News — Mwahahaha. — When six GOP primary contenders descended on Fox News' midtown headquarters for a “candidates forum” with a trio of red state attorneys general on Saturday night, the candidates probably expected tough questions about their positions.
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Poynter and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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Radley Balko / The Huffington Post:
SWAT Raids, Stun Guns, And Pepper Spray: Why The Government Is Ramping Up The Use Of Force — In February of last year, video surfaced of a marijuana raid in Columbia, Mo. During the raid on Jonathan Whitworth and his family, police took down the door with a battering ram …
Joe Weisenthal / Business Insider:
Italian Yields Are Collapsing — The yields on the Italian 10-year has fallen below 6.2%! — Just remember, it was just the week before Thanksgiving that the yield here was above 7.4%, so this is a huge move. — Obviously investors are reacting to the twin promises of new austerity …
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The Daily Dish and Economist's View
New York Post:
Fast & furious lies — It was all a lie. The angry denials, the high dudgeon, the how-dare-you accuse-us bleating emanating from Eric Holder's Justice Department these last nine months. — Operation Fast and Furious — the “botched” gun-tracking program run by the Bureau of Alcohol …
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The Daily Caller, Power Line, National Review, Betsy's Page and Fausta's Blog