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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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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Pelosi: I'll reveal information on 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.
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.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees — All other candidates seen as unacceptable by half or more of Republicans — PRINCETON, NJ — Newt Gingrich (62%) and Mitt Romney (54%) are the only two candidates Republicans say would be acceptable presidential nominees from their party …
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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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The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog, Business Insider, Washington Post and The Mahablog
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich defends Donald Trump from Ron Paul — After a nearly hour-long meeting at Trump Tower, Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich emerged for a joint press conference, where the former House Speaker defended The Donald from slams from Ron Paul that him moderating a debate would create a “circus” atmosphere.
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myfoxatlanta.com:
Source: Herman Cain to Endorse Newt Gingrich Monday
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rove says RNC should ‘discourage’ Trump-moderated debate
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Business Insider and Sky Dancing
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
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
Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Donald Trump Mulls Third-Party Bid as He Enjoys GOP Kingmaker Role
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The Morning Plum — * Top Romney operative admits ad attacking Obama was “propaganda”: This one should be seen as a defining moment for Campaign 2012. Check out the new defense of that dishonest ad attacking Obama that a top anomymous Romney campaign operative has now given to the New York Times' Tom Edsall:
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and The Impolitic
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Bob Vander Plaats Whips Up Support For Gingrich In Iowa: 'He's Had A Life Transformation'
Thomas B. Edsall / Campaign Stops:
The Reinvention of Political Morality
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Washington Post and The Reality-Based Community
Alex Altman / Time:
Are Iowa's True Believers Ready to Forgive Newt Gingrich's Sins?
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Firedoglake, Globe and Mail, Swampland, The Reaction and American Prospect
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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City Room, Gothamist, Ed Driscoll, Outside the Beltway, Campaign 2012, 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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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
George Orwell on the Evil Iranian Menace — “Actions are held to be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to who does them” — The U.S. has long had Iran virtually encircled as a result of the American occupation of Afghanistan on Iran's Eastern border …
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John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Rep. Kucinich: Downed drone plane ‘a step’ toward war with Iran
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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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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Guardian, neo-neocon, PolitickerNY, Gawker and Business Insider
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Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
First post-Cain poll finds Gingrich holding double-digit lead
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Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Democrats shrink payroll tax cut to lure GOP support — Senate Democrats have shrunk a proposal to cut payroll taxes in hopes of luring Republican votes for the centerpiece of President Obama's jobs plan. — Democrats have reduced the $265 billion extension and expansion of the payroll tax cut …
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tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com, Washington Monthly, msnbc.com, Taylor Marsh and Hullabaloo
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The Playlist / Indiewire Blogs, Film News and Reviews:
Exclusive: ‘Dragon Tattoo’ Producer Scott Rudin Replies To David Denby's Upcoming New Yorker Review Embargo Break — “They reviewed what?” — If you follow movie insider baseball news you may have heard the embargo on Sony's “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” is about to break tomorrow …
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Washington Post, New York Times, Poynter and Gothamist, more at Mediagazer »
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David Denby / New Yorker:
DOUBLE DARE … - BOOKS - MOVIES - ART - MUSIC …
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CBS News:
NASA finding feeds talk of a new Earth — Artist's conception illustrates Kepler-22b (NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech) — NASA has found a new planet outside Earth's solar system that is eerily similar to Earth in important aspects. — Scientists say the temperature on the surface of the planet is about a comfy 72 degrees (22 Celsius).
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Balloon Juice
ABCNEWS:
U.S. Continues Radio Silence on Drone Held by Iran — There's no indication an unmanned missing U.S. drone was brought down by the Iranians through jamming or cyber attack, a senior military official told ABC News today. — The military is looking at this as strictly a malfunctioning drone.
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Washington Post and The Raw Story
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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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Questions and Observations, The Daily Dish and Economist's View
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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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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 …
Alex Weprin / TVNewser:
Aaron Sorkin's HBO Cable News Series To Be Called ‘Newsroom’ — Exclusive: The upcoming HBO drama about cable news from “The West Wing” creator Aaron Sorkin finally has a name. TVNewser has learned that HBO is expected to call the series “Newsroom.” — Sorkin's series follows fictional …
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