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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.
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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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
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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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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Alex Altman / Time:
Are Iowa's True Believers Ready to Forgive Newt Gingrich's Sins?
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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 — 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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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Rove says RNC should ‘discourage’ Trump-moderated debate — GOP veteran strategist Karl Rove said Monday the head of the Republican National Committee should step in to “discourage” presidential candidates from attending the upcoming debate moderated by Donald Trump.
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Patrick O'Connor / Washington Wire:
Donald Trump Mulls Third-Party Bid as He Enjoys GOP Kingmaker Role
Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
First post-Cain poll finds Gingrich holding double-digit lead
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Trump: Huntsman Has To Tell The Truth 'Because He's A Mormon' (Updated)
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Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Karl Rove Blasts Donald Trump, Says He's Trivializing The Election Process
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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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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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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: A huge week for Europe — It is no exaggeration to say that this week could be remembered as the week that Europe either pulled back from the cliff or careened off of it altogether. — German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends debates at the Bundestag after giving a government declaration …
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Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
Is a Workable Eurodeal Actually in the Works?
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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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David Denby / New Yorker:
DOUBLE DARE … - BOOKS - MOVIES - ART - MUSIC …
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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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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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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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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 …
Jordan Zakarin / The Huffington Post:
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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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