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12:00 PM ET, December 6, 2011

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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP kingmakers unhappy with presidential primary frontrunner choices  —  The Republican presidential primary is shaping up as a two-man race, but influential conservatives are clearly expressing their dissatisfaction with choices A and B.  —  In recent weeks, key GOP lawmakers …
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Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  The Libertarian Intelligentsia Is Freaking Out Over Newt  —  Libertarians in Washington are not happy about how the Republican primary is shaping up.  Barring a miracle, there are two candidates with a decent shot at the nomination.  Mitt Romney, the godfather of Obamacare, is not libertarians' first choice.
Glenn Beck:
Transcript of Newt Gingrich interview  —  Glenn is back on TV!  Watch Glenn's new two-hour show available live and on-demand Monday through Friday on GBTV.com!  Start your two week free trial HERE!  —  Below is a rush transcript of Glenn's interview with Newt Gingrich this morning.
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Invoking Teddy Roosevelt
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Heartbreak Awaits Republicans Who Love Newt: Ramesh Ponnuru
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich tops 3rd straight poll in Iowa
T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama
Discussion: ThinkProgress, ABCNEWS and The Page
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Not Sitting on Trove of Gingrich Secrets  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi now says she is not sitting on a trove of opposition research on former House Speaker-turned-GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.  —  In an interview conducted Friday and published Monday …
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Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Bachmann voices concerns, still undecided on attending Trump-moderated debate  —  Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said her campaign is “still in the process of looking at” an upcoming debate moderated by businessman Donald Trump.  —  Bachmann said on CBS's “The Early Show” that it is a …
Felix Salmon:
The euro zone's terrible mistake  —  The FT is reporting today that the new fiscal rules for the EU “include a commitment not to force private sector bondholders to take losses on any future eurozone bail-outs”.  If this principle really does get enshrined into some new treaty …
Discussion: FT Alphaville and EconLog
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Jordan Weissmann / The Atlantic Online:
Who Killed the Postal Service?  —  USPS is slashing first-class delivery, cutting billions of dollars, and looking to cut thousands of workers.  How did it get this bad?  —  Wikipedia  —  Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night will keep your postman from delivering that Mad Men DVD you've been waiting for.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
An absurd choice for a health care award  —  Politico will host an awards dinner tonight, honoring “Policymakers of the Year” in a variety of categories and fields.  That wouldn't be especially interesting, were it not for the news organization's choice for “Health Care Policymaker of the Year.”
Discussion: Paul Krugman and The Politico
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
NAACP warns black and Hispanic Americans could lose right to vote  —  Civil rights group petitions UN over ‘massive voter suppression’ after apparent effort to disenfranchise black and Hispanic people  —  The largest civil rights group in America, the National Association for the Advancement …
Meaghan Murphy / Fox News:
Recent Charges of Sexual Abuse of Children in Hollywood Just Tip of Iceberg, Experts Say  —  Allison Arngrim (left) starred on 'Little House on the Prairie.  " She said stories about Corey Feldman and Corey Haim (right) being abused as child stars were common in the 1980s and 90s.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Wonky Liberal  —  Republicans have many strong arguments to make against the Obama administration, but one major criticism doesn't square with the evidence.  This is the charge that President Obama is running a virulently antibusiness administration that spews out a steady flow of job- and economy-crushing regulations.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blog
Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
Romney staff spent nearly $100,000 to hide records  —  (Reuters) - Mitt Romney spent nearly $100,000 in state funds to replace computers in his office at the end of his term as governor of Massachusetts in 2007 as part of an unprecedented effort to keep his records secret, Reuters has learned.
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: 'Kids shouldn't work in coal mines'  —  Newt Gingrich does not want to send your children into the coal mines.  —  So he said on WNYM this morning, telling radio host Curtis Sliwa that when he suggested putting kids to work in their schools, he wasn't thinking of the Dickensian child-labor force his critics imagine.
Freewayblogger / Tales of the Freewayblogger:
Scrapitalism  —  San Francisco (Three days @ 90,000+ viewers per day)  —  Berkeley (Five days @ 110,000+ viewers per day)  —  Statistic courtesy of Communist Agitprop Forbes Magazine  —  These signs are made quickly, easily and cheaply using scrap cardboard, paint and an overhead projector.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Iran's Revolutionary Guards prepare for war  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been put on a war footing amid increasing signs that the West is taking direct action to cripple Iran's nuclear programme.  —  An order from Gen Mohammed Ali Jaafari, the commander of the guards …
Dan Quayle / Arizona Republic:
Romney's qualities make him best candidate for president … As Americans observe the wreckage of our country over the last three years — continued high unemployment with 300,000 people last month dropping out of our workforce, the loss of respect for America around the world …
Discussion: The Page and Outside the Beltway
William Glaberson / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Police Maligned Paradegoers on Facebook  —  They called people “animals” and “savages.”  One comment said, “Drop a bomb and wipe them all out.”  —  Hearing New York police officers speak publicly but candidly about one another and the people they police is rare indeed, especially with their names attached.
Discussion: Gawker and Gothamist
 
 
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Spike Dolomite Ward / Los Angeles Times:
‘Obamacare’ to the rescue  —  A woman who felt President Obama …
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Spencer Ackerman / Danger Room:
Insider: $56 Billion Later, Airport Security Is Junk
Discussion: The Spectacle Blog
Wall Street Journal:
Hurdle for Health-Law Suit
Discussion: The New Republic and Law Blog
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Rep. King's fourth Muslim-American radicalization hearing to focus on military
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Erik Wasson / The Hill:
Final government shutdown fight rings out the old year
Discussion: Booman Tribune
David Catanese / The Politico:
Montana Chamber: Tester up 5
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Heather Timmons / India Ink:
India Asks Google, Facebook to Screen User Content
Discussion: Guardian, Yahoo! News and TechCrunch
Bloomberg:
S&P Puts 15 Euro Nations on Watch for Downgrade Amid Sovereign-Debt Crisis
Discussion: Wonkette and Hot Air
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BBC:
Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed
Discussion: Firedoglake, Truthdig and Gawker
Neil Shah / Wall Street Journal:
Overweight in Metal, This Band Tries to Play Tunes in Forex
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Reichle v. Howards
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
WATCH: Marine Sings A Beautiful Christmas Song He Wrote For His Wife Back Home
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Jordy Yager / The Hill:
Issa expands Fast and Furious probe to include alleged money laundering
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Denver Post:
Democrats win fight over Colorado Congressional boundaries
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Hotline On Call
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Fox News Business: The Muppets Are ‘Brainwashing’ Young People To Hate The Oil Industry
 

 
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