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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.
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Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP kingmakers unhappy with choice between Romney, Gingrich — 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 and Republican kingmakers …
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Taylor Marsh, The Politico, CANNONFIRE and CNN
The Politico:
Nervous Mitt fans: Hit Newt harder — Newt Gingrich's surge is prompting the first signs of nervousness among top Mitt Romney supporters, some of whom are urging their candidate to take a more aggressive approach to arrest the former House speaker's sudden rise. — Romney's backers aren't panicking — yet.
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.
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ThinkProgress, JustOneMinute and Indecision Forever
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Ron Paul goes negative against Newt Gingrich on air in Iowa — Ron Paul is becoming the first to go negative against Newt Gingrich on the air in Iowa, with a 60-second version of a blistering, and roughly two-minute, web video he did painting the former House Speaker as the portrait of ‘serial hypocrisy.’
Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Heartbreak Awaits Republicans Who Love Newt: Ramesh Ponnuru
Heartbreak Awaits Republicans Who Love Newt: Ramesh Ponnuru
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Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and MoJo Articles
John Parkinson / ABCNEWS:
Pelosi Not Sitting on Trove of Gingrich Secrets
Pelosi Not Sitting on Trove of Gingrich Secrets
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Gingrich tops 3rd straight poll in Iowa
Gingrich tops 3rd straight poll in Iowa
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Washington Wire, The Caucus and The Political Carnival
T.W. Farnam / Washington Post:
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama
In race for campaign funds from billionaires, Romney outpaces Obama
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ThinkProgress, ABCNEWS and The Page
Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
GOP Is Now a Three-Man Race: Romney vs. Gingrich vs. Gingrich
GOP Is Now a Three-Man Race: Romney vs. Gingrich vs. Gingrich
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Salon.com, The Moderate Voice, Business Insider, Campaign 2012 and US Politics
First Read / msnbc.com:
Gingrich asks Trump to create ‘apprentice’ program for poor schoolchildren
Gingrich asks Trump to create ‘apprentice’ program for poor schoolchildren
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Political Theater, Hullabaloo, NY Daily News, Little Green Footballs and National Review
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees
Republicans See Gingrich, Romney as “Acceptable” Nominees
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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.
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ThinkProgress, GOP 12, National Review, American Spectator, Capital Hill and The Right Scoop
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 …
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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.
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americanthinker.com and The Agonist
Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Santorum: People Die In America Because They ‘Make Poor Decisions’ — Rick Santorum got in a lengthy argument with a young voter in Iowa on some pretty heavy topics: Life, death, health care, and gay sex. — Jason Kornelis, a 23-year-old recent college graduate …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ThinkProgress and Outside the Beltway
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Has Tense Exchange on Gay Rights and Health Care in Iowa
Rick Santorum Has Tense Exchange on Gay Rights and Health Care in Iowa
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ThinkProgress
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 …
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FT Alphaville, EconLog, americanthinker.com, Washington Post, Financial Times and Business Insider
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.
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Sister Toldjah, Scared Monkeys, Pundit & Pundette, americanthinker.com and Rod Dreher
Spike Dolomite Ward / Los Angeles Times:
‘Obamacare’ to the rescue — A woman who felt President Obama had let the middle class down has changed her mind. — In this August 20, 2009 photo, President Obama spoke during a town hall meeting on healthcare at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. (Alex Wong/Bloomberg)
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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
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.”
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The Politico and Paul Krugman
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 …
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Weasel Zippers, Questions and Observations and Hot Air
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 …
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Fox News, americanthinker.com, Hot Air, EA WorldView, Weasel Zippers, The Daily Dish and Atlas Shrugs
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.
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Washington Monthly, Wonkette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, TBogg, Hot Air, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Prairie Weather, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox Business Network Calls Muppets Communist; Debate Goes Viral … If you Googled news about “Muppets” on Monday you were treated to hundreds of news stories and blog items debating whether Disney's lovable creatures were Communists or not. You can thank Fox Business Network and Media Matters for that.
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National Review, Guardian, NewsBusters.org, Don Surber, Big Hollywood, Washington Post and Mediaite
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