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The Gallup Organization / Gallup:
Gingrich 37%, Romney 22% Among GOP Voters Nationwide — Gallup's initial Daily tracking finds all other candidates in single digits — PRINCETON, NJ — Newt Gingrich leads Mitt Romney 37% to 22% in Gallup's inaugural Daily tracking of Republican registered voters' preferences …
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Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg:
Heartbreak Awaits Republicans Who Love Newt: Ramesh Ponnuru — Before Republicans put Newt Gingrich at the top of their party, they should consider what happened the last time he led it. — In the mid-1990s, Gingrich was the de facto head of the Republican Party.
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New York Post, National Review, The Daily Caller, Rod Dreher and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
The Truth About Pundit Crap: Could Jon Meacham Be the Most Insufferable Human in Washington? — I have long proposed that every single major elite political pundit be frog-marched away from the buffet tables inside the Beltway and deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains, there to be confined …
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Firedoglake, FishbowlDC, Balloon Juice, Whiskey Fire, TIME Ideas and The Impolitic
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Romney latest candidate to say no to Trump — (CNN) - Donald Trump's Republican presidential debate took another hit Wednesday when White House hopeful Mitt Romney said he wouldn't participate in the event. — Romney is now the third candidate to decline Trump's invitation to participate in the event.
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Ben Smith's Blog
Pema Levy / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — The Libertarian Intelligentsia Is Freaking Out Over Newt
TPM2012 — The Libertarian Intelligentsia Is Freaking Out Over Newt
The Caucus:
Gingrich Surges Ahead in Iowa
Gingrich Surges Ahead in Iowa
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New York Times, 2012 Decoded, ABCNEWS, Outside the Beltway, The Right Scoop, Firedoglake, Iowa Caucuses, Guardian and CNN
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Gaming website picks Hillary Clinton over Bachmann and Santorum for president
Gaming website picks Hillary Clinton over Bachmann and Santorum for president
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Reuters
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Newt Gingrich: 'Kids shouldn't work in coal mines'
Newt Gingrich: 'Kids shouldn't work in coal mines'
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ThinkProgress, Indecision Forever and JustOneMinute
Molly K. Hooper / The Hill:
GOP kingmakers unhappy with choice between Romney, Gingrich for 2012
GOP kingmakers unhappy with choice between Romney, Gingrich for 2012
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CNN, Taylor Marsh, CANNONFIRE and The Politico
Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Poll: Gingrich takes double-digit lead over Romney in Iowa
Poll: Gingrich takes double-digit lead over Romney in Iowa
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Ballot Box and GOP 12
Rachel Rose Hartman / Yahoo! News:
On private call, Republicans say attacking Obama personally is too dangerous: Yahoo News exclusive — Obama greets a crowd at Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport (Carolyn Kaster/AP) — Republicans on a private Republican National Committee conference call with allies warned Tuesday …
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National Review, Indecision Forever, Hot Air, Outside the Beltway, Weasel Zippers, Ben Smith's Blog, Gawker, Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Gingrich: Most likely to kiss up to the liberal elite
Gingrich: Most likely to kiss up to the liberal elite
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The Lonely Conservative, Rush Limbaugh, American Spectator and The Daily Caller
Jroot / Rick Perry for President 2012:
Statement by Gov. Rick Perry on Obama Administration's Use of Gay Rights to Make Foreign Aid Decisions — AUSTIN - Gov. Rick Perry today issued the following statement: — “Just when you thought Barack Obama couldn't get any more out of touch with America's values, AP reports …
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The Raw Story, Daily Kos, ThinkProgress and Towleroad News #gay
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New York Times:
U.S. to Use Foreign Aid to Promote Gay Rights Abroad — WASHINGTON — The United States will begin using American foreign aid to promote gay rights abroad, Obama administration officials said on Tuesday. — President Obama issued a memorandum directing American agencies to look for ways …
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Balloon Juice, Indecision Forever, Wonkette and americanthinker.com
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Candidates quick to pan Obama foreign aid decision
Candidates quick to pan Obama foreign aid decision
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The Hill, Right Wing Watch, Towleroad News #gay and The Raw Story
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Sec. Clinton To UN: ‘Gay Rights Are Human Rights, And Human Rights Are Gay Rights’
Sec. Clinton To UN: ‘Gay Rights Are Human Rights, And Human Rights Are Gay Rights’
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The Huffington Post and Mediaite
Benjamin Domenech / Heartlander Magazine:
Quarter-Billion Taxpayer Dollars Spent on Penis Pumps — Benjamin Domenech is managing editor of Health Care News and a research fellow at The Heartland... (read full bio) — TWITTER — According to data collected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) …
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
An absurd choice for a health care award
An absurd choice for a health care award
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The Politico, Daily Kos, Paul Krugman and PERRspectives
David Dayen / Firedoglake:
Obama's Osawatomie Speech Attempts a Populist Rebranding — President Obama gives Teddy Rooseveltian speech. Will he now walk the walk? — In his Osawatomie, Kansas speech, an echo of Theodore Roosevelt's 1910 address in the same city calling for a “New Nationalism,” …
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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Here's The BIG Class Warfare Speech Obama Is Giving In Kansas Right Now
Here's The BIG Class Warfare Speech Obama Is Giving In Kansas Right Now
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RedState, Hot Air, Patterico's Pontifications and National Review
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Obama says economic ‘inequality’ hurts everyone
Obama says economic ‘inequality’ hurts everyone
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Weasel Zippers and The Impolitic
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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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Has Tense Exchange on Gay Rights and Health Care in Iowa — SIOUX CENTER, IOWA—Rick Santorum is usually quite amiable on the trail, but Monday evening at campaign event at small Christian college in Sioux City he had some tense back and forth exchanges with one student and another graduate of the college.
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ThinkProgress and The Raw Story
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James Hibberd / Inside TV:
Republicans vs. Democrats TV survey results: Lefties want comedy, right wingers like work — Republicans don't watch MTV's Jersey Shore. But they dig ABC's Castle. — Democrats don't like Discovery's Deadliest Catch. But they swoon for NBC's Parks and Recreation.
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Weasel Zippers, Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Mediaite, Guardian, Big Hollywood and Gawker
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Senate Republican filibuster blocks Obama D.C. Circuit nominee Caitlin Halligan — Senate Republicans on Tuesday filibustered the nomination of Caitlin Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, blocking a nominee tapped last year by President Obama to serve on one of the country's most powerful courts.
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Bob Woodward says sitting next to Al Gore is ‘taxing, unpleasant’ — If you plan on throwing a dinner party full of VIPs, whatever you do, don't seat Bob Woodward next to Al Gore. — In a speech at the Organization for International Investment's annual dinner at D.C.'s Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Thursday …
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Daniel Strauss / Ballot Box:
Call him crazy but Huntsman shifts on climate change — GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman shifted his position on global warming Tuesday, telling a conservative audience that there is “not enough information right now” on the issue to formulate policies.
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The Politico, ThinkProgress, Grist, CNN and Liberal Values
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Jon Huntsman Flip-Flops On Climate Change
TPM2012 — Jon Huntsman Flip-Flops On Climate Change
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)
Dalia Sussman / The Caucus:
New Iowa Poll: Who Can Beat Obama? — Just weeks before the first votes are cast in the 2012 presidential campaign, likely Republican caucus-goers in Iowa are closely divided over which candidate has the best chance of defeating President Obama, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds.
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CNN, ABCNEWS, Washington Post, O.KayHenderson.com, The Political Carnival, Business Insider and Iowa Caucuses
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.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Colorlines, Gothamist, The Atlantic Online and Gawker
Debbie Siegelbaum / The Hill:
Unemployed protesters stage sit-ins in dozens of lawmaker offices — Nearly 3,000 protesters are staging sit-ins in congressional offices at the Capitol on Tuesday, demanding they be heard on the plight of the unemployed. — The protests, organized by activist groups including OurDC and Moveon.org …
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The Political Carnival
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Obama Now Blames The Internet For Job Losses — “Layoffs too often became permanent, not part of the business cycle. And these changes didn't just affect blue collar workers. If you were a bank teller or a phone operator or a travel agent, you saw many in your profession replaced by ATMs and the internet …
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Power Line, The Lonely Conservative, Weasel Zippers and The PJ Tatler