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John Rosenthal / Weekly Standard:
Proposed S. Korean Towers Resemble Exploding World Trade Center — The unveiling of pictures of planned luxury residential towers scheduled to be built in Seoul, South Korea, has sparked instant controversy. The reason is obvious. The towers, which include a so-called “cloud” …
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The Moderate Voice, Questions and Observations, americanthinker.com, Outside the Beltway and Althouse
CNN:
Palestinians attack Gingrich comment on ‘invented’ people — (CNN) — Senior Palestinian leaders on Saturday strongly criticized comments by Republican presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich that the Palestinians are an “invented” people, calling them ignorant and racist.
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Guardian:
Palestinians are an invented people, says Newt Gingrich
Palestinians are an invented people, says Newt Gingrich
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Washington Wire and ThinkProgress
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
The reach of the GOP establishment
The reach of the GOP establishment
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Outside the Beltway, Marbury, Balloon Juice and No More Mister Nice Blog
ABCNEWS:
With Race Heating Up, Republicans Set To Square Off In Pivotal Iowa Debate — DES MOINES — Let the wild rumpus start. — Only three weeks from the Iowa caucuses, the top Republican candidates will square off tonight at a pivotal debate in the state capital.
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Washington Post, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog and Iowa Caucuses
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Ben Armbruster / ThinkProgress:
Romney Previously Said Iraq Withdrawal Is An ‘Astonishing Failure,’ Now It's ‘Appropriate’
Romney Previously Said Iraq Withdrawal Is An ‘Astonishing Failure,’ Now It's ‘Appropriate’
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Iowa Caucuses and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Datechguy / Datechguy's Blog:
If you're a conservative Mitt Romney apparently doesn't want you / Update Romney Camp cries false
If you're a conservative Mitt Romney apparently doesn't want you / Update Romney Camp cries false
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Rick Perry, the Iowa x-factor
Rick Perry, the Iowa x-factor
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Swampland, Iowa Caucuses, Guardian, Daily Kos and ABCNEWS
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Newt Strikes Back at Romney
Newt Strikes Back at Romney
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Taylor Marsh, The PJ Tatler, The Reaction, Hot Air, Daily Kos, Coffee and Markets, Wall Street Journal, Ross Douthat and The Page
Eric Kleefeld / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Santorum: ‘Science Should Get Out Of Politics’ — Rick Santorum is known for his insistence that religion has an important place in political life — and also for criticizing various examples of scientific consensus such as evolution, global warming, stem-cell research, human sexuality, and other matters.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Balloon Juice and Althouse
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William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Santorum: Parents, not Obama, know what is best for their child's education
Santorum: Parents, not Obama, know what is best for their child's education
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ThinkProgress, Hullabaloo and Little Green Footballs
Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Rick Santorum's Iowa endorser: ‘I tend to like the underdog’
Rick Santorum's Iowa endorser: ‘I tend to like the underdog’
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The Reaction, Daily Pundit, CNN and ABCNEWS
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Newt Year in Jerusalem — The Associated Press literally doesn't know the meaning of the word “fact.” — At the Republican Jewish Coalition debate the other day, Newt Gingrich declared: “So in a Gingrich administration, the opening day, there will be an executive order about two hours …
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Power Line and The Huffington Post
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Ron Paul, spoiler? — On Oct. 12, 1948, the campaign train of Tom Dewey, the Republican nominee against President Harry Truman, pulled into Beaucoup, Ill., where, from the rear platform, he would speak to about 1,000 people. Before he began, the engineer mistakenly caused the train to lurch …
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Booman Tribune, No More Mister Nice Blog and NPR
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Brian Montopoli / CBS News:
Ron Paul: 9/11 prompted “glee” in Bush administration
Ron Paul: 9/11 prompted “glee” in Bush administration
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Don Surber, americanthinker.com, RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog, Sister Toldjah, Weasel Zippers, The Raw Story and Mediaite
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
For-Profit College Rules Scaled Back After Lobbying — WASHINGTON — Last year, the Obama administration vowed to stop for-profit colleges from luring students with false promises. In an opening volley that shook the $30 billion industry, officials proposed new restrictions to cut off the huge flow of federal aid to unfit programs.
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Crooks and Liars and Eduwonk
Kevin O'Rourke / Project Syndicate:
A Summit to the Death — print recommend Send link clip secure rights — OXFORD - As many feared and most expected, the just-concluded European summit left much to be desired. Once again, Europe's national leaders showed themselves to be in denial about what underlies the eurozone's economic …
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The Moderate Voice, Paul Krugman and Felix Salmon
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Charlemagne / Economist:
Europe's great divorce
Europe's great divorce
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The Daily Dish, Bagehot's notebook, Business Insider, Spiegel Online, AMERICAN FUTURE and Guardian
Marina Hyde / Guardian:
Following Cameron's Europe raspberry, how low can Nick Clegg go?
Following Cameron's Europe raspberry, how low can Nick Clegg go?
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Making Light
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Court to Hear Texas Dispute on Drawing New Districts — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday evening agreed to hear a tangle of lawsuits over how Texas should conduct elections for its Legislature and for Congress next year. — The court stayed orders from a special three-judge court in San Antonio …
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The Politico, Prairie Weather, msnbc.com and Althouse
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Texas election maps blocked, for now
Texas election maps blocked, for now
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ThinkProgress, Greg's Opinion, Election Law Blog and Off the Kuff
Alexi Friedman / New Jersey Online:
N.J. man dies from penis enhancing injection, authorities say; woman charged with manslaughter — EAST ORANGE — Authorities have filed homicide charges against a woman after she allegedly administered a silicone injection into the penis of a 22-year-old man, who suffered a fatal blood clot.
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The Other McCain, Gothamist and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Stephanie Condon / CBS News:
Grim economic outlook weighs down Obama approval rating — CBS News Poll analysis by the CBS News Polling Unit: Sarah Dutton, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus and Anthony Salvanto. — Less than one year out from Election Day 2012, voters remain overwhelmingly pessimistic about the economy …
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Michelle Malkin, Scared Monkeys, Wake up America, Outside the Beltway, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers and The Moderate Voice
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Perry Admits His Tax Plan Slams Low-Income People And Lets The Wealthy Pay Nothing — Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), in his quest to win the 2012 GOP presidential nomination, has released a so-called flat tax plan that would institute a 20 percent income tax rate on everyone (minus a few deductions) …
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The Political Carnival
Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:
Internal DOJ Email: Kagan Was Brought Into Loop on Mark Levin's Obamacare Complaint — (CNSNews.com) - Internal Justice Department email communications made just days before the House of Representatives passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act show that then-Solicitor General Elena Kagan …
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Sister Toldjah, The Lonely Conservative and The Other McCain
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia, in Defiance of Putin — MOSCOW — Tens of thousands of Russians gathered peacefully in central Moscow on Saturday to shout “Putin is a Thief” and “Russia Without Putin,” forcing the Kremlin to confront a level of public discontent that has not been seen …
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ThinkProgress and Runnin' Scared