memeorandum: Two Romneys: Wealthy Man, Thrifty Habits (New York Times)

11:20 AM ET, December 11, 2011

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Richard Adams / Guardian:

GOP presidential debate in Iowa: as it happened — Mitt Romney suffered a $10,000 gaffe while Newt Gingrich brushed off a series of attacks during the GOP debate in Iowa — Live from Des Moines, it's Saturday night - and welcome to live-blogging coverage of the GOP presidential debate in Des Moines …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, The Impolitic, Iowa Caucuses, Sky Dancing, ABCNEWS, Balloon Juice and CNN

Michael Barone / Campaign 2012:

Thoughts on the ABC/Drake debate — In the first hour or so of the Republican presidential candidates debate conducted by ABC News at Drake University in Des Moines, we saw the most contentious, negative debate of the campaign. It is just 24 days from the Iowa precinct caucuses …

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Iowa Caucuses, Los Angeles Times and National Review

New York Times:

Race Reshaped, Rivals Target Gingrich in G.O.P. Debate — DES MOINES — Newt Gingrich offered a robust defense of his views on the Middle East, his lucrative work after leaving Congress and his conservative credentials during a spirited debate here on Saturday night as his Republican …

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, The Politico, ABCNEWS, The Iowa Republican, The Caucus, The Page, American Power and Balloon Juice, more at Mediagazer »

Washington Post:

Gingrich comes under attack in GOP debate — View Photo Gallery — With 24 days before the state's key caucuses, six candidates gather onstage. Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney are taking on different roles than in previous matchups as Gingrich has climbed in the polls.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, The Other McCain, New York Times, Campaign 2012 and Daily Kos

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Rick Santorum Will Score Upset Win in Tonight's ‘Pivotal’ ABC Debate in Iowa

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Spectacle Blog, The Lonely Conservative and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
The ABC/Yahoo Iowa Debate: What to Watch For

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Iowa Caucuses, Burnt Orange Report, Reuters, ABCNEWS, Althouse and Booman Tribune

Christian Whiton / Fox News:

Why Washington Is Shocked, Shocked By Newt Gingrich's Rise Over Mitt Romney — One of the more enjoyable spectacles out of Washington lately has been the horror of establishment Beltway Republicans that Newt Gingrich just might be their presidential nominee, having jumped ahead of Mitt Romney in recent polls.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Daily Pundit

Frances Martel / Mediaite:

Glenn Beck: The Tea Party Supporting Gingrich Over Obama ‘Must Be About Race’ — Glenn Beck has made no secret of how much he dislikes Newt Gingrich- not even to Newt Gingrich's face. But he has yet to confront his supporters until last night, when he reasoned to Freedom Watch host Judge Andrew Napolitano …

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, The Right Scoop, The Moderate Voice, iOwnTheWorld.com, The Raw Story and The Lonely Conservative

New York Post:

Rev. Al deep in the red — The Rev. Al Sharpton's nonprofit paid him nearly $242,000 — even as it carried $1.6 million in debt, according to documents obtained by The Post. — In all, the controversial activist and his empire, including the National Action Network and two for-profit companies …

Discussion: Jammie Wearing Fools, Weasel Zippers and The Gateway Pundit

New York Times:

Two Romneys: Wealthy Man, Thrifty Habits — BOSTON — Soon after Mitt Romney handed out eye-popping bonuses to top performers at his private equity firm in the early 1990s, a young employee invited him to ride in his brand-new toy — a $90,000 Porsche 911 Carrera.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Don Surber and The Caucus

First Read / msnbc.com:

Gingrich opens up big leads in South Carolina and Florida — Newt Gingrich's surge in the polls isn't limited to just the early presidential-nominating contest of Iowa. — According to new NBC News-Marist polls, the former House speaker has now opened up commanding leads in South Carolina and Florida …

Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Taegan Goddard's …

Paul Krugman:

Lessons From Europe — Let me return for a minute to Kevin O'Rourke's recent piece on the European summit. Aside from pointing out just how bad an idea the new super-stability pact is, O'Rourke makes an important observation about what the European experience teaches us about macroeconomics:

Discussion: Sky Dancing and The Moderate Voice

CBS News:

Obama: Not redistributing wealth — In a “60 Minutes” interview with Steve Kroft, President Obama disputes the notion he is trying to redistribute wealth with his plans to treat the country's economic ills. He tells Kroft he's just attempting to deliver the “American Deal” of a strong middle class …

Discussion: Weasel Zippers and americanthinker.com

CNN:

“Putin Out,” Russian protesters chant — Moscow (CNN) — Tens of thousands of Russians turned out in central Moscow and across the country Saturday to protest what they believe were rigged parliamentary elections. — United Russia, the party of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin …

Discussion: Firedoglake

Miriam Elder / Guardian:
Russians protest over ‘election fraud’

Discussion: Balloon Juice and Truthdig

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

LightSquared disrupts 75% of GPS receivers in gov't testing — The saga of LightSquared added a new chapter last night, as Bloomberg reported on the preliminary result of tests of the satellite Internet provider's service in relation to GPS devices. The Obama administration has pushed LightSquared …

Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Falcone's LightSquared Said to Disrupt 75% of GPS in Tests

Discussion: americanthinker.com, Hot Air and Guardian, more at Techmeme »

Associated Press:

Palestinians outraged by Gingrich remarks — JERUSALEM (AP) - A slew of Palestinian officials reacted with dismay Saturday to Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich's statement that the Palestinians are an “invented” people. — The Jewish Channel, a U.S. cable TV network …