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

9:40 PM ET, December 10, 2011

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

The ABC/Yahoo Iowa Debate: What to Watch For — No days off! — That's the motto of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates (and the people that cover them) with only 24 days left before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses. — FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2011, file photo Republican presidential …

Discussion: ABCNEWS, Reuters, Booman Tribune, Althouse, Iowa Caucuses, msnbc.com, Taegan Goddard's … and VentureBeat

Richard Adams / Guardian:

GOP presidential debate in Iowa: Gingrich versus Romney - live — Live coverage of the GOP presidential debate in Iowa as Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul battle for support — 9.15pm: Politico's Juana Summers wonders about the absent Jon Huntsman, who is boycotting this debate to hang out in New Hampshire:

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Caucus, Balloon Juice and CNN

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

Rick Santorum Will Score Upset Win in Tonight's ‘Pivotal’ ABC Debate in Iowa — That's not the headline on the ABC News story, of course: … We should recognize this as what it is: Hype, of the same sort of stuff Hunter S. Thompson used to write when he was moonlighting as a publicist for a Florida wrestling promoter:

Discussion: Daily Pundit, The Spectacle Blog, The Lonely Conservative and goproud.org

ABCNEWS:
With Race Heating Up, Republicans Set To Square Off In Pivotal Iowa Debate

Discussion: Michelle Malkin, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Washington Post, Iowa Caucuses and Guardian

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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Christian Science Monitor, The Raw Story, National Review, rubber hose, The Hill and Taylor Marsh

Fox News:

Gingrich Describes Palestinian People as ‘Invented’ — Newt Gingrich declared in an interview that Palestinians are an “invented” people, a statement that drew outrage Saturday from top Palestinian officials. — Gingrich's campaign, while standing by the statement, afterward clarified …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The PJ Tatler, The Spectacle Blog, Atlas Shrugs and Jihad Watch

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 …

Discussion: Washington Wire, Jihad Watch, Booman Tribune and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

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

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: The Caucus

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” …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Outside the Beltway, Questions and Observations, americanthinker.com and Althouse

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 …

Discussion: Wall Street Journal

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

Discussion: Hot Air and Guardian

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.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, Liberal Values, Althouse and Alan Colmes' Liberaland

William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Santorum: Parents, not Obama, know what is best for their child's education

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Little Green Footballs

Austin American-Statesman:

U.S. Supreme Court blocks Texas redistricting maps — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday blocked the use of recently redrawn Texas congressional and legislative election maps, possibly throwing the March 6 primary election into disarray. — By granting the stay requested …

Discussion: Greg's Opinion, The Atlantic Online, Washington Post, Althouse, Off the Kuff and New York Times

Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:

Hollywood Jihad: Shootout, Gunman Calmly Targeted Drivers and People While Shouting Allahu Akbar! — What is most disturbing about this story, apart from the obvious horror, is that not one news account reported what one witness said the shooter was screaming: “allahu akbar.” Not one news account.

Discussion: Reuters, The Gateway Pundit, The Lonely Conservative, L.A. NOW, CBS News and Jihad Watch