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12:40 AM ET, December 11, 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 …
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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:
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 …
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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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 …
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
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
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Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Falcone's LightSquared Said to Disrupt 75% of GPS in Tests
Discussion: Hot Air and Guardian
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
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Ellen Barry / New York Times:
Tens of Thousands Protest in Moscow, Russia, in Defiance of Putin
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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William Petroski / Iowa Caucuses:
Santorum: Parents, not Obama, know what is best for their child's education
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” …
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 …
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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Rolling Stone:
Indefinite Detention of American Citizens: Coming Soon to Battlefield U.S.A.
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Fortune:
We need a new Volcker rule for banks
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Tim Craig / Washington Post:
Occupy D.C. protesters charged with assault on counter-protester
John Hooper / Guardian:
Italian cat inherits €10m fortune
Discussion: Neatorama and Political Mojo
Cindy Adams / New York Post:
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Grim economic outlook weighs down Obama approval rating
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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