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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 …
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John T. Bennett / The Hill:
Perry, Huntsman pledge major changes for Congress — Two long shot Republican presidential candidates took aim at the nation's capital on Sunday, vowing to make major changes to Congress as they search for traction with GOP voters. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman …
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CNN and Outside the Beltway
Matthew Putney / ABCNEWS:
Democrats Blast Newt Gingrich in First Video Ad as ‘Original Tea Partier’ — For the first time in the presidential primary campaign, Democrats are turning their web video and “rapid response” email attack machine on former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. — Just hours after the ABC News …
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Business Insider, The Caucus and The Gateway Pundit
David Weigel / Slate:
The Iowa Debate: Newt Wins the Dress Rehearsal — \Newt Gingrich speaks while Mitt Romney and Ron Paul look on during the Saturday's debate in Des Moines, Iowa. — When he talks to Republicans, especially to Republican voters who may not be inclined to back him, Newt Gingrich wins them over with a promise.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Daily Pundit, Eunomia and Mediaite
Michael Barone / Campaign 2012:
Thoughts on the ABC/Drake debate
Thoughts on the ABC/Drake debate
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americanthinker.com, Iowa Caucuses, Los Angeles Times and National Review
Barry Rubin / Rubin Reports:
Fact-Checking Newt Gingrich and the Fact-Checkers on the Middle East — ABC News “fact-checked” Newt Gingrich's Middle East statements and some readers asked me to fact-check ABC, so here is my view: — Gingrich said Palestinians are an “invented” people. ABC says: Not true.
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Israel Matzav, The PJ Tatler, Outside the Beltway, American Power, americanthinker.com, Atlas Shrugs and Associated Press
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Rick Perry: 'I Don't Have Memorized' The Names Of All 9 Supreme Court Justices — During a meeting with the Des Moines Register editorial board on Friday, Rick Perry asserted there were eight justices on the Supreme Court and mispronounced Sonia Sotomayor's name.
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The Political Carnival, Booman Tribune, Iowa Caucuses and Washington Post
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Jason Clayworth / Iowa Caucuses:
Rick Perry campaign clarifies context on Supreme Court count
Rick Perry campaign clarifies context on Supreme Court count
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Don Surber, Towleroad News #gay, The Raw Story, Burnt Orange Report, Campaign 2012 and Washington Post
Brian Bennett / Los Angeles Times:
Police employ Predator drone spy planes on home front — Unmanned aircraft from an Air Force base in North Dakota help local police with surveillance, raising questions that trouble privacy advocates. — A Predator drone spy plane helped police make arrests after a North Dakota family's run-in with a local sheriff.
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The Jawa Report, msnbc.com, The Impolitic, Global Guerrillas, Balloon Juice and Newshoggers.com
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 …
Washington Examiner:
Why Americans no longer trust Washington — Survey after survey in recent months has shown an alarming decline in public confidence in the nation's chief federal institutions, as well as a deepening pessimism about America's future. Congressional approval is at an all-time low of 13 percent …
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The Other McCain
Christopher Sherman / Associated Press:
US proposes unmanned border crossing with Mexico — BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas (AP) — The bloody drug war in Mexico shows no sign of relenting. Neither do calls for tighter border security amid rising fears of spillover violence. — This hardly seems a time the U.S. would be willing …
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PoliPundit.com and The Lonely Conservative
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 …
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The Gateway Pundit, americanthinker.com, CANNONFIRE, Weasel Zippers and The Lonely Conservative
Michelangelo Signorile / The Huffington Post:
Candace Gingrich-Jones Questions Whether Brother Newt Gingrich Really Believes His Own Anti-Gay Rhetoric … Gay Marriage , Newt Gingrich , Same-Sex Marriage , Video , 2012 Presidential Race , Candace Gingrich-Jones , Candace Gingrich-Jones Gay Marriage , Michelangelo Signorile …
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Crooks and Liars