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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich commits a capital crime — Newt Gingrich — the friend of his detractors, to whom he offers serial vindications — provided on Monday redundant evidence for the proposition that he is the least conservative candidate seeking the Republican presidential nomination: He faulted Mitt Romney for committing acts of capitalism.
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Christine O'Donnell: I like Mitt Romney's flip — Talk about a backhanded compliment. — Christine O'Donnell, who has endorsed Mitt Romney, appeared on CNN Wednesday and inadvertently drew attention to one of the charges against the former Massachusetts governor from his critics - flip-flopping.
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New York Magazine, Washington Monthly, CNN, Fox News, Indecision Forever, Daily Kos and The Caucus
Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Gingrich's Iowa political director leaves campaign after Mormonism ‘cult’ remark — Craig Bergman (Dave Davidson / Prezography.com) — The new political director for Newt Gingrich's Iowa campaign thinks that some evangelicals believe God would reject Mitt Romney because of his Mormonism.
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The Iowa Republican, Publius Forum, Shakesville and The Politico
Kevin Hall / The Iowa Republican:
TIR Focus Group: Evangelicals Will Revolt Against Romney Nomination — A focus group of Iowa conservative activists gathered recently to discuss the upcoming caucuses. The group, organized by TheIowaRepublican.com in conjunction with McClatchy newspapers, included a retiree, a college student …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul closes in on Gingrich — There has been some major movement in the Republican Presidential race in Iowa over the last week, with what was a 9 point lead for Newt Gingrich now all the way down to a single point. Gingrich is at 22% to 21% for Paul with Mitt Romney at 16% …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC/WSJ poll: Romney struggles with primary voters, Gingrich with general electorate
NBC/WSJ poll: Romney struggles with primary voters, Gingrich with general electorate
Washington Post:
Romney blasts Gingrich as ‘extremely unreliable’ conservative leader
Romney blasts Gingrich as ‘extremely unreliable’ conservative leader
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ABCNEWS, Ballot Box, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, The Page, The Politico and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Ross Douthat / Campaign Stops:
Ron Paul Rising
Ron Paul Rising
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Ellisblog!, Real Clear Politics, The Iowa Republican, Vox Popoli, Prairie Weather, The Daily Caller and National Review
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Newtzilla to the rescue — Many feel that a Gingrich victory might …
Newtzilla to the rescue — Many feel that a Gingrich victory might …
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News Desk, Riehl World View, Daily Pundit, Cold Fury, Don Surber, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Daily Dish
ABCNEWS:
Christine O'Donnell Endorses Mitt Romney for President
Christine O'Donnell Endorses Mitt Romney for President
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Outside the Beltway, The Other McCain, Sky Dancing and Weasel Zippers
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Christine O'Donnell endorses Romney
Christine O'Donnell endorses Romney
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CNN, The Moderate Voice, New York Times, ABCNEWS, Ballot Box and The Hill
Steven Nelson / The Daily Caller:
In Iowa, Paul closes to within one point of front-runner Gingrich
In Iowa, Paul closes to within one point of front-runner Gingrich
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Ricochet Conversations Feed, Real Clear Politics, Mediaite, Business Insider and Campaign 2012
Pew Research Center / PewResearch.org:
Gingrich Leads, But Likely GOP Primary Voters Have Not Ruled Out Romney
Gingrich Leads, But Likely GOP Primary Voters Have Not Ruled Out Romney
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The Moderate Voice
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich Surges, but Swing Voters Are Wary
Gingrich Surges, but Swing Voters Are Wary
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Phyllis Furman / NY Daily News:
Milk Street Cafe, FiDi eatery that lost business due to Occupy Wall Street barricades, to close for good — Thursday is last day for popular Financial District restaurant that opened in June — Milk Street Cafe owner Marc Epstein, on steps of City Hall in November, complained about Occupy Wall Street barricades hurting business.
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Mj Lee / The Politico:
Time's Person of the Year: ‘The Protester’ — The honor of Time magazine's 2011 “Person of the Year” goes to “the protester” - from the demonstrators across the Arab world to the Occupy Wall Street movement that continues to make headlines. — “In the U.S., three acute and overlapping money crises …
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americanthinker.com and The Daily What
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
Time magazine honors ‘the protester’ as 2011 Person of the Year
CNBC:
Realtors: We Overcounted Home Sales for Five Years — Data on sales of previously owned U.S. homes from 2007 through October this year will be revised down next week because of double counting, indicating a much weaker housing market than previously thought.
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Outside the Beltway, americanthinker.com and KVOA-TV
Matthew Lynn / MarketWatch:
This slump won't end until 2031 — Commentary: Our predicament parallels the Long Depression of 1870s — LONDON (MarketWatch) — In retrospect, it wasn't hard to see that the markets were becoming dangerously unstable. Germany had just adopted a new monetary system, and Europe was being flooded with cheap German money.
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The Agonist
New York Times:
House Passes Extension of Cut to Payroll Taxes — WASHINGTON — Defying a veto threat from President Obama, the House on Tuesday passed a bill extending a cut in Social Security payroll taxes for 160 million Americans for another year. But the Democratic majority in the Senate vowed to reject …
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Kurt Andersen / Time:
The Protester — Once upon a time, when major news events were chronicled strictly by professionals and printed on paper or transmitted through the air by the few for the masses, protesters were prime makers of history. Back then, when citizen multitudes took to the streets without weapons …
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Hot Air, The PJ Tatler, Washington Post, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Daily Caller, NewsBusters.org, News Desk and Boing Boing
Malcolm Moore / Telegraph:
Inside Wukan: the Chinese village that fought back — Something extraordinary has happened in the Chinese village of Wukan. — Thousands of Wukan's residents gathered for a second day in front of a triple-roofed pagoda that serves as the village hall — For the first time on record …
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americanthinker.com and msnbc.com
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
A First Iowa Forecast: Race Is Still Wide Open — We're a few days away from releasing the official version of our polling-based forecasts for the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. But the statistical work behind the model is done, so I can give you a preview of what the forecasts will look like.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dem Senators to Obama administration: On Plan B, it's put up or shut up time — It isn't every day that 14 Senators aggressively call out their own party's Health and Human Services Secretary, imply that a major decision made their own party's adminstration was not based on science, and demand proof to the contrary.
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Shakesville, New York Times, Political Mojo and Daily Kos
The United States Department of Justice:
Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library & Museum — Thank you, Mark [ Updegrove] . It is a pleasure to be with you - and to join so many friends, colleagues, and critical partners in welcoming some of our nation's most dedicated and effective civil rights champions …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting
Holder Signals Tough Review of New State Laws on Voting
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Gene Marks / Quicker Better Tech:
If I Were A Poor Black Kid — President Obama gave an excellent speech last week in Kansas about inequality in America. — “This is the defining issue of our time.” He said. “This is a make-or-break moment for the middle class, and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle class.
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Jo Becker / New York Times:
Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah's Financing — BEIRUT, Lebanon — Last February, the Obama administration accused one of Lebanon's famously secretive banks of laundering money for an international cocaine ring with ties to the Shiite militant group Hezbollah.
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Deadspin:
Sandusky's Lawyer: If You Believe Witness, “I Suggest You Dial 1-800-REALITY.” That's A Gay Phone Sex Line. [UPDATE] — Joe Amendola, the attorney for Jerry Sandusky who thus far has been lawyerin' like a man who got his J.D. from the bottom of a cereal box, did some more lawyerin' in front of the cameras this morning.
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Crooks and Liars, CNN, Towleroad News #gay, Wall Street Journal, Law Blog and The Raw Story