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Rasmussen Reports:
Iowa: Romney 23%, Gingrich 20%, Paul 18% — For the fifth straight survey, the GOP field has a new frontrunner in Iowa. — On this first release video, Scott Rasmussen reveals Mitt Romney as the new frontrunner in the Iowa Caucus. — Although this video is available to everyone, most of the content on Rasmussen Reports is not.
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Byron York / Campaign 2012:
Poll: Dramatic drop in Gingrich support in Iowa — DES MOINES — A new survey from pollster Scott Rasmussen shows support for Newt Gingrich in Iowa has fallen sharply in recent days. The poll shows the former House speaker with the support of 20 percent of likely Republican caucus-goers …
National Review:
Winnowing the Field — A hard-fought presidential primary campaign is obscuring the uncharacteristic degree of unity within the Republican party. It has reached a conservative consensus on most of the pressing issues of the day. All of the leading candidates, and almost all of the lagging ones, support the right to life.
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New York Times, msnbc.com, The Daily Caller, The Politico, Salon, Business Insider, neo-neocon, 2012 Decoded, RedState, Guardian, Washington Post, USA Today, Outside the Beltway, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Pundit & Pundette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Mediaite, GOP 12, The Spectacle Blog, NewsHounds blog, Ballot Box, Campaign 2012, Hot Air, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Caucus, iOwnTheWorld.com and The Enterprise Blog
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Giuliani slams Romney, likens Newt to Reagan — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani slammed Mitt Romney as an unelectable flip-flopper, and said Newt Gingrich, who he compared to Ronald Reagan, offers Republicans the best shot at unseating President Obama.
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CNN and nation.foxnews.com
NOM Blog:
Gingrich Signs NOM's Marriage Pledge, Leaving Only Paul Among Major Candidates Not To Have Signed
Gingrich Signs NOM's Marriage Pledge, Leaving Only Paul Among Major Candidates Not To Have Signed
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ThinkProgress, Daily Kos and On Top Magazine Headlines
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Fox's Chris Wallace: If Ron Paul Wins In Iowa, It Will Discredit The Iowa Caucuses
Fox's Chris Wallace: If Ron Paul Wins In Iowa, It Will Discredit The Iowa Caucuses
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The Raw Story, Hit & Run, Indecision Forever, The Daily Dish, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12 and Business Insider
David Grant / Christian Science Monitor:
Jon Huntsman leapfrogs Ron Paul in New Hampshire, says poll
Jon Huntsman leapfrogs Ron Paul in New Hampshire, says poll
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The Other McCain, Shakesville, CNN, Business Insider and The Daily Dish
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Pretending That Ron Paul Doesn't Matter Won't Make Him Go Away
Pretending That Ron Paul Doesn't Matter Won't Make Him Go Away
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FrumForum, The Daily Dish, Hot Air, Hit & Run and Ricochet Conversations Feed
Greg Hengler / Townhall.com:
2008 Flashback: Michele Bachmann Gushes Over Newt Gingrich
2008 Flashback: Michele Bachmann Gushes Over Newt Gingrich
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The Politico
Wall Street Journal:
A Bipartisan Way Forward on Medicare — Allowing private plans to compete with traditional Medicare will help lower costs and spur innovation. — Few issues draw more heated partisan rhetoric than the future of Medicare. Seniors are a reliable and powerful voting bloc …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Wyden-Ryan Medicare Proposal Has White House ‘Concerned’ … WASHINGTON — The Obama administration expressed concern Thursday over the bipartisan Medicare reform proposal that has been hammered out between Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), saying it believes the plan could weaken the program.
Brian Beutler / tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPMDC — The Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan Pile On Begins
TPMDC — The Ron Wyden, Paul Ryan Pile On Begins
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Washington Post, The Raw Story, Daily Kos and The Politico
New York Times:
U.S. War in Iraq Declared Officially Over — BAGHDAD — The United States military officially declared an end to its mission in Iraq on Thursday even as violence continues to plague the country and the Muslim world remains distrustful of American power. — In a fortified concrete courtyard …
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Washington Post:
Iraq war draws to a quiet close
Iraq war draws to a quiet close
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iOwnTheWorld.com, Questions and Observations, Wonkette, ThinkProgress, New York Times, The Moderate Voice and BBC
Cheezburger Network / The Daily What:
War Is Over of the Day: After nearly nine years of bloodshed …
War Is Over of the Day: After nearly nine years of bloodshed …
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msnbc.com and newsfeed.time.com
Tim Mak / The Politico:
Justice Department: Sheriff Arpaio mistreated Latinos — The Justice Department on Thursday accused Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio of violating constitutional and civil rights in a “pattern of misconduct” that involved targeting and mistreating Latinos. — The Obama administration's report found there was …
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Weasel Zippers
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The United States Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Department of Justice Releases Investigative Findings on the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
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TalkLeft
Marc Lacey / New York Times:
Arizona Sheriff's Office Unfairly Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says
Arizona Sheriff's Office Unfairly Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says
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Firedoglake and Outside the Beltway
Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Frustration with Congress Could Hurt Republican Incumbents — GOP Base Critical of Party's Washington Leadership — OVERVIEW — Public discontent with Congress has reached record levels, and the implications for incumbents in next year's elections could be stark.
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The Hill, The New Republic, Los Angeles Times, Hotline On Call, Washington Post and Booman Tribune
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Pew Research Center for the People and the Press:
Frustration with Congress Could Hurt Republican Incumbents — GOP Base Critical of Party's Washington Leadership — Nearly three months after protests began in New York and later expanded to cities around the country, 44% support the Occupy Wall Street movement and 35% oppose it.
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ThinkProgress, Washington Post and AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
Pete Souza / People.com:
Obama Family Portrait Revealed — From left: Michelle, Malia, Barack and Sasha Obama — President Obama may be gearing up his campaign for reelection soon, but at home with his wife and daughters, he couldn't be happier. — The White House is releasing this new family portrait of the Obamas …
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ThinkProgress
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Laura Meckler / Washington Wire:
Obama Says He Relished Trip to NYC After Bin Laden's Death
Obama Says He Relished Trip to NYC After Bin Laden's Death
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MyFox Philadelphia, nation.foxnews.com and People.com
Rosalind S. Helderman / Washington Post:
Payroll tax cut and spending bill stall in Senate, raising threat of shutdown — Negotiations over how to extend a payroll tax holiday for 160 million Americans and avoid a government shutdown this weekend ground to a halt Wednesday after a standoff in the Senate over how to proceed.
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Washington Monthly, Wonkette, CNN, The Heritage Foundation, Booman Tribune, Daily Kos, The Lonely Conservative, ThinkProgress, The Hill and The Politico
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
President Obama to stay in D.C. while Michelle Obama, daughters head to Hawaii
President Obama to stay in D.C. while Michelle Obama, daughters head to Hawaii
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The Daily Caller, Weasel Zippers and Jammie Wearing Fools
Chris McGreal / Guardian:
Americans face Guantánamo detention after Obama climbdown — Defence funding bill allows American citizens to be arrested as terrorists on home soil and held indefinitely without trial — Barack Obama has abandoned a commitment to veto a new security law that allows the military …
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Herman Cain's Cabinet dream: DOD — Herman Cain says that if he could be a Cabinet secretary, he wants to be head of the Department of Defense. — In an interview with Barbara Walters, who chose Cain as one of the “10 Most Fascinating People” of the year, the former presidential hopeful was asked what Cabinet position he would like.
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CNN, Hit & Run, The Atlantic Online, Taegan Goddard's …, Outside the Beltway, The Hinterland Gazette and newsfeed.time.com
Elizabethwarren / Blue Mass Group:
Protecting and Promoting Equality — Warren sets the terms of debate. - promoted by Bob_Neer — I've had the chance to say it in living rooms and school auditoriums, but I'm glad to have the chance to say it here: No one - no one - should be discriminated against because of race, color …
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Ballot Box and Good As You
The Politico:
Newt's loot: Billionaire commits $20M — Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson is planning to direct $20 million to an outside group backing Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign, multiple sources told POLITICO - the first answer to urgent pleas from allies to the former speaker's long-time billionaire supporters.
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GOP 12
Jake Silverstein / Texas Monthly:
Why We Chose Rick Perry as Our 2012 Bum Steer of the Year — As most readers know, every January TEXAS MONTHLY picks a Bum Steer of the Year, an honor conferred on whatever individual we feel has been responsible for the biggest screw-up, gaffe, fumble, stumble, train wreck, or humiliation of the past twelve months.
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The Hill and Trail Blazers Blog
Paul Bedard / US News:
Harvard Poll: Young Voters Say Obama Will Lose — More bad news for President Obama — More bad news for President Obama, this time from his alma mater, Harvard University. In a new poll, more younger voters, many of whom voted for him in 2008, think he will lose next year.
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The Hinterland Gazette and Weasel Zippers