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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 …
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Rush Limbaugh, Washington Monthly, CatholicVote.org, Ricochet Conversations Feed, Taylor Marsh, Gallup, Daily Pundit and Althouse
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Gingrich Momentum Slows, Polls Suggest — A lot of bad habits when analyzing general election polls can be good ones when it comes to primaries and caucuses. In particular, making inferences about a trend based on just a couple of polls will often lead you astray in the general election.
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Firedoglake, Gallup, Daily Kos, Business Insider, Iowa Caucuses, RedState, PJ Media, Hot Air and Washington Examiner
The Politico:
David Mark — Moderator : — Now that Rep. Ron Paul is a top-tier candidate in Iowa rivals are likely to gang up. They may target the Texan's associations with unsavory characters, or a sometimes less-than-pure libertarian stance on congressional earmarks.
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CNN, The Huffington Post, Hot Air, News Desk and The Agonist
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Giuliani slams Romney, likens Newt to Reagan
Giuliani slams Romney, likens Newt to Reagan
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CNN, The Politico, Washington Wire and nation.foxnews.com
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, The Daily Dish, Indecision Forever, Hit & Run, Outside the Beltway, GOP 12 and Business Insider
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich shows signs of slide in Iowa
Newt Gingrich shows signs of slide in Iowa
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CNN, The Atlantic Online and Guardian
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
National Review:
Winnowing the Field — A hard-fought presidential primary campaign …
Winnowing the Field — A hard-fought presidential primary campaign …
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American Spectator, Rush Limbaugh, Townhall.com, msnbc.com, Talking Points Memo, New York Times, The Politico, USA Today, 2012 Decoded, The Daily Caller, Salon, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway, neo-neocon, Pundit & Pundette, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Washington Post, Mediaite, Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog, Guardian, RedState, NewsHounds blog, GOP 12, Campaign 2012, The Spectacle Blog, Ballot Box, Los Angeles Times, Hot Air, Ricochet Conversations Feed, The Caucus and iOwnTheWorld.com
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, Business Insider, CNN 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, Hit & Run, USA Today, The Daily Dish and Ricochet Conversations Feed
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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National Review, Ricochet Conversations Feed, New York Times, Campaign 2012, WPRI.com Blogs, PERRspectives, The American Scene, Hit & Run, The Incidental Economist, Patterico's Pontifications, The Huffington Post, American Spectator, Budget Committee, The Politico, Firedoglake and Political Mojo
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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.
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
In Congress, a Merry (and Stupid) Christmas Compromise
In Congress, a Merry (and Stupid) Christmas Compromise
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The Impolitic, The PJ Tatler, American Spectator and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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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Bloomberg, National Review, Hit & Run, The Hill, Washington Post, The Raw Story, The Politico, The Incidental Economist and ThinkProgress
New York Times:
Pentagon Declares End to an Iraq War of Mixed Results — BAGHDAD — Almost nine years after the first American tanks began massing on the Iraqi border, the Pentagon declared an official end to its mission here, closing a troubled conflict that helped reshape American politics and left …
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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, Outside the Beltway, ThinkProgress, The Impolitic, Wonkette, Questions and Observations, New York Times 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
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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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, The Raw Story, AFL-CIO NOW BLOG and Hullabaloo
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A nation of populists and class warriors
A nation of populists and class warriors
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ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
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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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
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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nation.foxnews.com, MyFox Philadelphia and People.com
Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Newt Gingrich: Gay People Choose To Be Gay Like Priests Choose Celibacy — Newt Gingrich told the Des Moines Register's editorial board this morning that gay people have a “significant range of choice within a genetic pattern” and can choose to be straight just like someone can “choose to be celibate.”
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The Other McCain, Good As You and Towleroad News #gay
Marc Lacey / New York Times:
Arizona Sheriff's Office Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says — PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country's best-known sheriff, the Justice Department has accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” …
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Firedoglake and Outside the Beltway
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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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Belmont Club, Weasel Zippers and The Hinterland Gazette
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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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Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, GOP 12, Campaign 2012 and The Other McCain
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.
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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ThinkProgress, Firedoglake, Ballot Box and Good As You
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 …