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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul leads in Iowa — Newt Gingrich's campaign is rapidly imploding, and Ron Paul has now taken the lead in Iowa. He's at 23% to 20% for Mitt Romney, 14% for Gingrich, 10% each for Rick Santorum, Michele Bachmann, and Rick Perry, 4% for Jon Huntsman, and 2% for Gary Johnson.
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Washington Examiner:
GOP will take off the gloves if Ron Paul wins Iowa — The Republican presidential primary has become a bit feisty, but it will get downright ugly if Ron Paul wins the Iowa caucuses. — The principled, antiwar, Constitution-obeying, Fed-hating, libertarian Republican congressman …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Paul Moves Into Lead in Iowa Forecast — Our Iowa forecasts, which are designed to be quite aggressive, have had a big reaction to the new Public Policy Polling survey published late Sunday evening. The poll showed Newt Gingrich's support slipping badly in Iowa and Ron Paul moving into the lead.
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Jason Horowitz / Washington Post:
Evangelicals divided on whom to support in GOP presidential race
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Associated Press:
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Il, 69, Has Died — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69. — Kim's death was announced Monday by state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
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BBC:
N Korean leader Kim Jong-il dies — North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. — His death was announced in an emotional statement read out on national television. — The announcer, wearing black, said he had died on Saturday of physical and mental over-work.
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Here we go again — Here we go again: Boehner and House Republicans walk away from payroll tax cut compromise... Boehner's move either represents a miscommunication with McConnell and Senate GOP leaders, or a reversal... Two weeks to go until Iowa, and the race looks like it did on Friday …
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CBS News:
Kim Jong Il, N. Korean dictator, dies at 69 — PLAY CBS NEWS VIDEO — North Korea'S “Dear Leader” Dies — PYONGYANG, North Korea - Even as the world changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il remained firmly in control, ruling absolutely at home and keeping the rest of the world on edge through a nuclear weapons program.
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New York Times:
N. Korea Says Dictator, Kim Jong-il, Dies
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Chico Harlan / Washington Post:
Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader, is dead at age 69
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Jeb Bush / Wall Street Journal:
Capitalism and the Right to Rise — In freedom lies the risk of failure. But in statism lies the certainty of stagnation. — Congressman Paul Ryan recently coined a smart phrase to describe the core concept of economic freedom: “The right to rise.” — Think about it.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
NY lawmaker: GOP taking ‘principled’ stance on payroll tax bill — Rep. Nan Hayworth (R-N.Y.) responded to criticism that House Republicans were playing politics with the payroll tax cut, saying the GOP was “principled,” trying to “do what's right,” and suggesting that her party's stance …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Payroll tax cut extension in doubt amid House Republican uproar
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Julian Pecquet / The Hill:
Year ahead: Health law under attack on all fronts
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Michael Stone / Examiner:
California politician advocates assassination of Obama and family — Like this? Subscribe to get instant updates. — Facebook faux pas: California libertarian and Tea Party darling Jules Manson is caught calling for the assassination of President Barack Obama and his children.
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
14-Year-Old Challenges Perry's Anti-Gay Views — A 14-year-old bisexual high school student challenged Rick Perry on his support for reinstating Don't Ask, Don't Tell during an event in Decorah, Iowa, asking the Texas governor why he is “so opposed to gays serving openly in the military …
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New York Times:
Retirement Deal Keeps Bain Money Flowing to Romney — Almost 13 years ago, Mitt Romney left Bain Capital, the successful private equity firm he had helped start, and moved to Utah to rescue the Salt Lake City Olympic Games and begin a second career in public life.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Will China Break? — Consider the following picture: Recent growth has relied on a huge construction boom fueled by surging real estate prices, and exhibiting all the classic signs of a bubble. There was rapid growth in credit — with much of that growth taking place not through traditional banking …
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Robert Cruickshank:
Occupy the Progressive Movement — It was during the fifth or sixth major argument within the netroots in 2011 about the Obama Administration that the first protestors attempted to Occupy Wall Street in mid-September. Within days the talk of primary challenges, donor strikes …
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Secret U.S., Taliban talks reach turning point — (Reuters) - After 10 months of secret dialogue with Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents, senior U.S. officials say the talks have reached a critical juncture and they will soon know whether a breakthrough is possible …
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CNN:
TRENDING: Bachmann pauses in Iowa tour to talk ‘myth’ of Kinsey Report — Clarion, Iowa (CNN) - Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann continued her super-charged bus tour across Iowa Sunday, attending several more events to shake hands and sign autographs.
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