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8:00 AM ET, December 28, 2011

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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
For President in 2012, Mitt Romney  —  It is time for Republicans to get serious.  After flirting with just about every candidate in a large presidential field, is is time to come home to the one candidate who has the demonstrated ability to run the largest organization in the United States …
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul maintains his lead  —  The last week and a half has brought little change in the standings for the Iowa Republican caucus: Ron Paul continues to lead Mitt Romney by a modest margin, 24-20.  Newt Gingrich is in 3rd at 13% followed by Michele Bachmann at 11%, Rick Perry and Rick Santorum at 10% …
The Politico:
Romney in striking distance of Iowa win  —  Don't look now, but Mitt Romney suddenly seems like the Iowa front-runner.  —  The former Massachusetts governor has carefully tempered expectations in Iowa all year, visiting only a handful of times and saving the bulk of his television spending for the final weeks of the race.
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Gingrich wouldn't vote for Ron Paul  —  (CNN) - Newt Gingrich said Tuesday he wouldn't vote for Ron Paul if the Texas congressman won the 2012 GOP nomination.  —  Speaking to CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Gingrich slammed Paul as out of line with mainstream Republican viewpoints, including his stance on Israel, Iran, and September 11.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:   EMILY's List ranks Gingrich as ‘worst’ GOP presidential candidate
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney's ‘carried interest’ problem
James Rowley / Bloomberg:
Nebraska Democrat Ben Nelson Says He Won't Run in 2012  —  (Updates with retirements, Obama comment in ninth paragraph.  For more on the election, see ELECT.)  —  Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) — Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska announced today he won't seek re-election next year …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Ben Nelson retiring from Senate  —  Democratic Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska will announce today that he is retiring after two terms, a serious blow to Democratic efforts to hold onto their majority in the chamber next November.  —  Nelson is scheduled to hold a press conference back home …
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Ben Nelson to retire
Carl Hulse / The Caucus:
Nebraska Senator Won't Run Again
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Breaking: Nelson to retire
Kevinliptak / CNN:
Perry changes stance to oppose all abortions  —  (CNN) - Texas Gov. Rick Perry revealed a hardening in his stance on abortion Tuesday, telling a crowd in Iowa that he opposed abortions in all cases, including when a woman had been raped or the victim of incest.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Perry sues Virginia elections board to gain ballot access
msnbc.com:
Rick Perry sues Virginia to get on primary ballot
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Rick Perry files challenge to Virgina ballot access rules
Discussion: CNN
ABCNEWS:
GOP Rivals Unleash Blistering Attacks on Ron Paul  —  Ron Paul, who doesn't even return to the campaign trail until Wednesday, is already facing a barrage of attacks from his GOP rivals.  —  Newt Gingrich told CNN's Wolf Blitzer that he could not support Paul if he won the Republican nomination …
Discussion: GOP 12
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Norman Horn / Washington Post:   Can a Christian be a libertarian?  —  U.S. Rep. Ron Paul …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Again Top Most Admired List  —  Clinton Most Admired Woman a record 16th time  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama continue to be named by Americans as the Most Admired Woman and Most Admired Man living today in any part of the world.
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Cathy Lynn Grossman / USA Today:
Obama, Clinton top most-admired lists for 2011
Discussion: The Politico and Hot Air
Michelle Hirsch / Business Insider:
America's Dirty Little Housing Secret Is Rocking The Suburbs  —  For years, the food pantry in Crystal Lake, Ill., a bedroom community 50 miles west of Chicago, has catered to the suburban area's poor, homeless and unemployed.  —  But Cate Williams, the head of the pantry …
Discussion: BizzyBlog
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
New York Times Staffers Express ‘Profound Dismay’ With Management … New York Times , Newspapers , Video , Arthur Sulzberger , Bill O'Meara , Janet Robinson , Jill Abramson , Jill Abramson New York Times , New York Newspaper Guild , New York Times Buyouts , New York Times Contract …
Tim Mak / Reuters:
SOPA is the end of us, say bloggers  —  The conservative and liberal blogospheres are unifying behind opposition to Congress's Stop Online Piracy Act, with right-leaning bloggers aruging their very existence could be wiped out if the anti-piracy bill passes.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Iowa GOP moving vote-count to ‘undisclosed location’  —  Threats to disrupt the Iowa Republican caucuses next week have prompted state GOP officials to move the vote tabulation to an “undisclosed location,” POLITICO has learned.  —  The state party has not yet told the campaigns exactly …
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Politisite and Ballot Box
Palestinian Media Watch:
Hamas leader Haniyeh: Goal is destruction of Israel  —  Hamas leader Haniyeh:  —  Goal is destruction of Israel in stages  —  Abbas:  —  Hamas agrees to '67 borders  —  by Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik  —  At a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the founding of Hamas …
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Israel Matzav
Paul Krugman:
The Defeatism of Depression  —  A number of people have asked me to weigh in on David Brooks's piece today.  Sorry, not gonna do a tit-for-tat.  Let me instead just make a more general point.  —  All around, right now, there are people declaring that our best days are behind us …
 
 
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BBC:
Israelis rally against ultra-Orthodox extremism
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Under Obama, an emerging global apparatus for drone killing
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Tim Robey / Telegraph:
The look that shook the nation
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Robin Hanson / Overcoming Bias:
Why Work Hour Limits?
Bruce Bartlett / Economix:
How Politics Came to Dominate Payroll Tax Debate
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David Perlmutt / The Charlotte Observer:
Rev. Mark Harris: Pastor hopes for ‘civil’ marriage debate
Ben Smith / The Politico:
A very unique ad for Newt
Discussion: BuzzFeed
nbcnewyork.com:
As Iraq War Ends, No Parade for Troops Is Planned
David Brooks / New York Times:
Midlife Crisis Economics
Margaret Chadbourn / Reuters:
Obama to ask for debt limit hike: Treasury official
 

 
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