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NBC's Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
NBC poll: Mitt Romney, Ron Paul neck-and-neck in Iowa; Newt Gingrich in 5th — In the past two weeks, support has fallen sharply in Iowa for Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich. NBC's Chuck Todd reports. — By NBC's Mark Murray — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney …
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CNN:
In early book, Rep. Ron Paul criticized AIDS patients, minority rights and sexual harassment victims — Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) - Texas Rep. Ron Paul has distanced himself from a series of controversial newsletters from the 1980s and 1990s that bore his name and included inflammatory and racially charged language.
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's hard fall — Four months ago, Michele Bachmann seemed poised for a banner December. — She'd just won the Ames Straw Poll — vanquishing her Minnesota rival, Tim Pawlenty, in the process — and was getting accustomed to life in the top tier of 2012 candidates.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Iowa kingmaker rips Ron Paul, hints at late endorsement in attempt to stop him
Iowa kingmaker rips Ron Paul, hints at late endorsement in attempt to stop him
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
NBC-Marist poll confirms Santorum surge
NBC-Marist poll confirms Santorum surge
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Ron Paul Claimed An AIDS Patient Is ‘A Victim Of His Own Lifestyle’ In 1987 Book
Ron Paul Claimed An AIDS Patient Is ‘A Victim Of His Own Lifestyle’ In 1987 Book
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Iowa Caucuses and RedState
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: President Obama Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette
Mitt Romney: President Obama Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette
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Kevin Winter / ABCNEWS:
Coming Up on ‘This Week’: Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann
Coming Up on ‘This Week’: Ron Paul and Michele Bachmann
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Judy Woodruff / Online NewsHour:
Iowa Dispatch: After ‘Christmas With Ron Paul,’ a Texas Respite
Iowa Dispatch: After ‘Christmas With Ron Paul,’ a Texas Respite
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Nearly half of Iowa ads attack Gingrich
Nearly half of Iowa ads attack Gingrich
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘I Am Not A Wall Street Guy, Classically Defined’ … 2012 Election , Mitt Romney , Elections 2012 , Iowa Caucuses , Mitt Romney Iowa , Mitt Romney Iowa Caucus , Romney Iowa , Caucus , Iowa Caucus , Iowa Caucus 2012 , Iowa Caucuses 2012 , Mitt Romney 2012 , Mitt Romney Wall Street …
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Peter Schorsch / Saint Petersblog:
Latest Florida poll: Mitt Romney 27%, Newt Gingrich 26%; no one else in double digits
Latest Florida poll: Mitt Romney 27%, Newt Gingrich 26%; no one else in double digits
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The Hill
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Keynes Was Right — “The boom, not the slump, is the right time for austerity at the Treasury.” So declared John Maynard Keynes in 1937, even as F.D.R. was about to prove him right by trying to balance the budget too soon, sending the United States economy — which had been steadily recovering …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WordPress Takes Down “Bare Naked Islam” Blog After Threats From CAIR — WordPress took down Bare Naked Islam Blog today after threats from CAIR.
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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
Romney son makes Obama birth certificate joke — After getting a question about whether Mitt Romney will release his income tax returns in Concord, N.H., Romney's son Matt made a crack about President Obama's college grades and birth certificate:
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Gingrich Floats Choosing Sarah Palin as Vice President, Energy Secretary — Last night during a tele-town hall hosted by Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition, a caller asked Newt Gingrich if he would consider choosing Sarah Palin as his running mate if he wins the Republican nomination.
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New York Times:
An Uproar on the Web Over $2 Fee by Verizon — The Web lit up with howls of protest on Thursday as word of a planned new Verizon Wireless fee spread wildly — and somewhat inaccurately. — The $2 monthly fee, which takes effect Jan. 15, will apply to people who make one-time credit or debit card payments on the phone or online.
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Jed Babbin / American Spectator:
2011: The Year the Wheels Fell Off — The coming year will not give us a break from the steady stream of political knavery, green graft and governmental stupidity that 2011 delivered, though it will surely provide a flood of politically-induced comedy. — JANUARY: An enterprising BBC reporter …
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Gingrich tears up while discussing his mother at Iowa town hall — Newt Gingrich choked up while discussing his mother's struggle with mental illness during a town-hall meeting in Des Moines. — Gingrich was asked to speak about a time his mother affected him at the event sponsored by CafeMom …
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Wall Street Journal:
Gingrich Is Making Romney Better — The most memorable campaign line so far isn't ‘9-9-9’ or ‘Oops.’ — So the first third of the Republican presidential race is ending. The first third is the introduction: “This is who I am, this is what I want to do, this is why you want to choose me.”
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Murdoch Primary, Let's Call It — A number of times over recent months I've noted the importance of the ‘Murdoch Primary’, the battle for the support of the far-flung News Corp/Murdoch media-political empire. The most visible face of it today is Fox News, the dominating national conservative cable news outlet.
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
An Election Year Dawns Without Keith Olbermann — Keith Olbermann, who came to Current TV this year to remake the channel and compete against his old home, MSNBC, is sitting out the biggest political nights of the season. — Despite being the biggest star on the fledging channel …
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almasryalyoum.com:
Muslim villagers burn houses of Christian family Upper Egypt — Average: — ShareThis — views: — Send to friend — Dozens of residents of the village of Baheeg in Assiut, Upper Egypt, burnt three houses owned by a Christian family after a Christian villager allegedly published …
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David Kocieniewski / New York Times:
Tax Benefits From Options as Windfall for Businesses — The stock market's rebound from the financial crisis three years ago has created a potential windfall for hundreds of executives who were granted unusually large packages of stock options shortly after the market collapsed.
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