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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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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.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Santorum Surge In Iowa and Beyond — The extent to which Rick Santorum has gained in Iowa polling is not entirely clear. Although two polls have him with 16 percent of the vote, two others that were in the field at the same time have him at 10 and 11 percent, respectively.
Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney: President Obama Out Of Touch Like Marie Antoinette … 2012 Election , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Republican Presidential Primary , Elections 2012 , Ron Paul , Unemployment , Video , Iowa Caucuses , Marie Antoinette , Ron Paul 2012 , Caucus , Iowa , Iowa Caucus …
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msnbc.com:
Bachmann campaign loses second key staffer in Ron Paul flap
Bachmann campaign loses second key staffer in Ron Paul flap
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Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's hard fall
Michele Bachmann's hard fall
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann's campaign flameout
Michele Bachmann's campaign flameout
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CNN:
Front runners take short break from Iowa this weekend
Front runners take short break from Iowa this weekend
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Paul West / Los Angeles Times:
Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran are ‘acts of war’
Ron Paul: Sanctions against Iran are ‘acts of war’
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Top Santorum supporter says he can win Iowa caucus
Top Santorum supporter says he can win Iowa caucus
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The Politico and National Review
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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PR Newswire, Israel Matzav, American Power and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Peter Schorsch / Saint Petersblog:
Latest Florida poll: Mitt Romney 27%, Newt Gingrich 26%; no one else in double digits — As Florida voters begin to focus on the state's pivotal GOP presidential primary at the end of January, the leading contenders are former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich …
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Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Ron Paul Downplays Newsletters : Only ‘Eight To Ten Sentences’ Were Offensive — Ron Paul on Thursday downplayed the fringe aspects of his old newsletters, saying on an Iowa radio program that the most offensive passages were probably only a small portion of the overall content.
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Hunter Walker / PolitickerNY:
Stormfront Founder Don Black Says White Supremacists Thought Ron Paul Was ‘One of Us’
Stormfront Founder Don Black Says White Supremacists Thought Ron Paul Was ‘One of Us’
Joseph W. McQuaid / unionleader.com:
Ron Paul is truly dangerous
Ron Paul is truly dangerous
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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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Wayne Besen / Truth Wins Out:
TWO Steps Up Campaign Calling on Chicago Archbishop Francis George to Resign with Full-Page Chicago Tribune Ad on Sunday — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Contact: Wayne Besen, Executive Director — More than 4,000 People Have Already Signed TWO's Petition Urging George to Step Down For Comparing LGBT Community to Ku Klux Klan
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James Hohmann / The Politico:
Ron Paul slams Barack Obama on drone strikes — COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Ron Paul accused President Barack Obama on Thursday of offering suspected terrorists fewer legal protections than Nazi war criminals were given. — The Republican presidential candidate laced into Obama for authorizing …
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Malia Zimmerman / Hawaii Reporter:
Occupy Hawaii Island Movement Plans Protest Near Pelosi's Posh Hawaiian Hotel — BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, one of the most powerful supporters of the Occupy Wall Street movement, may be in the right place at the right time to protest with the Big Island branch of the movement, Occupy Hawaii Island.
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Penny Starr / CNSNews:
Tournament of Roses to Occupiers: You Can't March in Our Parade
Tournament of Roses to Occupiers: You Can't March in Our Parade
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama visits Pearl Harbor for first time since entering office — President Obama on Thursday evening made his first trip to Pearl Harbor since becoming commander-in-chief. — The president and first lady Michelle Obama visited the USS Arizona Memorial, where they observed a moment …
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
Beutler brushes off Senate speculation; Nelson staff mulls campaign funds — Lincoln Mayor Chris Beutler on Thursday brushed aside reports putting him on a wish list of leading 2012 Democratic Senate prospects in the wake of Sen. Ben Nelson's decision not to seek re-election.
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New York Post:
Tennessee tourist arrested for bringing pistol into 9/11 Memorial — Really, you can't bring guns into the 9/11 Memorial? — A tourist from Tennessee waltzed into one of the most secure sites in the city — and politely asked a cop if she could check her weapon. — Instead, she was dragged out in cuffs.
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