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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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ABCNEWS, GOP 12, Wall Street Journal, Outside the Beltway, The Week and National Review
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.
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Bachmann campaign loses second key staffer in Ron Paul flap
Bachmann campaign loses second key staffer in Ron Paul flap
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American Spectator, New York Magazine, National Review and The Page
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Michele Bachmann's hard fall
Michele Bachmann's hard fall
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Hot Air, ABCNEWS, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and RADAMISTO
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Michele Bachmann's campaign flameout
Michele Bachmann's campaign flameout
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CNN, Online NewsHour, Iowa Caucuses, The Week, American Power, Crooks and Liars and CBS News
CNN:
Front runners take short break from Iowa this weekend
Front runners take short break from Iowa this weekend
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GOP 12, Online NewsHour and NY Daily News
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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The Gateway Pundit, Politisite, The Daily Dish, The PJ Tatler, Weasel Zippers, The Moderate Voice and CNN
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
CNN:
TRENDING: 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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ThinkProgress, Iowa Caucuses, The Raw Story and RedState
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Judy Woodruff / Online NewsHour:
Iowa Dispatch: After ‘Christmas With Ron Paul,’ a Texas Respite — Presidential hopeful Rep. Ron Paul greets supporters during a campaign event Thursday in Atlantic, Iowa; photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images — First stop after arriving Thursday in Iowa to cover the Republican presidential Caucuses …
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Ballot Box and Washington Post
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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Real Clear Politics, ABCNEWS, THEROOT.COM, Washington Post, CNN and Ballot Box
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’
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Ron Paul Downplays Newsletters : Only ‘Eight To Ten Sentences’ Were Offensive
TPM2012 — Ron Paul Downplays Newsletters : Only ‘Eight To Ten Sentences’ Were Offensive
Joseph W. McQuaid / unionleader.com:
Ron Paul is truly dangerous
Ron Paul is truly dangerous
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The Politico, USA Today, Real Clear Politics, The Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
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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Campaign 2012, Vox Popoli and Daily Kos
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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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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ThinkProgress, Windy City Media Group … and Good As You
Erick Erickson / RedState:
Rick Santorum, Earmarxists, and the Pro-Life Statist — A number of people read my post yesterday about Rick Santorum and still are scratching their heads. In my book RedState Uprising I spent a bit of time dealing with “pro-life statists” who will be the death of the conservative movement if we do not start standing up to them.
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Washington Monthly, The Politico, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The New Republic
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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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 …
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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Weasel Zippers, The Lonely Conservative, Michelle Malkin, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys