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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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Steve Deace:
Why I Am Endorsing Newt Gingrich for President — This country is in trouble and bold leadership is needed. As someone that has had the privilege to vet these candidates as closely as just about anybody else has, I've come to the conclusion there are several good, Christian people running that most years I would vote for.
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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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Molly Ball / The Atlantic Online:
Frank Luntz Always Makes Newt Gingrich Cry
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Iowa Caucuses Offer Tale Of Two: Gingrich Laments, Romney Basks
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Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Memories of mom push Newt to tears
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Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Ron Paul: Know Who's Really Behind Islamic Terrorism? The Jews. — One of the more insane claims in Ron Paul's newsletters was that the Israelis were behind the WTC bombings in 1993: … This claim is of course so ridiculous and absurd that even Paul has to protect himself by claiming that “a Jewish friend” told him about it.
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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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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Iowa kingmaker rips Ron Paul, hints at late endorsement in attempt to stop him — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) blasted Ron Paul's foreign policy views Friday in an interview with The Hill and hinted that he might endorse someone else in order to try and stop Paul from winning the Iowa caucuses.
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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
What's the Deal with Romney's Taxes? — So what's the deal with Romney's tax returns? Or more specifically, what's the deal with Mitt Romney letting himself get more and more nippy press by refusing to release his tax returns when virtually every serious presidential candidate of the last 40 years has done it?
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Hullabaloo
Ryan O'Connor / concord-nh.patch.com:
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Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Mitt Romney's rivals try to slow him ahead of Iowa, N.H.
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Justin Sink / The Hill:
Gingrich sees Sarah Palin as vice president, Cabinet secretary — Newt Gingrich said that former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin would be among the candidates that he would consider when considering a potential running mate, adding that the former GOP vice presidential nominee would be an ideal candidate for secretary of Energy.
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Gingrich Floats Choosing Sarah Palin as Vice President, Energy Secretary
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ThinkProgress, BuzzFeed and The Raw Story
Vox / Alpha Game:
Conservative woman misses the point — Nancy French asks what marriage has to offer men and decides that some major changes have to take place if young men are going to start considering marriage part of the normal and anticipated process of adulthood: … Changing both of these things won't accomplish anything.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Iowa Update: Slow and Steady May Win the Race for Romney — Mitt Romney has led Ron Paul in five of the seven Iowa caucus polls released since Christmas. A sixth one has them tied, leaving only one survey that still has Mr. Paul ahead. — Mr. Romney's lead is small in all of the polls …
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Brian Bakst / Associated Press:
GOP's Bachmann limps to Iowa caucus finish line
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Amar C. Bakshi / Global Public Square:
Have the youth given up on Obama? — Editor's Note: Brad Chase is a partner with Capitol Media Partners, a Los Angeles-based communications and public affairs consultancy. — By Brad Chase - Special to CNN — In 2008, the youth vote helped sweep Barack Obama into office.
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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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Cafe Hayek, Ed Driscoll, Campaign 2012, Weasel Zippers, Power Line, Daily Kos, Vox Popoli and The Lonely Conservative
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Occupy's Rose Parade float: 70-foot octopus of corporate greed — Occupy protesters are busy finishing their float that will run at the end of the Rose Parade: a 70-by-40-foot octopus made of recycled plastic bags. — The octopus, said activist Mark Lipman of Los Angeles …
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NY Daily News:
Democratic fundraiser convicted of engineering $21 million bank fraud scheme — Courtney Dupree is a former Tarheel basketball player who hosted a 2008 fundraiser for Obama — Attorney Thomas Foley, 43, leaving Federal Court in Brooklyn after a jury acquitted him of bank fraud.
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 …
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Cold Fury
Andrew Restuccia / The Hill:
Electric car company that received a $529M federal loan recalls vehicles — An electric vehicle manufacturer that received a $529 million loan from the Energy Department is recalling 239 vehicles. — The Transportation Department's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) …
Washington Examiner:
York: Romney briefed church on abortion stance — In 1993, Mitt Romney was a successful businessman with an urge to enter public life and a plan to challenge Ted Kennedy for a Senate seat from Massachusetts. — Romney was also a high-ranking official in the Mormon church …
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WBTV-TV:
RSS Feeds … CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - Four protesters, including the spokesman of Occupy Charlotte, were charged after setting fire to two American flags early Friday near the Occupy camp in Center City, police said. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police weren't sure earlier if the four men …
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Sister Toldjah and Scared Monkeys
Nando Di Fino / Mediaite:
Fox Apologizes For Poll Asking If Jews Killed Jesus Christ — Fox Latin America was trying to promote a National Geographic Christmas special on Facebook. So a staffer set up a poll for users to drum up some interest ahead of the program. The problem? The staffer who set up the poll …
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