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9:20 PM ET, January 1, 2012

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Laura Bassett / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul Flips Out Over Accusation That He Believed 9/11 Conspiracy Theories … GOP Candidates , Elections 2012 , Video , Ron Paul 2012 , Ron Paul Iowa , Ron Paul 9/11 , Ron Paul Newsletters , Ron Paul Racist , Ron-Paul-Conspiracy-Theory , Politics News  —  Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul …
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Annie Karni / New York Post:
Columbia offers ‘Occupy 101’  —  Does getting pepper-sprayed count as extra credit?  —  Columbia University is offering a new course on Occupy Wall Street next semester — sending upperclassmen and grad students into the field for full course credit.  —  The class is taught by Dr. Hannah Appel …
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City Room:
Surging Back Into Zuccotti Park, Protesters Are Cleared by Police  —  Updated More than 500 people associated with the Occupy Wall Street movement gathered in Zuccotti Park on Saturday and, in a return to scenes from earlier in the year, the evening began with the sound of drumming and calls …
New York Post:
OWS mob in clash with cops  —  Some 800 Occupy Wall Street protesters began the new year by trying to retake Zuccotti Park last night, starting a massive clash with police in which one officer was stabbed in the hand with a pair of scissors.  —  A suspect was arrested in the 11:30 p.m. incident, according to a law enforcement source.
Patricia Murphy / The Daily Beast:
New Poll Shows Mitt Romney on the Cusp of Iowa Victory  —  The latest Des Moines Register poll shows Mitt leading the Iowa pack.  Patricia Murphy on a candidate finally coming into his own.  —  As the clock ticked toward midnight in Sioux City, Iowa, Mitt Romney burst into a smallish meeting room …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
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msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: Breaking down the final Iowa poll  —  Surging in the polls, former Sen. Rick Santorum talks Tuesday's Iowa caucuses, President Obama and foreign policy.  —  NBC's Domenico Montanaro reports on the ad race in Iowa, why Santorum's making his move, and how undecided voters might break on Election Night.
Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Santorum downplays need to win, wants to beat Bachmann, Perry
Niall Stanage / Ballot Box:
No endorsement yet by Rep. Steve King
John H. Cochrane / The Grumpy Economist:
Krugman on stimulus  —  I usually don't respond to Paul Krugman's blog posts.  But last week he wrote about Stimulus and Ricardian Equivalence.  The post gives a revealing view of his ideas, so it's worth making an exception.  —  Paul explains: … So, according to Paul, “Ricardian Equivalence …
New York Times:
I Just Got Here, but I Know Trouble When I See It  —  BELIEVE it or not, times are getting better.  —  At least that's what the dry statistics keep telling us.  Industrial production, G.D.P. — the kind of figures that Washington and Wall Street sweat over — suggest that the economy is on the mend.
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
We won't eat halal meat, say MPs and peers: Reject Islamic Supremacist Demands to serve it at Westminster  —  The Palace of Westminster has rejected demands to serve halal meat: “We won't eat halal meat, say MPs and peers who reject demands to serve it at Westminster.”
Discussion: Daily Mail and Jihad Watch
Dave Boyer / Washington Times:
EEOC: High school diploma requirement might violate Americans with Disabilities Act  —  Employers are facing more uncertainty in the wake of a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission warning them that requiring a high school diploma from a job applicant might violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Huntsman offers up own money for bid  —  (CNN) - Jon Huntsman is reaching into his own pockets to prop up his presidential campaign.  —  The former Utah governor and U.S. ambassador to China will match donations to his campaign dollar-for-dollar until midnight Sunday, according to a statement from Team Huntsman.
Discussion: The Politico
John Mauldin / Business Insider:
You Can't Solve A Debt Problem With More Debt  —  “Whoever cannot seek the unforeseen sees nothing for the known way is an impasse.”  —  Heraclitus, Fragments  —  Which path will we take?  If we could only grow our way out of our sovereign debt problems.
 
 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
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