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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Fox News' Alan Colmes Flips Out When Called Out For ‘Cheap Shot’ About Rick Santorum Baby (Updated) — In a wild exchange on Fox News' Happening Now, longtime contributor Alan Colmes lost it a little bit when National Review's Rich Lowry pressed him over an attack on Rick Santorum's handling of the 1996 death of his newborn son.
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Brian Stelter / The Caucus:
Taking to Twitter, Murdoch Signals Support for Santorum — The media mogul Rupert Murdoch signaled his support for Rick Santorum on Monday evening, calling him the “only candidate with genuine big vision” for the United States. — His comments were significant not only because Mr. Murdoch …
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Lucy Madison / CBS News:
Santorum targets blacks in entitlement reform — At a campaign stop in Sioux City, Iowa on Sunday, Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum singled out blacks as being recipients of assistance through federal benefit programs, telling a mostly-white audience he doesn't want to …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Alan Colmes: The way Santorum dealt with the death of his child sure was crazy — You'd think liberals would want to pull their punches against Santorum until he's built up enough momentum nationally to complicate life for Romney, yet here's Colmesy throwing an uppercut straight to the groin.
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Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Santorums Emotional at Talk of Dead Newborn — NEWTON, Iowa — During the question and answer portion of Rick Santorum's second to last campaign event of the day, a voter brought up a painful memory from the former Pennsylvania senator's past. — At a Pizza Ranch restaurant in Newton …
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Rebecca Kaplan / CBS News:
Perry: Santorum can't beat Obama
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Evan McMorris-Santoro / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012 — Rand Paul Calls Rick Santorum A War-Mongering Moderate
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
For no reason, Santorum ‘singled out blacks’
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James Crugnale / Mediaite:
TLC's The Duggar Family Endorses Rick Santorum
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Joe Klein / Swampland:
1 Day Till Iowa: I Approve This Message — I saw a very effective anti-Ron Paul ad on the air last night, but I don't know who was responsible for it. It was about gay marriage, which Paul tolerates because he doesn't believe the state should involve itself in marriage.
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Rabbi Kaufman / We Are For Israel:
Caucus Craziness and Israel — There are many of you around the country wondering, “Why Iowa?” One of the main reasons is that in Iowa people can actually meet the candidates and interact with them on issues. Candidates come to speak to relatively small gatherings and share their views …
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Gingrich: Paul plays by different set of rules
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Ginger Gibson / The Politico:
Newt sends mixed signals on Iowa expectations
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Wallacegw / CNN:
Santorum's fundraising soars along with his poll numbers
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Tony Leys / Iowa Caucuses:
Mitt Romney: “We're going to win this thing”
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Wallacegw / CNN:
TRENDING: Ron Paul: Santorum is ‘very liberal’
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Eric Cantor's Press Secretary Interrupts 60 Min Interview to Claim Reagan Never Raised Taxes … In what was overall a pretty softball interview with Republican House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, there was one pretty telling moment to illustrate the type of toxic political environment we're living in …
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Emily Goodin / The Hill:
Obama to speak to Iowa caucus voters Tuesday — President Obama will hold a televideo conference with Iowa caucus voters on Tuesday evening. — He will hold the event at 8:15 p.m., the White House announced Monday. — Obama hasn't campaigned in the early caucus state during the primary process …
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John T. Bennett / The Hill:
President Obama to visit Cleveland to deliver address on economy
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Donald Douglas / American Power:
‘Occupy’ Crashes Rose Parade: Attacks ‘Corporate Greed’ With 70-Foot Nazi-Era Octopus Depicting Global Jewish Conspiracy — Are people so afraid to stand up against the hatred, public hatred broadcast for the entire world to see? The image of the octopus has been used in attacks on the Jews for over a century.
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Angel Jennings / L.A. NOW:
Rose Parade 2012: Occupy activists form ‘peacekeeping’ team
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BuzzFeed:
Ron Paul's Secret Plan To Actually Win — He probably can't. But with stealthy preparations in Bismarck, Boise, and Minnetonka, he can be a huge pain in Mitt Romney's neck. — Ron Paul — poised to finish strong in the Iowa caucuses - has begun to implement a quiet …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The GOP's game plan to end Obama's presidency — National Republicans who are putting together the battle plan to defeat Obama face a dilemma. How do they attack Obama's presidency as a failure, given that voters understand just how catastrophic a situation he inherited …
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Jonathan Bernstein / A plain blog about politics:
No, You Can't Skip New Hampshire Either — Rick Perry is apparently telling reporters that he'll skip New Hampshire and make a last stand in South Carolina. — Two things. First, presidential candidates always say that they're going to stay in the race no matter what.
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Does the New Hampshire primary matter?
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Jeff Dunetz / YID With LID:
EXCLUSIVE: Former Staffer Eric Dondero Responds To Ron Paul's “I Don't Believe in 9/11 Conspiracies” Claim — Note: Yesterday I had an email exchange with former Ron Paul senior campaign aide Eric Dondero (who blogs at the site Libertarian Republican) about a totally different issue regarding the Ron Paul campaign.
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New York Times:
The Next War: Pentagon to Present Vision of Reduced Military — WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is set this week to reveal his strategy that will guide the Pentagon in cutting hundreds of billions of dollars from its budget, and with it the Obama administration's vision …
New York Times:
For 2012, Signs Point to Tepid Consumer Spending — American consumers are running out of tricks. — As the weak economy has trudged on, they have leaned on credit cards to pay for holiday gifts, many bought at discounts. They are dipping into savings to cover spikes in gas, food and rent.
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