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Erick Erickson / RedState:
Everything You Heard Last Night Was Bull, Perry Might Want to Stay In, & a Newtlear Attack — As you wake up this morning, Rick Santorum only lost to Mitt Romney by 8 votes. Santorum spent about a dollar per vote and Romney spent hundreds of dollars for his votes.
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David Corn / MoJo Articles:
Newt the Destroyer — Gingrich is now on a single-minded mission to detonate Mitt Romney's presidential prospects. Will he blow up the GOP in the process? — Newt Gingrich has finally reached his destiny: destroyer of the GOP. — In a bitter and spiteful concession speech last night in Iowa …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Winning Ugly, but Winning — I don't care if you call it a win or a tie. In Iowa on Tuesday, Mitt Romney had a performance that looks ugly on the stat sheet , but which accomplished quite a bit when you consider it in its broader context. — The two most important things that Mr. Romney accomplished are as follows:
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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Ron Paul May Have Secretly Won The Iowa Caucuses — DES MOINES — Ron Paul may have officially come in third tonight, but if the campaign's caucus strategy went off as planned, then Paul may actually be the real winner of the first Republican voting contest.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Conservative elites to huddle — A group of movement conservatives has called an emergency meeting in Texas next weekend to find a “consensus” Republican presidential hopeful, POLITICO has learned. — “You and your spouse are cordially invited to a private meeting with national conservative leaders …
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Jason Embry / Austin American-Statesman:
Perry stays in presidential race, says it 'wasn't a hard decision' — Gov. Rick Perry said today he will continue his presidential campaign despite a fifth-place showing in the Tuesday Iowa caucuses and serious questions about whether he can continue. “I re-assessed,” Perry said as he left …
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Ron Fournier / NationalJournal.com:
Bachmann Ends Presidential Run — Source — Rep. Michele Bachmann is suspending her presidential campaign, said a senior Republican official with direct knowledge of the lawmaker's plans. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Minnesota lawmaker, a favorite …
Major Garrett / NationalJournal.com:
Gingrich Commits Political Malpractice — Rick Perry said, “Oops.” — Newt Gingrich lived oops. — Gingrich never committed the kind of nationally televised blunder that Perry did - failing to remember the three government agencies he would close if he became president. But make no mistake.
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Rush Limbaugh:
This Race is Far From Over — RUSH: I can't tell you the number of people — and I stayed up all the way until they found the votes. My gosh, I thought I was watching the Democrats last night. Ninety-nine percent of the votes in and they can't find the votes from two counties. They couldn't find 'em.
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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
Newt won't congratulate Mitt on win — POLITICO's Ginger Gibson reports:
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Irin Carmon / Salon:
Rick Santorum is coming for your birth control
Rick Santorum is coming for your birth control
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Bill / Pundits Blog:
Obama wins Iowa — without even campaigning!
Obama wins Iowa — without even campaigning!
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Chris Carlson / ABCNEWS:
Michele Bachmann Drops Out of Presidential Race
Michele Bachmann Drops Out of Presidential Race
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Paul Begala / The Daily Beast:
Iowa Results Show Romney's Weakness Even Against GOP ‘Unelectables’
Iowa Results Show Romney's Weakness Even Against GOP ‘Unelectables’
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David Weigel / Slate:
Rickrolled: Three Lessons from Iowa
Rickrolled: Three Lessons from Iowa
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rick Perry surprises staff, stays in race
Rick Perry surprises staff, stays in race
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by 8 Votes
Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by 8 Votes
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Gingrich Floats Idea of Anti-Romney Alliance
Gingrich Floats Idea of Anti-Romney Alliance
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The Politico:
Perry: ‘Here we come, South Carolina!’ (Updated)
Perry: ‘Here we come, South Carolina!’ (Updated)
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Associated Press:
AP sources: Obama bucks GOP, OKs consumer watchdog — WASHINGTON (AP) — In a defiant display of executive power, President Barack Obama on Wednesday will buck GOP opposition and name Richard Cordray as the nation's chief consumer watchdog even though the Senate contends the move is inappropriate …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Breaking: Obama also set to make recess appointments to the NLRB — It isn't just Richard Cordray. Obama is also set to use recess appointments to install his picks to the National Labor Relations Board, according to White House officials and others familiar with ongoing discussions.
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Reid backs Obama after using pro forma sessions to block Bush — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who previously held pro forma sessions to block recess appointments by President George W. Bush, said Wednesday he supported President Obama's decision to ignore those sessions to push through one of his key nominees.
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Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
President Obama defies lawmakers with recess appointments to NLRB — President Obama will recess-appoint his nominees to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), bypassing a likely filibuster from Senate Republicans to keep the controversial agency operating in 2012.
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Joseph Williams / The Politico:
Obama makes 3 NLRB recess appointments — After making an end run around Senate Republicans with a recess appointment to fill the top job at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Wednesday, President Barack Obama ran the same play again a few hours later with three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board.
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Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
America's Consumer Watchdog
America's Consumer Watchdog
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John Elwood / The Volokh Conspiracy:
Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray Despite Pro Forma Sessions
Recess Appointment of Richard Cordray Despite Pro Forma Sessions
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Court fight over recess appointments ‘almost certain,’ Chamber says
Washington Times:
Obama defies Congress with ‘recess’ picks
Obama defies Congress with ‘recess’ picks
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
GOP blasts Obama for ‘unprecedented power grab’ with appointment
GOP blasts Obama for ‘unprecedented power grab’ with appointment
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Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Obama To Make Recess Appointments To National Labor Relations Board
BREAKING: Obama To Make Recess Appointments To National Labor Relations Board
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Obama to GOP: Get the heck out of the way
Obama to GOP: Get the heck out of the way
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
McConnell's concern for ‘precedent’
McConnell's concern for ‘precedent’
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Rebecca Lopez / WFAA-TV:
Dallas teen missing since 2010 was mistakenly deported — DALLAS - “It's very frustrating,” Lorene Turner said. — She has spent hours on Facebook trying to find her granddaughter, Jakadrien. — “Once I get home I am up until 3 or 4 in the morning searching and looking,” Turner said.
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Kevinliptak / CNN:
Army soldier rallying for Paul violated military ban on political activity — (CNN) - Ron Paul spent Tuesday heralding his support among members of the military, but one active-duty supporter may be in trouble after lauding Paul on stage while wearing his Army uniform.
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Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:
Ron Paul calls Newt Gingrich a ‘chickenhawk’
Ron Paul calls Newt Gingrich a ‘chickenhawk’
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Andrew Garber / Seattle Times:
Gregoire proposes legislation to legalize gay marriage — Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday said she'll put forward legislation to legalize marriage for gay and lesbian couples. — The proposal will be introduced during the legislative session that starts Monday.
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Los Angeles Times:
Review urges delay in borrowing billions for bullet train — State-mandated panel concludes that the high-speed rail program ‘is not financially feasible.’ Gov. Jerry Brown's office signals that he isn't likely to be swayed by the findings. — California High Speed Rail Authority shows …
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Vauhini Vara / Wall Street Journal:
California Train Plan Hits Bump Over Funds
California Train Plan Hits Bump Over Funds
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Vanity Fair:
The Meaning of Mitt — Mitt Romney has long been a front-runner for the G.O.P. nomination—even if no one really knows who he is. Digging into the candidate's record as a Mormon leader, his business deals at Bain Capital, and that infamous car trip with the family dog strapped to the roof …
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