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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Suddenly, a fun candidate — The complaint that Iowa is not a typical American state is true but trivial because there is no such state. Can you name one whose political culture, closely considered, is more like than unlike any other state's? Anyway, someplace has to go first …
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Kevin Drum / Political Mojo:
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Mitt Romney? — Mitt Romney has a win in Iowa under his belt and is now headed to the friendlier environs of New Hampshire, where he's got a good chance of all but wrapping up the Republican nomination. Turns out, though, that this poses a problem for the Obama campaign …
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Swampland, New York Times and Truthdig
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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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
After Iowa caucuses, GOP elites seek ‘consensus’ candidate — 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 …
Bill / Pundits Blog:
Obama wins Iowa — without even campaigning!
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2012.talkingpointsmemo.com, The Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
Everything You Heard Last Night Was Bull, Perry Might Want to Stay In, & a Newtlear Attack
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Stephen Gutowski / MRCTV:
Richard Cordray: Any Legislation Which Has Even “Incidental Effects on the Economy” is a “Valid Exercise of Congressional Authority” — President Obama announced today that he was going to take a new step in the expansion of executive authority by recess appointing a head …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Doubling down: Obama follows Cordray recess appointment with three more to NLRB — Ed saw it coming this morning and now here it is. — Between this and The One waging war in Libya without congressional approval — a move which his own lawyers found dubious, I remind you …
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Speaker and Weasel Zippers
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Obama under strong pressure to break precedent on recess appointments
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Reid backs Obama after using pro forma sessions to block Bush
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National Review, Hot Air, Mediaite, Weasel Zippers and Viking Pundit
Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Court fight over recess appointments ‘almost certain,’ Chamber says
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The Gateway Pundit and Campaign 2012
Joseph Williams / The Politico:
Obama makes 3 NLRB recess appointments
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The Huffington Post, The White House, ACS Blog and ThinkProgress
Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
With Cordray appointment, Obama sets new precedent
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Rortybomb, The Atlantic Online, The Caucus, Political Mojo, The New Republic, Prairie Weather and ThinkProgress
Washington Times:
Obama defies Congress with ‘recess’ picks
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The Heritage Foundation, Power Line, The Politico, Campaign 2012 and Big Government
Dan Pfeiffer / White House.gov Blog:
America's Consumer Watchdog
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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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Irin Carmon / Salon:
Rick Santorum is coming for your birth control — The GOP presidential candidate is against non-procreative sex — even for married couples — Here is an actual Rick Santorum quote: “One of the things I will talk about, that no president has talked about before, is I think the dangers of contraception in this country.”
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Jonathan Weisman / The Caucus:
For McCain, a Choice Between Old Enemies
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Washington Monthly, Philly.com, Sister Toldjah and Connecting.the.Dots
Wall Street Journal:
Kodak Teeters on the Brink — Eastman Kodak Co. is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection in the coming weeks, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would cap a stunning comedown for a company that once ranked among America's corporate titans. — The 131-year-old company …
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Guardian, The Verge, AllThingsD and Atlas Shrugs, more at Techmeme »
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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Campaign 2012 and The Gateway Pundit
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Jason Embry / Austin American-Statesman:
Perry stays in presidential race, says it 'wasn't a hard decision'
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rick Perry surprises staff, stays in race
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Charles McGrath / New York Times:
How Many Stephen Colberts Are There? — There used to be just two Stephen Colberts, and they were hard enough to distinguish. The main difference was that one thought the other was an idiot. The idiot Colbert was the one who made a nice paycheck by appearing four times a week on …
Juana Summers / The Politico:
Herman Cain to launch 9-9-9 bus tour — Herman Cain's not a candidate anymore, but he's launching a new bus tour anyway. — The former Godfather's Pizza CEO announced plans to tour the country to raise support for the “9-9-9” plan that was the star of his aborted presidential run …
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Hollie McKay / Fox News:
Do Musicians Block GOP Candidates From Using Their Songs? — When GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney's team was looking for a theme song for his campaign, Kid Rock's hit “Born Free” hit a chord. But instead of doing what countless other politicians before him had done …
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Big Hollywood and No More Mister Nice Blog
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
New Hampshire GOP Bill Mandates That New Laws Find Their Origin In 1215 English Magna Carta — New Hampshire Republicans are taking textual originalism to a whole new level: three lawmakers have proposed a bill that requires that all legislation find its origin not in the U.S. constitution, but an English document crafted in 1215.
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Wonkette and Angry Black Lady Chronicles
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Keith Olbermann Blasts Current TV; Internal Memo Reveals Tension Over GOP Primary — “I was not given a legitimate opportunity to host under acceptable conditions,” Olbermann said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. “They know it and we know it. Telling half the story is wrong.”
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Hot Air, Ed Driscoll, National Review, Mediaite and The Politico, more at Mediagazer »
Elizabeth Llorente / Fox News:
Georgia Survey Finds Farmers Are Having Hard Time Replacing Migrant Workers — A study by the Georgia Agriculture Department of the state farm workforce shows that finding legal employees with the skill and desire to do labor-intensive harvesting is extremely difficult.
Vauhini Vara / Wall Street Journal:
California Train Plan Hits Bump Over Funds — SAN FRANCISCO—California's ambitious plan for a high-speed rail system hit a big roadblock Tuesday, as an independent panel urged lawmakers to deny authorizing the issuance of $2.7 billion in bonds to kick off the $98.5 billion project.
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Phil Gast / CNN:
Oklahoma mom calling 911 asks if shooting an intruder is allowed — (CNN) — Home alone with her 3-month-old son, Sarah Dawn McKinley of Blanchard, Oklahoma, said she decided to make a stand when two men tried to break into her home on New Year's Eve. — McKinley, who had been widowed less …
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The Gateway Pundit and Rod Dreher
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Santorum has raised $1M since last night — Rick Santorum has raised just over $1 million since his eight-vote loss in Iowa last night, his top strategist tells POLITICO. — John Brabender, who revealed that their server briefly went down under the crush last night, said almost all of the cash came online.
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