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McCain To Endorse Romney Tomorrow — The 2008 Republican nominee will endorse his former rival in New Hampshire, a source tells BuzzFeed. The move will give Romney some high-profile good news after a close and ambiguous finish in Iowa. — (Getty Images / Mark Wilson)
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:
Santorum Surge in Precinct Numbers Exceeds Poll Projections — UPDATE 8:55 p.m. CT: The latest with 31% of precincts: — Mitt Romney ...... 7,844 (23%) — Rick Santorum .... 7,726 (23%) — Ron Paul ............. 7,655 (23%) — Newt Gingrich ..... 4,440 (13%) — Rick Perry ........... 3,433 (10%)
John Garver / The Daily Caller:
The trouble with my uncle, Rick Santorum — If you want another big-government politician who supports the status quo to run our country, you should vote for my uncle, Rick Santorum. America is based on a strong belief in individual liberty. My uncle's interventionist policies …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
“We have nearly reached the Rubicon when the ‘not Romney’ crowd is pining for Jon Huntsman” — So says Erick Erickson. Is he right? … Can he atone for that flipping of the bird before next Tuesday? Ninety-five percent of you will say “NO” in the comments, but let's …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Romney Wins Iowa Caucus by 8 Votes — “Onto New Hampshire, let's get that job done!” Mitt Romney told supporters before being declared the winner. More Photos » — DES MOINES — Mitt Romney's quest to swiftly lock down the Republican presidential nomination with a commanding finish …
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic Online:
The Messenger — They too needed emancipation. —Ulysses S. Grant — As I often do on this blog, I'd like journey back to the Crack era—the late 80's and early 90's —when the general sense was that the black youth of America had lost their minds. All across our cities, young black men were bleeding in the streets.
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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.
Ben White / The Politico:
Romney wins Iowa by 8 votes - Fallout: Perry done; Santorum strong; Gingrich angry - Cordray recess appointment? - Oil surges on Iran fear — By Ben White (bwhite@politico.com; Twitter: @morningmoneyben) — ROMNEY WINS IOWA BY 8 VOTES - With 100 percent of Iowa precincts reporting …
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Jennifer Jacobs / Iowa Caucuses:
Mitt Romney wins Iowa caucus by 8 votes — Mitt Romney speaks to supporters at the Hotel Fort Des Moines Tuesday evening. (Rodney White/The Des Moines Register) — Rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum waged a down-to-the-wire battle for the Iowa Republican caucuses Tuesday …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Why I'd Bet on Santorum (and Against My Model) — The official version of FiveThirtyEight's polling-based forecasts project Rick Santorum to receive about 19 percent of the vote in the Iowa caucuses on Tuesday night. It translates this to an 18 percent chance of Mr. Santorum's overcoming …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Iowa caucus results: Romney edges Santorum; Paul finishes third
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Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Why Romney and Santorum Fought to a Draw in Iowa
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Betsy's Page and CNN
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jon Huntsman: Mitt Romney Would Be An Agent For The Big Banks
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Taylor Marsh and The Politico
William M. Welch / USA Today:
Romney narrowly wins Iowa caucuses
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The Politico, ABCNEWS and Guardian
Associated Press:
Victory in hand, Romney looks to NH
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americanthinker.com, The Gateway Pundit and Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
Backers Hope Paul's Iowa Strategy Will Move His Message
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Mediaite and Campaign 2012
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
Gingrich hits Romney, says he'll continue to fight
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Indecision Forever and Truthdig
New York Times:
Candidates' Electability and Principles Divide Iowa Voters
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Indecision Forever and The Caucus, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
Two Locked in Iowa Dead Heat
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The Politico, Wake up America and Washington Wire
A.Killough / CNN:
Last-day Ron Paul ad is his sharpest anti-Romney attack yet
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Cameron Joseph / Ballot Box:
Ron Paul supporters heckle Santorum
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Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Why Iowa gets to go first, and other facts about tonight's caucus
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CNN, The Moderate Voice and The Reaction
Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
McCain to endorse Romney tomorrow — John McCain will endorse his '08 rival Mitt Romney tomorrow, a top Republican source confirmed to POLITICO. — The Arizona senator fought a bitter nomination battle with Romney four years ago, though Romney has worked to mend the relationship since then.
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Guardian:
Release deal for Taliban leaders at Guantánamo — US agrees in principle to releasing top officials from Afghanistan insurgent group in exchange for starting process of negotiations — The US has agreed in principle to release high-ranking Taliban officials from Guantánamo Bay …
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The Gateway Pundit, Thoughts From A …, americanthinker.com and Weasel Zippers
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama's Surrender of Afghanistan Continues Apace?
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Pat Dollard and Guardian
Brian Bakst / Associated Press:
Campaign manager says Bachmann may drop out — WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Michele Bachmann's campaign manager says it's hard to tell whether she will continue her campaign after a bleak showing in the Iowa caucuses. — Asked if he could say with certainty whether she would go forward …
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Perry Chiaramonte / Fox News:
New York City Police Arrest Suspect in String of Firebomb Attacks — Police arrested a suspect Tuesday in connection with the firebombing of an Islamic cultural center and four other New York City area sites. — The suspect confessed to five incidents in total, including the attack …
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Live Blogging the Iowa Caucuses — Welcome to FiveThirtyEight's live blog of the Iowa caucuses. — The real action will not get underway until 8 p.m. New York time, when caucuses convene around the state — and it is likely to be at least another hour or so after that before we start seeing the first results.
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The Politico:
Iowa's field of mediocrities — The candidates say it on debate stages. Voters say it at campaign rallies. It is a staple of Republican rhetoric that 2012 is the most fateful election in decades — a big and perilous moment around which national destiny will hinge.
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Stuff in Politico That Makes Me Want to Guzzle Antifreeze, Field of Mediocrity Edition
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Balloon Juice and Newshoggers.com
A.Killough / CNN:
Obama talks to Iowa supporters on caucus night — (CNN) - President Barack Obama addressed via video conference several Democratic caucus sites in Iowa Tuesday, four years after winning the state's contest in a surprise victory that fueled his campaign on a path to the nomination.
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Weasel Zippers and Taylor Marsh
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Robert Wright / The Atlantic Online:
The Greatness of Ron Paul — By introducing moral imagination to the foreign-policy conversation, the Republican candidate is doing the nation an important service. — A dispute has broken out among fans of Ron Paul's non-interventionist foreign policy about whether he's a strategic liability.
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Rod Dreher, Wonkette, emptywheel, The Daily Dish, The Mahablog and Political Mojo
Graham Bowley / New York Times:
3 In-Laws of Afghan Girl, 15, Are Held in Her Torture — KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan girl's nails had been pulled out, her skin on her ear and nose had been twisted with pliers, and she had been kept in a dark, filthy basement bathroom without proper food or water for five months …
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msnbc.com and The Moderate Voice
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
God Tells Robertson that ‘Radical’ Obama will Bring Down America — Last year, Robertson claimed God told him that America's future will be bleak because of debt and divisions, and today on The 700 Club said that God again communicated to him that financial problems and partisan politics are going to bring America into decline.
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Michelle Obama Jokes: “I Kind Of Like” Being Called “Your Excellency” — First Lady Michelle Obama is to make a guest appearance on an upcoming episode of the popular Nickelodeon show iCarly. — In the episode, which airs on January 16, the First Lady helps the show's title character Carly …
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