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9:55 AM ET, January 4, 2012

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BuzzFeed:
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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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 …
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%)
Erick Erickson / Erick's blog:
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 …
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 …
NBC's Ali Weinberg / msnbc.com:
After strong Iowa showing, Santorum campaign looks ahead to SC  —  CHARLESTON, S.C. - As Rick Santorum's supporters celebrated his strong Iowa showing, they were also making preparations for a push through South Carolina that will begin even before the New Hampshire primary vote.  —  Andrew Burton / Getty Images
Discussion: USA Today and The Agonist
David Weigel / Slate:
Rickrolled: Three Lessons from Iowa … - Is the Virginia Law Keeping Perry and Gingrich Off the Ballot Constitutional?  — The Real Threat to Marriage Isn't Gay Marriage—It's Straight Civil Unions  — The App That Keeps You Going to the Gym by Charging You Money When You Don't
Alicia M. Cohn / The Hill:
DNC chairwoman: Romney's Iowa caucus win is ‘a loss’  —  The chairwoman for the Democratic National Committee on Wednesday sought to slow Mitt Romney's momentum as the winner of the Iowa caucuses, the first vote of the 2012 primary season.  —  “When is a win a loss?
Discussion: CNN and Weasel Zippers
Maggie Haberman / The Politico:
Bachmann cancels South Carolina trip  —  Per a tweet from the AP, Michele Bachmann has canceled her planned trip to South Carolina, and has called a press conference for 10 a.m. central time.  —  I've emailed a campaign spokeswoman and haven't heard back.  —  But after Bachmann's …
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
Why Romney and Santorum Fought to a Draw in Iowa  —  New voters, split evangelicals and Romney in a rut  —  Ron Paul expanded the electorate.  Mitt Romney slightly advanced from his key beachheads in 2008.  Evangelical Christians splintered but gave Rick Santorum the largest slice of their votes.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
msnbc.com:
First Thoughts: What we learned from last night  —  What we learned from last night: 1) Romney still has a problem with his party's conservative base... 2) Rick Santorum may be for real... 3) New Hampshire is going to be fascinating to watch... Also: Measuring Santorum's NH bounce …
Discussion: The Politico
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Is Eight Enough? Where Mitt Romney And Rick Santorum Go From Here (The Note)
Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
McCain to endorse Romney tomorrow
Shannon McCaffrey / Associated Press:
Gingrich hits Romney, says he'll continue to fight
ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney on Rick Santorum: He Focused on Iowa, I'm Running A National Campaign
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Candidates' Electability and Principles Divide Iowa Voters
NBC / msnbc.com:   NBC sources: McCain to endorse Romney
William M. Welch / USA Today:
Romney narrowly wins Iowa caucuses
Discussion: The Politico, Guardian and ABCNEWS
New York Times:
Backers Hope Paul's Iowa Strategy Will Move His Message
Discussion: Mediaite and Campaign 2012
Associated Press:
Victory in hand, Romney looks to NH
Wall Street Journal:
Two Locked in Iowa Dead Heat
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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Grace Wyler / Business Insider:
Ron Paul May Have Secretly Won The Iowa Caucuses
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 …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Moonbattery
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Obama's Surrender of Afghanistan Continues Apace?
Discussion: Jihad Watch, Pat Dollard and Guardian
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
Stuff in Politico That Makes Me Want to Guzzle Antifreeze, Field of Mediocrity Edition  —  DES MOINES — Precisely how many times are we going to be treated to public expressions of mock horror from Important Conservatives that 40 years of allying themselves with nativist hooligans …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Newshoggers.com
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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 …
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.
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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White House Concludes It Can Appoint Cordray
Discussion: ThinkProgress
New York Times:
U.S. Reverses Policy in Reaching Out to Muslim Brotherhood
Adam Martin / The Atlantic Wire:
Occupy Wall Street's Livestream Operators Arrested
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jon Huntsman: Mitt Romney Would Be An Agent For The Big Banks
Discussion: The Politico
A.Killough / CNN:
Obama talks to Iowa supporters on caucus night
BREITBART.COM:
Muslims clash with China police who destroyed mosque
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
3 In-Laws of Afghan Girl, 15, Are Held in Her Torture
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Moderate Voice
Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
RNC: Five states to lose half their delegates
Discussion: americanthinker.com and CNN
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
Bad-Faith Journalism  —  PolitiFact tacks right, further illustrating …
Discussion: ThinkProgress
 

 
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