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5:05 PM ET, January 5, 2012

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Jacob Weisberg / Slate:
Face It: Romney's the Nominee  —  The media will desperately try to persuade you there is still a Republican race.  Do not pay attention.  —  Is there anyone not annoyed by Mitt Romney's narrow win in the Iowa caucus?  Conservatives are disappointed because they recognize …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney out of control  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — If this is Mitt Romney's idea of a victory rally, one shudders to think what would have happened if he had lost the Iowa caucuses.  —  The day after his impossibly thin eight-vote victory, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination flew …
The Politico:
Newt Gingrich suffers from super PAC buyer's remorse  —  Not long ago Newt Gingrich seemed to be a big fan of super PACs.  —  The former House Speaker two years ago called the new legal framework that gave rise to unlimited fundraising by outside groups a “great victory for free speech” …
Discussion: CNN, Hot Air, Daily Kos and American Power
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Suffolk poll in NH: Romney 41, Paul 18, Santorum 8
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
New Hampshire Polls Show Small Movement
Discussion: msnbc.com and Indecision Forever
Justin Sink / Ballot Box:
Gingrich directly attacks Romney in latest commercial
Discussion: CNN
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Perry, Perry, Quite Contrary
Wallacegw / CNN:
Poll: Romney remains way ahead in New Hampshire
Trip Gabriel / The Caucus:
Gingrich Takes On Romney
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Gateway Pundit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Grand Strategy Behind Obama's Recess Appointment  —  Large American flags for all, Daily Show correspondent soundalikes for others!  —  President Obama's decision to use a recess appointment to seat Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was a no-brainer …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A telling sign: Scott Brown comes out in support of Cordray recess appointment  —  Here's a pretty clear sign of which way the politics are moving in the fight over Obama's decision to employ a recess appointment to install Richard Cordray as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Investor's Business Daily:
Acting Like A King Isn't Among The President's Duties  —  Leadership: A spokesman says the president “can't wait for Congress to act” and promised that he's “going to take action.”  This is the president who was “ready to rule” in 2008.  Is he an elected chief executive or an emperor?
John Yoo / National Review:
Richard Cordray & the Use and Abuse of Executive Power  —  Some think me a zealous advocate of executive power, and often I am when it comes to national security issues.  But I think President Obama has exceeded his powers by making a recess appointment for Richard Cordray …
Ezra Klein / Washington Post:
Wonkbook: The radical Republican tactic behind Obama's controversial nominations  —  The straightforward interpretation of Wednesday's controversial recess appointments is that they were just another salvo in the ongoing war being waged by the Obama administration and congressional Republicans over nominations.
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
New Chief at Consumer Bureau Promises Vigorous Agenda
Ben Smith / The Politico:
How to fight liberals: Imitate them  —  Impressed by the effectiveness of the liberal Center for American Progress, a group of conservative journalists and operatives is preparing to engage in their own sincerest form of flattery - launching their own advocacy group with a similar name and mission but very different target.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Keith Olbermann Clashes With Current TV  —  The broadcaster Keith Olbermann is famous for estranging himself from his bosses, be it at ESPN, Fox or MSNBC.  —  At his new home, Al Gore's Current TV, he has done it in record time.  —  Mr. Olbermann, who was hired last year to be the top star …
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New York Times:
Obama Describes Refocused Strategy for Leaner Military  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama outlined a broad new military strategy for the United States on Thursday, one that refocuses the armed forces on threats in Asia and the Pacific region, continues a strong presence in the Middle East …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama to cut “tens of thousands of ground troops” from military
Discussion: The Right Scoop
CNBC:
Jobs Picture: Claims Fall, Job Creation Surges; Layoffs Ease  —  The news is all good for the jobs market so far in 2012: Separate reports Thursday showed a surge in private-sector job creation, a sharp drop in weekly unemployment claims and planned layoffs at their lowest level in six months.
Discussion: Hot Air and Outside the Beltway
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Wall Street Journal:
Positive Signs for Jobs Market
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs  —  WASHINGTON — Benjamin Franklin did it.  Henry Ford did it.  And American life is built on the faith that others can do it, too: rise from humble origins to economic heights.  “Movin' on up,” George Jefferson-style, is not only a sitcom song but a civil religion.
Washington Monthly:
What If Obama Loses?  —  Imagining the consequences of a GOP victory.  —  Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon Delicious  —  It's a common complaint—we've certainly made it over the years—that too much political campaign coverage focuses on the horse race.
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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Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
‘Is it OK if I shoot now?’: …
Discussion: Maggie's Notebook
Jamie Weinstein / The Daily Caller:
Santorum commits Republican sacrilege: Attacks Ronald Reagan  —  BRENTWOOD, N.H. — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum committed one of the gravest sins in Republican politics on Wednesday evening by knocking the revered former President Ronald Reagan at a packed town hall meeting.
Scott Brown / Boston Globe:
Gingrich off base on judiciary  —  GOP PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Newt Gingrich recently made disturbing comments regarding the judiciary.  He proposed that Congress should be able to impeach judges whose decisions he believes to be wrong.  If elected, he would abolish courts that displease him …
Bret Hayworth / Sioux City Journal:
Politically Speaking: Christie Vilsack continues strong fundraising, surpasses $1.1 million  —  In October 2011, after the third fundraising quarter, Politico named Iowa 4th congressional district candidate Christie Vilsack one of 10 notable congressional candidates due to fundraising abilities.
Discussion: Ballot Box and The Politico
 
 
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Erick Erickson / RedState:
This Won't Play Well In South Carolina
Brian Stelter / Media Decoder:
MSNBC Adding Another Political Talk Show on Weekends
James Crugnale / Mediaite:
John McCain: ‘We Have To Fix Our Problems With The Hispanics’
Sam Baker / The Hill:
Lawyers, courts see weaknesses in defense of Obama's healthcare law
Discussion: Hit & Run
Michael Mandel / The Atlantic Online:
The Truth About New Hampshire: It's the Government Spending, Stupid
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Scott Walker, undaunted by recall, urges governors to cut state budgets boldly
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Iran's growing state of desperation
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Sarah Palin to Make Keynote Speech at CPAC
 

 
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