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Los Angeles Times:
Rick Santorum focuses on gay marriage — He suggests to a New Hampshire audience that an imprisoned father is preferable to a same-sex parent. — Mitt Romney leaves a campaign event outside an old peanut warehouse in Conway, S.C. (David Goldman, AP / January 6, 2012)
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
All We Are Saying . . . The establishment usually wins. That, after all, is what it means to be an establishment. But not always. Three of the last six presidents—Jimmy Carter in 1976, Ronald Reagan in 1980, and Barack Obama in 2008—ran against their own party's powerbrokers …
Discussion:
American Spectator, Outside the Beltway and Washington Monthly
Danny Yadron / Washington Wire:
Santorum: All Students Shouldn't Be Pushed to Go to College — GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — Former Sen. Rick Santorum expanded his populist message into education Saturday, accusing President Barack Obama and others of “snobbery” for pushing all kids to go to college.
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The Hinterland Gazette, The Hill and Mediaite
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Rick Santorum to get Gary Bauer endorsement Sunday — Gary Bauer, a leader in the social conservative movement, will endorse Rick Santorum's campaign for the Republican presidential nomination Sunday in South Carolina, according to a person close to Bauer. — Bauer, who chairs the Campaign …
Travis Waldron / ThinkProgress:
Santorum Accuses Obama Of ‘Elitist Snobbery’ For Wanting Every Child To Go To College — ThinkProgress filed this report from Amherst, New Hampshire — President Obama has laid out an ambitious agenda for America's high school students, stating that by 2020, he wants the United States …
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The Huffington Post and The Political Carnival
ABCNEWS:
Republican Candidates Ready to Rumble in Key New Hampshire Debate
Republican Candidates Ready to Rumble in Key New Hampshire Debate
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The Lonely Conservative and Power Line
Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Evangelicals Hurry to Find Alternative to Romney
Evangelicals Hurry to Find Alternative to Romney
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ABCNEWS, The Caucus, Good As You, Washington Post, Prairie Weather and Daily Kos
Universal Uclick / uExpress:
SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES UNITE FOR SANTORUM
SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES UNITE FOR SANTORUM
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Balloon Juice and National Review
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Romney pushing for four-state streak to steamroll GOP opponents
Romney pushing for four-state streak to steamroll GOP opponents
Discussion:
Campaign 2012, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and American Power
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Paul pushback on Huntsman video — Ron Paul supporters have pushed back furiously in the last 24 hours on the charge that one Paul backer posted an offensive video questioning Jon Huntsman's national loyalty, and showing clips of Huntsman speaking Mandarin with his adopted Chinese daughter.
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Erick's blog, The Caucus, The Spectacle Blog and Connecting.the.Dots
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Emily Goodin / Ballot Box:
Huntsman's New Hampshire strategy: ‘Speak from the heart’ — MANCHESTER — Jon Huntsman stopped by his Manchester headquarters Saturday afternoon to drop off chicken tenders for his supporters and rally his troops. — The former Utah governor, who is counting on a strong performance …
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CNN
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Michelle Obama and the Evolution of a First Lady — Michelle Obama was privately fuming, not only at the president's team, but also at her husband. — In the days after the Democrats lost Edward Kennedy's Senate seat in January 2010, Barack Obama was even-keeled as usual in meetings …
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Raf Sanchez / Telegraph:
Michelle Obama ‘raged against Rahm Emmanuel and White House advisors’
Michelle Obama ‘raged against Rahm Emmanuel and White House advisors’
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Doug Ross, The Gateway Pundit and Atlas Shrugs
Ventura County / Ventura County Star Stories:
Rep. Elton Gallegly to retire — U.S. Rep. Elton Gallegly, R-Simi Valley, the longest serving congressional representative in Ventura County history, announced this morning that he will not seek re-election and will retire at the end of the current Congress.
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Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Rep. Gallegly to retire
Alex Isenstadt / The Politico:
Gallegly to retire — Rep. Elton Gallegly will not seek reelection …
Gallegly to retire — Rep. Elton Gallegly will not seek reelection …
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Capitol Alert
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
The G.O.P.'s ‘Black People’ Platform — That didn't take long. — As we've gotten around to casting votes to select a Republican presidential nominee, the antiblack rhetoric has taken center stage. — You just have to love (and despise) this kind of predictability.
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The Hinterland Gazette, The PJ Tatler, CBS News, The Huffington Post, Booman Tribune and Wonkette
Mark Steyn / National Review:
The Left's So-Called Empathy — Lest you doubt that we're headed for the most vicious election year in memory, consider the determined effort, within ten minutes of his triumph in Iowa, to weirdify Rick Santorum. Discussing the surging senator on Fox News, Alan Colmes mused on some of the “crazy things” he's said and done.
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Pundit & Pundette
American Prospect:
Occupying Grand Central Station — Five hundred people returned to Zuccotti Park on New Year's Eve, with drums, chants of “Whose Year? Our Year!”, and a tent, which they say they gave to police in exchange for entrance to the park. An hour before midnight, police and occupiers attempting …
The Right Scoop:
Hilarious! McCain mistakenly refers to Romney as Obama — Oh man, this is classic. McCain totally referred to Romney as “President Obama” and went on for a few seconds before Gov. Haley corrected him. Hilarious! You know what they say about drunk people being more truthful, right?
Discussion:
Althouse and Michelle Malkin
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Nigeria sect kills 15; Christians vow defense — MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A radical Muslim sect attacked a church during a worship service in Nigeria's northeast during assaults that killed at least 15 people, authorities said Saturday, as Christians vowed to defend themselves …
Discussion:
Weasel Zippers and Jihad Watch
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Mike Pflanz / Telegraph:
20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners
20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners
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Weasel Zippers, Libertarian Republican, Jihad Watch and The Gateway Pundit