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4:25 AM ET, January 7, 2012

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Emily Schultheis / The Politico:
New Paul S.C. ad hits Santorum on ‘betrayal’  —  Ron Paul's campaign is out with this new ad in South Carolina, which hits Rick Santorum on his “record of betrayal.”  —  “One serial hypocrite exposed,” the ad says, showing clips of Newt Gingrich.  “Now another has emerged: Rick Santorum …
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Adam Sorensen / Swampland:
TIME/CNN/ORC Poll: Romney Storms Ahead in South Carolina  —  In another sign of the front-runner's growing strength.  Mitt Romney has taken the lead in South Carolina, according to a TIME/CNN/ORC poll released Friday.  —  The poll, which surveyed likely primary voters on Wednesday and Thursday …
Rick Perlstein / Crooks and Liars:
Santorum's ‘Freedom’ is Pretty Much Slavery  —  Rick Santorum got high marks for his near-victory speech in Iowa.  In the Washington Post, E.J. Dionne called it “by far the best speech Tuesday night.”  Santorum's address impressed me, too, but for a different reason: his astonishing endorsement …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Rick Santorum's baby—and mine.  —  The latest intra-pundit flap of Campaign 2012: a couple of my liberal colleagues have called Rick and Karen Santorum “crazy,” or “very weird” for wrapping and caressing the body of their baby, who died only two hours after emerging from 20 weeks in utero …
Universal Uclick / uExpress:
SOCIAL CONSERVATIVES UNITE FOR SANTORUM  —  On Tuesday night in Iowa, he stood before the cheering throngs like a Republican Rocky, or better yet, a latter-day Rudy suddenly lifted above his Notre Dame teammates in a fantastic storybook finish.  —  On Tuesday night, for the first time, Rick Santorum was a contender.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and National Review
Justin Sink / The Hill:
Paul blasts Santorum as ‘serial hypocrite’
Discussion: The Politico
Shushannah Walshe / ABCNEWS:
Pro-Santorum SuperPAC Buys Ad Time in South Carolina
Discussion: Mediaite and The Page
ABCNEWS:
Rick Santorum Says by the Time He Had Campaign Cash, All the N.H. TV Time Was Bought Up
Discussion: Hot Air and The Hill
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
‘The Obamas’: Book Reveals Friction Between Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama (UPDATE) … Barack Obama , Michelle Obama , Rahm Emanuel , White House , Obama , Video , Jodi Kantor , Obama White House , The Obamas , Obama Marriage , Obamas Marriage , The Obamas Jodi Kantor , Politics News
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Carol Felsenthal / Chicago magazine:   Jodi Kantor Goes Inside the Obamas' Marriage in New Book
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Another Romney layoff victim, this one a conservative, speaks out  —  Reuters published a blockbuster story today on GS Technologies, a steel mill in Kansas City that was acquired by Bain Capital, leading to the layoffs of some 750 workers.  In this case, the workers lost promised severance pay …
Discussion: Wonkette, Riehl World View and GOP 12
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Bain, Barack and Jobs
Dylan Byers / The Politico:
What Newt said about food stamps  —  Newt Gingrich's comments about African-Americans and food stamps, made at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, have made the expected media rounds — from Slate to The Daily Beast to The Associated Press to MSNBC — but the interpretation has changed somewhat along the way.
New York Post:
This power grab's a sign of weakness  —  President Obama's executive power-grab this week — making four “recess” appointments when the Senate isn't in recess — is a mark not of his strength, but of his relative weakness.  He is asserting an authority he does not possess through the Constitution …
Discussion: Belmont Club and Betsy's Page
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Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Obama takes victory lap
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and The Politico
Elizabeth McNeil / People.com:
Kristy McNichol Wants to ‘Be Open About Who I Am’  —  Kristy McNichol has been out of the public eye for 20 years.  Now she's chosen to come out - to try to help kids who are being bullied.  —  McNichol, 49, who has lived with her partner Martie Allen, also 49, for the past two decades …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Two new cases granted  —  UPDATE: The Court has announced that it will issue opinions in argued cases on both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.  Further orders from today's Conference will be issued at 10 a.m. Monday.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to clarify when police may use …
Sydney Morning Herald:
Climate change castaways consider move to Australia  —  Ben Doherty in Male, Maldives  —  Threat ... much of the Maldives could be lost to climate change.  —  THE President of what could be the first country in the world lost to climate change has urged Australia to prepare for a mass wave …
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Tim Blair
John Hudson / The Atlantic Wire:
The Sultriest Members of Congress  —  If you're the best-looking member in Congress, that won't guarantee you a high-ranking committee chair but it will bring you coveted media attention.  —  That's the finding from a new study by two Israeli professors in the journal of Political Communication.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and New York Times
Gillian Kane / Slate:
Brazil's Insidious New Pregnancy Registration Law Violates the Privacy of Women … - Kaplan: The Coming Pentagon Cuts Will Change the Very Nature of the Army and Marines  — Is Obama About To Repeat FDR's Big Economic Mistake of 1937?  — Yglesias: The Addition of 200,000 New Jobs Last Month Is Not Something To Celebrate
Discussion: Crooked Timber and THEROOT.COM
Mike Pflanz / Telegraph:
20 killed as Nigerian gunmen attack Christian mourners  —  Gunmen in Nigeria on Friday opened fire on friends and relatives gathered to mourn the deaths of three Christians killed on Thursday, leaving up to 20 more people dead.  —  Nigeria has recently experienced a surge in ethnic and sectarian violence
Michael Falcone / ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry Unwinds Before New Hampshire Debate At Texas Shooting Range  —  ABC's Michael Falcone and Arlette Saenz report:  —  Ready, aim fire.  That's apparently Texas Gov. Rick Perry's idea of relaxation before returning to the campaign trail this weekend.
Holly Robichaud / Lone Republican:
Wall Street money for Warren  —  I thought Elizabeth Warren was all about transparency.  We are all still waiting for her to file the required financial disclosure form.  —  The Oklahoma Professor has been criticizing Scott Brown for being “Wall Street's favorite Senator.”
 
 
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Ben W. Heineman Jr / The Atlantic Online:
Super PACs: The WMDs of Campaign Finance
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Ron Paul Suggests Third Party Presidential Run Still An Option
Jared Bernstein / On the Economy:
Jobs Report, Second Impressions: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Ry Rivard / Charleston Daily Mail:
Redistricting battle to be appealed to U.S. Supreme Court
Discussion: Hotline On Call
Edward Wyatt / New York Times:
S.E.C. Changes Policy on Firms' Admission of Guilt
Discussion: Firedoglake and DealBook
Beth Stebner / Daily Mail:
Pictured: Home invader teen widow shot dead who 'was coming for her dead 58-year-old husband's drugs'
 Earlier Items: 
Lee Drutman / Sunlight Foundation Blog:
As senator, Santorum was obsessed with abortion
Discussion: CBS News, ThinkProgress and Guardian
Mj Lee / The Politico:
Newt: Obama will ‘laugh’ at Mitt
Discussion: CNN
Annie Lowrey / New York Times:
Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain
Discussion: Opinion L.A.
Brad Cooper / Kansas City Star:
Legislator apologizes for ‘YoMama’ email about first lady
RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Students Laugh When Obama Tells Them “You Inspire Me”
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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