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11:25 PM ET, January 8, 2012

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Romney: Politics For The Rich  —  His father told him he shouldn't go into politics if he had a mortgage to pay.  Most people have mortgages to pay.  —  (Reuters / JIM BOURG)  —  Mitt Romney suggested in today's debate that only rich people should run for office, and then quickly celebrated …
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Romney's Inexplicable Debate Fibs  —  Why not just tell the truth?  The odd, small shadings of truth were the talk of the spin room in Concord after Sunday's debate.  —  (AP / Elise Amendola)  —  CONCORD, New Hampshire — Mitt Romney's generally strong debate performance was marred …
ABCNEWS:
Mitt Romney Says He Feared Getting ‘Fired’  —  ABC News' Russell Goldman and Michael Falcone report:  —  ROCHESTER, N.H. — Mitt Romney attempted his own version of an “I-feel-your-pain” moment at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Sunday, telling a crowd that like so many Americans he too has worried about getting fired.
Discussion: Riehl World View
Meghashyam Mali / Ballot Box:
Romney tells voters he knows what it's like to fear getting a ‘pink slip’  —  Mitt Romney, attacked by GOP rivals, for his private sector experience with Bain Capital told New Hampshire voters Sunday that he knew what it was like to fear losing one's job.  —  “I know these are tough times …
Discussion: The Politico
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
Romney: elected office is for the rich
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:   TPM2012  —  Mitt Romney: Don't Run For Office If You Need The Salary
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney holding steady in NH  —  Mitt Romney continues to be headed for a comfortable win in New Hampshire.  PPP's final poll there finds him with 35% to 18% for Ron Paul, 16% for Jon Huntsman, 12% for Newt Gingrich, 11% for Rick Santorum, 3% for Buddy Roemer, and 1% for Rick Perry.
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Robert Walker / The Huffington Post:
Santorum and the ‘Anti-contraception’ Conservatives  —  If the current GOP presidential primary campaign is remembered for nothing else, it will be known for the meteoric rise of the “anti-contraception conservatives.”  —  The Republican leadership has been anti-abortion since time immemorial …
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Stephanopoulos struggles with fairness during NH debate
Gautham Nagesh / Ballot Box:
GOP debate: Gingrich, Romney trade barbs over super-PAC ads
Michael O'Brien / msnbc.com:   Romney faces fire at NBC News-Facebook debate
Joseph W. McQuaid / unionleader.com:
Crisis for America  —  This newspaper has endorsed Newt Gingrich …
Discussion: New York Times and The Page
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Alex Spillius / Telegraph:
White House ‘covered up’ Tim Burton-staged Alice in Wonderland Halloween party  —  The White House covered up an Alice in Wonderland-themed Halloween party staged by film director Tim Burton and actor Johnny Depp for fear of creating the wrong impression during a recession, a new book on the Obamas has claimed.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Carol E. Lee / Washington Wire:   New Book Portrays Explosive White House Dynamics
David Eldridge / Washington Times:
Ex-Times Editorial Page Editor Tony Blankley dead at 63  —  Tony Blankley, a noted conservative author and commentator and former editorial page editor of The Washington Times, died Sunday morning, according to family sources.  He was 63 and had been battling stomach cancer.
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Gschwarzcnn / CNN:   Tony Blankley, conservative author, dies at 63
Kevinliptak / CNN:
TRENDING: Christie takes on protesters chanting at Romney rally  —  Exeter, New Hampshire (CNN) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie fired back at protesters at a rally Sunday for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in New Hampshire.  —  The brash Republican governor …
Discussion: The Politico
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Katrina Trinko / National Review:
Christie Squares Off with Occupiers at Romney Rally
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Black Man Confronts Gingrich On Food Stamps Comments: ‘Stop Using Blacks As A Punching Bag’  —  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich defended himself today against charges of racial insensitivity by noting that he's worked with African-American leaders in the past.
CNN:
STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY  —  Interview with Jon Huntsman; Interview with Bob Walker, John Sununu; Interview with Nancy Pelosi  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  CANDY CROWLEY, HOST: Good morning from New Hampshire.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Pelosi: Obama right to run against Congress
Discussion: Hot Air
Benjy Sarlin / 2012.talkingpointsmemo.com:
TPM2012  —  Carl Paladino Trash-Talks The Entire GOP Field (Except Newt)  —  MANCHESTER, NH — Ron Paul's about to “get on the mother-ship and go back to the mother planet,” Rick Perry's going nowhere unless it's to “hang around the shooting range,” and Jon Huntsman clearly loves the Chinese so much he “should move to China.”
 
 
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