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Mark Maremont / Wall Street Journal:
Romney at Bain: Big Gains, Some Busts — Mitt Romney's political foes are stepping up attacks based on his time running investment firm Bain Capital, tagging him with making a fortune from the rougher side of American capitalism—even as Mr. Romney says his Bain tenure shows he knows how to build businesses.
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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
‘I like being able to fire people’ — Mitt Romney's detractors in both parties are eager to point out one of the more glaring problems with the former governor's background: he's put thousands of Americans out of work. — And with that push in mind, Romney's critics could hardly believe …
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Michelle Malkin:
The abysmal incompetence of the non-Romneys — Sigh. Let me say that again: Siiiiiiiiiiiiiigh. — If you were unfortunate enough to watch Saturday night's GOP debate in New Hampshire, you saw a pageant of feckless non-Romneys fail to step up to the plate and forcefully challenge Mitt …
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Reuters:
Mitt Romney and the Bain bomb — NASHUA, N.H. — Forget his specific rivals. The biggest threat to Mitt Romney is hitting now and set to fully detonate in South Carolina: it's the Bain bomb. — While conservatives look unlikely to unite around one alternative to Romney …
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Byron Tau / The Politico:
Obama spokesman: ‘!!!’ — Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt tweets “!!!” about this Mitt Romney moment from the campaign trail: … The Romney campaign has not exactly been judicious about providing context to clips of President Obama they have used in campaign ads.
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Quinnipiac University:
Romney Has Big GOP Likely Voter Lead In Florida, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Most Voters …
Ashley Parker / The Caucus:
Romney Firing Remarks Draw Criticism From Huntsman
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Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Pro-Romney ‘Super PAC’ to Spend $2.3 Million in South Carolina
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New York Times:
Pro-Gingrich PAC Details Ads Against Romney's Bain Role
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ABCNEWS:
Romney Likes ‘Being Able to Fire People’
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Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Romney's Bain Capital Made Billions While Bankrupting Nearly One-Quarter Of The Companies It Invested In
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ABCNEWS:
Perry Lambasts Romney For Handing Out Pink Slips
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Romney Waves Away Opponents' Intensifying Attacks
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David Brody / The Brody File:
Exclusive: Gingrich Tells The Brody File His Goal is to Slow Romney Down and Expose Him
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Laura Conaway / The Maddow Blog:
And Mitt Romney keeps on talking
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Huntsman Has Momentum, but He Lacks Time
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Christi Parsons / Los Angeles Times:
William Daley to step down as Obama's chief of staff — White House Chief of Staff William Daley, left, confers with White House Press Secretary Jay Carney as President Barack Obama addresses the media in the briefing room of the White Hous. (Win McNamee/Getty Images / December 8, 2011)
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Santina Leuci / ABCNEWS:
Todd Palin Endorses Newt Gingrich — ABC News' Santina Leuci and Z. Byron Wolf report: — Sarah Palin's husband is endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, Todd Palin told ABC News today. — But Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and John McCain's 2008 Republican running mate …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Record-High 40% of Americans Identify as Independents in '11 — More Americans identify as Democrats than as Republicans, 31% to 27% — PRINCETON, NJ — The percentage of Americans identifying as political independents increased in 2011, as is common in a non-election year …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Mitt Romney Campaign Disavows Pro-Gay Rights Flyer From 2002 … GOP Debate , Mitt Romney , Republican Debate , Video , New Hampshire Primary , Romney Gay Rights , Romney New Hampshire , Mitt Romney 2012 , New Hampshire Primary 2012 , New Hampshire Romney , Social Issues , Politics News
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Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Romney Campaign Disavows 2002 Gay Pride Flyers
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Fox News:
Suspected Islamic Extremist Arrested in Alleged Florida Bomb Plot — URGENT: A 25-year-old man described as an Islamic extremist was arrested in an alleged plot to attack crowded areas in the Tampa, Fla., area with a car bomb, assault rifle and other explosives, authorities said Monday.
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Cassie Murdoch / Jezebel:
Snoop Dogg Wants to Get High With President Obama and Convince Him to Legalize Weed — As always, Snoop Dogg has an innovative approach to getting things done. He told Hot 99.5's Toby Knapp that he would convince President Obama to change the drug laws by first getting him nice and relaxed...
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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:
Media mob chases Ron Paul from campaign stop in New Hampshire — MANCHESTER, N.H. — A campaign stop at a New Hampshire eatery unraveled into a bit of a circus when the media scrum chasing Ron Paul apparently became too much for the 76-year-old Texas congressman to handle.
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Bill Keller / New York Times:
Just the Ticket — THE beginning of a new year is a time for resolutions, and Hillary Clinton's admirers are already busily, lovingly resolving on her behalf. On one sideline, her friends tell me that after a few years of hyperactive globetrotting what she really needs is to put her feet …
Richard Black / BBC:
Carbon emissions ‘will defer Ice Age’ — The climate, if not species, of an Ice Age “ought” to return within 1,500 years — Human emissions of carbon dioxide will defer the next Ice Age, say scientists. — The last Ice Age ended about 11,500 years ago, and when the next one should begin has not been entirely clear.
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