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1:15 AM ET, January 18, 2012

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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Obama up 5 on Romney nationally  —  PPP's first national poll of 2012 finds Barack Obama with his best standing against Mitt Romney since last May, right after the killing of Osama bin Laden.  Obama leads Romney 49-44.  —  It's not as if Obama's suddenly become popular.
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Jon Ward / The Huffington Post:
Newt Gingrich: If Mitt Romney Wins South Carolina, It's Over … South Carolina Primary Election , South Carolina Primary Election 2012 , Politics News  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newt Gingrich came clean Tuesday afternoon, admitting that if he can't win this state's primary on Saturday …
Discussion: ABCNEWS and The Hill
Wallacegw / CNN:
Gingrich urges Santorum, Perry to drop out  —  Florence, South Carolina (CNN) - Newt Gingrich is urging competitors Rick Santorum and Rick Perry bow out of the Republican presidential race so conservatives can rally behind one “anti-Mitt Romney” candidate.  —  A reporter asked …
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Palin: I'd vote for Gingrich in South Carolina  —  Sarah Palin's not quite endorsing Newt Gingrich for president, but if she were a South Carolina voter, he's the one she'd cast her ballot for this weekend.  —  The idea, Palin explained on Fox News, would be to keep the primary season going.
Discussion: CNN
Jon Bershad / Mediaite:
Chris Matthews Accuses Newt Gingrich Of Racially Charged Use Of The Name ‘Juan’  —  A big moment of last night's debate came when moderator Juan Williams and Newt Gingrich argued over Gingrich's comments that many have seen as condescending towards blacks.  However, Williams …
Pat Garofalo / ThinkProgress:
Romney Admits His Tax Rate Is About 15 Percent, Lower Than Many Middle Class Families
Alexander Burns / The Politico:
Perry: Santorum a ‘good Catholic’
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Romney, Dewhurst lead in Texas
Pete Kasperowicz / Ballot Box:
Gingrich doubles down on promise to follow Obama around the country to force debates
Discussion: CNN
Patrick Marley / JSOnline:
Democrats file 1 million signatures for Walker recall  —  By Patrick Marley, Jason Stein and Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel  —  Madison - Democrats and organizers filed petitions Tuesday afternoon with more than a million signatures as they sought to force a recall election against Gov. Scott Walker …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Dems gather more than one million signatures to recall Scott Walker  —  Wisconsin Democrats are telling reporters that they have gathered more than one million signatures to recall Governor Scott Walker — a remarkable number that could have real ramifications for this year's presidential race.
Brendan O'Brien / Reuters:
Enough signatures collected to recall Wisconsin governor  —  (Reuters) - Organizers of the petition drive to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker submitted what appeared to be more than enough signatures on Tuesday to force the first-term Republican to defend his seat in a special election.
Monica Davey / New York Times:   Organizers Say 1 Million Signed Petition to Recall Wisconsin Governor
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:   BREAKING: Walker Recall Effort Delivers More Than 1 Million Signatures
Fox News:
‘Occupy’ protesters suspected of throwing smoke bomb over White House fence  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service was responding Tuesday night to an escalating protest that may have involved one or more smoke bombs being thrown over the White House fence.  —  An estimated 1,000 protesters have gathered.
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Donovan Slack / The Politico:
White House locked down because of ‘smoking objects’  —  The White House was locked down Tuesday night because of “smoking objects” found near the North Portico as hundreds of protesters rallied outside the executive mansion, Secret Service officials said.  —  “We had approximately 1,000 …
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Pirate's Cove and The Hill
nbcwashington.com:
Apparent Smoke Bomb Tossed Over White House Fence
Discussion: msnbc.com and Talking Points Memo
CNET:
Google will protest SOPA using popular home page  —  The tech sector is pulling out the big guns.  —  Google, the Web's top search company and one of technology's most influential powers in Washington, will post a link on its home page tomorrow to notify users of Google's opposition …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
It's Baaaaaaaaack: Lamar Smith Says SOPA Markup To Resume In February
Andrew Kaczynski / Politics:
The Book On Mitt Romney: Here Is John McCain's Entire Opposition Research File … The Book On Mitt Romney: Here Is John McCain's Entire Opposition Research File  —  Politics Buzz A document found online by BuzzFeed appears to be John McCain's entire, 200-page opposition research file …
Joel Gehrke / Campaign 2012:
WH: Newt's Obama food stamp charge is ‘crazy’  —  President Obama's White House spokesman dismissed as “crazy” Newt Gingrich's claim that Obama has “put” people on food stamps, citing the ailing economy as the cause for the expanded use of welfare programs.  —  “Well, you know as well as I …
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
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RealClearPolitics Video Log:
Gingrich On Food Stamp Comment: “Among The Politically Correct, You Are Not Supposed To Use Facts …
Discussion: Big Government and RedState
Thomas Erdbrink / Washington Post:
U.S. drone that crashed in Iran goes miniature  —  A photo released by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps purports to show the RQ-170 drone that was reported crash in December.  (Sepahnews via Associated Press) TEHRAN — For the American government, the crash of the RQ-170 drone in Iran was an embarrassment.
Discussion: Weasel Zippers and Atlas Shrugs
Jessica Firger / Wall Street Journal:
Protest Sapped of Cash  —  Occupy Wall Street Freezes Spending on New Projects as Donations Dry Up  —  Occupy Wall Street—the movement built on protesting corporate greed and income inequality—is running out of money.  —  After raising more than $700,000 last fall …
ABCNEWS:
Rick Perry Camp Explains Suggestion That Turkey Is Led By ‘Islamic Terrorists’  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - In response to a question about whether or not Turkey should still be a part of NATO, Rick Perry suggested some consider the country to be ruled by “Islamic terrorists.”
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Fox News Insider:
TRANSCRIPT: Fox News Channel & Wall Street Journal Debate in South Carolina
Shelby Grad / L.A. NOW:
Pinkberry co-founder beat homeless man with tire iron, LAPD says  —  One of the founders of the popular Pinkberry yogurt chain is accused by police of chasing down a homeless man and beating him with a tire iron.  —  The incident took place in June 2011 on an off-ramp of the Hollywood Freeway …
Nycsouthpaw / Politics:
Michelle Obama's Birthday Restaurant Has Occupy-Themed Burger Menu  —  Michelle Obama's Birthday Restaurant Has Occupy-Themed Burger Menu  —  Politics Buzz The Obamas are celebrating Michelle's birthday with friends at BLT Steak in Washington, DC this evening.
Discussion: Pat Dollard and Weasel Zippers
 
 
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Rich Lowry / National Review:
'Dude, Where's My Lifeboat?'
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Brad Plumer / Washington Post:
Why the Saudis want $100-a-barrel oil
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Kris Turner / Toledo Blade:
Solar-panel company lays off 40 employees
Megan McArdle / The Atlantic Online:
What Would New York Look Like With a Smaller Financial Sector?
Discussion: TBogg
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic Online:
Conservative Media Is the Biggest Culprit in Huntsman's Weak Showing
Sara Murray / Real Time Economics:
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Rick Perlstein / Rolling Stone:
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Trevor / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
How PIPA and SOPA Violate White House Principles Supporting Free Speech and Innovation
Marie Diamond / ThinkProgress:
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