memeorandum: Reactions to Jones v. United States: The government fared much better than everyone realizes (Tom Goldstein/SCOTUSblog)

1:50 AM ET, January 24, 2012

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Newt up 5 in Florida — PPP's first post-South Carolina poll in Florida finds Newt Gingrich with a small lead. He's at 38% to 33% for Mitt Romney, 13% for Rick Santorum, and 10% for Ron Paul. — Gingrich has gained 12 points since a PPP poll conducted in Florida a week ago. Romney has dropped 8 points.

Discussion: American Prospect, The Politico, Liberal Values, Taegan Goddard's …, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Donklephant, Ricochet Conversations Feed and Wake up America

Ross Douthat:

Calling Mitch Daniels — For months now, even as the rest of the conservative commentariat has gradually resigned itself to the existing presidential field, the Weekly Standard's Bill Kristol has continued to pine — publicly, unstintingly, immune to either embarrassment or fatigue— for another candidate to jump into the race.

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Josh Lederman / Ballot Box:

Romney and Gingrich tussle in scrappy Republican debate — Mitt Romney unleashed his harshest attacks to date on Newt Gingrich Monday in an antagonistic debate in Florida. — He chipped away at the former House Speaker's record from every direction as he worked to fend off the rival …

Discussion: The Politico, Taylor Marsh, Wake up America and Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog

Jonathan Easley / Ballot Box:
Gingrich tops 40 percent in Rasmussen Florida poll

Discussion: The Politico, Taylor Marsh, CNN, Wake up America, GOP 12, The Other McCain and Orlando Sentinel

Michael Crowley / Swampland:
Newt Gingrich vs.the Establishment: South Carolina Sets Up Intra-GOP Conflict

Discussion: New York Times, Taegan Goddard's …, The Atlantic Online, Tales from the Trail and Mad Kane's Political Madness

Ardem / Blue Arkansas:

Ken Aden's Campaign Manager Comes Home To Find Cat Killed; “LIBERAL” Written On Its Corpse — This post includes a graphic picture. It is included here not for shock value, but to show just how heinous some people can be. — Last night, I got the most chilling phone call I have ever received.

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Ken Aden For Congress:
Democratic Congressional Campaign Manager's Family Pet Killed

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Political Carnival, msnbc.com and The Raw Story

Amanda Terkel / The Huffington Post:
Democratic Operative's Cat Slaughtered, ‘Liberal’ Painted On Corpse

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Scott Keyes / ThinkProgress: Arkansas Democratic Campaign Manager Comes Home To Find Child's Cat Murdered, ‘LIBERAL’ Written On Dead Body

David Catanese / The Politico: Ark. campaign manager's cat slaughtered

Keith Laing / The Hill:

White House sides with TSA in Rand Paul standoff — The White House is standing by the Transportation Security Administration in its standoff with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and his father, Republican presidential candidate Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas). — The elder Paul called the TSA a …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and The Other McCain

Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:

Rand Paul on TSA detainment: 'I was barked at: 'Do not leave the cubicle! " — Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul told The Daily Caller that being “detained” by the Transportation Security Administration at the Nashville airport Monday was a major ordeal that underscores flaws in TSA's procedures …

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Tim Mak / The Politico:
Rand Paul detained by TSA

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Sen. Rand Paul declines TSA pat-down, is escorted from security checkpoint

Discussion: New York Times and Rod Dreher

Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
Sen. Rand Paul ‘detained’ by TSA in Nashville, TSA denies

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:

THE OBAMA MEMOS … - POLITICS - PROFILES - THE TALK OF THE TOWN - COMMENT - TABLE OF CONTENTS - THE FINANCIAL PAGE - NEWS DESK - THE POLITICAL SCENE

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James Pethokoukis / The Enterprise Blog:

11 stunning revelations from Larry Summers's secret economics memo to Barack Obama — A lengthy piece in The New Yorker looks at policymaking in the Obama White House. A key source for writer Ryan Lizza is a 57-page, “Sensitive & Confidential” memo written by economist Larry Summers …

Discussion: Doug Ross and The PJ Tatler

Ryan Lizza / News Desk:
The Summers Memo — In a piece this week on Barack Obama's shift …

Discussion: Political Mojo and The Atlantic Online

Tanya Somanader / ThinkProgress:

Santorum To Rape Victims: ‘Make The Best Out Of A Bad Situation’ — Standing steadfast as the most socially right-wing candidate in the GOP presidential field, Rick Santorum has repeatedly touted his extreme anti-choice position, which dictates that abortion should be uniformly illegal, even in cases of rape or incest.

Discussion: TBogg, Shakesville, Wonkette, Little Green Footballs and Zandar Versus The Stupid

Joe Burbank / Orlando Sentinel:
Photos: Protesters “glitter-bomb” Santorum's town hall meeting

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Weasel Zippers

Faiz Shakir / ThinkProgress:
At Florida Town Hall, Rick Santorum Cowardly Panders To Woman Who Alleges Obama Is ‘An Avowed Muslim’

Discussion: ABCNEWS, The Daily Dish, Swampland, The Raw Story and Towleroad News #gay

Tom Goldstein / SCOTUSblog:

Reactions to Jones v. United States: The government fared much better than everyone realizes — Below, Lyle recaps and analyzes the Court's opinion. Given the significance of the decision and the uncertainty about its precise holding, I thought I would add a few thoughts.

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy

Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Police Use of GPS Is Ruled Unconstitutional

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
For Justices, State of the Union Can Be a Trial

Discussion: Law Blog and Hit & Run

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

From Gingrich To Palin To Gingrich — Let us now play the tiniest violin for what is called the “Republican Establishment”. I'm not sure what this phrase means or represents any more - the Chamber of Commerce? John Boehner? The Bush family? But the concept of a responsible, sane …

Discussion: Enik Rising, driftglass, A plain blog about politics and Eunomia

David Frum / CNN:
Why Gingrich's politics self-destruct

Discussion: This Just In

Greg Miller / Washington Post:

Former CIA officer charged in alleged leaks — The Justice Department on Monday charged a former CIA officer with repeatedly leaking classified information, including the identities of agency operatives involved in the capture and interrogation of alleged terrorists.

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The United States Department of Justice:
Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Charged with Disclosing Covert Officer's Identity and Other …

Discussion: New York Times, emptywheel, msnbc.com, Campaign 2012 and Balloon Juice

Mackenzie Weinger / The Politico:

Washington state set to approve gay marriage — Washington state is set to become the seventh in the country to legalize gay marriage, according to a report Monday. — Democratic Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen announced she would be the 25th vote needed to pass the same-sex marriage bill …

Discussion: Associated Press, CNN, Outside the Beltway and The Debate Link

Igor Volsky / ThinkProgress:
Washington's Anti-Gay Pastor To Marriage Supporters: You Think ‘You Know Better Than God’

Discussion: Good As You and Towleroad News #gay

KIRO-TV:
Wash. has enough votes to legalize gay marriage

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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:

‘Super PAC’ for Gingrich to Get $5 Million Infusion — A wealthy backer of Newt Gingrich will inject $5 million into a “super PAC” supporting his presidential bid, a person with knowledge of the contribution said on Monday, providing a major boost to Mr. Gingrich as he seeks …

Discussion: News Desk and The Caucus

Nicholas Confessore / The Caucus:
Miriam Adelson Donates $5 Million to a Pro-Gingrich ‘Super PAC’

Discussion: Gretawire and The Stranger …

Stephen Green / PJ Media:

Drunkblogging Tonight's GOP Debate … 5:46PM AsI prepared for the third GOP debate — and my third drunkblog — in eight days, I was sorely tempted to take my PJTV on-air coffee mug and just fill it up with cheap bourbon. But we try to run a classy(ish) joint here, so instead I poured …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The PJ Tatler

Politics:

Is This Barack Obama's Willie Horton? — Is This Barack Obama's Willie Horton? — Politics Buzz There's a long political history of tying a politician — from Michael Dukakis to Mike Huckabee — to a dangerous felon who was released and committed more crimes.

Discussion: Hot Air