Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
1:00 PM ET, January 24, 2012

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Deserves to Lose  —  That's what happens when you run with losers.  —  Let's just say right now what voters will be saying in November, once Barack Obama has been re-elected: Republicans deserve to lose.  —  It doesn't matter that Mr. Obama can't get the economy out of second gear.
RELATED:
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Gingrich won't ‘allow’ moderators to silence crowd at future debates  —  Newt Gingrich says he won't “allow” the moderators of future GOP presidential debates to keep the crowd out of it.  —  Speaking on Tuesday to Fox News, Gingrich took the opportunity that was denied him at Monday night's debate, and blasted the media.
Wall Street Journal:
Romney's Taxes: $3 Million  —  Candidate Paid a 14% Effective Tax Rate for 2010 on $21.7 Million in Income  —  WASHINGTON—GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney paid a 14% effective income tax rate in 2010 after making $3 million in tax-deductible charitable donations and drawing …
Washington Post:
Mitt Romney's tax returns shed some light on his investment wealth  —  Mitt Romney offered a partial snapshot of his vast personal fortune late Monday, disclosing income of $21.7 million in 2010 and $20.9 million last year — virtually all of it profits, dividends or interest from investments.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Debate Winner: Mitch Daniels  —  I've got to think Monday night's debate further swelled the groundswell of support for Mitch Daniels.  The liveliest part of the debate was at the beginning, when Mitt went after Newt—and Republicans all over America watched with fascinated horror at the thought that these are the two GOP frontrunners.
Jeremy W. Peters / The Caucus:
Gingrich Threatens to Skip Debates if Audiences Can't Participate  —  Newt Gingrich insists his fans will not be silenced.  —  Mr. Gingrich, a former House speaker, on Tuesday morning threatened not participate in any future debates with audiences that have been instructed to be silent.
Jon Cohen / Washington Post:
Public sours on Romney in January  —  The number of Americans with negative views of Mitt Romney has spiked in a new Washington Post-ABC News poll, compounding the former Massachusetts governor's challenges as he tries to rally from Saturday's big loss in South Carolina.
The Raw Story:
Romney's released tax return reveals 13.9% rate, holdings in foreign ‘tax havens’  —  TAMPA, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released tax records on Tuesday indicating he will pay $6.2 million in taxes on a total of $45.2 million in income over the years 2010 and 2011.
A.Killough / CNN:
Dick Armey: Daniels could still run  —  (CNN) - Dick Armey, chairman of the conservative grassroots group FreedomWorks, said Tuesday there was still plenty of time for another candidate to jump in the presidential race, pointing to Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels as a possible contender.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Newt up 5 in Florida  —  PPP's first post-South Carolina poll …
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Gingrich's former firm releases Freddie Mac contract
Discussion: New York Times and Hot Air
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
What the battle over Romney's wealth is really about, in one poll finding
The Caucus:
Romney Tax Returns Show 2-Year Income of $45 Million
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Newt Gingrich releases Freddie Mac contracts: Read them here
Ross Douthat:
Calling Mitch Daniels
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
‘Super PAC’ for Gingrich to Get $5 Million Infusion
Byron Tau / The Politico:
Buffett's secretary to join Obama  —  Billionaire Warren Buffett's longtime secretary will be joining first lady Michelle Obama in her box at tonight's State of the Union, White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer announced on Twitter.  —  Debbie Bosanek, who has worked for Buffett …
RELATED:
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Buffett's secretary to join first lady at State of the Union address
Discussion: The Politico
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Popularity Swings Sharply for GOP Field  —  Unfavorable views of Mitt Romney have soared, doubts about Newt Gingrich remain widespread and Barack Obama has advanced to his highest personal popularity in more than a year — all in advance of the State of the Union address in which Obama makes his case for a second term.
RELATED:
William Galston / The New Republic:
Five Things To Watch For In the State of the Union
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
Simon Tomlinson / Daily Mail:
The classiest telling off in concert hall history?  Witty musical response of violinist who was interrupted mid-solo by mobile phone ringtone  —  It is the most infuriating addition to any performance for artist and audience alike.  —  While engrossed in a captivating piece of theatre …
Jim Efstathiou Jr / Bloomberg:
Buffett's Burlington Northern Among Winners From Keystone Denial  —  Warren Buffett's Burlington Northern Santa Fe LLC is among U.S. and Canadian railroads that stand to benefit from the Obama administration's decision to reject TransCanada Corp. (TRP)'s Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.
Genevra Pittman / Reuters:
Abortion safer than giving birth: study  —  (Reuters Health) - Getting a legal abortion is much safer than giving birth, suggests a new U.S. study published Monday.  —  Researchers found that women were about 14 times more likely to die during or after giving birth to a live baby than to die from complications of an abortion.
Artur Davis / National Review:
Draft Jeb Bush  —  In the early months of the election year, a polarizing president with a lackluster approval rating bided his time as the opposition party unraveled.  Its nominating fight dissolved into chaos as the establishment front-runner collapsed, and an insurgent with a talent …
Declan McCullagh / CNET:
Judge: Americans can be forced to decrypt their laptops  —  American citizens can be ordered to decrypt their PGP-scrambled hard drives for police to peruse for incriminating files, a federal judge in Colorado ruled today in what could become a precedent-setting case.
Elizabeth Mendes / Gallup:
More Americans Uninsured in 2011  —  However, more adults aged 18 to 26 now covered … WASHINGTON, D.C. — More American adults lacked health insurance coverage last year than in any year since Gallup and Healthways started tracking it in 2008.  The uninsured rate has been increasing since 2008, climbing to 17.1% in 2011.
Discussion: ThinkProgress and The Politico
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 1:00 PM ET, January 24, 2012.

View the current page or another snapshot:


Page version:
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Adam Serwer / Political Mojo:
“Self Deportation”: It's a Real Thing, and It Isn't Pretty
New York Times:
Tampa, Fla., Debate Fact-Check
Politics:
Why Romney's Taxes Matter
Andrew Garber / Seattle Times:
Senate has votes needed to pass gay marriage legislation
JSOnline:
Walker raises millions to fight recall effort
Discussion: Cognitive Dissidence
Agence France Presse:
Top official says Hamas will never renounce jihad
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
 Earlier Items: 
Reuters:
What exactly would President Obama do in a second term?
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Michael Powell / New York Times:
In Police Training, a Dark Film on U.S. Muslims
Discussion: Gawker
Rick Rojas / Los Angeles Times:
Disney changes dress code to allow employees to grow beards
Discussion: Guardian
Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
John Kerry, on the right wing, breaks nose
Discussion: ABCNEWS, Mediaite and The Hill
 

 
From Techmeme:

Bloomberg:
Sources detail Apple's AI efforts, including John Giannandrea's tenure, Craig Federighi's initial lack of interest in LLMs, and its acquisitions, including Siri

David Mack / Slate:
Viral TikTok videos of AI bots interviewing job candidates and sometimes glitching are bringing focus to a practice more companies have embraced since 2023

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg:
How the crypto industry is adapting to the recent wave of kidnappings, from more extensive security around conferences, to a rise in personal bodyguards, more
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page