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• Romney's rivals attack in final Iowa caucus push (AP)
• Gingrich: Couldn't vote for Ron Paul for president (AP)
• Pragmatism in Iowa could benefit Romney (AP)
• Occupy activists meet in Iowa, plan caucus events (AP)
• Sen. Ben Nelson retiring, dealing blow to Dems (AP)
• Romney looks beyond GOP presidential primary (AP)
• GOP chairman: Ring not too small for many hats (AP)
• Outside groups air barrage of ads in Mass. race (AP)
• Nelson exit gives Dems bleak outlook (Politico)
• Poll: The most admired of 2011 (Politico)
• USDA reverses decision to cut agriculture reports (AP)
• Alexei Navalny, key engine behind Russian protests (AP)
• US declines to cite China as currency manipulator (AP)
• The 'growing' wealth gap between Congress and constituents: By the numbers (The Week)
• Reason’s Nick Gillespie: Ron Paul ‘needs to explain’ controversial newsletters (Daily Caller)
• Video shows Gingrich defending individual mandate in 2008 (Daily Caller)

Romney's rivals attack in final Iowa caucus push (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:15 PM PST AP - Displaying the confidence of a front-runner, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney swept into Iowa on Tuesday ahead of next week's caucuses, shrugged off criticism from his Republican rivals and unleashed an attack on President Barack Obama.

Gingrich: Couldn't vote for Ron Paul for president (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:51 PM PST AP - Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says he couldn't vote for rival Ron Paul if he were to become the GOP's presidential nominee.

Pragmatism in Iowa could benefit Romney (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:34 PM PST AP - Iowa Republicans may be starting to choose with their heads rather than their hearts as the Jan. 3 caucuses approach.

Occupy activists meet in Iowa, plan caucus events (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:06 PM PST AP - Already they have interrupted Michele Bachmann and drawn a withering putdown from Newt Gingrich as "all noise, no thought."

Sen. Ben Nelson retiring, dealing blow to Dems (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:18 PM PST AP - Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska said Tuesday he will retire rather than seek a third term next year, dealing a significant setback to Democratic efforts to maintain control of the chamber.

Romney looks beyond GOP presidential primary (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 11:35 AM PST AP - Republicans have yet to cast a single vote but Mitt Romney is starting to sound like he's already won his party's presidential nomination.

GOP chairman: Ring not too small for many hats (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:33 AM PST AP - The head of the Republican Party says no negative vibes should be inferred from the GOP's inability, so far, to coalesce around a candidate to challenge President Barack Obama.

Outside groups air barrage of ads in Mass. race (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2011 11:22 PM PST AP - Watch the political advertising and Elizabeth Warren, the leading Democratic Senate candidate in Massachusetts, either "sides with extreme left" protesters or has a history of being too cozy with Wall Street. Or Republican freshman Sen. Scott Brown, whom she hopes to defeat next year, is portrayed as an enemy of the environment.

Nelson exit gives Dems bleak outlook (Politico) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:14 PM PST Politico - The Nebraska senator's retirement deals a mental and mathematical blow to a party already struggling.

Poll: The most admired of 2011 (Politico) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 01:25 PM PST Politico - Once again, Obama and Hillary Clinton top the list as the most admired man and woman in America.

USDA reverses decision to cut agriculture reports (AP) Posted: 25 Dec 2011 07:33 AM PST AP - The Agriculture Department is reinstating several reports that it had targeted for elimination two months ago in a cost-cutting move.

Alexei Navalny, key engine behind Russian protests (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 03:02 AM PST AP - Alexei Navalny has done more than any other opposition leader to lay the groundwork for the protest movement now challenging Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's 12-year grip on power. His reward came last weekend when he took the stage before tens of thousands of cheering demonstrators.

US declines to cite China as currency manipulator (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:54 PM PST AP - The Obama administration on Tuesday declined to label China a currency manipulator after seeing recent increases in the value of the yuan compared to the dollar.

The 'growing' wealth gap between Congress and constituents: By the numbers (The Week) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 04:06 AM PST The Week - According to new data, the median net worth of a House member is 35 times that of an average American

Reason’s Nick Gillespie: Ron Paul ‘needs to explain’ controversial newsletters (Daily Caller) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:59 PM PST Daily Caller - With the Iowa caucuses just days away and a strong showing from Texas Rep. Ron Paul likely, a controversy has erupted over a series of newsletters once issued in the Texas congressman's name. But while some of his supporters dismiss the kerfuffle as a “liberal smear campaign” and the natural result of his climb in the polls, a libertarian magazine editor isn't so sure.

Video shows Gingrich defending individual mandate in 2008 (Daily Caller) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:00 PM PST Daily Caller - Before they were rivals for the Republican nomination, House Speaker Newt Gingrich praised former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s health care plan and the individual health insurance mandate at its heart.

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