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• Fearing split, pastors urge GOP candidates to quit (AP)
• In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars, then departs (AP)
• Romney, sensing opening, makes big push in Iowa (AP)
• Wacky rules complicate race for GOP delegates (AP)
• Perry asks judge to order he be put on Va. ballot (AP)
• Paul gets front-runner's welcome in Iowa (AP)
• Running strong, Paul back on Iowa campaign trail (AP)
• Bachmann does Texas two-swipe against Paul, Perry (AP)
• Wash. remap plan a small Dem win (Politico)
• Census: Public pensions value dips (Politico)
• Santorum to Iowa diners: 'We've got momentum' (AP)
• Paul's surge prompting a new look from GOP voters (AP)
• Hungarian state TV staffers on hunger strike fired (AP)
• Obama would trounce Romney, Perry among Latino voters, survey finds (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Obama's recess dilemma (The Week)
• Michael Bublé beats out youngsters on Billboard 200 (Daily Caller)
• Rick-mentum: Iowa voters knee deep in Santorum (Daily Caller)
• Proposed bill would ban cheery SC greeting mandate (AP)

Fearing split, pastors urge GOP candidates to quit (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST AP - Two politically active pastors in Iowa's robust evangelical conservative movement said Wednesday that an effort has been under way to persuade either Rick Santorum or Michele Bachmann to consider quitting the Republican presidential race and endorsing the other to avoid splintering this influential voting bloc's influence in the state's caucuses.

In Iowa, Obama toils while GOP roars, then departs (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:04 PM PST AP - One presidential campaign claims an impressive effort in Iowa this year: eight offices opened, 350,000 phone calls to potential supporters and 1,280 events to recruit and train volunteers.

Romney, sensing opening, makes big push in Iowa (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:13 PM PST AP - Mitt Romney has stepped into the center of a perfect storm in Iowa — and he's going all in.

Wacky rules complicate race for GOP delegates (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 12:56 PM PST AP - Look out for some wacky results in the race for delegates in the Republican presidential primaries and caucuses. There might even be a state or two where the second-place candidate gets the most delegates, starting with Tuesday's caucuses in Iowa.

Perry asks judge to order he be put on Va. ballot (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:43 PM PST AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry has filed an emergency order in federal court to require Virginia's Board of Elections to place his name on the ballot for the state Republican presidential primary.

Paul gets front-runner's welcome in Iowa (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:26 PM PST AP - Texas Rep. Ron Paul received a welcome befitting a man with a suddenly serious chance to win next week's Iowa Republican presidential caucuses as he arrived in the state Wednesday for a final burst of campaigning.

Running strong, Paul back on Iowa campaign trail (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 11:39 AM PST AP - Republican presidential contender Ron Paul is back in Iowa, running strongly in the polls and questioning why U.S. troops are in Korea and other parts of the world.

Bachmann does Texas two-swipe against Paul, Perry (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:18 PM PST AP - Republican Michele Bachmann did the Texas two-swipe Wednesday in her push to gain ground before next week's presidential caucuses in Iowa.

Wash. remap plan a small Dem win (Politico) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST Politico - A redistricting plan positions the party to win the state’s newly created seat.

Census: Public pensions value dips (Politico) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 10:55 AM PST Politico - After four straight quarters of growth, the value of public employee pensions dips.

Santorum to Iowa diners: 'We've got momentum' (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 06:51 AM PST AP - Republican hopeful Rick Santorum is claiming momentum heading into the Iowa caucuses.

Paul's surge prompting a new look from GOP voters (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 03:30 AM PST AP - Ron Paul wants to legalize pot and shut down the Federal Reserve. He thinks the federal government has no authority to outlaw abortion, no business bombing Iran to keep it from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and no justification to print money unless it's backed up by gold bars.

Hungarian state TV staffers on hunger strike fired (AP) Posted: 27 Dec 2011 02:00 PM PST AP - Hungarian media officials say two employees who have been on hunger strike for over two weeks in protest at alleged political meddling with journalists' work in state-funded media have been fired.

Obama would trounce Romney, Perry among Latino voters, survey finds (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 01:57 PM PST The Christian Science Monitor - Most Latinos in the United States disapprove of the rise in deportations of illegal immigrants under the Obama administration. But in hypothetical matchups with two Republican presidential candidates, President Obama wins handily, according to a new survey by the Pew Hispanic Center.

Obama's recess dilemma (The Week) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 04:25 AM PST The Week - The president may be tempted to make several appointments while Congress is on holiday, but doing so poses major political risks

Michael Bublé beats out youngsters on Billboard 200 (Daily Caller) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:52 PM PST Daily Caller - Soulful crooner Michael Bublé sold more records than Adele and Justin Bieber in the weeks leading up to Christmas, Reuters reports.

Rick-mentum: Iowa voters knee deep in Santorum (Daily Caller) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 02:46 PM PST Daily Caller - Rick Santorum, who has essentially lived in Iowa for much of the last year, may finally be taking off in the Hawkeye State.

Proposed bill would ban cheery SC greeting mandate (AP) Posted: 28 Dec 2011 09:04 AM PST AP - Two South Carolina legislators say state employees shouldn't have to answer the phone with Gov. Nikki Haley's mandated cheery greeting unless it's truly a great day in South Carolina.

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