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• Romney plans aggressive push before Iowa caucuses (AP)
• Alone in NH, Huntsman sees past Iowa (AP)
• Iowa ad war: late starting but nasty (AP)
• Republicans battle over undecided voters in Iowa (AP)
• GOP voters focus on nation economy, not Iowa's (AP)
• 5 Occupy protesters arrested at Paul campaign HQ (AP)
• Perry challenges Santorum on earmarks (AP)
• Perry fights to claw way back into contention (AP)
• Letter: Rep. Smith defends SOPA (Politico)
• New hotline for busted immigrants (Politico)
• Bachmann vows to stay in GOP race despite setbacks (AP)
• Romney's ride stays remarkably smooth in GOP race (AP)
• Presidential race in Iowa quieter than in the past (AP)
• Navalny, Russia's protest hero, fights oil company (AP)
• Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins (AP)
• Kathy Griffin’s worst New Year’s Eve moments (Daily Caller)
• Polls: Romney leading Obama, Santorum rising (Daily Caller)
• Rand Paul kicks Newt Gingrich while he’s down (The Ticket)

Romney plans aggressive push before Iowa caucuses (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST AP - Feeling optimistic, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday was positive on TV with an upbeat, new ad but in person went negative against President Barack Obama. He also announced an aggressive schedule of campaign events for the days leading up to next week's caucuses.

Alone in NH, Huntsman sees past Iowa (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:13 PM PST AP - The political world is spinning in Iowa this week. And Jon Huntsman says he doesn't care.

Iowa ad war: late starting but nasty (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:28 PM PST AP - At least $12.5 million and counting has blanketed the airwaves ahead of next Tuesday's Republican presidential caucuses, with hard-hitting commercials awash in ghoulish images and startling claims. Most are coming from a proliferation of new independent groups aligned with the candidates.

Republicans battle over undecided voters in Iowa (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:28 PM PST AP - With time running short, Republican presidential candidates Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich battled Thursday to win over a pivotal crop of undecided conservative voters. Of all the candidates, only Mitt Romney seemed to largely escape attack as he worked to win a state that long seemed out of reach until this week.

GOP voters focus on nation economy, not Iowa's (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 08:38 AM PST AP - The "Great Recession" barely touched Iowa City.

5 Occupy protesters arrested at Paul campaign HQ (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:07 PM PST AP - Five Occupy protesters were arrested Thursday outside the Iowa campaign headquarters of presidential contender Ron Paul as the group continued its protest against Republican candidates and President Barack Obama.

Perry challenges Santorum on earmarks (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 09:41 AM PST AP - Texas Gov. Rick Perry is questioning former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum's conservative credentials.

Perry fights to claw way back into contention (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:30 PM PST AP - A swaggering Rick Perry parachuted into Iowa last summer at the top of the GOP presidential field with a job-creation message, an off-the-cuff speaking style and a fledgling campaign organization. He quickly nosedived.

Letter: Rep. Smith defends SOPA (Politico) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:21 PM PST Politico - Opinion: Critics of the piracy act cannot point to any language in the bill to back up their claims.

New hotline for busted immigrants (Politico) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST Politico - Run by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, it is available 24/7.

Bachmann vows to stay in GOP race despite setbacks (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 02:17 PM PST AP - Vowing to press ahead through the Iowa caucuses, Republican Michele Bachmann dismissed the notion Thursday that her presidential campaign was in disarray.

Romney's ride stays remarkably smooth in GOP race (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:08 AM PST AP - Regardless of whether Mitt Romney wins the Iowa Republican caucus Tuesday, he has enjoyed a remarkably easy presidential race so far.

Presidential race in Iowa quieter than in the past (AP) Posted: 26 Dec 2011 01:08 AM PST AP - It's been a different presidential race in Iowa this year — quieter.

Navalny, Russia's protest hero, fights oil company (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 05:46 AM PST AP - An anti-corruption lawyer who has become a key driving force behind Russia's massive popular protests is continuing his efforts to expose alleged corruption at the nation's largest oil company.

Scholars want help identifying slaves' origins (AP) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 03:30 PM PST AP - Almost two centuries before there was a man named Obama in the White House, there was a man named Obama shackled in the bowels of a slave ship. There is no proof that the unidentified Obama has ties to President Barack Obama. All they share is a name. But that is exactly the commonality that Emory University researchers hope to build upon as they delve into the origins of Africans who were taken up and sold.

Kathy Griffin’s worst New Year’s Eve moments (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:15 PM PST Daily Caller - For some inexplicable reason, and for the fourth year in a row, comedienne Kathy Griffin was invited to ring in the new year as co-host with Anderson Cooper on CNN's annual New Year's Eve special.

Polls: Romney leading Obama, Santorum rising (Daily Caller) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 12:08 PM PST Daily Caller - A new Rasmussen poll shows former Gov. Mitt Romney with a six-point lead over President Obama, while another indicates Iowa caucus-goers really are giving former Sen. Rick Santorum another look.

Rand Paul kicks Newt Gingrich while he’s down (The Ticket) Posted: 29 Dec 2011 01:54 PM PST The Ticket - Newt Gingrich seems to be sliding further down in the Republican presidential campaign polls every day, but Ron Paul isn't coasting to the finish line in Iowa. His son, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, just sent out a fundraising letter that rubs Gingrich's new low numbers in his face: Not too long ago, Newt Gingrich said [...]

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