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• Romney, Gingrich proceed carefully in GOP showdown (AP)
• Cain suspends campaign shifting GOP race (AP)
• Gingrich praises Cain for optimism, big ideas (AP)
• Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit (AP)
• Web an increasing tool to link campaigns, voters (AP)
• Bachmann, from Waterloo to White House contender (AP)
• Mitt goes door-knocking in N.H. (Politico)
• Cain cites Pokemon in concession (Politico)
• UN mission in Libya extended by 3 months (AP)
• Obama to give economic talk in historic Kan. town (AP)
• Meghan McCain Proves Herself to Be Not 'More Smarter' Than Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork)
• Cain suspends campaign (Daily Caller)
• Brooks to Huntsman girls: ‘Unless you’re as cool as Justin Timberlake, don’t do Justin Timberlake’ (Daily Caller)
• Will Mitt Romney’s Lack of Political Experience Hinder Him? (ContributorNetwork)
• Meghan McCain Says Michele Bachmann is 'More Smarter' Than Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork)

Romney, Gingrich proceed carefully in GOP showdown (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST AP - The once-bursting 2012 Republican presidential field is narrowing to a two-man race, and GOP voters have one month before casting the first votes to winnow it to one. Barring a dramatic new turn, their chief options will be the steady but often bland demeanor of Mitt Romney and the idea-a-minute bombast of Newt Gingrich.

Cain suspends campaign shifting GOP race (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:50 PM PST AP - A defiant Herman Cain suspended his faltering bid for the Republican presidential nomination Saturday amid a drumbeat of sexual misconduct allegations against him, throwing his staunchly conservative supporters up for grabs with just one month to go before the lead-off caucuses in Iowa.

Gingrich praises Cain for optimism, big ideas (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:49 AM PST AP - Newt Gingrich is praising GOP presidential rival Herman Cain for bringing optimism and big ideas to the 2012 campaign.

Romney says Attorney General Holder should quit (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 07:41 AM PST AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is calling on President Barack Obama's attorney general to resign because of the flawed law enforcement initiative aimed at dismantling major arms trafficking networks on the Southwest border.

Web an increasing tool to link campaigns, voters (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 05:06 AM PST AP - As potential voters in New Hampshire and Iowa scan the Internet, they probably are seeing ads for Republican Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama alongside deals for shoes and holiday gifts.

Bachmann, from Waterloo to White House contender (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 08:08 AM PST AP - The cornfields edging two-lane Iowa Highway 9 fade to a sunbaked blur as Rep. Michele Bachmann's blue-and-white campaign coach rolls on, bound for a "town hall" meeting with voters in the basement of a public library 25 minutes down the road.

Mitt goes door-knocking in N.H. (Politico) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 01:11 PM PST Politico - It wasn’t the most successful outing — at most of the houses he went to, no one came to the door.

Cain cites Pokemon in concession (Politico) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 10:55 AM PST Politico - “Just look inside and you will find just what you can do," the Republican says during his speech.

UN mission in Libya extended by 3 months (AP) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:28 PM PST AP - The Security Council has extended the U.N. support mission in Libya for another three months to help the new government tackle a flood of arms in the country.

Obama to give economic talk in historic Kan. town (AP) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 03:28 PM PST AP - President Barack Obama plans to head to the Republican stronghold of Kansas next week to deliver an economic speech about how he considers this a "make-or-break moment" for the middle class, the White House announced Saturday.

Meghan McCain Proves Herself to Be Not 'More Smarter' Than Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:40 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Meghan McCain, the daughter of Sen. John McCain, former presidential candidate, appeared on MSNBC to once again denigrate the intelligence of her father's running mate, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, and in the process embarrassed herself.

Cain suspends campaign (Daily Caller) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 11:05 AM PST Daily Caller - In a long awaited announcement Herman Cain stood with his wife Gloria before a crowd of supporters at his campaign office in north DeKalb County, Georgia to say that he will suspend his campaign due to the continued hurt suffered by his family from “false allegations.”

Brooks to Huntsman girls: ‘Unless you’re as cool as Justin Timberlake, don’t do Justin Timberlake’ (Daily Caller) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 09:59 AM PST Daily Caller - The Huntsman girls made another big splash on Friday when they took Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack” song and changed the lyrics to sing a song promoting their father John Huntsman's bid for the Republican presidential nomination.

Will Mitt Romney’s Lack of Political Experience Hinder Him? (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 03 Dec 2011 06:56 AM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | In the 2008 election, Republicans criticized Barack Obama for his lack of political experience. Democrats turned the tables on Republicans on the experience argument when the GOP nominated Sarah Palin for vice president.

Meghan McCain Says Michele Bachmann is 'More Smarter' Than Sarah Palin (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 02 Dec 2011 03:52 PM PST ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | As the author of a book titled How I are Becomed a Very Much Gooder Author, I probably shouldn't be casting stones at MSNBC's Meghan McCain for her recent on-air answer to a question regarding what Michele Bachmann has that Sarah Palin doesn't. But I'm going to cast those stones, anyhow.

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