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2012

Pawlenty in Iowa: Bachmann would be a strong candidate

With departure of Mike Pence, TOP field looking fallow right now

Santorum hires 2 top Iowa political operatives

Cillizza: Skipping Iowa

The Fix: Ranking of the 10 best-chance GOP 2012ers

Huckabee heading to Israel

Huckabee leads in Iowa, Romney up in New Hampshire

'Mitch Daniels for president' ad set to run during Pro Bowl

Team Romney weighs bypassing Iowa

Sharron Angle in Iowa, says she won't rule out a 2012 run

Aide: Mike Pence passes on 2012 run

Drip, drip... Romney edges closer to announcement

Jim DeMint is heading to Iowa

Poll: Palin is least favored front runner

Giuliani is leading GOP contender IF front runners drop out

Gingrich nets early endorsement from Iowa House Majority Leader

Gingrich in Iowa: eliminate the EPA

Hmmm: Chris Christie hosts Mitt Romney for dinner

Barbour to South Carolina

Herman Cain: 2012 tough talk

Pawlenty launches campaign video

Huckabee says he won't be at the early debates

John Thune staffing changes send 2012 signal

2012 money race is already in high gear

Tea Party bombshell wins in New Hampshire, Washington, Arizona: GOP state chairs

Rasmussen poll: Romney hold slight edge over Huckabee, Palin

New Hampshire GOP straw poll results: Romney wins

Bachmann says she's an "Iowegian"     Bachmann walking the caucus walk, but mum on the talk in Iowa  

Bachmann encouraged by reaction in Iowa to explore 2012

Bachmann brings Tea Party message to Iowa     Bachmann delivered her own State of the Union rebuttal

Bachmann asks Iowans: Will America endure?     Bachmann in Iowa: America is under attack

Iowa county chair Kirkpatrick first to endorse Pawlenty, starts pro-Paw site

Bachmann in Iowa: Tardiness irks Iowa Republicans

Gingrich tells Georgia GOP he'll be a candidate in 2012

Huckabee: No decision before summer

POLL: Huckabee now leads by 10 nationally

Romney keeping his distance from Tea Partiers

Thune's increased activity in NH fuels speculation about 2012 run

Huckabee's upcoming book tour lavishes attention on Iowa, South Carolina

Arizona begins primary calendar jockeying - vote this Sat.

TheFix: Huckabee compounding 2008 problems

Giuliani 'absolutely' open' to 2012 run

Iowa's Family Leader confirms 5 for presidential series

Bachmann's Iowa trip: Meetings with GOv. Branstad, GOP chair Strawn

Pawlenty's book sells fewer than 5,000 copies the first week

Mike Pence gets strong backing in South Carolina

Iowa candidates saw $34K from Pawlenty at 2010 close

Iowa caucus polling: Huckabee 28, Romney 19, Palin 12, Gingrich 12

Sarah Palin puts out presidential feelers in Iowa

WaPo polling: Huckabee 21, Palin 19, Romney 17...

Pawlenty, Gingrich, Santorum, Cain expected to speak in Iowa's "Presidential Lecture Series"

Romney's early Iowa strategy faces scrutiny

2012 GOP Straw poll this Saturday in New Hampshire

2012 campaign picks up the pace

Conservative leaders support Mike Pence in 2012

Pawlenty book signing: Store beefs up security

Boehner, McConnell duck 2012 endorsements

Frum: Huckabee wins the Palin interview   Former NY Mayor Ed Koch defends Sarah Palin

Gingrich lectures Palin: 'Slow down, be a lot more careful'

Politico Morning Score - Jan. 17:

The path for each GOP 2012 contender

Michele Bachmann's real test

Santorum bets the house on 2012 Iowa caucuses

Christie: 'Not arrogant enough' to believe experience is enough for White House

Pawlenty to GOP: Don't cave on debt ceiling

Politico Morning Score - Jan. 14:

Newt Gingrich defends 2012 primary system

PPP: Palin's biggest problem is low support in early 2012 states

Herman Cain visits Iowa

Politico Morning Score - Jan. 13:

Pawlenty would support reinstating Don't Ask Don't Tell

Mitch Daniels to address Gridiron Club

The unconventional 2012 field

CPAC attacked for inviting Mitch Daniels

Barbour meets with South Carolina politicos

Donald Trump: Decision on prez race by June

Conservative pundit Herman Cain launches presidential exploratory committee   website

2012 hopefuls to address annual House Republican retreat

PPP's Iowa poll: Huckabee strong in Iowa

States redrawing political maps as 2012 approaches

Poll: Huckabee most well liked in GOP 2012 field

Weekly Standard: Pawlenty has a better chance than you think

Romney heads to the Middle East this week

Survey of Iowa Republicans: Huckabee leads, Romney 2nd, Palin 3rd

Reports surface of Giuliani 2012 run    Giuliani downplays reports of run

Romney the insiders' top pick; Daniels second

Possible Bachmann run, Iowa visit could complicate Pawlenty's plans

Gingrich and Santorum heading to South Carolina

Mitch Daniels will speak at C-PAC   Daniels says family scared 'to death' about media scrutiny

Pawlenty, Romney to appear on liberal talk show "The View"

Rick Santorum makes 2012 hire in New Hampshire

Is Pence out? Schedule hints at run for governor, not president, in 2012

PPP: Huckabee's the best bet for now

Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition invites 12 GOP 2012 prospects March 7 forum

President Michele Bachmann??

Santorum: Healthcare could sink Mitt Romney in 2012

Mike Pence to keynote exclusive South Carolina event

NY Times: Q & A with Gov. Mitch Daniels

Christie trumps all GOP contenders; only one who beats Obama

Experts: Parole could be Mitt's Willie Horton

Tim Pawlenty dismissed obscurity

George Will: Sarah Palin 'cannot be elected' president

Mitch Daniels firms his home state base for 2012 bid

 

 

House/Senate

House Dem: Liberal groups need to back off for party to win in 2012

Meet Speaker John Boehner's 'Karl Rove'

Boehner: Saying retirement age needed to be raised was 'mistake'

Rand Paul introduces till to slash fed spending by $500 billion

Bill to repeal ObamaCare's 1099 provision reaches 60 cosponsors in the Senate

House Republicans eye UN funding for cuts

GOP healthcare agenda to limit abortions, probe Dem reforms

House GOP lists $2.5 trillion in spending cuts

House GOP schedule slips on spending cuts

GOP ready to cut off NPR funding?

House set to vote on ObamaCare repeal

Dems pass the buck on debt ceiling hike

Speaker Boehner says no to new firearms restrictions

Boehner will keep flying commercial

ObamaCare truce likely to be short

House approves GOP rules package

Rep. Steve King introduces birthright bill

The era of Speaker Boehner begins

GOP's 20-day plan to undo Obama's agenda

House sets Jan 12 vote on repeal of ObamaCare

Darrell Issa reveals list of investigations

New Congress sets its sights on oversight

GOP lawmaker: Go after ObamaCare piece by piece

House GOP plan assault on ObamaCare

 

 

Obama/White House

New WH chief of staff: More cuts could be needed beyond freeze

White House quietly exempts pampered politicos from Obamacare

McCain adviser pegged as "O" author

Hawaii Gov. admits there are no Obama birth records in Hawaii... (YouTube)

Obama's State of the Union Address full text version

Insta-polling: 92% of those who watched SOTU approve of Obama's proposals

Liberals lament Obama's move to the center

Colin Powell: No guarantee I'll back Obama in 2012

Chinese pianist played anti-American propaganda tune at White House

Ryan, Bachmann to give back to back responses to Obama SOTU speech

Poll: Obama continues to lead all potential GOP contenders

Obama at 49% in new CBS poll

Meet the Barack Obama reelection team 2012

White House begins shifting staff to campaign

Biden: Obama has best record since FDR

Gingrich: President serving 'third term' of Clinton in White House

Obama to name GE CEO as head of new economic board

Santorum plays the race card on Obama

'O: A Presidential Novel': book reviewed by the Washington Post

House GOP rejects government shutdown over spending debate

The new Clintonian Obama is playing offense, and building momentum

Obama overall approval surges to 54%

Hawaii governor can't find Obama's birth certificate

High Obama approval for handling of Arizona shooting

Obama fails to win over partisans

Cheney: Obama has learned that Bush policies were right

Cheney says Obama is a 'one-term president'

Liberals warn of Democratic schism if Obama backs Social Security cut

Obama eases travel restrictions to Cuba

Team Obama's 2012 cash challenge

Poll: Obama a better president than Bush

Obama leads all 2012 contenders in Iowa

Biden makes surprise visit to Afghanistan

More details on mystery Obama novel

Obama book by Anonymous: 'The truth only fiction can tell'

Volcker stepping down from White House advisory post

White House pushes cybersecurity ID plan

O'Reilly lands Obama Super Bowl Sunday interview

Liberal group scoffs at Daley's job

Obama picks William Daley for chief of staff

Obama to address U.S. Chamber in February

Howard Dean endorses Daley for chief of staff, rips White House   Daley visits White House

Obama's job approval rises to 50 in new gallup poll

Obama's new chief of staff: The final candidates emerge    Gibbs leaving White House

"Death panels" no more: HHS drops end of life regulation after outcry

Obama considers former Chicago mayor Daley for top White House post

Obama ties to reassert his Christian bona fides, with words and deeds

Goolsbee: Failure to raise debt ceiling would be 'catastrophic'   DeMint wants war with Dems over debt ceiling

Rep. Darrell Issa says Obama administration is 'one of most corrupt'

 

 

ObamaCare Battle:

Judge rules ObamaCare is unconstitutional!  Judge uses Obama's own words against him in ruling

The next step on ObamaCare: Forcing votes to repeal specific provisions

House begins probe into 222 waivers for ObamaCare

ObamaCare repealed: House vote is 245 to 189... (Politico)

Two-thirds of doctors fear worse care for patients under ObamaCare

26 states join lawsuit against ObamaCare

ObamaCare repeal vote just GOP's first step

 

 

TRENDS:

Left-winger David Brock's big-money outside group gains steam

Rahm Emanuel ruled eligible to run for mayor of Chicago

Arizona to pass 2012 eligibility law? Obama will 'have to produce birth certificate' to run again!

Illinois Supreme Court orders 'stay' - Rahm Emanuel remains on ballot... for now

Sen. Jim DeMint joins the CPAC boycott

Emanuel will appeal decision

Chicagoland: Courts boot Rahm Emanuel off ballot (mayor race) ... (SunTimes)

TMZ: Olbermann wanted more money    TMZ: Olbermann was FIRED from MSNBC

MSNBC and Keith Olberman: It's Over

Mike Huckabee wants you to join him on his Alaska Freedom Cruise this June

Congress quietly working on way to let states declare bankruptcy

Armey urges freshmen GOPers to curb their enthusiasm

WikiLeaks to target wealthy tax evaders next

Ron Reagan admits he got the facts wrong

New Ron Reagan book: My dad had Alzheimer's while in office... (US News)

Michael Reagan on Ron's alzheimer claims: Let's s face it, he's an embarrassment... (HotAir)

NYT: Yep, Stuxnet is a joint U.S. - Israeli project ordered by BUSH!

The U.S. Navy's name game -- Murtha controversy

Russ Feingold to become professor at Marquette University

 

State of the Union

Obama's State of the Union Address full text

Obama says U.S. faces 'Sputnik moment' -- calls for investment in innovation, offers no specifics ... (MSNBC)

Obama calls for reorganization of federal agencies ... (WaPo)

Insta-polling: 91% of those who watched SOTU approve of Obama's proposals... (CBS)

Obama vows in SOTU to veto any bill with earmarks ... (TheHill)

Obama: Simplify corporate tax codes ... (TheHill)

McCaskill: Obama's proposed 5-year spending freeze isn't enough ... (TheHill)

Senate Dems greet Obama's call for medical malpractice reform with skepticism ... (TheHill)

In bipartisan tones, Obama challenges GOP ... (Politico)

Obama earmark threat flusters Dems ... (Politico)

3 decent jokes in Obama's speech! ... (Politico)

GOP's rebuttal: Paul Ryan's speech  full text

Ryan emphasizes cuts as GOP warns of 'tipping point' ... (TheHill)

Ryan: Cut and shrink... (Politico)

Tea Party rebuttal: Bachmann's speech full text

Michele Bachmann wins the night ... (WashTimes)

Bachmann rips Obama on spending ... (TheHill)

Bachmann: Repeal ObamaCare! ... (PolTicker)

Bachmann: Tea Party a "force for good" ... (CBS)

Bachmann goes rogue again... (Milbank WaPo)

GOP aides irked with CNN for airing Bachmann speech ... (WaPo)

Pelosi turned down Cantor for SOTU 'prom date' pairing

Hard feelings? Justices Roberts, Alito may skip Obama's speech

McConnell: I'll sit where I usually sit   'You Lie' congressman to sit with Dems at SOTU address

Ryan, Bachmann to give back to back responses to Obama SOTU speech

 

 

Tucson shooting

Sarah Palin defends use of 'blood libel'

Three exculpatory facts the MSM continues to overlook in the shootings

CNN poll: Majority of Dems, 35% over all think Palin's crosshairs map is at least partly to blame for shootings

Gallup poll: Conservatives not to blame for Arizona shootings

Obama speech: May good come of Arizona tragedy

Shooter did not watch TV, disliked the news, didn't listen to political radio

Palin calls out media 'blood libel'

Dem rep urging 'civility' had called for FL guv candidate to be shot

MSNBC's Matthews blames shooting on radio stars Mark Levin, Michael Savage

Pistol sales surge after AZ shooting

Obama calls and thanks Sheriff Dupnik

Media: Anosognosia - David Brooks op-ed

Rep. Giffords raises 2 fingers, gives thumbs-up

Obama to travel to Tucson

Sheriff' Dupnik blames Rush Limbaugh for massacre?

Described by classmate as 'Left-Wing pothead'

Shooter was registered independent; didn't vote in Nov. '10 election

Left, Right struggle to define shooter.

Boehner seeks to calm rattled House

America's elite hijacked massacre to take revenge on Sarah Palin

Liberals blame Palin.

Rep. Giffords, 6 others shot in Tucson, AZ

 

 

Tea Party:

Is Michele Bachmann the new Sarah Palin?

Club for Growth PAC blasts Tea Party Express

Ron Paul is considering a Texas senate run

Senate Tea Party Caucus fizzles

Sen. Rubio casts doubt on tea party caucus

Justice Scalia to speak at Bachmann Constitution seminar

Romney keeping his distance from Tea Partiers

Tea Party leader: GOP budget cut goal an 'absolute joke'

 

 

GOP/RNC:

Sen. Marco Rubio taps ex-Cheney staffer as chief of staff

Bush says he's done with campaigning

Poll: GOP's net favorables are net-positive for first time since 2005

The day after the speech, GOP back at work cutting spending

7 reasons why the GOP faces an uphill battle to defeat Obama in 2012

McCain: Ethanol is a joke

Karl Rove: Mitt Romney has to admit he was wrong with Mass. healthcare

Fox, CNN court Michael Steele

Rep. Paul Ryan to give GOP response to SOTU address

Gallup Poll: Speaker John Boehner a hot property

Boehner: 'Job Killing' health care bill now 'Job Crushing,' 'Job Destroying'

ObamaCare repeal vote just GOP's first step

New RNC chief fires 2012 convention staff

Steele drops reelection bid; endorses Cino

Zero hour for Steele at RNC: vote is today for chairmanship

Speaker Boehner officially endorses Cino for RNC chair

Paul Ryan and Bob Corker: The GOP's brain trust

Tom DeLay sentenced to 3 years in prison

GOP hunts 'job-killing' federal regulations

Obama inquests: The GOP's target list

Majority of RNC against reelection of Michael Steele as chair

Rasmussen: Most Republicans since 2004

 

 

DEM/DNC:

Democrats want hearings on gun control

Senator Olbermann??

Ed Rendell close to MSNBC deal

Democrats losing too many white voters, says civil rights leader

Joe Lieberman will not run for reelection

Harry Reid: Tea Party will disappear when economy improves

Pelosi: Democrats' 'first test' is defending ObamaCare

19 Democrats vote against Pelosi

Dem leaders attack GOP rules package

Reid sets fililbuster record

 

 

Glenn Beck:

Beck: Raising the debt ceiling is the beginning of the end for Republicans

 

 

Sarah Palin:

WTF? Palin boosts book sales for Gingrich

Palin starts the year with $1.3M

First in nation New Hampshire, last with Sarah Palin?

GOP pundits to Palin: If you're running for president, be more presidential

Sarah Palin defends use of 'blood libel'

Palin to speak at Nevada gathering

George Will: Sarah Palin 'cannot be elected' president

Alaska tourism ads feature "Palin's Alaska"

Ebert gives Sarah P alin the thumbs down

 

 

QUOTES:

“From the moon landing to solar shingles. Is there a better example of American decline?”  -Krauthammer

“His theme last night in the State of the Union was the WTF, you know, “Winning the Future,”
and I thought OK, that acronym, spot on. There were a lot of WTF moments throughout that speech...”
 -Sarah Palin

“I feel like we understand each other and I trust you with that decision...”  -Michele Bachmann to Iowans

“I pledge to you: Sarah Palin's name will not cross my lips - or my keyboard - for the entire month of February. Who's with me?”  -Dana Milbank

“The [2012] list is getting longer and longer. More and more names keep popping up.
There’s definitely going to be a traffic jam at Des Moines International Airport.”
 -Steffen Schmidt

"I think he'll be a one term President..."  -Dick Cheney

"I make a distinction between hostility and vitriol and straight talk..."  -Chris Christie

"History shows how dangerous it is to try to second-guess the motives of political assassins."  -Tom Leonard

"A Bachmann run would create a perfect storm in Iowa...."  -Craig Robinson

"The people voted to end business as usual, and today we begin carrying out their instructions."  -John Boehner

"We need to have a showdown, at this point, that we're not going to increase our debt ceiling anymore..."  -Jim DeMint

 

 

 


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