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[SIZE=-1]Polls And Trends:


NH Journal/Magellan Poll: Romney 31%, Paul 21%, Gingrich 12%, Huntsman 12%

Insider Advantage Iowa: Romney 23, Paul 22, Santorum 18, Gingrich 16, Perry 10

Suffolk University/7 NEWS NH Tracking Poll: Romney 41%, Paul 15%, Gingrich 11%, Huntsman 9%
Boston Globe: Romney broadens lead in latest N.H. poll

Des Moines Register: Ron Paul maintains slim lead in new survey by Democratic polling company

GOP CANDIDATES
Ron Paul:


New American: Why Ron Paul Is Attracting So Many Voters
Washington Post: The Ron Paul phenomenon -- in one graph

MTV: Ron Paul Energizing First-Time Caucusers In Iowa
AP: GOP's Ron Paul returns to Iowa with son, Sen. Paul
Slate: The Ron and Rand Paul Show
USA Today: Ron Paul and son rally Iowa voters
Washington Post: GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul returns to Iowa to campaign with son, Sen. Rand Paul
Huff Post: Ron Paul Begins Iowa Barnstorm With Packed Rally
Des Moines Register: Ron Paul to supporters: Phone (from) home
CNN: Paul campaign reveals ground game details
TIME: Can Ron Paul Pull Off a Youth Revolt in Iowa?
Des Moines Register: Hundreds of media, tourists and voters at Ron Paul Des Moines event
Des Moines Register: Ron Paul focuses on broad themes in home stretch
Des Moines Register: More Iowans join Homeschoolers for Ron Paul
Washington Post: Ron Paul (I fear) wins Iowa
Washington Post: Seriously, Iowa? Ron Paul?

NJ: Paul Battles Assumptions He Can't Win Outside Iowa

Washington Post: Ron Paul airs closing TV ad in New Hampshire
Boston Globe: Ron Paul releases last ad before New Hampshire primary

Townhall: Ron Paul, Reagan, and Republican Youth

Huff Post: Why Does the Media Persist in Calling Ron Paul a Libertarian?
Drum: And you, sir, are no libertarian
NY Mag: How Ron Paul's Libertarian Principles Support Racism

CNN: Ron Paul: No plans to run outside GOP
MSNBC: Paul: To vote for other GOP candidates is to support 'status quo'
Des Moines Register: Ron Paul popular news(feed) topic, Rick Santorum gets fastest gains in ‘likes’
Milwaukee Story: Ron Paul adverse to Federal Reserve’s can kicking
Pilot Online: Ron Paul Va. headquarters set to open in Norfolk

Politico: Santorum accuses Ron Paul backers of negative robocalls
FOX: Ron Paul Super PAC Runs Creepy 'Fake Mitt Romney' Ad
NY Times: Ron Paul Sounds Good at First, but Then Gets Pretty Scary
LezGetReal: Ron Paul Wants To Deny AIDS Patients Coverage

Mitt Romney:


Politico: Mutiny on the Romney bus
Forbes: Mitt Romney's Highly Glaring Economic Achilles Heel

Daily Mail: 'Romney would buy the election if he could': Gingrich goes negative as candidates launch last-minute bids to sway voters in countdown to Iowa caucus
AJC: Mitt Romney’s Iowa plan: Eliminate Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry on the cheap

Washington Post: Mitt Romney in Iowa keeps focus on Obama
Boston Herald: On Iowa swing, Romney whacks the president
Seattle Times: Dems target Romney in Iowa

NY Times: Veteran Lobbyist to Advise Romney Campaign
Bloomberg: Romney’s Rivals Work to Gain Ground in Iowa
State Column: Mitt Romney announces Virginia campaign team
TPM: How Romney Turned His Rivals Against Each Other
Color Lines: Mitt Romney Promises to Veto DREAM Act if Elected President
Deseret News: Iowa notebook: Chaffetz hits campaign trail with Romney; Ann Romney foresees another Romney in politics

Telegraph: Mitt Romney: a safe pair of hands?
Des Moines Register: Longtime supporter sees smoother, more comfortable Mitt Romney
Atlantic Wire: Everything the Media Knows About Romney It Learned from Lady Mags
Politico: Charlie Black joins Team Romney

Newt Gingrich:


WBIR: Tenn congressmen remember Gingrich years
Washington Post: Gingrich pouts, the GOP electorate yawns
Christian Science Monitor: Newt Gingrich's rise – and fall – tied to his reign as House Speaker
Christian Science Monitor: Newt Gingrich is down in Iowa, but with voters so unsettled he's not out
NY Times: Gingrich Says He Is Unlikely to Win Iowa Caucus
Politico: Newt Gingrich: I won’t win Iowa
Politico: Newt: I won't win Iowa

WSJ: Gingrich Steps Up Attacks on Obama, Romney
Des Moines Register: Newt Gingrich: President Obama should not take his pay this year
Chicago Sun-Times: Newt hits Mitt Romney for Tsongas Democratic vote
NY Times: Gingrich on the Culinary Trail in Iowa
LA Times: Newt Gingrich tears up talking about his mother
Des Moines Register: Newt Gingrich: Being president ‘is not at the center of my being.’
Nolan Chart: Iowa, Newt answers question; God will be at the governing table!
Creston News Advertiser: Gingrich plans to ‘get Washington back on the right track’

Politico: Newt sends S.C. message

ABC: Can ‘Calm and Pleasant’ Gingrich Bounce Back?
NewsMax: GOP's Fred Grandy: Gingrich Knows the World Best

Michelle Bachmann:


NPR: Bachmann Plays Gender Card As Iowa GOP Vote Nears

Huff Post: Michele Bachmann Finally Airs Ad Ahead Of Iowa Caucus 2012
Des Moines Register: Michele Bachmann’s TV ad hits airwaves today

Huff Post: Michele Bachmann Warns On Iran, Conservative Vote Split Ahead Of Iowa Caucus 2012
The Hill: Bachmann would deploy missiles, use blockade against Iran

Charlotte Observer: Bachmann to stump in Rock Hill Wednesday
Des Moines Register: Michele Bachmann’s county-specific How-to-Caucus videos


Rick Perry

Houston Chronicle: Rep. Ted Poe says Perry’s “gotta do a whole lot better” as presidential candidate
Washington Post: What Rick Perry has yet to learn from Tim Tebow

Politico: Perry camp sends mixed N.H. signals
FOX: Team Perry: Campaign Not Ignoring New Hampshire

Houston Chronicle: Perry demands name of Politico’s source in campaign-in-disarray story
Politico: Perry laces into Santorum

LA Times: Rick Perry: Iowa caucuses only the beginning of 'marathon' GOP race
Des Moines Register: Holy surrogates! The final day of Rick Perry’s bus tour

Rick Santorum:


MSNBC: Santorum’s conservative record strong but with a couple of flaws

TPM: Rand Paul Calls Rick Santorum A War-Mongering Moderate
CNN: TRENDING: Ron Paul: Santorum is 'very liberal'
Mediaite: Rep. Ron Paul Slams Rick Santorum On CNN: He Is ‘Very Liberal’

MMD Newswire: ''Don't Betray Us or Michele,'' 50-Church Iowa Pastor counsels Santorum, a family friend

Bloomberg: Santorum Surges With Low-Dollar Model Poised for Iowa Surprise
Huff Post: Santorum Surges: Bloomberg Businessweek's Unintentionally Hilarious Headline (PHOTO)

LA Times: In Iowa, Specter endorsement haunts Rick Santorum
Christian Science Monitor: Rick Santorum's endorsement regret: Why he backed Romney in '08
New American: Santorum Was For Romney Before He Was Against Him

USA Today: GOP rivals step up attacks on Santorum
ABC: GOP Candidates Court Iowa Voters, Pile on Santorum in Last Full Day of Campaigning
Politico: Santorum's consulting work

Politico: Santorum dings O'Reilly
Daily Caller: Santorum: ‘Bill O’Reilly has refused to put me on his program’

Huff Post: Santorum Comes Out for Forced Divorce
Des Moines Register: Upbeat Santorum asks undecided Iowans to choose him; raps Romney

Guardian: Rick Santorum's rise
Reuters: Iowa sleeper Santorum sends caucus rivals scrambling
CNN: Santorum's fundraising soars along with his poll numbers
AJC: Rick Santorum tries to muscle past Mitt Romney, Ron Paul
MSNBC: Santorum hopes NH ground game capitalizes on IA finish
CNN: Soledad Reports: Santorum supporter sounds off
Washington Post: Santorum is no extremist

Jon Huntsman:


Press Release: JON HUNTSMAN ON EDUCATION REFORM

Politico: Jon Huntsman: No regrets about Iowa
CBS: With focus on Iowa, Huntsman continues NH effort
Boston Globe: Jon Huntsman downplays impact of final debates in New Hampshire primary
Boston Globe: Jon Huntsman has New Hampshire spotlight to himself


Multiple Candidates/Coalitions:


Jerusalem Post: Republicans talk tough on Iran on eve of Iowa caucus

Caucus/Primary News:


Houston Chronicle: As Iowa nears, oddsmakers make Perry 30:1; Ron Paul at 5:2

Des Moines Register: Decisions, decisions …
Politico: Iowa remains in flux as candidates scramble
Politico: Iowa officials brace for Occupy protests
Des Moines Register: 12 arrested at “die-in” in hotel lobby
CNN: Iowa's economy: Not issue No. 1?
Politico: Not lighting the world on fire in Iowa

Boston Globe: Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum trumpet New Hampshire endorsements

FOX: Virginia Attorney General Backs Off Call to Change Ballot Rules Before Primary

Telegraph: US election 2012: the dramatic impact of attack advertising on American politics

Economy:


ABC: 2012 US Economy Forecast

Irish Independent: US property developers shun Europe due to debt crisis

Energy:


Canada Free Press: Obama’s War on U.S. Energy

Foreign Policy:


Washington Post: Iranian currency slides under latest U.S. sanctions
Malaysian Insider: Sanctions imposed on Iran
France24: Is the US ‘sleepwalking into military confrontation with Iran’?

Politico: Obama's 'analytical' Israel policies

Health Care:


Palm Beach Post: U.S. Supreme Court may put off ruling on health-care law

USA Today: 2012 Medicare debate is all about the baby boomers[/SIZE]
 
Whoa, hadn't seen that NH poll.. I can't believe we're only down 10 points..

Magellen was most accurate for Rand's primary race..
 
Well, that Magellen poll in NH is going the right direction... they are the ones the GOP uses, too, I believe.
 
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