- Congressional Republicans lose the Wall Street Journal editorial board on the payroll tax cut.
- The White House has scrambled the jets to try to make this a political winner.
- What’s behind Obama’s job approval bounce.
- The Obama coalition has been hit harder economically, but is more optimistic.
- Romney accuses Obama of outright socialism.
- Bob Vander Plaats tried to push out Bachmann, presumably to prevent social conservative splintering.
- Ron Paul wants the social conservatives too:
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- Gary Johnson will run on the Libertarian ticket.
- The Fed unveils capital requirements.
- And 2011 in review.