Daily Political Wire

George Wenschhof

EuroZone Countries Agree to New Treaty - the seventeen European countries that use the euro currency, have agreed to a new treaty. Britain, which does not use the euro, did not agree with the new treaty, citing a threat to their national sovereignty. You can read more here.

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Gingrich Leads National Poll - the latest national poll, released by Fox News last night, shows Newt Gingrich at 36%, Mitt Romney 23%, Ron Paul 12%, Governor Rick Perry 8%. Fox News has more here.

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Romney Super PAC Ad Attacks Gingrich - to air in Iowa, the ad will depict Newt Gingrich as a candidate with a lot of "baggage". You can read more here. The ad that is reported to begin airing today in Iowa is below.



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Republicans Struggling To Find Candidate They Can Support - the NY Times has a good read on how the Republican rank and file and party establishment have been unable to agree on a presidential candidate. Adds fuel to speculation of a brokered convention and a new candidate being introduced late in the game. You can read more here.

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Perry Joins Candidates Not Attending Trump GOP Presidential Debate - what if you hosted a debate and no one showed up? A question Donald Trump is facing after Texas Governor Rick Perry joined Mitt Romney, Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.) and former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman as saying they will not attend the December 27 debate. CNN.com has more here.

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Economics and Politics Do Not Mix Well - TPM.com has a good read today on what some economic experts are saying about the global economic situation. The economic experts argue for more not less government spending, saying this is unlikely in the current political climate. As a result, they predict a hobbling of the economy for years to come and the possibility of another recession. You can read more here.

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Sanders Proposes Constitutional Amendment To Strip Corporations of First Amendment Rights - the proposal by Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is in response to the 5-4"Citizens United" decision by the Supreme Court which allows for unlimited corporate spending in elections. TheHill.com has more here.

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Will Republican Inclusion of Keystone XL Pipeline Scuttle Latest Payroll Tax Extension Proposal? - Republicans have added amendments, to their liking, including the restarting of the Keystone XL Pipeline President Obama had agreed to take off the table until after the 2012 election. Politico.com has more here.

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