BLITZER'S BLOG: Michele Bachmann was right
(CNN) – Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann made an important point on Pakistan during our CNN national security debate. She said Pakistan is "too nuclear to fail."
She added: "We've got to make sure that we take that threat very seriously."
She's right.
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Romney ad means Dems are worried, says Pawlenty
(CNN) – Team Romney sought to refute an attack ad from the Democratic National Committee on Monday by painting the former Massachusetts governor as the right choice to what they call President Barack Obama's wrong choice for America.
In a conference call with reporters, former presidential candidate and Romney supporter Tim Pawlenty said Democrats and the Obama campaign are zeroing in on Romney in an effort to tear the frontrunner down before the general election.
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Kansas governor apologizes for 'overreaction' to teen's disparaging tweet
(CNN) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback apologized Monday for what he called his staff's "overreaction" to a disparaging tweet directed at him by a high school senior during a state Capitol visit.
Emma Sullivan, 18, said late Sunday that she would not write an apology letter to the governor - as her principal had requested - that was due Monday.
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Texas asks high court to temporarily block redistricting map
(CNN) - Texas officials are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to step in and temporarily block a controversial congressional redistricting plan from going into effect Monday.
The state's attorney general, Greg Abbott, filed an emergency "application" with the justices, saying a map approved by a federal panel in San Antonio is "fatally flawed." It would increase the number of districts dominated by minorities, especially Hispanic voters.
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'Mitt Gear' discounts for Cyber Monday
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Cyber Monday lunchtime shoppers, take note: T-shirts, sweaters and zip-up hoodies from Mitt Romney's online merchandise shop are on sale.
Fans of the Republican presidential candidate can score 40% off of clothes bearing Romney's campaign slogan. Mobile subscribers to his campaign received a text message Monday offering the discount on all "Mitt Gear."
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Cain aims focus back on tax plan
(CNN) - After a month of battling sexual harassment allegations and getting caught in uncomfortable foreign policy gaffes, Herman Cain is returning to one position he knows well: The 9-9-9 tax plan.
In a four-minute video released Monday, the former Godfather's Pizza executive and Republican presidential candidate recaps his tax reform plan that would create a 9% national sales tax, a 9% income tax, and a 9% corporate tax.
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Barney Frank not seeking re-election in 2012
Washington (CNN) - Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, a prominent 16-term liberal Democrat and arch-enemy of political conservatives nationwide, will announce Monday he does not intend to seek re-election in 2012, according to a statement from Frank's office.
Frank, 71, will hold a news conference in his district to discuss the decision at 1 p.m.
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Three N.H. sheriffs back Romney
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Mitt Romney has gained the support of three more New Hampshire sheriffs, CNN has learned.
Sheriffs Mike Downing, Craig Wiggin and Michael Prozzo will officially endorse Romney on Monday.
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Gingrich: I'm 'a lot more conservative' than Romney
(CNN) - Newt Gingrich went after candidates who "adopt radically different positions" Monday, positioning himself as a "conservative alternative" to fellow contender Mitt Romney in the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination.
Speaking to Charleston, South Carolina radio station WSC, Gingrich said his record was stronger, and more consistent, than the record of the former Massachusetts governor.
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Bush tax cuts: The real endgame
New York (CNNMoney) - Congress has a way of waiting to the very last minute to resolve big issues, so December is usually a busy month on Capitol Hill. This year will be no exception. But next year? Next year will be no exception on steroids.
This December, for example, lawmakers will have to decide, among other things, whether to extend the payroll tax cut, long-term unemployment benefits, the Medicare "doc fix," Alternative Minimum Tax relief and a bevy of business tax breaks.
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