Tuesday's Daily Brief

Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Iowa Divided: Party Divided In Final Stretch POLITICS Romney Wraps Up Week-Long Iowa Bus Tour By Ripping Into President Obama BUSINESS U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Banks Dealing With Iran POLITICS Final Polls Put Romney Ahead WORLD Dead Body Found On Queen's Estate, Police Treat Case As Murder LOS ANGELES PHOTOS: Occupy The Rose Parade Brings Up The Rear BLOG POSTS Ari Melber: Iowa Caucus Guide: Santorum Fights Paul for Evangelicals, Romney Battles Himself The Republican presidential race actually begins Tuesday night. It is worth remembering that this is the first time we will hear from the voters. Marty Kaplan: Campaign Colonics For seven days I didn't have salt, meat or CNN. My mornings began without Morning Joe or Morning Edition; I saw sunrise on a mountain hike, not with a clicker in my hand. There's nothing like a little media fast to remind you how little it costs to be a bit out of it. Robert Reich: The GOP Ticket in 2012: Romney-Rubio For his running mate, Mitt Romney will choose Marco Rubio. Romney will need a right-winger to calm and woo the Republican right. Tea Partiers are attracted to Rubio -- an evangelical Christian committed to reducing taxes and shrinking government. Menachem Rosensaft: Those Who Desecrate the Holocaust Have No Place in Society We have reached the point when politicians and media commentators eager for a sound bite on the evening news think nothing of exploiting the Holocaust and Nazi terminology, and apparently the crasser the better. Jodyne L. Speyer: The Other Woman I loved the woman who ended my parents' marriage. She was not a bitch or a whore

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