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‘Mrs. YoMama’: Kansas lawmaker apologizes for e-mail making fun of Michelle Obama’s appearance

The speaker of the Kansas House has apologized after forwarding an e-mail that made fun of first lady Michelle Obama’s appearance and referred to her as “Mrs. YoMama.”

In Republican Mike O’Neal’s apology, first reported in the Lawrence Journal-World, he said he forwarded the e-mail without even reading it, and had no idea it referred to Mrs. Obama with a blatant racist slur.

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Afternoon Fix: Ron Paul ad savages Rick Santorum

Ron Paul goes up with a brutal ad against Santorum in South Carolina; Santorum super PAC counters with positive bio ad; and Cain will endorse Jan. 19.

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New Hampshire and the battle for second place

Mitt Romney is going to win the New Hampshire primary next Tuesday.

Talk to any semi-knowledgeable political operative in the state or look at any semi-decent poll on the race and that reality becomes clear within seconds.

Given that, the real race to watch in the Granite State is for second place — a battle that, according to conversations with a variety of operatives in the state, is likely to come down to two men: Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum.

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Republicans unveil new Tennessee map

Tennessee Republicans sought to shore up freshman Rep. Stephen Fincher (R) in a draft congressional redistricting map released Friday.

Rather than targeting potentially vulnerable Nashville Rep. Jim Cooper (D), the GOP instead moved to solidify its gains from the 2010 election. Republicans gained three seats in Tennessee in 2010 and, under the proposed map, should have little trouble holding on to their newfound 7-to-2 majority in the state’s congressional delegation over the next decade.

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Obama’s Power Grab a Sign of Weakness
John Podhoretz, New York Post
President Obama’s executive power-grab this week — making four “recess” appointments when the Senate isn’t in recess — is a mark not of his strength, but of his relative weakness. He is asserting an authority he does not possess through the Constitution because he has precious little personal authority left to assert.He had it and he lost it, and he can’t figure out how to get it back — so he’s just going to take it.

Obama Thumbs His Nose at Constitution

Enthusiasm Lacking as N.H. Primary Nears
Erin McPike, RealClearPolitics
MANCHESTER, N.H. — A major political contest is happening in this state just five days from now, but you'd barely notice if you spent a day here.The Granite State takes pride in its first-primary-in-the-nation status: Every four years, politicians who hope to be president pound its pavement, meet its voters and eat its pie. The Republicans vying to take on President Obama in November have done some of that this cycle, but not enough to excite the state's residents. Many of them are greeting Tuesday's voting with a collective yawn.After an early morning event Thursday, Mitt…