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A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 42% of American Adults believe it is at least somewhat likely that the U.S. government will default on its debt in the next five years. Forty-eight percent (48%) now rate a national debt default as unlikely.

Joe the Plumber to face Rep. Marcy Kaptur who edged out fellow Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich in November.

Kicking the can down the road. That’s been the Obama administration’s response on issues from Iran’s nuclear weapons program to America’s entitlement systems. – Washington Examiner

Did the congresswomen who pushed Fluke’s testimony coordinate with a marketing and polling outfit that recently conducted a survey to determine whether contraception mandates can become a possible presidential election issue? – WND

Lawmakers on both sides of the partisan aisle say Obama administration environmental regulations aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissionsare poised to hit jobs and consumers harder than the Keystone XL decision at the same time the president seems to have abandoned his stated support for the coal industry and clean-coal technology. – Washington Times

Violence and the threats—including a Christmas Day bombing at a Catholic church that killed 44, and a January warning that all Christians should leave northern Nigeria—are taking a toll.- Worldmag.com

Maryland residents do not have to provide a “good and substantial reason” to legally own a handgun, a federal judge ruled Monday, striking down as unconstitutional the state’s requirements for getting a permit. – Fox News

If you’re worried about austerity next year, then the setup we have with Obama in The White House, and the GOP in a position to block anything (and all they need to do that is 41 seats in the Senate), is the worst possible combo. – Business Insider

[A] column Andrew wrote last week in preparation for today’s Big relaunch–a story that should swing the first hammer against the glass wall the mainstream media has built around Barack Obama. – Big Government

Opposition groups have also alleged widespread fraud, and plan a protest rally in Moscow later on Monday. – BBC News