FRIDAY'S NEWS: 

Republicans Color the Abortion Debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/republicans-color-the-abortion-debate/2011/12/06/gIQAbNvpaO_story.html?fb_ref=NetworkNews

"Racist Image of Michelle Obama Based on Versailles Painting"
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/01/racist-image-of-michelle-obama-based-on-versailles-painting.html

"Mike O'Neal, Kansas House Speaker, Apologizes for Email Calling Michelle Obama 'Mrs. YoMama' "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/mike-oneal-michelle-obama-email-mrs-yomama_n_1189124.html?ref=politics


"Rachel Maddow Roasts GOP Candidates, Talks Holiday with Jimmy Fallon"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/rachel-maddow-jimmy-fallon-gop_n_1190023.html

Slim pickings today, so I've included articles about Santorum, whose entire approach to politics would put women back into the kitchen, barefoot and pregnant. 

"Michele Bachmann's Craziest Quotes"
http://www.zimbio.com/Michele+Bachmann's+Craziest+Quotes

(Meghan McCain is Senator John McCain's daughter who has garnered a great deal of conservative criticism for what they see as her liberalism)
"Meghan McCain: Rick Santorum's Gay Marriage Opposition 'Dated' and 'Gross' "
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/06/meghan-mccain-rick-santorum-gay-marriage_n_1189478.html

"What If Romney Didn't Actually Win Iowa Caucuses?"
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-what-if-mitt-romney-didnt-actually-win-iowa-caucuses-20120106,0,3839471.story?track=rss

"Students Jeer Santorum on New Hampshire Blitz"
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/06/us/politics/students-jeer-santorum-on-new-hampshire-blitz.html?src=recg

"Santorum Gets Into Testy Debate on Gay Marriage"
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/santorum-gets-into-testy-debate-on-gay-marriage/?src=rechp

"A Visibly Annoyed Rick Santorum Blows Off Interviewer's Questions on Catholic Church Scandal"
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/a-visibly-annoyed-rick-santorum-blows-off-interviewers-questions-on-catholic-church-scandal/

The Huffington Post  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/politics/  has a number of videos on its site, including--

• Gingrich "Obama 'food stamps' President"
• Santorum: "America Needs a 'Jesus Candidate'"

"Learn to Talk Like Rick Santorum"
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/01/rick_santorum_new_hampsire_the_q_w_a_maneuver_the_pop_quiz_and_more_of_the_republican_candidate_s_best_rhetorical_tricks_.html


INTERNATIONAL
Police Memo: Beware of Duplicitous Flirting Journalists
http://www.thejanedough.com/british-police-flirting/

Brazil's Insidious New Pregnancy Registration Law Violates the Privacy of Women
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2012/01/06/brazilian_pm_557_how_the_pregnancy_registration_law
_violates_the_privacy_of_women.html