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 Greetings, Here is what you need to know. ERIC HOLDER STILL UNDER FIRE: The controversies around the President's Attorney General have not captured the public's imagination, but they are by no means over. The New York Times released another major investigative story into America's policy actions related to the Mexican drug war, and Republicans in Congress are still making hay about it. THE REPUBLICAN RACE: Mitt Romney absolutely shined at the Republican Jewish Coalition forum in Washington D.C. this morning. He made a passionate and sustained attack on President Obama's foreign policy and the audience loved him for every minute of it. Expect a sudden surge of affection for Romney among Fox News hosts, and neoconservative intellectuals. Frontrunners can fall: As a reminder to readers, it is worth pointing out that there is still lots of time for this race to shake up. At this time in 2003, Howard Dean seemed like he was cruising to an exciting and unexpected Democratic nomination despite his faults. John Kerry and John Edwards surged past him in the week before the Iowa Caucuses, and when Dean placed third, he unleashed the "scream" that prevented a comeback. Nothing is inevitable in politics. FROM THIS MORNING: Liberal Read: Michael Kazin argues that a Newt Gingrich nomination would boost the fortunes of liberalism. Conservative Read: Ross Douthat argues that Newt Gingrich may be contrite about his past moral failings, and religious conservative may be obliged to forgive him. They are not obliged to make him their champion. THIS DAY IN POLITICS: On December 7, 1941 the Japanese struck the U.S. Navy installation at Pearl Harbor in a sneak attack, hastening America's inevitable entry into World War II. On December 7, 1987, Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev arrived in America for the first time for a summit with President Reagan. The Cold War was rapidly thawing. TWEET OF THE DAY: Dave Weigel, tweaking Jon Huntsman's rock-snobbery. 
WHAT'S NEXT: The deep freeze is coming: In 2004, the Iowa Caucuses happened on January 19. There were two weeks after the holidays for candidates to make a move. This year Iowa has moved up to January 3rd. The nation's attention may slip into a deep freeze by the end of next week- locking the current front-runners in place just before the first nominating contests. Expect candidates to make their move now. The world awaits Europe. This week will witness the creation of a new Europe one way or the other. Take care, Michael Michael Brendan Dougherty Politics Editor Please follow Politics on Twitter and Facebook. | 
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