Miscellany

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| Mon Jan. 2, 2012 11:37 PM PST

President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act this weekend, along with a signing statement. Adam Serwer has a good rundown of how this all turned out here.

Wondering what to watch for in the Middle East in 2012? Juan Cole has a Top 5 list here.

The Iowa caucuses will be held on Tuesday. Based on the latest polling, Nate Silver has Mitt Romney ahead with 21.8% of the vote and Ron Paul in second place with 21.0% of the vote. Full projections here.

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