Subject: POLITICO's Morning Score: Hoeven endorses Romney—Newt collects $37+ million from health care companies--Cain stumbles in New Hampshire--Palin's WSJ op-ed--Perry would ignore trigger--Ariz. court overrules Brewer on redistricting
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Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:08:44 -0600

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EXCLUSIVE - JOHN HOEVEN TO ENDORSE ROMNEY:NorthDakota Sen. John Hoeven and his wife Mikey will endorse Mitt Romney today. The couple will jointly chair the former governor's campaign in the Flickertail state. Hoeven, a popular conservative elected to the Senate last November, spent a decade as governor. "Mitt Romney has laid out conservative solutions...and I look forward to working with him to ensure that North Dakota is a leader in our country's economic revitalization," he says in a forthcoming statement.

** As Cain picks a fight with conservatives who buy ink by the barrel, Perry says he'd ignore The Trigger and Arizona's Supreme Court rebuffs Jan Brewer, here's POLITICO's Morning Score: your daily guide to the permanent campaign.

NEWT SCRUTINY INTENSIFIES - Freddie is just the tip of the iceberg. If it looks like Newt Gingrich has staying power at the top of the polls, watch for a daily deluge of oppo hits and a lot more haters to reemerge from the wilderness.

GINGRICH THINK TANK COLLECTED MILLIONS FROM HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY:"A think tank founded by GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich collected at least $37 million over the past eight years from major health-care companies and industry groups, offering special access to the former House speaker and other perks, according to records and interviews," The Washington Post's Dan Eggen reports. "The Center for Health Transformation, which opened in 2003, brought in dues of as much as $200,000 per year from insurers and other health-care firms, offering some of them 'access to Newt Gingrich' and 'direct Newt interaction,' according to promotional materials. The biggest funders, including firms such
 as AstraZeneca, Blue Cross Blue Shield and Novo Nordisk, were also eligible to receive discounts on 'products and workshops' from other Gingrich groups. The health center advocated, among other things, requiring that 'anyone who earns more than $50,000 a year must purchase health insurance or post a bond,' a type of insurance mandate that has since become anathema to conservatives."
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PAID GINGRICH AS A CONSULTANT:"The Chamber, the largest lobbying organization in Washington, paid Mr. Gingrich about $840,000, according to people familiar with the arrangement, or about $120,000 a year for seven years beginning in 2001, to serve on an informal board of advisers to its president and senior staff," Brody Mullins writes in today's Wall Street Journal. "He served as a 'fellow,' along with about a dozen other former government officials."
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NEWT'S PERSONAL LIFE IS NEXT - HOW WILL/SHOULD HE HANDLE HIS ADULTEROUS PAST? "'He's got a gender problem,' [Richard Land, director of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, tells National Review]. 'His toughest audience is going to be evangelical women. Evangelical men, depending on what Newt does and says, are more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.' Women, on the other hand, have told Land that they would vote for Gingrich 'under no circumstances.'" More from the story: "Land thinks Gingrich should 'find a pro-family venue' and deliver a speech akin to John F. Kennedy's famous 1960 speech on Catholicism. 'He needs to make the speech of his
 life, and in his mind, his target has got to be 40- to 60-year-old evangelical women,' Land advises. 'And he's got to convince them that he's sorry, he regrets it, he would do anything he could to undo the pain and the hurt that he's caused, he understands the pain and the hurt that he's caused, and he has learned his lesson. That he has thrown himself on the grace of Jesus, and that if they elect him president, he will not let them down - that there will be no moral scandal in a Gingrich White House.'"
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TWO FORMER IOWA STAFFERS RETURN: "Two of Newt Gingrich's Iowa campaign staffers who quit in early June in frustration with the candidate's lackadaisical campaigning and fundraising have signed back on now that his polling numbers have jumped," Jennifer Jacobs writes in the Des Moines Register."Iowa Republicans Craig Schoenfeld and Katie Koberg have rejoined the Gingrich campaign as senior advisers, spokesman R.C. Hammond said today."
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CAIN LOSES ANOTER DAY -

NO-SHOW FOR UNION LEADER INTERVIEW:In Republican politics, the Union Leader's editorial board is second only to the Wall Street Journal in political importance. Cain appears to have irreconcilably turned the influential conservatives at the paper against him. Here is how the news side explained a saga that has broken through into the mainstream media:"The interview was scheduled last week and was supposed to last between an hour and about 75 minutes. Initially, the Cain campaign agreed to the full hour or more but then told the newspaper it did not want C-SPAN to tape the interview...Cain's campaign apparently scheduled another event at roughly the same time and said Cain could appear at
 the newspaper for only 20 minutes. Publisher Joseph McQuaid rejected the suggestion...Cain and his staff later contended the newspaper cancelled the interview."

QUOTE DU JOUR, from the Union Leader publisher in his paper:"McQuaid said he was not concerned about Cain not showing up... 'I don't think he's going anywhere from here at this point, anyway,' he said."
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WMUR's James Pindell:"The reason Herman Cain will not win the New Hampshire primary is not necessarily the candidate, but the campaign." His column (behind a paywall):
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CAIN RECEIVES SECRET SERVICE PROTECTION:Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan said last night that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano authorized protection "at the request of the Cain campaign and in consultation with the Congressional advisory committee." Per Maggie Haberman: "Donovan declined to say whether any threats prompted the decision to protect Cain, who at this point is the only candidate under protection other than President Barack Obama...A U.S. official said on background that it is not unprecedented for a candidate to get protection starting this early... The Rev. Jesse Jackson began getting campaign protection Nov. 23, 1987, and Nov. 10, 1983, Pat Robertson received
 it Dec. 1, 1987, and then-Sen. Barack Obama got it May 3, 2007."
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LETTERMAN DOESN'T GET 9-9-9:Cain pre-taped an interview that will air tonight on David Letterman's show. CBS released a one-minute, 45-second preview clip. "You don't even know what it means," Letterman tells the candidate. "You should get a toll free number, where you dial 9-9-9 and you get a free pizza." As Letterman presses him, Cain tries to be funny: "Are you trying to talk me out of this?" Watch:
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CAIN THINK OCCUPY IS OUT TO "DESTROY" AMERICA:"In New Hampshire on Thursday, Cain accused the protesters of 'trying to destroy the greatest nation in the world' with plans to stop traffic and subway commuters," CBS' Sarah Boxer reports from Nashua. "He accused them of trying 'to infringe upon people's right and liberty to go to work.'"
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HARRASSMENT IS A BIG MAINSTREAM CONCERN:"Nearly two-thirds of Americans say sexual harassment is a problem in this country, and about a quarter of women report having been harassed at work, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. By a ratio of more than 2 to 1, women who say they were harassed at work have unfavorable views of Cain. By an even larger margin - nearly 3 to 1 - they say they are apt to believe Cain's accusers rather than the businessman."
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WILL CONSERVATIVE RADIO HOSTS TURN ON CAIN - OR JUST STOP TALKING ABOUT HIM?"Understanding that Cain is a creature of conservative talk - he's running as a sort of syndicated radio host-in-chief - is the key to decoding his unconventional candidacy and surprising resilience," Keach Hagey and Glenn Thrush write in the story leading our site today. "In recent days, at least one top talker - Laura Ingraham - has turned on Cain, even as others, including Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin stay a pro-Cain course. But the danger for Cain, GOP strategists say, isn't that Limbaugh and other talkers will turn on Cain publicly. It's that they will simply stop talking about him - triggering a silent run on
 his political stock - while shifting their attention to Newt Gingrich's suddenly surging campaign."
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THE FRONTRUNNER -

FOIA FIGHT - ROMNEY MIXES IT UP WITH DNC...AGAIN:Mitt Romney's campaign manager filed a FOIA request with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's office yesterday for all correspondence related to the president and his reelection campaign, suggesting publicly that they are leaking oppo to reporters. Then the Democratic National Committee filed its own FOIA request for all sorts of records that would be embarrassing to Romney but that the Boston Globe reports were wiped out. Yesterday's Globe story about Romney's missing records:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce9874fa446a1a278cc6633d98162d571ab4309324f51d2684f . Ben's blog post:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce9c10e0f7ad174c6380935e2c92fd20fb4c4ae6fe0cd9116f9 . The DNC FOIA:
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SNEAK PEEK - NH DEMS ACCUSE ROMNEY OF BEING BAD FOR SMALL BIZ:The New Hampshire Democratic Party follows up on the memo Score had yesterday with a web video. Then at10:30 a.m., the state party will host a press call with anti-Romney small business owners (to bracket his business event in Manchester). Video:
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SANTORUM'S ECONOMIC PLAN - PROPOSING SEVERAL TAX CUTS IN IOWA TODAY:ABC got the first look at 10 of the 31 points in "Made in America: Empowering American Families, Building Economic Freedom." The highlights: Two income tax rates, 10% and 28%. Eliminate the AMT, estate tax and marriage penalty. Lower the capital gains rate to 12%, triple the personal deduction for each child and cut the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 17.5%. For manufacturers, he would eliminate the income tax altogether.
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PELOSI'S ZINGER - TURNING DOWN PERRY'S DEBATE CHALLENGE:"At her weekly news conference Thursday, Pelosi couldn't resist riffing on Perry's epic debate gaffe from last week," per the Los Angeles Times. "She suggested she couldn't debate Perry on Monday because her schedule was booked with three events that day -- an event in Portland, a tour of labs in California and 'that's two. I can't remember what the third thing is.'" LAT:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce987ad2ce01fd4ccf59afdbeaeb771a19063b0c24523fe814e  NBC's Carrie Dann says Perry challenged Pelosi to turn over all records related to her stock transactions over to the SEC:
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THE TRIGGER - PERRY SAYS HE WOULD IGNORE THE LAW IF SUPERCOMMITTEE FAILED TO ACT: "'Not at all,' Perry told reporters [in Jackson, Mississippi] when asked whether he would allow the draconian cuts - including $600 billion from the Pentagon -- to take place if he is in the White House in January 2013. The Texas governor insists that his plan to lower taxes and reduce regulations will make the cuts unnecessary by stimulating the economy," per CBS/National Journal embed Rebecca Kaplan. "Perry decried the supercommittee process as an example of the 'lack of leadership in Washington' and faulted President Obama for being 'AWOL' on a foreign trip instead of working on the budget cuts."
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ROMNEY'S RELIGION -"I AM A MORMON"CAMPAIGN TO BYPASS THREE EARLY STATES:"The church is spending several million dollars through December in Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, Colorado Springs, Jacksonville, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, St. Louis, Seattle and Spokane," the NYT Caucus blog notes. "Note which markets that does not include: New Hampshire, Iowa or South Carolina, the states that will likely to play a big role in determining who gets the Republican nomination...Church officials have said the ads, which carry the slogan 'I am a Mormon' and depict church members of all races and nationalities, have nothing to do with Mr. Romney's candidacy...A group that monitors issue advertising put
 the ad purchases at $6.1 million through the end of the year." Laurie Goodstein's piece:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce9bbc29584ec5f42b8d599729284bbd2bfba239a983c203b37 . Jeremy Peters and Jim Rutenberg's political analysis:
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PALIN'S POPULISM - WSJ OP-ED HARPS ON CONGRESSIONAL INSIDER TRADING:Sarah Palin seeks to remind conservatives of her credentials as a Washington outsider and establishment critic with an op-ed in today's Wall Street Journal that is based heavily on the new book by Peter Schweizer, who she discloses is employed by her political action committee as a foreign-policy adviser. Her proposal: "Congress should be subject to the Freedom of Information Act like everyone else. We need more detailed financial disclosure reports, and members should submit reports much more often than once a year. All stock transactions above $5,000 should be disclosed within five days... From now on, laws that apply to
 the private sector must apply to Congress, including whistleblower, conflict-of-interest and insider-trading laws."
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NEW HAMPSHIRE'S "KIDS PRIMARY" - PAUL WINS STRAW POLL OF ELEMENTARY STUDENTS:250 New Hampshire fifth and sixth graders voted in a kids primary sponsored by St. Anselm College's Institute of Politics. From their press release: "A strong plurality - 83, in all - gave Paul the nod. Second place Michele Bachman received 63 votes, Herman Cain, 43, and Mitt Romney, who leads in many polls in New Hampshire, just 40. Rick Perry received 10 votes and other candidates were in the single digits. Students, who had the option of voting Democratic, gave President Barack Obama 39 votes."
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WHAT THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE UP TO:Romneyattendsthe Union Leader Santa Fund lunch in Manchester. Gingrich screens his movie at the Harvard Institute of Politics. Cain speaks at a 7 p.m. "Stand up for America" event in Jacksonville. Perry speaks at a federal law enforcement foundation fundraiser in New York City.Santorum hosts town halls in West Burlington, Mt. Pleasant, Washington and Knoxville, Iowa. Paul goes to Vinton, Anamosa and Cedar Rapids.

WHAT THE PRESIDENT IS UP TO:"In the morning, the President will participate in an event to announce a commercial deal with representatives of Boeing and Lion Air...Later in the morning, the President will hold bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Singh of India, President Aquino of the Philippines and Prime Minister Najib of Malaysia...In the afternoon, the President will participate in a US-ASEAN meeting... In the evening, the President will hold a bilateral meeting with President Yudhoyono of Indonesia...the President will join leadersat the East Asia Summit gala dinner."

SNEAK PEEK - RNC PICKS A FIGHT WITH DNC OVER OBAMA'S LAZY COMMENT: The Republican National Committee will highlight President Obama's "lazy" comment today in a research document and release a web video that looks at other potentially damaging comments he has made about Americans and America. From the document: "In The Past Three Months, Barack Obama Has Made A String Of Comments About America And Americans That Are Surprising For A U.S. President: Obama Said Americans Have Been "A Little Bit Lazy. Obama Said America Has "Lost Our Ambition" And "Our Imagination." Obama Said Americans Are Not Better Off Than They Were Four Years Ago. Obama Said America Has "Gotten A Little Soft." The research
 hit:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce94f08911eab0a5b6c8b9840f1d055aaa01341c694e24113ba . Watch the web video:
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CHICAGO'S CONFIDENCE - MESSINA ON WHY LATINO SUPPORT MAKES THE PATH TO 270 EASIER:Obama campaign manager Jim Messina tells The Huffington Post's Jon Ward that Latinos are going to turn strongly against the Republican nominee since immigration has become such a big issue in the Republican primary. "Messina cited a poll by Latino Decisions for Univision [that] showed Obama with a 43-percent edge over Republican primary frontrunner Mitt Romney among Latinos who are registered to vote...'We're very excited about our chances in Arizona, a state where a public opinion poll last week had us up five,' Messina said. ... 'We're going to compete in Florida, and we're going to dump the kitchen sink
 like everyone else,' Messina said. 'But we have more ways to 270 electoral votes than the other side, and my entire job this year is to expand the map as big as I can get it so we have many, many avenues.'" More results from the poll Jim's talking about:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce9401d6d6d591c967a7ea7c3af48a62b9b4fa408e4c8336526 . Jon's story:
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ARIZONA REDISTRICTING - COURT SAYS GOP ILLEGALLY IMPEACHED HEAD OF PANEL:"The Arizona Supreme Court Thursday evening reinstated the chairwoman of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, rebuffing Gov. Jan Brewer^1s unprecedented action earlier this month," the Arizona Republic reports. "The ruling came less than three hours after the court heard arguments on the case, which revolved around the extent to which the commission is free of outside political interference." The decision:
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http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=578d46ade7c87ce9f18668ea3a4a601c475367f413c42b34025969a493847095 . The Republic story:
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OHIO REDISTRICTING - DELAYED UNTIL AFTER THANKSGIVING: "House Speaker William G. Batchelder said talks are 'moving forward' but said the next chance for lawmakers to ratify any agreement won't be until Nov. 29," per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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TEXAS REDISTRICTING - COURT DRAFT MUCH FRIENDLIER TO AUSTIN DEMOCRATS:"The maps could give Democrats another half-dozen seats in the Texas House and drastically alter the only Senate district that was heavily changed by the Legislature during redistricting," according to the San Antonio Express News. "After the Republican leadership drew districts that ignored the growth of the Hispanic population, the court's proposal does a better job of reflecting the state's demographic changes."
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GAY MARRIAGE - CALIFORNIA COURT RULING A SCOTUS HEARING LIKELY:"Sponsors of California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage have the right to challenge a federal judge's ruling that declared the law unconstitutional, the state Supreme Court declared Thursday, clearing the way for a federal appeals court test of an issue that could make its way to the nation's high court," per the San Francisco Chronicle. "The decision addressed a procedural but potentially crucial issue: Can private backers of an initiative represent the state's interests when the governor and attorney general, who normally decide whether and how to defend laws in court, bow out of the case? The court's unanimous
 ruling will almost certainly allow Protect Marriage, the religious coalition that campaigned for Proposition 8 in 2008, to proceed with its appeal in the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco."
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PANDORA'S BOX -DIGITAL MUSIC SERVICE TO PUSH TARGETED POLITICAL ADS:"Pandora will unveil Friday a new targeted ad product aimed at political candidates and special interest groups," the Wall Street Journal reports. "Using ZIP Code data gathered when consumers sign up for an account, Pandora can target ads to a defined geographic area such as a congressional district." Story is behind the pay wall:
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CODA - QUOTE OF THE DAY:"Frankly, I thought the 'Gingrich Group' were his wives." - Barney Frank, making fun of the thrice-married former House Speaker during an MSNBC hit
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