LiveBlog for Thursday, January 5, 2012

Karl Frisch of Bullfight Strategies calls in at 9am ET / 6am PT to co-host Right Wing World

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) calls in at 11:20am ET / 8:20am PT to talk about the Iowa Caucus results

Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY) calls in at 11:30am ET / 8:30am PT to talk about the Iowa Caucuses, the New Hampshire Primaries, and Obama’s recess appointments

Rick Perry is staying in the presidential race despite a fifth-place finish in the Iowa caucuses. The Republican wrote on his Twitter account on Wednesday: “Here we come South Carolina!!!” He attached a photo of himself jogging near a lake showing a thumbs-up.

Mitt Romney on Wednesday accepted an endorsement from Arizona Sen. John McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential nominee, as he pushed for an overwhelming victory in next week’s New Hampshire primary.

• Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann has suspended her campaign for the White House. Bachmann said she leaves the race knowing the campaign was run “with integrity.”

President Obama announced a recess appointment to name Richard Cordray as the nation’s chief consumer watchdog despite strong GOP opposition, bypassing Senate approval. “I refuse to take `no’ for an answer,” the president said told a cheering crowd in Ohio.

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