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this volatile republican nominating contest. since the last debate nearly a month ago, rick santorum has surged into the lead in the national polls. but it's a mitt romney-santorum dead heat in one of the states that votes next, that's michigan. and the polls here in arizona suggest a late shift here perhaps in governor romney's favor. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here to get us started. gloria let's focus on the poll here today. we had a poll out yesterday that showed a relatively close rates here. but if you look at the nbc marist poll they show governor romney with...

and good morning, everybody. this is your "wake-up call" for monday, december 5th. i'm christine romans, carol has the morning off. newt gingrich, the one to watch in the gop race in a new nbc marist pole leading the pack in iowa but mitt romney is still ahead in new hampshire. although his support has dropped from only a month ago, less than 30 days from the first gop nominating contest in january. he's taking some time off. atlanta megachurch pastor eddie long made that announcement yesterday. he says he needs time to work on family issues. long's wife of 21 years vanessa filed for...