37commentsPrint 21Dec201111:40am, ESTVIDEO: First Read Minute: Payroll tax cut fight, Paul's Iowa lead, Chuck Todd interviews RomneyBy NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico MontanaroFollow @mmurraypolitics Follow @DomenicoNBC Why Republicans are losing (and may have lost) the message war on the payroll tax-cut fight, Ron Paul takes the lead in an Iowa poll, and NBC's Chuck Todd interviews Mitt Romney.37commentsExplore related topics: video, featured, first-read-minute
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