LAST TICKET: Obama approval rating hits another new low; Condi Rice will appear on ’30 Rock’

Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:

• President Obama's approval rating hit another all time low. (Gallup)

• Looks like Rick Santorum borrowed his campaign slogan from a pro-union poem. (Union Leader)

• Mitt Romney said Iowa and New Hampshire primaries should remain first. (Miami Herald)

• Tim Pawlenty raised $160,000 in two weeks. (Politico)

• Condi Rice will appear on "30 Rock" as Jack Donaghy's ex. (OMG)

• Harry Reid has doubts about Obama's Afghanistan policy. (CNN Political Ticker)

• Michele Bachmann bragged that she's raised more money than her potential 2012 GOP rivals. (GOP 12)

• Connie Mack endorsed Romney. (Fox News)

• Santorum hired Sharron Angle's former finance director. (The Hill)

• Protestors disrupted the House budget debate. (The Caucus)