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9:40 PM ET, January 20, 2007

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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Announces Step Toward '08 Bid  —  Six years after making history by winning a United States Senate seat as first lady, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced this morning that she was taking the first formal step to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 …
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New York Times:
Clinton Joins '08 Field, Fueling Race for Money  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton jumped into the 2008 presidential race yesterday, immediately squaring off against Senator Barack Obama and the rest of the Democratic field in what is effectively the party's first primary, the competition for campaign donations.
Discussion: Political Insider
CNN:
Hillary Clinton launches White House bid: 'I'm in' … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton jumped into the fray as a 2008 presidential candidate with the words "I'm in" posted on her Web site.  —  "And I'm in to win," she added in a statement, announcing she has set up an exploratory committee …
Discussion: Redstate and the talking dog
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Hillary runs for the White House as 'new Thatcher'  —  HILLARY CLINTON is to be presented as America's Margaret Thatcher as she tries to become the first woman to win the White House.  As she entered the 2008 presidential race yesterday, a senior adviser said that her campaign would emphasise security …
Cillizzac / The Fix:
Post-ABC Poll: Clinton, Giuliani Lead Primary Fields  —  On the day that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton officially entered the 2008 presidential sweepstakes, a new Washington Post-ABC News survey shows her with a wide lead over her potential Democratic rivals.  —  Clinton took 41 percent …
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
HILLARY FOR PRESIDENT?....So Hillary's in.  John Podhoretz must be breaking out in a cold sweat right about now.  Her decision to make the announcement on her website on a Saturday, rather than at a traditional press event on a weekday, was interesting, wasn't it?
Political Insider:
Clinton Campaign Memo  —  Pollster Mark Penn released a memo showing how his client, Sen. Hillary Clinton, can win the 2008 presidential race.  —  People are always asking, can Hillary Clinton win the presidency?  —  Of course she can.  In many of the polls out today, she is already winning.
Hotline On Call:
HRC: Raising Money For Primary AND General
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
MSNBC:   Clinton: 'I'm in and I'm in to win'
Brian Braiker / Newsweek:
Dirge for a 'Surge'  —  In the latest NEWSWEEK poll Bush's approval rating remains at its all-time low as his plan to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq is met with widespread disapproval.  Looking to '08, declared candidate Hillary Clinton is in a statistical dead heat with other potential nominees.
Little Green Footballs:
Media Blackout: "I Shot the Non-Muslim"  —  The assassination of Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink is being universally portrayed as ethnic strife, a political act by Turkish nationalists against an Armenian critic.  —  Call me Mr. Suspicious, but when I see the entire media monolith pushing …
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Amberin Zaman / Telegraph:
Turkish journalist who spoke up for Armenians is shot dead in the street
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Sebnem Arsu / New York Times:
Armenian Editor Is Slain in Turkey
Discussion: CNN
George W. Bush / White House:
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2007  —  A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America  —  America was founded on the principle that we are all endowed by our Creator with the right to life and that every individual has dignity and worth.
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New York Times:
Bush to Urge New Tax Plan for Health Care Coverage  —  President Bush intends to use his State of the Union address Tuesday to tackle the rising cost of health care with a one-two punch: tax breaks to help low-income people buy health insurance and tax increases for some workers whose health …
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President's Radio Address
Discussion: Washington Wire
Jordan Rau / Los Angeles Times:
State aims for Feb. 5 primary to boost clout  —  The move from June 3 would give California more influence in the 2008 presidential race.  —  SACRAMENTO — With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's backing, state lawmakers from both parties are moving rapidly to make California a player in choosing …
Discussion: Political Animal and Unfogged
Nahal Toosi / Associated Press:
Former FEMA head in NYC: party politics played role in Katrina response  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Political storm clouds gathered again over the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina as former Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown said party politics influenced decisions …
Discussion: MyDD
BBC:
Chavez admits Castro gravely ill  —  Cuban leader Fidel Castro is battling to save his life, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said.  —  Mr Chavez, a close friend of Cuba's left-wing leader, said he hoped Mr Castro would recover but admitted he faced a hard struggle.
Kimberley A. Strassel / Opinion Journal:
Unbowed  —  Joe Lieberman: "It is critical that we take advantage of this opportunity to win."  —  WASHINGTON—The war in Iraq brings to Joe Lieberman's mind an old Mark Twain story.  "When a cat jumps on a hot stove, the cat never jumps on the stove again because the cat always assumes the stove is hot …
 
 
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