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3:40 PM ET, November 28, 2007

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Byron York / The Corner:

South Carolina Poll: Mitt, Huck Up, Rudy Cratering, Race Super-Volatile — Greetings from Clemson, South Carolina, where John McCain is scheduled to make an appearance this morning before heading to Florida for the YouTube debate. — But the big news here is a new Palmetto Poll …

Discussion: Power Line, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, Hot Air, DownWithTyranny! and PrairiePundit

Garrett M. Graff / The Politico:

The GOP and 'the Internets' — Tonight in Florida, the Republican presidential field will reluctantly take the stage at the CNN/YouTube debate to answer some of the more than 3,000 questions submitted online from ordinary people over the previous weeks. — Just like the Democratic YouTube debate …

Discussion: Threat Level, Cheat Seeking Missiles and techPresident

Democratic National Committee:
DNC Launches FlipperTV

Discussion: michellemalkin.com, The Caucus, Riehl World View, MyDD and BitsBlog

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Why (and How) Huckabee Can Win Iowa

Discussion: Southern Political Report, Power Line, Political Machine and Democratic Strategist

Sarah Lai Stirland / Wired News:
CNN-YouTube Debate Producer Doubts the Wisdom of the Crowd

Discussion: CNN, michellemalkin.com, Pajamas Media, Wall Street Journal, Suitably Flip, National Review, ScrappleFace, First Draft, TownHall Blog and techPresident

Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Giuliani holds solid lead in Florida

Discussion: TownHall Blog, MSNBC and Captain's Quarters

John R. Wilke / Wall Street Journal:

Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself — Bloch Used Private Company, — Geeks on Call, to Delete Files — On His Office Computer — WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly …

Discussion: Salon, Think Progress, The American Street, The Impolitic, Wonkette, On Deadline, Suitably Flip, Shakespeare's Sister, Corrente, The Swamp, The Next Hurrah and Prairie Weather

Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:

Today's Must Read — It's just not enough that a number of administration officials have been investigated for malfeasance; the Bush Administration takes it the extra mile. The man who's charged with investigating some of that malfeasance is himself under investigation. And he's clearly no slouch at malfeasance.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Threat Level, CANNONFIRE and The Carpetbagger Report

Patrick Healy / New York Times:

Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed War at Start — During a campaign swing for his wife, former President Bill Clinton said flatly yesterday that he opposed the war in Iraq "from the beginning" — a statement that is more absolute than his comments before the invasion in March 2003.

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary And Obama Campaigns At War Over Bill's Iraq Comments

Discussion: The Atlantic Online and The Page

Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Re-writing Herstory? — Senator Hillary Clinton heads …

Discussion: Cassy Fiano, Boston Globe and QandO

Associated Press:

GOP will demand 'oath' of February primary voters — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If you're planning to vote in Virginia's February Republican presidential primary, be prepared to sign an oath swearing your Republican loyalty. — The State Board of Elections on Monday approved a state Republican Party request …

Discussion: The Newshoggers, Shakespeare's Sister, Wonkette, The Carpetbagger Report, TPM Election Central and Salon

Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:

US public opinion shifts on Iraq 'surge' — US public opinion on military progress in Iraq has improved sharply since the troops "surge" started in February but a majority of Americans still want soldiers brought home, according to a new poll. — Some 48 per cent of Americans now believe …

Discussion: Wake up America, Dean's World, Macsmind and PrairiePundit

Cliff May / The Corner:
Changing Times in Baghdad: The American Public's View

Discussion: Jules Crittenden

National Review:

NRO Exclusive: Mansoor Ijaz Details His Exchange With Romney — I spoke with Mansoor Ijaz — author of a Christian Science Monitor op-ed asserting that Mitt Romney said he would not consider Muslims to work in his Cabinet — yesterday, and we conducted the following interview by e-mail.

Discussion: Blogometer, The Atlantic Online, Hot Air, eyeon08.com and Power Line

Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:

Turley: "It Is Rather Clear That What The President Ordered Was A Federal Crime" — The Bush administration has been using the "state secrets" defense in order to have federal law suits challenging their illegal eavesdropping programs thrown out of court. So far, they have been successful …

Discussion: The American Street

Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:

Signs Hillary Will Tap Clark as VP — Hillary Clinton has been working closely with decorated anti-war retired Gen. Wesley Clark on foreign policy, fueling rumors he could be vice-president on a "Clinton-Clark" ticket in 2008. — In recent months Clark has joined Clinton several times …

CNN:

Teacher charged in teddy bear case — KHARTOUM, Sudan (CNN) — A British teacher arrested in Sudan after allowing her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed" has been charged by authorities with offending religion, British officials say. — Gillian Gibbons, 54, is being held by police …

Discussion: FP Passport and Daily Pundit

Peter Baker / Washington Post:

Military Progress Doesn't Make War More Popular — The debate at home over the Iraq war has shifted significantly in the two months since Gen. David H. Petraeus testified to Congress and President Bush ordered the first troop withdrawals, with more Americans now concluding that the situation on the ground is improving.

Discussion: Think Progress, Captain's Quarters, democracyarsenal.org, Sweetness & Light and MSNBC

Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:

Democrats' health plans echo Nixon's failed GOP proposal — WASHINGTON — Even before Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton unveiled her new health-care plan, Republicans attacked it as socialized medicine. They neglected to mention, however, that her plan bears a striking resemblance …

Discussion: The Newshoggers and The American Street

Gateway Pundit:

BUSTED!!.... ANOTHER BOGUS IRAQI SLAUGHTER STORY!!! — LAY THIS BOGUS IRAQI SLAUGHTER STORY TO REST... Reportedly, on Sunday 11 close family members of Jordanian-based Baathist reporter Dia al-Kawwaz, who runs the online anti-Iraq newspaper Shabeqat Akhbar al-Iraq, were slaughtered in Baghdad.

Discussion: BBC, Reporters Without Borders, The Jawa Report, Hot Air and Blue Crab Boulevard

Faiz / Think Progress:

John Ashcroft: I'm Willing To Be Waterboarded — Last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered an address on national security at the University of Colorado. The event was marked by heated protests. About 20 student protesters wearing "shirts with 'shame' written on the backs …

Discussion: Rocky Mountain News, Denver Post, NYT, Firedoglake, The Huffington Post and Big Head DC