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9:35 PM ET, December 13, 2007

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Mevanh / The Page:
Bill Shaheen Resigns from Clinton Campaign  —  New Hampshire pol, husband of former Gov. Jeanne, quits national co-chair position over Wednesday's drug comment about Obama.  —  "I made a mistake and in light of what happened, I have made the personal decision that I will step down ...." Read his full statement.
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John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Bill Shaheen quits Clinton campaign  —  Bill Shaheen has resigned as a co-chair of Hillary Clinton's national campaign, UnionLeader.com has learned.  —  Shaheen last night apologized for telling a reporter that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, Republicans will use his admitted past drug use against him.
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Democratic Debate: Winners and Losers  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — The final Democratic debate before the Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses is in the books.  —  Rather than give Fix readers a roundup of what just happened (you can get that here from the AP's Nedra Pickler), we figured we would take a page …
CNN:
Clinton aide resigns over Obama drug remarks
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Charles Babington / Associated Press:
Pelosi: Republicans `like' Iraq War  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Republicans on Thursday, saying they want the Iraq war to drag on and are ignoring the public's priorities.  —  "They like this war.  They want this war to continue," Pelosi, D- Calif., told reporters.
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
After losing spending battle, Pelosi eyes '08 election  —  Congressional Democrats have lost their end-of-the-year showdown with President Bush, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) countered Thursday that the House succeeded in showing what Democrats can do, and would do, if a Democrat were in the White House.
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:
Lawmakers vote to hold Bush aides in contempt
Pamela Hess / Associated Press:   House OKs bill banning CIA waterboarding
Marc Ambinder:
Democratic Debate: First Take  —  Everyone had a good debate.  —  (Campaign pull-quote compilers, take note.)  —  But who did best?  The audience is undecided Democratic caucus goers.  Who stood out?  Who was different?  Who seemed most presidential?  Who parlayed their strengths?
Discussion: Spin Cycle, The New Republic, MyDD and Salon
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Sean Hackbarth / Fred File:
Fred Thompson Campaign Apologies  —  From Karen Hanretty, Deputy Communications Director:  —  In light of Mike Huckabee's heartfelt apology to Mitt Romney for making reference to Romney's religion in the New York Times Magazine, we at the Thompson Campaign would like to offer Huckabee …
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ArkansasTimes:
Dumond goes viral UPDATE  —  Mike Huckabee's advocacy of rapist/killer Wayne Dumond's release has hit YouTube in a piece Talking Points Memo terms brutal in the course of looking into its provenance.  The mother of Dumond's Missouri murder victim is featured.  —  An Arkansas Republican, Keith Emis, takes responsibility.
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David Hazinski / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Unfettered 'citizen journalism' too risky  —  You're beginning to get a lot more news ... from you.  —  It ranges from the CNN YouTube debates to political blogs to cellphone video of that sniper who opened fire at an Omaha Mall.  These are all examples of so called "citizen journalism," …
Discussion: Hot Air, TigerHawk and Riehl World View
Jared Bernstein / The Coffee House:
Boy, Have We Got an Inequality Problem  —  The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just updated their invaluable data series on income inequality and the results are startling.  Income inequality among households, both before and after Federal taxes, grew more quickly over the last two years of the series …
Discussion: Angry Bear
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Military Leaders: Ignore Bush Veto Threat, Ban Waterboarding  —  Thirty retired admirals and generals have penned a letter to key Democrats, urging them to defy President Bush's veto threats and pass legislation requiring U.S intelligence agents to follow strict standards for detainee treatment.
Melanie Mason / The New Republic:
Hillary's Parking Lot Obstacle  —  Adam Nagourney notes the Obama camp's vastly superior Iowa expertise.  And in my experience, those guys do have a stunningly deep knowledge of the minutae of the state that dates back decades.  —  But Hillary has a much bigger problem on her hands.
Ben Craw / Talking Points Memo:
DEM DEBATE IOWA PANDERFEST!  —  Ahh, Iowa... where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.  Thursday was the final Democratic presidential debate before the January 3rd Iowa caucuses.  Which means, you guessed it - panderfest end-of-the-year blowout sale!
 
 
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Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
SENATE SENSIBILITIES  —  A Second Democratic Year in '08?
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Reflections on 'Blowback'
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CNN Political Ticker:
Oprah getting backlash from some fans for Obama support
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Tony Snow Returns Home To Fox News, Will Host O'Reilly Factor Tonight
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The Corner:
So That's That Then  —  Taking full advantage of the opportunity …
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Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
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