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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Bill Clinton, on 'Charlie Rose' Show, Suggests Obama Not Ready — And Would Be a 'Miracle' If Hillary Won Iowa — NEW YORK In a surprisingly frank interview with Charlie Rose on his PBS show late Friday night, former President Bill Clinton declared that his wife was not only far better prepared …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Time to Move On...From Hillary — And from the Clintons' brand of politics. — The defining moment of the Democratic presidential campaign so far came during the Des Moines Register debate, December 13, at 2:10 P.M. Central time. … As are we all. What we are not looking forward …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Campaigns Woo 3 Iowans for Paper's Endorsement — DES MOINES — The other day, as his sport utility vehicle idled outside, former President Bill Clinton held forth on a sofa in the publisher's suite at The Des Moines Register, explaining why he believed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton should win the newspaper's coveted endorsement.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Quote of the day — "American foreign policy needs to change its tone and attitude, open up, and reach out. The Bush administration's arrogant bunker mentality has been counterproductive at home and abroad. My administration will recognize that the United States' main fight today does …
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Kenneth Anderson / Weekly Standard:
Mormons, Muslims, and Multiculturalism — The deeply dispiriting Romney-Huckabee religion showdown. — Some personal declarations: Mitt Romney is not my candidate. He is (in my humble opinion) a man of principles so pragmatic that he lacks any unshakeable political foundation …
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KNTV-TV:
Schwarzenegger Will 'Declare Fiscal Emergency' In Weeks — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Friday he will declare a "fiscal emergency" in January to give him and the Legislature more power to deal with the state's growing deficit. — Schwarzenegger made the announcement Friday after meeting …
Mitt Romney For President News:
Judge Robert Bork Endorses Governor Mitt Romney — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — CONTACT: Romney Press Shop (857) 288-6390 — Boston, MA - Today, noted conservative jurist Judge Robert Bork endorsed Governor Mitt Romney for President of the United States. — Joining Romney for President …
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
Huckabee Faces Old Queries in New Spotlight — When Mike Huckabee became lieutenant governor of Arkansas in 1993, he complained of being burdened by college tuition bills for his son, the expenses of two residences — one in Texarkana and the other in Little Rock — and the cost of commuting between the two.
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Benjamin Schwarz / The Atlantic Online:
His Second Act — Frank Sinatra, the greatest vocalist in the history of American music, elevated popular song to an art. He was a dominant power in the entertainment industries—radio, records, movies, gambling—and a symbol of the Mafia's reach into American public life.
Washington Post:
Clinton Library Got Funds From Abroad — Bill Clinton's presidential library raised more than 10 percent of the cost of its $165 million facility from foreign sources, with the most generous overseas donation coming from Saudi Arabia, according to interviews yesterday.
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Ross Douthat:
Bring Me The Head of Mitt Romney! — As an early booster of the Huckabee-helps-Rudy meme, it behooves me to note that it really doesn't seem to be working out that way. Obviously, everything could turn on a dime if Huckabee's boom turns out to be a bubble, but if Huck wins Iowa and Romney wins …
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David Stout / New York Times:
Attorney General Rejects Demand for Information — WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey has firmly rejected Congressional demands that he provide information about the Justice Department's investigation into the Central Intelligence Agency's destruction of videotapes showing interrogations …
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Reuters:
Congress ramps up Iraq, Afghanistan spending — Defense authorization bill sent to Bush — without timetables — WASHINGTON - The Democratic-led Congress authorized more Iraq war spending on Friday, sending President Bush a defense bill requiring no change in strategy after failing again …
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Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Control sought on military lawyers — Bush wants power over promotions — WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys who have repeatedly raised objections …
philly.com:
Advice about racism proved to be prophetic — Looking back now, the older construction worker's words were downright prophetic. — Earlier this month, when Shawn Jenkins and his girlfriend decided it was time to move out of Feltonville, he asked his fellow construction workers for their opinions on his planned destination.
ABCNEWS:
Did Immigration Ads Spark Link to Terror? — 5th Grader Questions Obama, Making Immigration-Terror Link — When Iowa Democrat Tod Bowman got home Thursday night, he got an earful from his wife about what their fifth-grader had just done. — Earlier that day, their son, Beau Bowman …
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