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12:50 AM ET, December 17, 2007

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The Politico:
McCain snags endorsements; Rudy retreats  —  Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), who was on the national Democratic ticket in 2000, will cross the aisle to endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tomorrow, Republican sources said.  —  The two will appear together on NBC's "Today" show tomorrow …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
BREAKING: Kristol: Lieberman to Endorse McCain  —  NEWS FLASH:  —  THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president tomorrow.  The two will appear together at a press conference Monday morning …
The Trail:
Lieberman to Cross Aisle to Endorse McCain  —  Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), the 2000 Democratic vice-presidential nominee who currently lists his party affiliation as "Independent Democrat," will break party ranks tomorrow to endorse Sen. John McCain's presidential bid …
Marc Ambinder:
Lieberman To Endorse McCain...  Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire.  —  A McCain spokesperson declined to comment.
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
Candidates Scrambling to Cope With Rise of Huckabee  —  Just one month ago, Mitt Romney's supporters thought that they had Iowa fairly well in hand.  But there was Mr. Romney last week, telling several hundred people at a high school cafeteria in Marion that he was the underdog and pleading …
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Rsinderbrand / CNN Political Ticker:   Huckabee: 'I don't have anything to apologize for'
CNN Political Ticker:
Lieberman to support McCain
Michael D. Shear / The Trail:
Romney Claims NRA Endorsement He Didn't Receive  —  Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press" Sunday.  (Getty/Meet the Press).  —  Maybe it was the pressure of the moment.  Being under the Tim Russert spotlight can get to anyone.  Under Russert's grilling about guns on this morning's "Meet the Press …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Mitt wept when church ended discrimination
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press."
MSNBC:
Dec. 16: Mitt Romney
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Dodd, FISA and the Filibuster — How It's Going To Go Down and What You Can Do  —  The latest word from the Dodd camp regarding what will happen on the FISA bill is that tomorrow, Dodd will take the floor and not yield.  —  He can take "questions" from other senators during the filibuster, which can be no more than 20 minutes.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Dodd To Filibuster FISA Bill-Needs Material To Read on Senate Floor
Learfield / Radio Iowa:
Endorsements galore  —  'Tis the weekend to talk about endorsements.  Congressman Leonard Boswell, a Democrat from Des Moines (although he spent most of his political career being from a farm in southern Iowa), endorsed Hillary Clinton on Friday.  The Des Moines Register editorial board endorsed Clinton and John McCain.
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Joseph E. Stiglitz / Vanity Fair:
The Economic Consequences of Mr. Bush  —  The next president will have to deal with yet another crippling legacy of George W. Bush: the economy.  A Nobel laureate, Joseph E. Stiglitz, sees a generation-long struggle to recoup.  —  When we look back someday at the catastrophe …
Discussion: the talking dog and Pacific Views
Newsweek:
A Son's Past Deeds Come Back To Bite Huckabee  —  As Mike Huckabee gains in the polls, the former Arkansas governor is finding that his record in office is getting more scrutiny.  One issue likely to get attention is his handling of a sensitive family matter: allegations that one of his sons …
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Ron Paul raises millions in today's Boston Tea Party event  —  On Nov. 5, supporters of Ron Paul raked in more than $4.2 million in donations in 24 hours, mostly of them collected over the Internet.  —  Today, they're at it again.  Hoping to detonate what they call a "money bomb," …
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Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:
The man behind Paul's fundraising curtain
Dennis Hartley / Hullabaloo:
How Things Work  —  What Atrios says here is absolutely true.  A Democratic president, no matter who it is, is going to pay for the Republicans' sins.  But it won't be just because the Republicans and Blue Dogs in congress suddenly "realize" they have co-equal power.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
In '08 Race, the Other Clinton Steps Up Publicly  —  DUNLAP, Iowa — When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign advisers laid out their new political strategy in a private conference call with allies last Tuesday, Bill Clinton was not on the line.  He did not need to be.  The message being delivered was his.
Abdus-Sattar Ghazali / OpEdNews.Com Progressive …:
Cindy Sheehan: Impeach Pelosi for collaboration with Bush administration on torture  —  Newark, CA: Peace activist, Cindy Sheehan says that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi collaborated with the Bush administration in condoning torture because Pelosi knew about water boarding torture since 2002.
 
 
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