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12:35 PM ET, December 17, 2007

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USA Today:
New Clinton campaign out to show her likability  —  New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive Monday to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Big Table Fantasies  —  Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals — the dispute over health care mandates notwithstanding.  But there are large differences among the candidates in their beliefs about what it will take to turn a progressive agenda into reality.
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
KERREY'S PRAISE OF BARACK A BIG O-BOMBO  —  NEW SCHOOL President and former US Sen. Bob Kerrey just couldn't help himself from applauding Barack Obama after endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton in Iowa yesterday - until he gave a left-handed compliment that almost sounded like it was cooked up in Clinton's headquarters.
Michelle Malkin:
Operation Rescue Hillary
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:   Iowa's first lady to back Edwards for president
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Michelle Malkin:
Newsflash: Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King endorses Thompson  —  Scroll down for updates...  Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King announced his endorsement for president this morning.  He's going with Fred Thompson.  —  As I mentioned, Rep. King has been one of the strongest proponents of strict immigration enforcement.
Learfield / Radio Iowa:
Congressman King endorses....Fred Thompson
Discussion: Hot Air
Marc Ambinder:
Endorsements Galore!  —  1. Rep. Steve King, (R-IA) …
Discussion: The Stump
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Thompson Gets Key Endorsement in Iowa
Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
Who Will Stand with Chris Dodd for the Constitution?  —  Sometime today, Chris Dodd will take the floor in the US Senate and begin talking — a filibuster — and what he has to say touches on the most important issues facing this country.  The immediate topic will be a bill to provide retroactive immunity …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Harry Reid — compare and contrast  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Russ Feingold, today, on the effects of Harry Reid's pro-administration dirty work: … All of this stems from Reid's refusal to honor the "hold" placed on that bill by Chris Dodd, who has been in the Senate for 24 years.
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Paul's one-day haul a record  —  Rep. Ron Paul of Texas yesterday broke the single-day Republican presidential-campaign fundraising record he set last month, raising about $6 million and giving him almost $18 million for the fourth quarter.  —  His new record came on a day in which former Massachusetts …
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Washington Post:
Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities  —  As Iraq Calms, Focus Turns to Afghanistan  —  With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan …
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Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Budget showdown looms
Discussion: The Swamp
Atrios / Eschaton:
Shorter Candidates  —  Obama: The system sucks, but I'm so awesome that it'll melt away before me.  —  Edwards: The system sucks, and we're gonna have to fight like hell to destroy it.  —  Clinton: The system sucks, and I know how to work within it more than anyone.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
HUCKABEE AND BUSH....In his recent Foreign Affairs essay, Mike Huckabee had hard words for George Bush's approach to national security: … Bold!  Truthtelling!  A brave effort to stand up to the Bush adminsitration's unthinking hawkishness.  Except for one thing: as soon as Mitt Romney called him on it, Huckabee backed down:
Kevin Landrigan / Nashuatelegraph.com:
Clinton chases after Obama with gender card  —  This week has finally put an end to all of that silly talk over the last 10 months from media pundits and political observers alike that Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., was going to win the New Hampshire primary in a walk.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Tony Snow: 'The Second War In This Country' Is 'The War On God'  —  Former White House press secretary Tony Snow is apparently attempting to remake himself into the image of Bill O'Reilly.  In a series of recent public events, Snow has adopted the mantle of the right-wing's perceived "secular-progressive" war on conservatives.
CNN:
New Jersey bans executions  —  TRENTON, New Jersey (CNN) — New Jersey on Monday became the first state in more than three decades to abolish the death penalty after a state commission ruled the punishment is "inconsistent with evolving standards of decency."
 
 
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Reuters:
Iran says U.S. report a "declaration of surrender"
Discussion: Weasel Zippers
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
The Problem with McCain  —  Nice to know Drew Cline reads …
Martin Delgado / Daily Mail:
Floods of tears as climate change 'hard man' breaks down at summit
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Moonbattery
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
'Army Times' Article Describes U.S. Troop 'Mutiny' in Iraq
New York Post:
BREAKDOWN IN THE FAST LANE
David Freddoso / The Corner:
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Associated Press:
Sarkozy linked with model-turned-singer
Ross Douthat:
Anti-Intellectualism, the Right, and Rudy
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Katherine Kersten / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
No Running Jokes Here  —  With His Eye on a Senate Seat …
Joseph Menn / Los Angeles Times:
Striking writers in talks to launch Web start-ups
Maria Aspan / New York Times:
At Web Site for Journalists, Criticism of a Campaign Article Becomes a Melee
Discussion: Horses Mouth
Washington Post:
Home-School Ties Aided Huckabee's Iowa Rise
Guardian:
Murder and chaos left by British, says Basra chief
John S. Martin Jr / New York Times:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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