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John Sasso / Boston Globe:
Why Clinton will prevail  —  SOME RAINDROPS have started to fall on Senator Hillary Clinton's parade to the Democratic presidential nomination.  In the early primary races of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, rival Barack Obama has pulled even or ahead and the longstanding Clinton badge …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
What Choice Was There?  —  The Washington Post reports this morning that Hillary Clinton has reached the earth-shaking conclusion that she has to embrace her husband in her campaign to win the presidency in 2008.  Apparently, this strategy created controversy in her campaign despite …
Discussion: Doug Ross
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Why Inexperience Matters  —  The AP takes a look at the political development of Barack Obama, and it's hard not to look at it as an apprenticeship.  His position changes don't count as flip-flops in the same sense that a teenager's infatuation with radical politics changes with some maturity.
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Christopher Wills / Associated Press:
Obama's views have changed with time  —  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - If he wanted, the Barack Obama of today could have a pretty good debate with the Barack Obama of yesterday.  They could argue about whether the death penalty is ever appropriate.  Whether it makes sense to ban handguns.
Discussion: The Ruckus
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
9/11 Panel Study Finds That C.I.A. Withheld Tapes  —  WASHINGTON — A review of classified documents by former members of the Sept. 11 commission shows that the panel made repeated and detailed requests to the Central Intelligence Agency in 2003 and 2004 for documents and other information …
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Jacob Heilbrunn / Washington Monthly:
Why Rudy Giuliani loves Norman Podhoretz  —  When Norman Mailer died in November, it was hard not to feel a twinge of melancholy and nostalgia for the vanished world of the New York Family of intellectuals.  In the past decade, many of its most colorful members have passed away …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics  —  $1 Billion Project to Include Images of Irises and Faces  —  CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would give …
David Barstow / New York Times:
A Request for Clemency Leads to a Political Issue for Huckabee  —  LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — It took a jury less than 15 minutes to convict Eugene Fields of driving while intoxicated, his fourth such conviction in less than five years.  Mr. Fields, whose pickup crashed after he drank 12 beers …
Ross Douthat:
The “Myth” of Welfare Queens  —  In one of his slew of Republicans-are-racist posts earlier in the year, Paul Krugman wrote, sarcastically: … Of course, there couldn't be a third option - like, say, that Reagan was indulging in his typical fondness for using vivid Reader's Digest-style anecdotes …
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alicublog:
Quotomatic Selector say: And the middle school kids were giving …
Discussion: The Corner
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Eggnog Factor  —  Often, I will describe the success or failure of a candidate in terms of the “beer factor” — whether voters would want to have a beer and a conversation with a contender or not.  This measure transcends partisanship.  I'd rather have a beer and a chat with Bill Clinton …
Cagle Cartoons / The Moderate Voice:
Guest Voice: Huckabee's Smart Strategy Is No Accident  —  This is a Guest Voice column by Michael Reagan, Ronald Reagan's oldest son, who is also a popular radio talk show host.  Guest Voice columns do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Moderate Voice or its writers.  —  Smart Strategy is No Accident
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘Enough’  —  A new Iowa ad focuses on economic insecurity.  —  I'm Barack Obama and I approve this message.  —  Ordinary people all across the country are struggling from paycheck to paycheck.  —  If the plant moves to China, and you've been working there for 20 …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Gen. David Petraeus, Man of the Year  —  Time magazine got it wrong.  —  I remember the excitement.  It was the week before Christmas a year ago, and I had lazily picked up my copy of Time magazine.  And there it was: Time's Person of the Year for 2006 is “You."  —  Wow!
Discussion: Power Line, The Corner and neo-neocon
Media Matters for America:
“Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  For much of the past week, MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Tucker Carlson have been in high dudgeon over former Sen. Bob Kerrey's recent reference to Barack Obama's middle name.  —  Kerrey said during an event announcing his endorsement of Hillary Clinton that …
Discussion: Hullabaloo and TalkLeft
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Tucker: John Edwards Can't Be President, His House Is Too Big
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
R. H. Potfry / The Nose On Your Face:
TNOYF Exclusive: Ahmed And The Chipmunks Sing “Sharia Don't Be Late”  —  With Islamic Rage Boy and his sidekick Mini Mullah acting as producers, TNOYF proudly presents Ahmed and The Chipmunks with “Sharia Don't Be Late.”
Rory O'Connor / Media is a Plural:
Time to Cover Up?  —  Is Time magazine's “full” and “complete” transcript of its “Person of the Year” interview with Vladimir Putin a fraudulent cover up?  It appears so.  A glaring factual error was apparently edited out of the transcript in an attempt to spare top executives embarrassment …
Discussion: The Agonist
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Porkbusters:
an open letter to president bush: end the era of earmarks  —  Porkbusters is proud to be a signatory to the open letter to President Bush below.  If your organization or publication would like to be listed as supporting this effort, please email bear -at- truthlaidbear -dot- com.  —  Mr. President:
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Eric Dash / New York Times:
Big Fund to Prop Up Securities Is Scrapped
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Discussion: Group News Blog and Gothamist
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Huckabee: Gitmo is too nice
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Mitt: I'll “go after” retailers who sell violent adult video games
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David Burge / iowahawk:
I BRING THE GIFT OF ME  —  A Holiday Message from the Burge …
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Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
Bias? More Doubts Raised About The Politico's Thompson Article
Don Surber:
Top 10 stories of 2007  —  America's editors were wrong.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Poetic Political Commentary: “If” For 2008 Presidential Candidates
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Henry Sokolski / Weekly Standard:
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Guardian:
Blair called for halt of BAE inquiry
Discussion: Emptywheel
Rush Transcript / Democracy Now:
The Battle to Save New Orleans Public Housing
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
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