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7:40 PM ET, January 2, 2008

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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Criminal probe opened over CIA tapes  —  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, putting the politically charged probe in the hands of a mob-busting public corruption prosecutor with a reputation for being independent.
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New York Times:
Stonewalled by the C.I.A.  —  MORE than five years ago …
Emptywheel:
DOJ Launches a Criminal Probe into Torture Tapes
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and The RBC
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to Open Criminal Probe in CIA's Destruction of Tapes
Discussion: Emptywheel
Peter Robinson / The Corner:
Late-Breaking Surge for Thompson  —  The latest news from Iowa?  According to Zogby's latest—and I quote: “Sen. Fred Thompson...has seen a late-breaking surge."  (Rich notes the same poll below.)  —  What's going on here?  My guess is that there are whole lot of Iowa Republicans …
Discussion: James Wolcott's Blog and Hot Air
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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Camp Pre-Spinning Possible Bad News in Iowa  —  Campaign Insists Even a Third-Place Finish Would Not Be Disappointing  —  As the presidential candidates engage in furious pre-caucus spin, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most prominent Iowa supporters said Wednesday that she's already accomplished …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Frontrunners Clinton, Huckabee Slip As Both Races Deadlock  —  Clinton, Obama in tie with Edwards close behind; Romney gains as McCain drops slightly  —  UTICA, New York - The race for the Democratic presidential nomination tightened again over the last 24 hours …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Attack ad decision cost Huck $150K
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rush: Huck ‘not a conservative’  —  Rush Limbaugh devoted a large portion of his first show since the holidays to criticizing Mike Huckabee's candidacy and offering a disapproving bottom-line assessment of the former governor.  —  “Ladies and gentlemen, Gov. Huckabee, mighty fine man …
Simon / Bloggasm:
Readership of major liberal blogs declined in 2007 while conservative blog readership increased  —  It has long been understood that the largest liberal blogs have generally produced more web traffic than the largest conservative blogs.  But I have noticed a general trend over the past few months …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE OBAMA CLOSE.  —  On the bright side, Obama's final stump speech is actually pretty good.  “We don't need more heat,” he says.  “We need more light.  I've learned in my life that you can stand firm in your principles while still reaching out to those who might not always agree with you.
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Marc Ambinder:
An Obama Ad Appears On Drudge, Mistakenly (Updated)
Discussion: Political Punch and Open Left
Michael J. Totten:
A Plan to Kill Everyone  —  “War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away” - The Rolling Stones, from “Gimme Shelter"  —  FALLUJAH — A sign on the door leading out of India Company's Combat Operations Center says “Have a Plan to Kill Everyone You Meet.”
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
New Rudy Ad Features Bhutto Footage, Warns Of Death At Hands Of Radical Muslims  —  Rudy Giuliani has a new ad in New Hampshire and Florida, the only two January states left that he's contesting.  The ad's message is simple, and shows just how blatant the Rudy campaign has become in their appeals to fear …
Discussion: Eschaton and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Interview with John Edwards  —  The following is a transcript of an interview by Michael Gordon of The New York Times with John Edwards, conducted Sunday on the Edwards campaign bus as it drove between campaign stops in western Iowa.  Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
William Beutler / Blog P.I.:
Josh Marshall's Readers Are... Not So Bright  —  This end of a post at Talking Points Memo today made me laugh: … $1.8 billion sounds plausible?  Using what counting system?  —  Elsewhere on the web today, a Des Moines-based WFAA reporter says Romney has spent $4 million on TV ads …
Discussion: CNSNews, WFAA-TV and Hot Air
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Oil Hits $100 a Barrel for the First Time  —  HOUSTON — Oil prices briefly reached $100 a barrel on Wednesday, a long-awaited milestone in an era of rapidly escalating energy demand and tightening supplies.  —  Crude oil futures for February delivery hit $100 on the New York Mercantile Exchange shortly …
Eve Fairbanks / The New Republic:
Young and in Love  —  The congressman from Texas has the race's best batch of student volunteers.  —  I get to Ron Paul's headquarters in Des Moines just as an army of student volunteers is surging out of the doors, yelling and clutching signs.  “This is the herd we can't contain!” one staffer laughs.
 
 
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Clinton to appear on Letterman
Discussion: PunditGuy and 2008Central.net
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary also “fired up,” “ready to go”
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Sara A. Carter / Washington Times:
‘Sudden jihad syndrome’ poses domestic risk
Discussion: Hot Air and The Jawa Report
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Deacon / Power Line:
THE ARLEN SPECTER OF THE SOUTH WEIGHS IN ON BEHALF OF JOHN MCCAIN
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Return of the Swift Boaters
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Matthew Yglesias:
Juno's Politics  —  [This post contains spoilers] …
USA Today:
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Joe Biden / CNN:
Biden highlights Clinton Pakistan gaffe
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