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3:45 PM ET, January 2, 2008

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Attack ad decision cost Huck $150K  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Mike Huckabee's last-minute decision to pull the plug on an attack ad against Mitt Romney has been the talk of Iowa in recent days.  —  But it turns out there is more to the story than Huckabee explained at his now-famous, had-to-see-it-to-believe it news conference Monday.
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Human Events:
Iowa Caucuses  —  Iowa voters tomorrow night will go to their local precinct caucuses to cast their lot with a presidential candidate.  The winner is hardly guaranteed his party's nomination — in fact, it's possible that neither Iowa winner will come out as the favorite for the nomination …
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
More of Romney's fortune is plowed into campaign  —  Candidate has outspent all GOP rivals in Iowa  —  Mitt Romney with his wife, Ann, Saturday in Altoona, Iowa.  Romney said he was unsure of the amount he had put into his campaign during the past three months.  (John Gress/Reuters)
CNN:
Poll: Neck-and-neck in New Hampshire  —  (CNN) — With six days to go until the New Hampshire primary, there are ties in poll results for the top candidates in both parties.  —  With roughly a quarter of those polled in both parties saying they won't make up their mind until the election …
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Joseph W. McQuaid / New Hampshire Union Leader:
With gloves off, Romney distorts  —  ONE of the reasons this newspaper has endorsed U.S. Sen. John McCain over former Gov. Mitt Romney has become clearer in recent days: When the campaigning gets serious and the gloves come off, McCain sticks to the facts; Romney plays loose with them.
New Hampshire Union Leader:
Clinton, Obama: Include all of us  —  Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama yesterday urged ABC and WMUR-TV to include fellow candidates in this weekend's televised debate.  —  ABC and WMUR have established criteria that will likely limit participation to four or five candidates …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Speculate About Iowa's Impact
Discussion: Hot Air and Pollster.com
New York Times:
Stonewalled by the C.I.A.  —  MORE than five years ago, Congress and President Bush created the 9/11 commission.  The goal was to provide the American people with the fullest possible account of the “facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001” — and to offer recommendations to prevent future attacks.
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Associated Press:
Mukasey: Criminal inquiry begins into CIA tapes  —  CIA said last month it had destroyed recordings of harsh interrogations  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department opened a criminal investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, and Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey …
Discussion: Sweetness & Light
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
9/11 Commission: Our investigation was “obstructed”
Discussion: Hullabaloo and The Newshoggers
Peter Fenn / The Hill:
Edwards: Too Cute by Half  —  John Edwards may very well win Iowa.  He has a strong organization, four years in the making, and a message that goes to the anger and frustration of many voters.  —  His central theme is that Washington is corrupt.  Lobbyists and money control the process.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
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 …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:
McCain addresses age issue
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Parties Trading Places
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 …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2007 … Also see,  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2006  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2005  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2004
Discussion: Argghhh! and QandO
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.”
Los Angeles Times:
GOP base scatters to rival camps  —  No one has been able to assemble a coalition, as Reagan did.  The breach, evident in Iowa, could hobble the nominee.  —  DES MOINES — The long-standing coalition of social, economic and national security conservatives that elevated the Republican Party …
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Real Clear Politics:
Romney Leads GOP Narrowly 30% To 28% For Huckabee
Discussion: Weekly Standard and MyDD
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
Did A Hi-Tech Laser Beam Kill Benazir Bhutto?  —  Here are two important stories related to Pakistan.  First, allegations have surfaced that sophisticated laser beam technology was used to eliminate Benazir Bhutto.  Second, Pakistan's general election has been postponed until February 18.
Jeff Greenfield / Slate:
WHERE THE IOWA CAUCUSES WENT WRONG.  —  The state of Iowa is a model of civic engagement.  It regularly scores one of the highest voter turnout rates in most Novembers; its political system is largely free of corruption; and its court-supervised method of congressional redistricting makes …
 
 
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE OBAMA CLOSE.  —  On the bright side, Obama's final stump speech …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary on the press bus
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Lisa Schiffren / The Corner:
Prosecuting the War on Terror
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
Romney's Frontrunner Strategy
Ben Smith / The Politico:
The Krugman wing vs. Obama
New York Times:
Interview with John Edwards
Josh Kraushaar / The Crypt's Blogs:
Citing illness, Lantos announces retirement
Discussion: The Swamp
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Huck, Chuck and GOP Class Warfare
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The Corner:
His Natural Allies  —  The media are back in McCain's corner, and in a big way.
Marc Ambinder:
Obama's Closing Argument: He's Superman, Baby.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Washington Post:
Stinting on Mercy  —  President Bush and an absence of compassion
Discussion: Power Line, ACSBlog and Firedoglake
Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal:
What Kucinich Saw: Witnesses Describe His Close Encounter
Rasmussen Reports:
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