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8:40 PM ET, January 3, 2008

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John Harwood / The Caucus:
Is Obama a Plan B for Richardson Voters?  —  Barack Obama's drive to win tonight's Iowa caucuses is getting a boost from two of his putative rivals.  After earlier winning the support of Dennis Kucinich, Obama's campaign has reached an agreement with Bill Richardson for the second-choice votes …
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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Obama Moves Into Lead Followed by Edwards; Huckabee Lead Widens  —  Clinton, Romney dip as Ron Paul gains  —  UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama continued his upward momentum through the evening before the Iowa caucuses, capturing the lead ahead …
Shailagh Murray / The Trail:
A Biden-Obama Deal?  —  DES MOINES — Sen. Joseph Biden wants to beat New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson tonight.  And Sen. Barack Obama could help him do that.  —  A source close to the Biden campaign described a possible arrangement, now under discussion between the two camps …
Chase Martyn / Iowa Independent:
Richardson set to send Obama second-choice support  —  The story gets significantly more complicated, as more evidence of a two-way deal in select counties or precincts emerges.  Click here for the updated story.  —  [Exclusive] Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign is expected to direct …
Lynda Waddington / Iowa Independent:   Biden, Dodd & Richardson to Iowans: Make your own decision
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Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
N.H. doubts it will ID push poll culprits before vote  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's attorney general has identified two companies involved in a series of phone calls that targeted Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith while praising John McCain.  But Attorney General Kelly Ayotte …
Ross Douthat:
My Mitt Romney Problem (And Yours?)  —  Watch this ad:  —  “In the next ten years, we'll see more progress, more change, than the world has seen in the last ten centuries."  —  Mitt Romney is an immensely talented and accomplished figure.  In many ways, he looks like an ideal antidote to George W. Bush …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
New Hampshire Identifies Firm Behind Anti-Mormon Calls — But Not Their Sponsor
CNN:
Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton?  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.  —  That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal …
Discussion: Moonbattery and Wonkette
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bill, Hillary and expectations in Iowa  —  Former President Bill Clinton tried to lower expectations today for his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, suggesting at a Starbucks here in Des Moines that Iowa was not make-or-break for her presidential campaign.  —  “I didn't win a race until …
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Inside Iowa  —  Fuzzy math, Iowa-style  —  I just bumped into David Axelrod, Barack Obama's chief political strategist, and told him about my earlier blog item in which Tom Vilsack said: “Hillary Clinton has 5,000 people prepared to give rides this time."  —  “Sure, she has 5,000 drivers …
Discussion: Boston Globe and MyDD
Atrios / Eschaton:
So Absurd  —  Tweety: … So if Hillary gets 33 percent “she's been rejected here in Iowa by two-thirds of the Democratic Party."  —  What of Saint McCain? … If McCain is rejected by 82% of caucusgoers he's a “big hero."  —  Tweety just repeated the Clinton/two thirds crap on Hardball just now.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Salon
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Media Matters for America:   Matthews: “[L]ow 30 percent” …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Harman Warned against Destroying Tapes in 2003  —  The CIA's initial defense for destroying the videotapes showing interrogations of Al Qaeda detainees was that they'd briefed members of Congress about their intention to do this long ago.  —  To which, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) …
Discussion: Think Progress, The Lede and Emptywheel
Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
Bush-bashing ‘Republican’ Henry Lowenstein, NYT's Favorite  —  The quickest way to get the liberal media to pay attention to you is to claim to be a Republican who hates Republicans.  It's an almost infallible public relations strategy that of late has worked well for “Republican” Monica Green.
Discussion: The Corner and Redstate
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Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
NBC Highlights ‘Life-Long Republican’ Caucusing for Obama, But...
Discussion: Obama'08 and Moonbattery
Pareene / Gawker:
MySpace Primary Winner Ron Paul Will Boost Your Traffic!  —  Have you heard of Ron Paul?  He is running for president.  He has a blimp.  He would like to abolish the government and bring back the gold standard.  His internet fans are legion, and they are also nuts.  Did we mention that they got him a blimp?
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The New Republic:
The Huck Channels Ron Paul
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
FactCheck.org:
Huckabee's Attack Ad Runs After All  —  His attack ad appears on three Iowa stations.  We find it somewhat misleading.  Another ad makes misleading claims about tax cuts.  —  The ad Huckabee said he decided not to run has now appeared at least three times in Iowa anyway.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Can Edwards Do It In Iowa?  —  The Mellencamp concert for John Edwards last night was a huge success for the campaign.  It was well attended (easily twice the size of the Huckabee “Huck'n'Chuck” rally the night before), the crowd was enthusiastic and responded to his message.
 
 
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SITE PACKED
Discussion: MyDD, Open Left and Oliver Willis
Steven G. Vegh / Virginian-Pilot:
Pat Robertson predicts violence, recession for 2008
Discussion: Think Progress and Wonkette
Sarah Lai Stirland / Threat Level:
Iowa Caucus Results To Be Broadcast Online, and on Digital Billboards
RushLimbaugh.com:
Huckabee Is No Ronald Reagan; There Is No Reagan in the Race
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Will Justice Go After Cheney?
Discussion: Think Progress and AMERICAblog
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
NYT reporters get Sulzberger treatment
Juliet Eilperin / The Trail:
N.H. Senate Leader Endorses McCain
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BBC:
Single trader behind oil record
Discussion: The Lede
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
Romney: 'Don't touch the hair'
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Dodd may drop out  —  Sen. Chris Dodd, who moved his family …
Discussion: The New Republic and MyDD
The Corner:
A Word on Obama
Dick Polman / Dick Polman's American Debate:
My caveats about Iowa
Discussion: The Belmont Club
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
For Marine's sendoff, his car is keyed
Matthew Yglesias:
The Independents  —  John Judis and Ruy Teixeira take a look …
Vanity Fair:
Karl Rove  —  A principal architect of the disastrous presidency …