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2:35 PM ET, January 3, 2008

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Chase Martyn / Iowa Independent:
Richardson Set to Send Obama Second-Choice Support  —  [Exclusive] Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign is expected to direct their supporters to caucus for Sen. Barack Obama in the second round of voting at Thursday's caucuses in precincts where he is not viable.
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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 …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
CNN:
Caucuses 101: Mastering rules could lead to victory  —  (CNN) — The arcane rules governing Thursday's Iowa Democratic caucuses will test even the most organized campaign, but mastery of the process could launch a candidate on a path to the White House.  —  Most Americans are familiar …
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
The Iowa Caucuses: Five Not-So-Unlikely Surprises
Discussion: Newsweek and RealClearPolitics
The Politico:
Thompson may drop out, back McCain  —  DES MOINES, Iowa - Several Republican officials close to Fred Thompson's presidential campaign said they expect the candidate will drop out of the race within days if he finishes poorly in Thursday's Iowa caucus.  —  Thompson's campaign …
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Byron York / The Corner:
Team Fred Strongly Denies...  Good morning from Des Moines.  I just got off the phone with Rich Galen, a top adviser to Fred Thompson, and it would be an understament to say that he is strongly denying the Politico story reporting that Thompson “will drop out of the race within days if he finishes poorly in Thursday's caucus.”
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Von Spakovsky says good-bye to that job at the FEC  —  Hans von Spakovsky threw in the towel on New Years Eve, in an e-mail sent out to supporters.  —  The former Fulton County GOP chairman became the centerpiece of a tit-for-tat shutdown of the Federal Elections Commission — forced out for lack of U.S. Senate confirmation.
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Democrats say Bush can't pocket veto defense bill
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and Emptywheel
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
White House says it has not withdrawn von Spakovsky's nomination for FEC
Discussion: Think Progress
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
The Bipartisan Virus in Iowa  —  There's another side to what Atrios says. … Being in Iowa and listening to the radio on long car rides, as well as various politicians, I'm hearing a huge amount of talk of bipartisanship as some sort of virtue.  There have literally been several call …
Discussion: Eschaton and TalkLeft
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Domestic Issues Now Outweigh Iraq  —  DES MOINES — The Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are navigating a far different set of issues as they approach the Iowa caucuses on Thursday than when they first started campaigning here a year ago, and that is likely to change …
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Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Independents plan to caucus with Dems  —  Thousands more Iowa independent voters are expected to turn out for Democrat presidential candidates than Republicans at today's Iowa caucuses.  —  Iowa independents are expected to follow the lead set by their national peers in 2006.
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Iowa Independents Prefer Democrats 2:1 Over Republicans
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
For Marine's sendoff, his car is keyed  —  Marine Sgt. Michael McNulty — now on his way to Iraq for his second tour of duty in the war — took meticulous care of his car.  —  It is a black two-door BMW, an expensive ride for a young Marine from Chicago, but then, McNulty didn't exactly join …
Discussion: The Jawa Report and UrbanGrounds
Daily Mail:
Flashman author George MacDonald Fraser dies aged 82 after cancer battle  —  George MacDonald Fraser, author of the hugely entertaining Flashman novels, has died aged 82.  —  Fraser - whose fans included P G Wodehouse and Kingsley Amis - died after a battle with cancer.
Foreign Policy:
Seven Questions: Gen. David Petraeus on Winding down the Surge  —  By the end of July, 25 percent of American combat troops are due to withdraw from Iraq.  FP sat down with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, to find out how he plans to draw down without leaving chaos behind.
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Get your post-caucus spin now  —  With this guide, you can analyze any result — before the Iowans gather  —  DES MOINES, Iowa - In a matter of hours, following the results of the Iowa caucuses, a contest will begin.  It will take place among the slew of national media trying to determine exactly what happened.
Michelle Malkin:
Rumor watch: GOP mudslinging in the works?  —  For the most part, the GOP presidential candidates have waged clean, substantive campaigns.  With a few notable exceptions, the office-seekers have attacked each other's records and eschewed ad hominems.  But word has been spreading on the right side …
Pig / WanderingGoblin.com:
Goblin Literature  —  Ron Paul, the Future President of Azeroth  —  Ron Paul, the Future President of Azeroth  —  I am, by my own admission, the worst journalist in gaming.  Before I begin writing about the World of Warcraft Ron Paul rally, it's important that you understand this.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Liberal Values
Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Romney to Huck's Camp: 'Don't Touch the Hair'  —  ABC News' Matt Stuart and Teddy Davis Report: Mitt Romney made a tongue-in-cheek plea Thursday for Ed Rollins, the Huckabee campaign chairman who recently said that he wanted to knock Romney's teeth out, to keep his hands off his well-quaffed hair.
Marc Ambinder:
Caucus: Clinton Revises Turnout Model Up  —  ** Hillary Clinton's team has revised its turnout model.  The same senior campaign source who projected a turnout of 140,000 voters is now predicting that 150,000 voters will show, and says that, according to the turnout model the campaign is employing …
 
 
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Kimberly Hefling / Associated Press:
FEC audit finds excessive contributions to Specter
Discussion: The Corner
New York Times:
Justice Dept. Sets Criminal Inquiry on C.I.A. Tapes
Washington Wire:
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Election Projection:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
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Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
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Associated Press:
Bush not waiting up for Iowa results
Discussion: Think Progress
Thomas F. Schaller / American Prospect:
Why Iowa Means Nothing to the GOP
Vanity Fair:
Karl Rove  —  A principal architect of the disastrous presidency …
Discussion: Rising Hegemon
Diane Cardwell / New York Times:
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Press, political pressure helped ‘lose’ Fallujah, report says