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6:30 AM ET, January 6, 2008

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CNN:
Tight race in New Hampshire, post caucus poll shows  —  MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (CNN) — With three days to go until the New Hampshire primary, it's dead even in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  A new CNN/WMUR New Hampshire presidential primary poll conducted …
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Primary Monitor / yourconcord.com:
Monitor post-Iowa poll: McCain +6, Obama +1  —  John McCain has doubled his support since mid-December and leads Mitt Romney, 35 percent to 29 percent, according to a Concord Monitor/Research 2000 post-Iowa survey of likely Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.
Marc Ambinder:
The GOP Debate: Thoughts....  On points, Fred Thompson won the debate.  —  Every answer was thoughtful and well-crafted; his tone matched the tone of the question; he wisely refrained from interjecting in the back and forth squabbling.  He very deftly reminded viewers that he served …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Democratic Debate: Edwards Backs Up Obama  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) cast off the magnanimous, above-the-fray approach she had used up until now in the campaign, aggressively challenging Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) and former Sen. John Edwards (N.C.) over which of the three can truly bring about change.
Robert D. Novak / Townhall.com:
Mitt's Divided Strategy  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — Desperate to save Mitt Romney's Republican presidential campaign in Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, his advisers all wanted to attack Sen. John McCain but were divided about how to do it.  —  Coming out of his disappointing performance in the Iowa Caucuses …
Michael Falcone / The Caucus:
New Hampshire G.O.P. Backs Out of Fox Forum  —  Ron Paul raised nearly $20 million in the last quarter, likely more than any of his rivals.  He garnered 10 percent of the Republican vote in the Iowa Caucuses, surpassing Rudolph W. Giuliani.  And he's in New Hampshire this weekend on the airwaves …
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Clinton: Obama has changed positions  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and “a number of issues” Saturday night in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh, THE REACTION and MyDD
Michelle Malkin:
Saturday night jive: The New Hampshire debates; Round One - GOP candidates  —  Update 9:16pm Eastern.  Here's the vid of McCain's knock on Romney: “You're the candidate of change."  And more vid highlights/lowlights here.  —  Caption contest!  —  Mark Hemingway at The Corner: “You hate the rich?
Marcus Baram / ABCNEWS:
Obama and Edwards Tag-Team Clinton
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and mccs1977.com
New York Times:
At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton
Discussion: TechCrunch
Rick Klein / Political Radar:
Live-Blogging From Debates By Rick Klein
Seattle Times:
NH GOP Drops Out As Fox Forum Partner
Discussion: Wake up America and TVNewser
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:   Romney goes after Huckabee, McCain
Jonathan Adler / The Corner:   Where'd Those Thompson Rumors Come From?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
CNN/WMUR: No bounce  —  I got an early look at the CNN/WMUR …
Discussion: The New Republic
Lynn Sweet:
Fox's Bill O'Reilly in confrontation with Obama staffer at rally.  UPDATE  —  NASHUA, N.H.— Fox News host Bill O'Reilly got into a confrontation with an Obama aide after O'Reilly started screaming at him as he tried to get Barack Obama's attention following a rally here.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Obama staffer says Bill O'Reilly confrontation got physical!
Discussion: TVNewser and RADAMISTO
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Too Much Romney-Bashing  —  A quick thought on the GOP debate:  —  Mitt-bashing has been a preoccupation of this blog*, and it was out in full-force tonight.  Huckabee kicked off the proceedings after Romney told him to worry about explaining his own position “and I'll explain mine.”
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Romney's Post-Iowa Message
Senator Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
The Democratic Debate in New Hampshire  —  The following is the transcript of the Democratic presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., as transcribed by Federal News Service.  —  DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE PARTICIPANTS:  —  FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC)
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Initial takeaway: Obama gets to play frontrunner  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  The focus on this debate for so many in New Hampshire and the media was twofold — how would Obama handle being the frontrunner and how would Clinton handle be the challenger.  Well, thanks to a subdued format …
Discussion: Spin Cycle
New York Times:
The Republican Debate in New Hampshire  —  Following is the transcript of the Republican presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., as transcribed by Federal News Service.  —  PARTICIPANTS: FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR RUDOLPH W. GIULIANI  —  FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE …
George Will / Real Clear Politics:
The Problem with Populists  —  WASHINGTON — Like Job after losing his camels and acquiring boils, the conservative movement is in distress.  Mike Huckabee shreds the compact that has held the movement's two tendencies in sometimes uneasy equipoise.  Social conservatives …
 
 
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Stephen Green / Vodkapundit:
Debate Drunkblogging — LIVE!
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Jeremy Clarkson / Times of London:
For sale: West's deadly nuclear secrets
Adam Clymer / New York Times:
Romney Wins Most Wyoming Delegates
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MY TAKE ON THE DEM DEBATE  —  So, a few observations about the Democratic debate.
Associated Press:
Former Rep. Shows running for Lott's seat
Michael Barone / Times of London:
A good starter — but where's the meat?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Mailer Attacks Obama On Abortion
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and The RBC
 Earlier Items: 
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
DEBATE BLOGGING: EDWARDS AGAINST HIMSELF.
Discussion: The New Republic
David Smith / Times of London:
UK living standards outstrip US
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
They all hate Mitt  —  It's been a dominant theme of the GOP campaign …
Discussion: TownHall Blog, The Fix and Althouse
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
BLACKFIVE TV- ISLAM SAYS SUBMIT AT PENTAGON
Discussion: The Corner and Althouse
Karen Tumulty / Time:
Clinton Machine Shaken by Setback
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
It's the secular Left vs. the Christian Left
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals

 
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