Can Hillary Cry Her Way Back to the White House?  —  DERRY, N.H.  —  When I walked into the office Monday, people were clustering around a computer to watch what they thought they would never see: Hillary Clinton with the unmistakable look of tears in her eyes.  —  A woman gazing at the screen was grimacing, saying it was bad.

Romney drops TV ads in key states  —  Mitt Romney hasn't extended his television presence into next week in South Carolina and Florida, an aide confirms.  —  Romney has been on TV for months in both, owning the airwaves long before his GOP rivals purchased their first spots.

Fox News: We Report — Even if We Know It's False  —  I've been dealing with the media and politics for 25 years, but I've never had a more surrealistic day than January 8.  Several times that day Fox News reported that I was joining Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign.

One Day After Saying He'll “Never Underestimate Hillary Clinton Again,” Chris Matthews Says She's Only A Presidential Candidate Because Bill “Messed Around"  —  January 9, 2008 — 9:36 AM EST // link //  —  Normally Chris Matthews isn't worth the bother, because he serves up so much non-stop clowning …

Diebold and New Hampshire  —  At the completion of the New Hampshire primaries, certain elements are are claiming an “astonishing” discrepancy between the results tallied by hand and those tallied by Diebold machines.  Naturally reddit jumped on the bandwagon as fast as possible.

Supreme Court Hears Challenge to Voter ID Law  —  Indiana Law Requires Voters to Show Identification at Polls  —  A lawyer representing Democrats seeking to overturn Indiana's voter identification law faced tough questioning from Supreme Court justices this morning, with Chief Justice John …

Obama Endorsed by Culinary Workers Union  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis and Sunlen Miller Report: Despite losing Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, Sen. Barack Obama secured the endorsement of the Culinary Workers union.  —  The endorsement of the 60,000-member Culinary Workers union is seen …

Clinton Says Debate Was Turning Point in Her Victory  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. — The candidates' debate on Saturday night was the turning point in Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's surprising victory in the New Hampshire Democratic primary, Mrs. Clinton said Wednesday morning.

The Rings on Zarqawi's Finger  —  “I am a ring on your finger."  — Al Qaeda in Iraq member Abu Anas to Abu Musab Al Zarqawi  —  Since Abu Musab Al Zarqawi formed the Al Qaeda in Iraq franchise, the terrorist group that destroyed the World Trade Center has fought American soldiers …

Dobbs: Pundits take one in the teeth  —  Lou Dobbs' commentary appears weekly on CNN.com.  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — Many of our political savants and pundits took one in the teeth last night.  I couldn't be happier about last night's surprising results, and not because I favor one candidate or another.

Clinton  —  The Great Orange Satan: … I don't know if reaction to the media treatment of Clinton had anything to do with voter choices yesterday, but I certainly know people in real life who a) don't want Clinton to win and b) are tempted to vote for her every time they're exposed …

GOP officials urging embattled Calif. Rep. Doolittle not to seek reele  —  As speculation mounts about his future, Rep. John Doolittle (R-Calif.) is being urged by friends and colleagues not to seek reelection.  —  Republican operatives fear that if Doolittle does not retire at the end …

Jewish Identity Can't Depend on Violence  —  Jewish identity in the past has been locked into the holocaust experience — a German burden that the Jews have not been able to shed.  It is a very good example of a community can overplay a historic experience to the point that it begins to repulse friends.