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7:20 AM ET, January 11, 2008

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New York Times:
Exchanges in Latest Debate Highlight a New Dynamic in the Republican Field  —  Fred D. Thompson tried to salvage his faltering presidential campaign at a debate Thursday night with a barrage of sharp attacks on the “liberal” policies of Mike Huckabee, the fellow Southerner whom he clearly sees as a rival in the South Carolina primary.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Live Blogging the G.O.P. Debate  —  Preaching to the Choir Katon Dawson, chairman of the S.C. Republican party, looks inappropriately cheerful as he welcomes the audience.  And yow,we're suddenly in the midst of a musical opening!  First time we've had the national anthem open a debate.  —  Welcome!
Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
Tonight's Debate  —  UPDATE: John McCain with Sean Hannity immediately after the debate compounds his error on immigration by giving the impression that the only change needed in McCain-Kennedy is border-security first.  Wow.  He just doesn't get it.  —  Romney followed McCain and by contrast shined …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Civil Rights Tone Prompts Talk of an Endorsement  —  WASHINGTON — Representative James E. Clyburn of South Carolina, the highest-ranking African-American in Congress, said he was rethinking his neutral stance in his state's presidential primary out of disappointment at comments by Bill …
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Stephen Frothingham / Associated Press:
Kucinich Seeks NH Dem Vote Recount  —  CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Democrat Dennis Kucinich, who won less than 2 percent of the vote in the New Hampshire primary, said Thursday he wants a recount to ensure that all ballots in his party's contest were counted.  The Ohio congressman cited …
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Business Wire:
Kucinich Asks for New Hampshire Recount in the Interest of Election Integrity  —  DETROIT—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Democratic Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, the most outspoken advocate in the Presidential field and in Congress for election integrity, paper-ballot elections …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Brian Todd / CNN:
Ron Paul literature ranted against blacks, gays  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A series of newsletters in the name of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul contain several racist remarks — including one that says order was restored to Los Angeles after the 1992 riots when blacks went “to pick up their welfare checks.”
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Ray Lilley / Associated Press:
Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies  —  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday.  He was 88.
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Robert D. McFadden / Associated Press:
Edmund Hillary, First on Everest, Dies at 88
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Bryan / Hot Air:
Debate Highlights: Fred takes Huck to the woodshed; Update: Fred on “virgins"; Update: Stalking horse?  —  Who wants some piping hot Fred?  Here he is taking Mike Huckabee to task for his campaign manager suggesting that the Reagan coalition is dead.  Fred then goes on to hammer Huckabee's liberal tendencies.
The Campaign Spot:
Tonight, Fred Reminded Me of Roy Hobbs.  —  Winner: Thompson.  This performance was so commanding, I wanted his last answer to echo back to the lights in the back of the auditorium, blow out all the lamps and spotlights, for the theme to “the Natural” to play, and for him to trot around …
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John Podhoretz / Commentary:
REPUBLICAN DEBATE: Fred Thompson...
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Ned Lamont Endorses Obama  —  On the same day that Barack Obama scored the endorsement of John Kerry, he's set to get the support of a decidedly non-establishment Democrat: Ned Lamont.  —  Lamont has revealed on his Web site that he'll be backing the Illiniois Senator.
The Corner:
Fred Thompson, Riled  —  Just got off the line with someone close to the Thompson campaign—and, more to the point, to Thompson himself.  His reading of what took place tonight?  Fred Thompson was riled.  —  “Nothing ever upset Fred Thompson more than the story [on the day of the Iowa caucuses] …
Atrios / Eschaton:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO  —  The dream is dead!  Well, dormant anyway.  Unity08
Discussion: Dyre Portents and Whiskey Fire
USA Today:
Strict immigration law rattles Okla. businesses  —  PARK HILL, Okla. — Autumn had arrived in eastern Oklahoma, and workers at the sprawling Greenleaf Nursery were prepping for deadly frosts.  They needed to ship plants, erect greenhouses and bunch trees together to protect them against the cold.
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
A New Clinton, Going Door to Door in Nevada, Asks for Help  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton's team is hoping that her new campaign style — appealing more directly to voters — will help her in the Nevada caucuses.
Discussion: TalkLeft and protein wisdom
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The South Carolina Debate
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Michelle Malkin:
The South Carolina GOP debate; Update 9:26pm Fred goes after …
The Corner:
Barack the Builder  —  A ton of mail over the vital question …
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
The Politico's Loud Mea Culpa
Alan Bernstein / Houston Chronicle:
County GOP nervous about fallout from e-mail scandal
Wall Street Journal:
The Lancet's Political Hit
Jay Newton-Small / TIME: Swampland:
Pelosi for Obama?  —  An interesting endorsement for Obama today.