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10:00 PM ET, January 12, 2008

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George W. Bush / Newsweek:
Sorry, Barack, You've lost Iraq.  —  Bush's efforts to negotiate a long-term U.S-Iraq pact may remove troops as an '08 election issue for Obama, Clinton.  —  Camp Arifjan in the desert kingdom of Kuwait, America's depot to the Iraq war, feels about as far away as you can get from South Carolina …
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Gateway Pundit:
VICTORY!... In Kuwait Bush Claims Surge a Huge Success! (Video)
Discussion: Jules Crittenden
The State:
John McCain clearly the best in GOP primary  —  FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, and to some extent for the nation, the choice among Republican candidates for president has come down to two men.  —  First Rudy Giuliani, then Mitt Romney looked at political realities and fled the Palmetto State, deciding their priorities lay elsewhere.
Discussion: The Swamp, Macsmind and race42008.com
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Robert Novak / Real Clear Politics:
Women vs. Oprah  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — The absence of Oprah Winfrey from the frantic four last days of the New Hampshire primary campaign after her heavy schedule in Iowa backing Sen. Barack Obama may be traced to heavy, unaccustomed post-Iowa abuse of the popular entertainment superstar by women.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Joe Won't Be The Veep Pick For McCain
Discussion: PSoTD and PoliGazette
Francis Wilkinson / New York Times:
Fighting to Lose  —  Nyack, N.Y.  —  IF parts of Hillary …
Ezra Levant:
Kangaroo court  —  I have just returned home from my session at the kangaroo court, called the Alberta human rights commission.  Here is my opening statement that I delivered at the interrogation.  I will post more details about the interrogation soon.
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New York Times:
Across America, Deadly Echoes of Foreign Battles  —  Late one night in the summer of 2005, Matthew Sepi, a 20-year-old Iraq combat veteran, headed out to a 7-Eleven in the seedy Las Vegas neighborhood where he had settled after leaving the Army.  —  This particular 7-Eleven sits in the shadow …
Wayne Washington / The State:
Clinton camp hits Obama |  Attacks ‘painful’ for black voters  —  Many in state offended by criticism of Obama, remarks about King  —  Sharp criticism of Barack Obama and other comments about Martin Luther King Jr. — all from people associated with Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign …
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
MINORITY REPORTS  —  After New Hampshire, a hint of racial politics.
Meghan Daum / Los Angeles Times:
Hillary's gotta have it  —  In courting the voters, maybe she should play by ‘The Rules.’
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
Hotline On Call:
Nelson For Obama  —  Sen. Ben Nelson today endorsed Barack Obama for president, saying that he can appeal to voters across the political spectrum.  —  “Those of us on both sides of the aisle who have made it our purpose to set aside partisanship to address some of the important issues …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Trail
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Ben Nelson To Endorse Obama
Jake Thompson / Omaha World-Herald:
Nelson's support shows broad Obama appeal
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Newt: Hillary shows courage, integrity  —  Newt Gingrich's on-again, off-again adulation of Hillary Rodham Clinton appears to be back on.  —  The leader of the 1994 Republican revolution — who as House speaker in the mid 1990s clashed fiercely with then-first lady Clinton and her husband …
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Brendan Montague / Times of London:
Anti-war Soros funded Iraq study  —  A STUDY that claimed 650,000 people were killed as a result of the invasion of Iraq was partly funded by the antiwar billionaire George Soros.  —  Soros, 77, provided almost half the £50,000 cost of the research, which appeared in The Lancet, the medical journal.
Paul Vitello / New York Times:
A Combative Thompson Sways Voters  —  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — John and Ann Berenberk dutifully watched the umpteenth Republican presidential debate on television on Thursday night and had an epiphany.  It was about the candidate they had previously referred to as the tall, silent one.  Fred D. Thompson.
Stephanie Hooper / Nashuatelegraph.com:
Clinton adviser arrested in Nashua  —  shooper@nashuatelegraph.com  —  NASHUA - A top Clinton adviser faces charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated after city police caught him speeding through Greeley Park a day before the state primary.  —  Sidney Blumenthal …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Stumper and BitsBlog
New York Times:
Clinton Accuses Obama Camp of Distorting Her Words  —  RENO, Nev. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday accused Senator Barack Obama's campaign of distorting remarks she made to suggest that she had cast aspersions on the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Wall Street Journal:
JOURNAL EDITORIAL REPORT  —  A transcript of the weekend's program: With Iowa done, the candidates look toward New Hampshire.  Paul Gigot interviews Sen. John Sununu, and the panel sizes up the contenders.  Tune in this weekend for more: FOX News Channel, Saturday 11 p.m. and Sunday 6 a.m. ET.
Discussion: Maggie's Farm
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Young Evangelicals Embrace Huckabee as Old Guard Balks  —  WASHINGTON — Much of the national leadership of the Christian conservative movement has turned a cold shoulder to the Republican presidential campaign of Mike Huckabee, wary of his populist approach to economic issues and his criticism …
 
 
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Jon Stokes / Ars Technica:
Analysis: Why the “Hillary hacked NH?” story is important (Updated)
Tristero / Hullabaloo:
Huckabee And The Murderer: The Mother Of A Victim Speaks.
Joan Z. Shore / The Huffington Post:
They're Driving Us Crazy (or, A Couple More Reasons Why I Love France)
Discussion: Don Surber
New York Times:
Inquiry Looks at Withholding of Loan Data
Discussion: Calculated Risk and RADAMISTO
Reuters:
Saudi activist released ahead of Bush's visit
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Washington Post:
Objects From Iranian Boats Posed No Threat, Navy Says
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Chris Matthews stands behind his words
 Earlier Items: 
WZZM-TV:
New Poll: McCain leads Romney by 7% in Michigan
Washington Post:
U.S. Political Drama Compels — and Baffles
Little Green Footballs:
AP Rewrites Rathergate History
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Dissent Of The Day  —  A reader writes:
Discussion: Althouse and The RBC
David Hardy / Of Arms and the Law:
Government files amicus — on DC's side!
Vanderleun / AMERICAN DIGEST:
Cutting Through the Katrina Krapola
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is planning for what happens if no big deal happens, mulling cutting $2B in costs, selling BET and TV stations, starting a streaming JV, more

Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
Over 50 journalism professors call on the NYT to address questions on its report that described a “pattern of gender-based violence” in Hamas' October 7 attack

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

 
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