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4:50 PM ET, January 14, 2008

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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama Camp's Memo on Clintons' Politicizing Race  —  Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign has prepared a detailed memo listing various instances in which it perceived Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign to have deliberately played the race card in the Democratic primary.  [See the full memo here.]
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Frank James / The Swamp:
Clinton camp fires up blacks but not how they hoped  —  The fallout from comments about Sen. Barack Obama made by billionaire Robert Johnson of Black Entertainment Television fame on behalf of Sen. Hillary Clinton continues today.  —  Former President Bill Clinton put distance between himself …
Matt Bai / The Caucus:
The Clintons and History  —  WASHINGTON — There's an old joke people here in the capital like to tell about Charles E. Schumer, the New York senator, and over the years I'm sure it's been used to describe other politicians, as well: The most dangerous place to stand in Washington …
Josh Gerstein / Latest Politics:
President Clinton Does More Damage Control on Black Radio  —  In an interview Monday, President Clinton mounted a less-than-vigorous defense of comments a prominent supporter of Senator Clinton's presidential bid, Robert Johnson, made which many interpreted as a reference to Senator Obama's admission …
David Corn / MoJoBlog:
Clinton Smears Obama on Iraq — Again  —  Senator Hillary Clinton appeared on Meet the Press on Sunday, for the entire show, and asserted once again that Senator Barack Obama's rhetoric does not match the reality of his record.  Referring to voters, she remarked, “I want them to have accurate information about our respective records.”
Earl Ofari Hutchinson / The Huffington Post:
Obama Needs a History Lesson about Hillary and King
Discussion: PoliGazette
CNN:
Bill Clinton complains about Obama's attacks
Discussion: The Daily Dish and NY Daily News
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Another Little Fib From The Clintons On Iraq
Discussion: Weekly Standard
USA Today:
USAT/Gallup Poll: McCain jumps to lead; Clinton regains advantage  —  Both winners in last week's New Hampshire primary now lead in the USA TODAY/Gallup national poll of the Republican and Democratic presidential nomination races.  —  Sen. John McCain has jumped ahead of the other Republican contenders.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Florida A Four-Way Tie: Rasmussen  —  Rasmussen has the crucial Florida contest a four-way tie for the Republican primary, with Fred Thompson not far back in fifth place.  John McCain leads by a single point at the moment, with Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Rudy Giuliani all within two points …
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:   Rudy: “Do I look nervous?”
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:   ROMNEY IN MICHIGAN....Kos is still pushing Democrats to cross …
Matthew Yglesias:
Democrats for Romney
Pete Winn / CNSNews:
Michigan Crowd Boos McCain on Illegal Immigration
Anjeanette Damon / Inside Nevada Politics:
New Poll: Democratic race in Nevada a dead heat  —  A new poll by the Reno Gazette-Journal shows a neck-and-neck three-way race among Democrats for Saturday's caucus.  On the Republican side, U.S. Sen. John McCain has taken his first lead in Nevada of the election season, and Mitt Romney …
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Bothersome Intel on Iran  —  In public, President Bush has been careful to reassure Israel and other allies that he still sees Iran as a threat, while not disavowing his administration's recent National Intelligence Estimate.  That NIE, made public Dec. 3, embarrassed the administration …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Responding to Recession  —  Suddenly, the economic consensus seems to be that the implosion of the housing market will indeed push the U.S. economy into a recession, and that it's quite possible that we're already in one.  As a result, over the next few weeks we'll be hearing a lot about plans for economic stimulus.
David Mark / The Politico:
Clinton holds solid lead in California  —  The poll of 384 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted by telephone Jan. 11-13, shows the New York senator at 47 percent, comfortably ahead of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's 31 percent and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards' 10 percent.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Aaron Siegel / InvestmentNews.com Latest Headlines:
Financial advisers' No. 1 worry: A Democrat in the White House  —  Nothing worries financial advisers more than the prospect of a Democrat's being elected president in November, according to a quarterly poll by Brinker Capital Inc.  —  The fourth-quarter edition of the Brinker Barometer …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
A lukewarm reception in New York  —  Hillary's speech to a labor rally on behalf of largely black security guards in Manhattan this afternoon offered a clear sense of the challenge she faces wooing black voters — even in her adoptive home of New York.  —  Clinton's introduction was met with applause …
Discussion: NY Daily News
Charlie Gasparino / CNBC.com:
Citi Could Write Down Up to $24 Billion  —  Citigroup could write down as much as $24 billion due to subprime and credit-related losses, CNBC has learned.  In addition, the company could lay off as many as 20,000 workers as part of a comprehensive plan to slash costs and raise capital.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama's soundtrack  —  So I've now spent way too much of my morning trying to report out the New York Post's item that Obama had sexist entrance music: … It's a provocative scene.  But I can't find any evidence that it happened, though it does seem to have been the subject of chatter among staffers of both campaigns.
Broadcasting & Cable:
A Reality Show We Don't See  —  Hillary Clinton's tears at a New Hampshire diner on the eve of the primary may go down in history as a turning point for the former First Lady or, ultimately, a footnote in a failed attempt to connect with voters the way her husband—the Empathizer in Chief—did.
Discussion: TVNewser
 
 
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Josh Kraushaar / The Crypt's Blogs:
Father of Marine killed in Iraq to run against Patrick Murphy
Joshua Robinson / New York Times:
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
RECONCILIATION WATCH....Ever since we embraced the Anbar Awakening …
Marc Ambinder:
Anti-Thompson Oppo .... In South Carolina
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
“They want to transform the Republican party as a center-left party”
Discussion: Say Anything
Barney Frank / Financial Times:
Why America needs a little less laissez-faire
Discussion: Economist's View
 Earlier Items: 
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
January 14, 2008 - Four-Way GOP Horse Race Among Florida Likely …
Discussion: The Caucus
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
What Corruption Looks Like  —  Last week, Al Wynn did a fundraiser …
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
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New York Times:
The Pork King Keeps His Crown
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes
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