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10:40 AM ET, January 14, 2008

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Michelle Malkin:
What Hillary supporter Robert L. Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television, said  —  Over the weekend, Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson took the stage next to Hillary Clinton and smeared Barack Obama twice.  The Clintons-she and The Big He-and their operatives …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Race and Gender Are Issues in Tense Day for Democrats  —  LAS VEGAS — After staying on the sidelines in the first year of the campaign, race and to a lesser extent gender have burst into the forefront of the Democratic presidential contest, thrusting Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton …
J. Patrick Coolican / Las Vegas Sun:   Obama goes gloves off, head-on
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama Questions Nevada Caucus Lawsuit
Discussion: MSNBC and Election Law
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
McCain & the Israeli/Palestinian Dispute  —  As I've previously noted, Sen. McCain adheres to the ill-conceived view, long regnant in diplomatic circles, that striking a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians is a top priority of U.S. foreign policy.
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Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
John McCain and the GOP  —  UPDATE: NRO's Andy McCarthy reminds us of John McCain's views on the Israeli-Palestian conflict.  —  Original Post  —  Carl Pope is the executive director of the Sierra Club.  Here's what he wrote to Senator McCain a week ago: … As explained below, this shouldn't surprise anyone.
Discussion: TIME
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes
Michael Medved / Townhall.com:
PRESIDENTIAL TRIAL HEATS: WHO'S WEAKEST FOR G.O.P?  —  This weekend, CNN released results of general election trial heats, pitting each of the four leading Republican candidates for President against both of the leading Democrats.  —  The unmistakable message from this national exercise …
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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.
Discussion: BartBlog and Cafe Hayek
William Kristol / New York Times:
The Democrats' Fairy Tale  —  “Give me a break.  This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."  Thus spoke Bill Clinton last Monday night, exasperated by Barack Obama's claim that he — unlike Hillary Clinton — had been consistently right (or wrong, depending on your point of view) on the Iraq war.
Matthew Yglesias:
Clinton Attacks on Iraq  —  To add to what Ezra Klein says about the new round of Iraq-related attacks Hillary Clinton is making on Barack Obama, my issue here is that I don't understand what point her campaign is trying to make.  Has Obama been less of a consistent, strong anti-war leader than I would have liked?
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
CLINTON, OBAMA, IRAQ.
Discussion: TalkLeft
David Kopel / The Volokh Conspiracy:
AMICUS BRIEFS FOR PETITIONER IN D.C. V. HELLER:  —  On Friday, 20 amicus briefs were filed in support of the District of Columbia government, in the case challenging the District's ban on handguns and on functional firearms.  The briefs are here.  —  Most notably, the Solicitor General asked …
Discussion: SayUncle
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Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:   Cuomo Stands Alone on 2nd Amendment
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
ROLLING OUT THE UNWELCOME MAT FOR BILL KRISTOL  —  New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt dons the mantle of the New York Times readers unhinged by the hiring of Bill Kristol as a weekly op-ed columnist.  Of Kristol's repeated offenses against the Times's worldview, Hoyt singles out the one that puts him beyond the pale:
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
In Defending War Vote, Clintons Contradict Record  —  WASHINGTON — Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton have repeatedly invoked the name of Senator Chuck Hagel, a longtime critic of the Iraq war, as they defend Mrs. Clinton's 2002 vote to authorize the war.  —  In interviews and at a recent campaign event …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and BitsBlog
Salon:
The coddled “terrorists” of South Florida  —  Anti-Castro Cuban exiles who have been linked to bombings and assassinations are living free in Miami.  Does the U.S. government have a double standard when it comes to terror?  —  Editor's note: Research support was provided …
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 …
Discussion: TigerHawk and Don Surber
New York Times:
The Pork King Keeps His Crown  —  The new earmark disclosure rules put into effect by Congress confirm the pre-eminence of Representative John Murtha at procuring eye-popping chunks of pork for contractors he helped put in business in Johnstown, Pa. The Pennsylvania Democrat …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
New York Post:
HILLARY, BARACK RAP & ROCK  —  PRESIDENTIAL hopeful Barack Obama claims to run a clean campaign, but someone in his camp took a swipe at Hillary Clinton through the candidate's theme song.  —  As Obama and his wife, Michelle, strolled triumphantly into his victory party in Des Moines, Iowa …
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Escalating Ice Loss Found in Antarctica  —  Sheets Melting in an Area Once Thought to Be Unaffected by Global Warming  —  Climatic changes appear to be destabilizing vast ice sheets of western Antarctica that had previously seemed relatively protected from global warming, researchers reported yesterday …
Discussion: Think Progress and AMERICAblog
 
 
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Former Gov. Milliken supports McCain's bid
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Michelle Obama Enters the Race Fray
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