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3:30 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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Earl Ofari Hutchinson / The Huffington Post:
Obama Needs a History Lesson about Hillary and King
Discussion: PoliGazette
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 …
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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.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
ROMNEY IN MICHIGAN....Kos is still pushing Democrats to cross over and vote for Mitt Romney in Tuesday's Michigan primary and Matt Yglesias remarks that “cynicism aside, it really does seem to me that Romney would be a less dangerous president than Mike Huckabee or John McCain or Rudy Giuliani.
Pete Winn / CNSNews:
Michigan Crowd Boos McCain on Illegal Immigration
Matthew Yglesias:
Democrats for Romney
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.”
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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?
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Another Little Fib From The Clintons On Iraq
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 …
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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 …
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Washington Post:
House Democrats Target Bolten, Miers
Discussion: TPMmuckraker
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
January 14, 2008 - Four-Way GOP Horse Race Among Florida Likely Voters, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Clinton Leads By 21 Points Among Democrats  —  Four candidates are running neck and neck in the Florida Republican presidential primary, while New York Sen. Hillary Clinton retains a 52 …
Discussion: The Caucus
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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.
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
What Corruption Looks Like  —  Last week, Al Wynn did a fundraiser at the office of a nuclear energy giant.  He's doing another one, this time at a lobbying firm called Platinum Advisors.  Instead of energy interests, this time it's telecom and cable interests.  I've included the invitation and the email that came with it.
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.
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 …
 
 
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
“They want to transform the Republican party as a center-left party”
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Obama's soundtrack
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Southern Fried Feud: Thompson vs. Huckabee
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Barney Frank / Financial Times:
Why America needs a little less laissez-faire
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The Hill:
Time for Chris Matthews to Apologize
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McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes
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Charlie Gasparino / CNBC.com:
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