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12:05 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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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 …
J. Patrick Coolican / Las Vegas Sun:
Obama goes gloves off, head-on  —  He discusses how race has flared up in the campaign, a suit over voting on the Strip  —  In a Sun interview Sunday, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama addressed the suddenly front-and-center issue of race in his fight with New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Discussion: The New Republic
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Obama Questions Nevada Caucus Lawsuit
Discussion: MSNBC and Election Law
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes  —  Over the past decade, Sen. John McCain has annoyed, aggravated and nearly destroyed some of the most powerful members of Washington's Republican establishment, creating a list of antagonists including anti-tax crusader Grover Norquist and the vehement Gun Owners of America.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Florida A Four-Way Tie: Rasmussen
Discussion: Riehl World View
Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
John McCain and the GOP
Discussion: TIME
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
McCain & the Israeli/Palestinian Dispute
Discussion: Israel Matzav
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.
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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: Cafe Hayek and BartBlog
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Clings to Slim Lead in Michigan  —  Utica, New York - Arizona Sen. John McCain holds a slim lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney heading into the Republican primary election in Michigan, a new Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll shows.
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 and Redstate
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 …
Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:
Cuomo Stands Alone on 2nd Amendment  —  In arguing that the Second Amendment case now before the Supreme Court shouldn't have any bearing on state gun control laws, Attorney General Cuomo is finding himself largely alone among state attorneys general.  —  Mr. Cuomo filed a brief …
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David Kopel / The Volokh Conspiracy:
AMICUS BRIEFS FOR PETITIONER IN D.C. V. HELLER:
Discussion: SayUncle
The Hill:
Time for Chris Matthews to Apologize  —  In this day of hypercritical coverage of candidates, members of the media should also be held accountable.  —  Today, candidates are held responsible for every word they utter, while talking heads get a free pass.  —  That's not fair.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
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
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: Wizbang, TigerHawk and Don Surber
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?
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 …
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.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
 
 
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2 dead in attack on luxury Kabul hotel
William H. McMichael / Marine Corps Times HOME:
Iraq war has ground forces stretched thin
Anjeanette Damon / Inside Nevada Politics:
New Poll: Democratic race in Nevada a dead heat
Discussion: The Fix
The Corner:
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Michelle Malkin:
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Wall Street Journal:
In Iran Reversal, Bureaucrats Triumphed Over Cheney Team
White House:
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Solomon Moore / New York Times:
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New York Times:
Americans Cut Back Sharply on Spending
Washington Post:
McCain Moves Into Lead; Obama Gains on Clinton
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Citi Could Write Down Up to $24 Billion
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Michelle Obama Enters the Race Fray
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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