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6:45 AM ET, January 17, 2008

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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Obama's Admiration of Ronald Reagan  —  This is from the Reno Gazette editorial board on Monday.  —  The video clip above is Barack Obama explaining his admiration of Ronald Reagan.  I've transcribed it here. … There are many reason progressives should admire Ronald Reagan, politically speaking.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't  —  This is interesting — Obama is turning up the volume of his argument with what he terms Clinton style “incremental” change, arguing that Ronald Reagan fundamentally changed the direction of America in a way Bill Clinton didn't.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Obama and Ronald Reagan's Slipping Halo  —  No, Ronald Reagan didn't appeal to people's optimism, he appealed to their petty, small minded bigotry and selfishness.  Jimmy Carter told people to tighten their energy belts and act for the good of the country; Ronald Reagan told them they could guzzle gas …
Carla Marinucci / SFGate:
Bill Clinton Gets Riled Over Nevada Strip Caucuses  —  Former President Bill Clinton got positively riled — as in steely-eyed — today when pressed by a local TV reporter on the issue of lawsuits filed by Sen. Hillary Clinton's Nevada supporters to challenge the Jan. 19 Democratic “at large” …
Discussion: Political Punch and USS Neverdock
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Josh Gerstein / Latest Politics:
In Testy Exchange, President Clinton Defends Suit Over Nevada Voting  —  At a stop in Oakland this afternoon, President Clinton vigorously defended a lawsuit challenging Nevada's decision to permit casino workers to join presidential caucuses at their workplaces, even as he denied …
Reuters:
Thompson criticizes appeal to Saudis  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Appealing to Saudi Arabia to encourage higher oil production to help lower prices is not in the long-term interest of the United States, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said on Wednesday.
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CBN.com:
Huckabee Advisor Offers Sneak Peak of SC Race  —  If you want to know what sort of storyline may develop in South Carolina, The Brody File has a little insight.  A Senior Campaign Advisor to Mike Huckabee told me the following this afternoon: … This is what The Brody File has been saying for awhile now.
Discussion: Hot Air
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Marc Ambinder:
The Republicans: What We've Learned So Far
Discussion: Macsmind
Jeff Taylor / Reason Magazine:
Will SC AG Prosecute Huckabee Push-Poll Robo Calls?
Discussion: Wizbang, TPMmuckraker and Flopping Aces
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Los Angeles Times:
Abortion rate shrinks to lowest level since '74  —  The most comprehensive study in years of abortion in America underscores a striking change in the landscape, with ever-fewer pregnant women choosing abortion and those who do increasingly opting to avoid surgical clinics.
Discussion: Don Surber
Daily Mail:
British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda's top cyber terrorist  —  A computer nerd from Shepherd's Bush, West London, became al Qaeda's top internet agent, it can be revealed today.  —  Younes Tsouli, 23, an IT student at a London college, used his top-floor flat …
People.com:
Jenna Bush Planning May 10 Wedding  —  Jenna Bush and her fiancé Henry Hager will marry in a ceremony on May 10, two sources confirm to PEOPLE.  —  One of the sources says the wedding will be held at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas.  —  “It's going to be a small wedding …
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Huckabee tries to laugh off Theocon remarks!  —  On H&C last night after the MI primary, Colmes asked Huckabee to comment on his theocratic rant to change the Constitution to line up with the word of God in his eyes.  —  Download (1389) |  Play (1870) Download (823) |  Play (977)
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Hillary Plays Flight Attendant to Traveling Press  —  If you thought Hillary Clinton doesn't have a sense of humor or takes herself too seriously, think again.  Taking the role of flight attendant on “Hil Force One” from Las Vegas to Reno, she told the press corps on board: … More...
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Rove previews strategies against Clinton, Obama  —  Karl Rove told a group of state Republican officials Wednesday that while the GOP primaries “are far from over,” each of the candidates can beat the top two Democrats — and the former White House aide then outlined a strategy how.
Michael Hill / Baltimore Sun:
Obama's spiritual mentor  —  Powerhouse Chicago preacher draws attention, and plenty of controversy  —  CHICAGO - The packed house at Trinity United - some 3,000 in all - had been in the pews for almost two hours, energized by a 200-voice choir and a rousing dance performance Sunday, when the Rev. Jeremiah Wright stepped up to speak.
Think Progress:
Bachmann: I'm ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’  —  Topping Congress's agenda as it returns this week is a plan to “jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slowdown that many economists say has already begun to take hold.”
 
 
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James Owen / National Geographic:
Bull-Size Rodent Discovered — Biggest Yet
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Parsing Tsunami Tuesday
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
White House Reused E-Mail Tapes
Alexander Tabarrok / Forbes:
Dismal Science Sees Upbeat Future
John McWhorter / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary and MLK  —  There are many people in our great land aggrieved …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Rudy At The Memorial  —  Rudy Giuliani spoke at the Jacksonville …
Discussion: Wizbang and FOX Embeds
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Conservative Cultural Supremacism Based In Extreme Insecurity
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Jewish voters lean toward Hillary Clinton
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Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Point of honor  —  When Robin Page, “a farmer, conservationist …
Discussion: TigerHawk and Telegraph
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Taliban overrun military fort in South Waziristan
Marc Ambinder:
Hear (And See) This Actual Pro-Huckabee, Anti-Thompson Push Poll
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Study: John Edwards Doesn't Exist
Stephen M. Walt / Salon:
America needs realists, not William Kristol
New York Times:
Solving a Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery Inside a Cookie
Discussion: FP Passport and Norwegianity
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
I think I'm going to have to stop watching “American Idol.”
Discussion: Unfogged
The New Republic:
Edwards Dropped The “A-Bomb” Last Night
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