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5:00 PM ET, January 17, 2008

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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Huckabee vows to send all illegal aliens home  —  TIGERVILLE, S.C. — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee yesterday continued to move to the right on immigration during this year's presidential campaign, signing a pledge to enforce immigration laws and to make all illegal aliens go home.
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
McCain Parries a Reprise of 2000 Smear Tactics  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — Volunteers making telephone calls for Senator John McCain in South Carolina last weekend noticed something odd: Four people contacted said in remarkably similar language that they opposed Mr. McCain for president …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Still Leads in South Carolina
Discussion: Reuters and Don Surber
Rasmussen Reports:
New Jersey Republican Presidential Primary
Discussion: Weekly Standard
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Huckabee Directly Equates Homosexuality With Bestiality  —  At some point you'd think Mike Huckabee's views would be seen as so controversial that there's no way he could possibly be a contender for the nomination of one of America's two main political parties.  —  Especially now.
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beliefnet:
Mike Huckabee: ‘The Lord Truly Gave Me Wisdom’
stephenbainbridge.com:   Huckabee Going Off the Rails
Scott Conroy / CBS News:
Heated Exchange At Romney Press Conference  —  From CBS News' Scott Conroy:  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — There was an ice storm in South Carolina this morning, but it was even colder inside a Staples store where a Mitt Romney press conference suddenly went sour.  —  Romney was in the middle …
Aaron Lewis / CBS News:
Edwards Jabs Obama and Clinton  —  From CBS News' Aaron Lewis:  —  HENDERSON, NEV. — John Edwards ripped Barack Obama for praising the way Ronald Reagan brought about change when he was President of the United States.  —  “When you think about what Ronald Reagan did to the American people …
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CNN:
Judge OKs casino caucuses in Nevada  —  LAS VEGAS (CNN) — The Democratic Party can go ahead with a plan to let casino workers take part in Saturday's Nevada caucuses in “at-large” precincts set up in their workplaces, a federal judge ruled Thursday.  —  The state teacher's union went …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Stewart to Jonah: 'I don't know what you're saying.'  —  Jonah Goldberg appeared on the Daily Show last night to tout his new book, “Liberal Fascism."  Jon Stewart spent 18 minutes disputing the premise of Goldberg's book (which was condensed down into a six-minute clip) …
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Editor and Publisher:
Jon Stewart Goes After Jonah Goldberg and ‘Fascism’  —  NEW YORK Columnist Jonah Goldberg stopped by Comedy Central's “Daily Show” on Wednesday night to tout his provocative new book, “Liberal Fascism."  Jon Stewart clearly didn't buy the premise, asking at one point in exasperation …
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
John McCain / Newsweek:
When Ross Perot Calls...  The former presidential candidate blasts John McCain, and gets an education about Barack Obama's religion.  —  The phone rang and it was Ross Perot, who hasn't given an interview in years.  Perot, who won 19 percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election …
Ryan Grim / The Politico:
Anti-war groups retreat on funding fight  —  After a series of legislative defeats in 2007 that saw the year end with more U.S. troops in Iraq than when it began, a coalition of anti-war groups is backing away from its multimillion-dollar drive to cut funding for the war and force Congress …
CNN:
Clinton supporter apologizes for Obama comments  —  (CNN) - High-profile Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson is apologizing to Barack Obama for comments he made last week regarding the Illinois senator's acknowledged drug use as a teenager.  Johnson said he sent a letter to Obama Thursday morning …
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Michelle Malkin:
BET's Robert L. Johnson apologizes to Obama; Update: Vid links added
Discussion: Hot Air and politburo diktat 2.0
Patrick Cockburn / The Independent:
Opium fields spread across Iraq as farmers try to make ends meet  —  The cultivation of opium poppies whose product is turned into heroin is spreading rapidly across Iraq as farmers find they can no longer make a living through growing traditional crops.  —  Afghan with experience …
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—Blue Girl / Watching Those We Chose:   Opium poppies cropping up across Iraq
David McGrath Schwartz / Las vegas sun Blogs:
Judge: At-large precincts are OK  —  Just minutes ago, District Court Judge James Mahan rejected the lawsuit that contested the nine at-large Strip caucus sites.  —  He cited case law that “recognizes the parties have the right to determine how to apportion delegates.”
Jon Ralston / Las vegas sun Blogs:
RJ says Romney, Clinton leading  —  The RJ, ever-fearful that the Internet-illiterate newspaper will be scooped on its own information by someone who knows about new media, put out its results early of its poll that will be released Friday.  The RJ indicates in an email to subscribers shows …
Discussion: Las Vegas Gleaner
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Just What Types of Change Do Americans Want?  —  PRINCETON, NJ — One of the most frequently heard mantras on the presidential campaign trail this year has been the call for “change."  Several of the leading presidential candidates have adopted “change” as a campaign theme and have rushed …
John C. Ensslin / Rocky Mountain News:
Joke leaves 'em gasping  —  Obama quip stuns Citizen of the West banquet crowd  —  A Greeley businessman apologized Wednesday after a joke about Illinois Sen. Barack Obama fell flat during the National Western Stock Show's annual Citizen of the West banquet.
Discussion: The Daily Dish and GINA COBB
 
 
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James Slack / Daily Mail:
Government renames Islamic terrorism as ‘anti-Islamic activity’ to woo Muslims
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Romney ups S.C. television ad buy
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
The Edwards Media Blackout — Now On Video!
Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Is that Hillary Clinton Talking? Or Grover Norquist?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
REALITY KICKS PARODY'S SORRY ASS
Michelle Malkin:
The statistical proof of liberal intolerance
PopularMechanics.com:
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George Will / Real Clear Politics:
Misstep in a Liberal Minefield
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Gareth Porter / Asia Times:
How the Pentagon planted a false story
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Leahy endorses Obama
Rob Stein / Washington Post:
Abortions Hit Lowest Number Since 1976
Wall Street Journal:
Republicans and Taxes
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Résumé Gap  —  A Democratic Field Without an Executive
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Howard Stern of SiriusXM snags a surprise interview with President Biden, following reports of Biden's refusal so far to give The NYT a sit-down interview

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Memo: CNN's Poppy Harlow is leaving the network; she joined in 2008 and most recently co-hosted CNN This Morning, which was effectively canceled earlier in 2024

 
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