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2:40 PM ET, January 19, 2008

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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Polls: - Dead Heat for GOP in South Carolina!  - Clinton Holds Lead in Nevada  —  • Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Polls:  — Dead Heat for GOP in South Carolina!  — Clinton Holds Lead in Nevada...  [ read on ] (1/19/08)  —  Zogby News Releases  —  Zogby News RSS Feed
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Roddie A. Burris / The State:
Wintry weather adds wrinkle at 11th hour  —  Independents' impact also key  —  Months of heated campaigning in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary simmer down to today's vote.  —  Some experts predict fewer voters will cast ballots today than in years past.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
ZOGBY'S FINAL NUMBERS  —  John Zogby has his final numbers out for South Carolina.  And things are looking really good for Mike Huckabee.  As I noted last night, John McCain has been leading all the polls since New Hampshire.  But the final few days have shown a swing back toward Huckabee.
You Decide 08!:
MITT ROMNEY WINS NEVADA GOP CAUCUSES, SCORING BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES  —  Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucuses Saturday, scoring dramatic back-to-back victories in the race for the nomination.  —  Early returns showed him taking 43 percent in the state, followed by John McCain with 16 percent …
Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Pro-Confederate flag ads praise Huckabee, bash Romney, McCain  —  (CNN) - An independent group that supports the public display of the Confederate flag is running ads in South Carolina through Saturday's Republican primary that praise Mike Huckabee for his stand on the issue and attack …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
GOP Race Is Close in S.C.  —  COLUMBIA, S.C., Jan. 18 — Sen. John McCain and former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee dueled on the final day of campaigning before Saturday's South Carolina presidential primary, with each of the front-runners seeking to avoid a costly defeat that could set back his hopes of winning the Republi...
CNN:   Low turnout reported in South Carolina
Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times Exclusive: Obama surfaces in Rekzo's federal corruption case  —  Source confirmed Obama is the unnamed “political candidate” referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko  —  For the first time, Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has surfaced in the federal corrupton case …
Discussion: TalkLeft, TIME, MSNBC and The Page
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Will Glen Johnson Get The Last Laugh?  —  Earlier this week, AP reporter Glen Johnson acted unprofessionally by essentially heckling Mitt Romney during a press conference when Romney said that he would not be beholden to lobbyists if elected President.  Even a bystander called Johnson “rude and ugly”, a moment caught on YouTube.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Jessica Van Sack / Boston Herald:
More than a dozen lobbyists working to raise money for Romney … Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney, who has cast himself as a Washington outsider and blasted his opponents' ties to lobbyists, has more than a dozen federally registered lobbyists raising money for him and several others advising his campaign, records show.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
More Than A Dozen Lobbyists Closely Associated With Mitt Romney Campaign
Discussion: The Heretik
Washington Post:
When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back  —  The hundreds of people who turned out at the University of Nevada on Friday heard Sen. Barack Obama deliver a lofty stump speech about bridging the nation's divides and creating a groundswell for change.  But they also witnessed him engage …
Discussion: the talking dog and New York Times
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Waiting for Reagan  —  You fight an election with the politicians you have.
Discussion: Power Line
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Bill claims he witnessed voter suppression  —  Bill Clinton, speaking at a Vegas YMCA last night, made more charges against Obama and claimed to have, with Chelsea, personally witnessed voter suppression by the Culinary Workers: … (The transcript was provided by one source with a recording of the event, and confirmed by another.)
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Thompson Surge Arrives?  —  It may have, where it counts, in South Carolina.  Via Campaign Spot, the American Research Group poll taken over the last two days has Fred Thompson powering out of the doldrums and into the 20s, good enough for a clean third-place spot:
Discussion: Blog P.I. and TPM Election Central
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Byron York / National Review:
At the Last Minute, Thompson Shines
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories  —  A PRECIOUS COMMODITY In Mumbai, Rajkanya Kawle, 11, held palm oil for her family's dinner.  The 250 milliliters of oil cost 16 rupees, about 41 cents.  More Photos >  —  KUANTAN, Malaysia — Rising prices for cooking oil are forcing residents …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Ynetnews:
Nasrallah: We have Israelis' body parts  —  Hizbullah leader appears in public for first time in more than a year to attend Shiite religious event in Lebanese capital.  In fiery speech he says his group has ‘heads’ and ‘body parts’ of Israeli soldiers, as well as ‘nearly intact cadaver’
Matthew Yglesias:
Heads Romney Wins, Tails Romney Also Wins  —  I think Noam Scheiber's analysis of how whoever wins in South Carolina, Mitt Romney has the advantage is pretty shrewd.  I would only add to what Noam says that Romney's already leading in delegates, and since he's going to pick up even more in Nevada …
Discussion: The Reaction and The New Republic
 
 
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