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8:50 PM ET, January 21, 2008

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Huckabee: McCain-lover, Mitt-killer  —  COLUMBIA, S.C.—For people reading between the lines, Mike Huckabee's concession speech here Saturday night dropped some enticing hints that his presidential campaign now has an agenda other than getting elected president.  —  Huckabee's new role: Mitt-killer.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Barack Obama: “Committed Christian — Called to Bring Change”  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  Mike Huckabee has been widely criticized for his overt religious appeals to win votes.  One of the most criticized aspects of his campaign was a television ad he ran in Iowa …
Discussion: Eschaton, D-Day, Slog and The Sideshow
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Hillary Leaving South Carolina to Bill and Chelsea [updated]  —  A source in the Clinton campaign confirms that Hillary Clinton will be spending most of the week before the South Carolina primary in states other than South Carolina.  —  She's expected to spend Tuesday in California and Arizona, and New Mexico.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Lit In South Carolina Proclaims His Committed Christianity
Discussion: Slog and Macsmind
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta mayor takes political shot at Bill Clinton  —  During the MLK service, Franklin addresses Clinton's reference to Barack Obama's rise as a 'fairy tale'  —  With former President Bill Clinton standing not 20 feet in front of her, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin took what appeared …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Adviser Wolfson: Obama's Claim That Bill Is Fibbing Is A “Right Wing Talking Point”  —  This is getting interesting.  In an interview with me a couple of minutes ago, senior Hillary adviser Howard Wolfson claimed that Obama's assertion this morning that Bill Clinton is fibbing about his campaign is a “right wing talking point.”
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Obama calls Bill Clinton untruthful
Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh and Weekly Standard
New York Times:
Stocks Plunge in Europe and Asia on U.S. Recession Fear  —  PARIS — Global stock markets plunged on Monday as fears spread that the turmoil in United States mortgage markets is spreading.  Indexes in Europe fell as much as 7 percent after a huge selloff in Asia.
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
For Clinton, Government as Economic Prod  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said that if she became president, the federal government would take a more active role in the economy to address what she called the excesses of the market and of the Bush administration.
Ben Smith / The Politico:   Bill Clinton jabs playing well with voters
New York Post:
BILL HAS A ‘DREAM’  —  EX PREZ NODS OFF DURING MLK AWARD PRESENTATION  —  Bill Clinton showed yesterday why he made it into the book “The Art of Napping."  —  During an appearance at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, the former president was caught nodding off.
usmc.mil:
Scarlett Johansson boosts morale in Kuwait  —  If anyone has wondered what can make a battle hardened Marine act like a love-struck high-schooler, the answer is simple—a meet and greet with Scarlett Johansson.  —  The 23-year-old bombshell met with nearly 600 service members at Camp Buehring …
Scott Conroy / CBS News:
“Who Let The Dogs Out?"  Mitt Romney Wants To Know  —  From CBS News' Scott Conroy:  —  JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by a largely African-American crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade in Jacksonville.  He shook hands with several dozen parade-goers and even hugged a few of them.
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Leroy Chapman Jr / The State:
Obama: Is national media correcting inaccuracies?  —  U.S. Sen. Barack Obama said Monday one of the biggest frustrations of his presidential bid is dealing with national media that he says doesn't correct inaccuracies about his candidacy and his record.  —  Some of those, he said …
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:   Clinton limits time in SC
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democratic Rivals Remember Dr. King
Discussion: Firedoglake, CNN and NewsBusters.org
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Beth Reinhard / Naked Politics:
So much for Crist endorsing McCain?
MarketWatch:
U.S. stock futures point to major decline on reopen  —  Markets in Europe end day in bear-market territory  —  LONDON (MarketWatch) — If futures contracts traded on a day when U.S. stocks weren't even due to open are anything near accurate, then markets will be in for a major decline on Tuesday …
Discussion: News Hounds
Confederate Yankee:
The Scott Thomas Beauchamp “ Shock Troops” Military Investigation, Statements 13-24  —  Documents released by the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base Florida, in relation to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests files for documents relating …
Discussion: QandO
Michelle Malkin:
SC Democrat debate: Punch, Judy, and Silky; Update Squabbling, mud-slinging, the gloves are off!  —  Update 8:36pm Eastern.  Barf.  John Edwards panders to the race demagogues and bemoans predatory lenders.  Wait a minute.  Didn't John Edwards have investing ties to subprime lenders?  Why, yes.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Sister Toldjah
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women drivers  —  Saudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state.  —  Government officials have confirmed the landmark decision and plan to issue a decree by the end of the year.
 
 
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LowerManhattanite / Group News Blog:
Down That Dark Alleyway—Part One
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The Corner:
re Cynicism  —  Well, I'm not always so cynical, Kathryn.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Rep. Joe Wilson to endorse McCain
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
The Daily Princetonian:
Profs. vote for Obama with wallets
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Hot Air
CNN:
Oliver Stone sets his sights on Bush
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
WHY ARE THE MEDIA IGNORING MIKE HUCKABEE'S REMARKS ABOUT THE CONFEDERATE FLAG?
Toby Anderson / Associated Press:
Stock Markets Plunge Worldwide
Discussion: Attytood and AMERICAblog
Kenneth Chang / International Herald Tribune:
Antarctic volcanoes identified as a possible culprit in glacier melting
 Earlier Items: 
Orlando Sentinel:
McCain, Clinton, Obama pick up endorsements from Florida newspapers
Discussion: Hot Air
The Raw Story:
New report shows archives gone on several key days in Plame investigation
Discussion: Emptywheel, Wonkette and CANNONFIRE
Randi Kaye / CNN:
Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in S.C.
Reuters:
Nader to decide soon on possible presidential run
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Highly Skilled And Out Of Work
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Obama Addresses Homophobia, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia Among Black Americans
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Fred Thompson Loss Ends Republican Party
 

 
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