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11:20 AM ET, January 23, 2008

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Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Clinton Education  —  One of our favorite Bill Clinton anecdotes involves a confrontation he had with Bob Dole in the Oval Office after the 1996 election.  Mr. Dole protested Mr. Clinton's attack ads claiming the Republican wanted to harm Medicare, but the President merely smiled …
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Washington Post:
Clinton Now Looking Beyond S.C.  —  Focus on 4 Delegate-Rich States Is Considered Risky  —  The next Democratic presidential nominating contest will take place in South Carolina on Saturday, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has already turned her full attention to places such as this …
NY Daily News:
Mud, muddier, muddiest
Discussion: Redstate
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Now or Never for Obama  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Two Against One  —  GREENVILLE, S.C.  —  If Bill Clinton …
Patrick Healy / The Caucus:
No Habla Español  —  (Photo: Todd Heisler/The New York Times)
Discussion: MSNBC
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
George Soros Funded Study Says Bush Lied  —  The AP reports, and the New York Times expands, on a new study by a supposedly “independent” organization that claims to have assembled hundred of “false statements” by the Bush administration in the course of the Iraq war.
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Associated Press:
Study: False statements preceded war  —  WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks.
John H. Cushman Jr / New York Times:
Web Site Assembles U.S. Prewar Claims  —  WASHINGTON — Students of how the Bush administration led the nation into the Iraq war can now go online to browse a comprehensive database of top officials' statements before the invasion, connecting the dots between hundreds of claims …
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Worries That the Good Times Were Mostly a Mirage  —  So, how bad could this get?  —  Until a few months ago, it was accepted wisdom that the American economy functioned far more smoothly than in the past.  Economic expansions lasted longer, and recessions were both shorter and milder.
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Capitalism's Enemies Within
Discussion: EconLog and Economist's View
Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
‘Stormin’ Norman' Schwarzkopf goes for McCain  —  Orlando, Fla. - One of Florida's most famous military men, General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, has put his weight behind Sen. John McCain's bid for the presidency today.  —  “Stormin' Norman” Schwarzkopf, a retired four-star general who was commander …
Discussion: UrbanGrounds and Daimnation!
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Mike Allen / The Politico:   Schwarzkopf to endorse McCain
Mark Silva / Chicago Tribune:
Giuliani on Florida: “Must-win' now ‘important win’
Haaretz:
UN: Some 350,000 Gazans stream into Egypt as militants blast border wall  —  Some 350,000 Palestinians poured out of Gaza and into Egypt early Wednesday, the United Nations said, after masked gunmen blew dozens of holes in the wall delineating the border.  —  The Gazans rushed to purchase food …
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Ynetnews:
Hundreds of thousands cross into Egypt from Gaza
Discussion: A Blog For All and Yourish.com
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Is McCain Inevitable?  —  James Madison had nothing to do with the Republican nomination system.  Nevertheless, it bears his imprint.  Madisonianism is deeply ingrained in the American political consciousness.  When we invent new political institutions, as both parties did in the 1970s …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Sen. McCain starts urgent dash for cash
FactCheck.org:
Clinton-Obama Slugfest  —  Who lands a clean punch?  Edwards was there, too.  —  In one of the liveliest debates of the 2008 presidential campaign, the three top Democrats slugged it out in Myrtle Beach, S.C. We noted some low blows:  — Clinton falsely accused Obama of saying he …
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Joseph E. Stiglitz / New York Times:
How to Stop the Downturn  —  AMERICA'S economy is headed for a major slowdown.  Whether there is a recession (two quarters of negative growth) is less important than the fact that the economy will operate well below its potential, and unemployment will grow.
Amir Shah / Associated Press:
Afghan Journalist Sentenced to Death  —  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan court on Tuesday sentenced a 23-year-old journalism student to death for distributing a paper he printed off the Internet that three judges said violated the tenets of Islam, an official said.
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Jihad Watch
Jennifer Rubin / American Spectator:
Wow[UPDATE: Not A Big Wow] - Tuesday, January 22, 2008 @ 11:10:28 PM  —  McCain, according to this, leads in California 41% to 17% for Romney, Rudy at 13% and Huckabee at 10%.  What?!  Yeah, I read it a few times to make sure I had it right.  (SurveyUSA by the way was very accurate on SC.)
Discussion: protein wisdom and UrbanGrounds
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
The blog swarm Chris Matthews never saw coming  —  “I get it."  — Chris Matthews, January 17  —  When Chris Matthews' long-winded monologue at the opening of the January 17 Hardball program eventually touched down with an apology to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) …
The Hill:
Stevens-DeMint dust-up highlights GOP divisions  —  Sens. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) clashed late last year during a closed-door luncheon as they debated whether Republicans should take a strong stand against earmarking.  —  DeMint, the leader of the conservative Steering Committee …
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What's Left Of Clinton  —  A reader writes: … (Photo: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty.)
Discussion: Rox Populi
 
 
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Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
Gunmen kill 8 Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad
James Rainey / Los Angeles Times:
Clinton gets warm welcome from Latinos
Talal Al-Khatib / Political Radar:
Is Bill Clinton Getting in Obama's Head?
The Agonist:
Most Clueless Banker of the Year Award
Karen Travers / ABCNEWS:
In Tight '08 Contest, the Race Is on for Delegates
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Top Dems stall Miers, Bolten contempt vote
 Earlier Items: 
Examiner:
Has Bush lost his spine on earmarks?
Washington Post:
Bush, Lawmakers Are Close to Deal on Stimulus Package
Discussion: Firedoglake
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
New York Is All McCain's, for a Night
Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The GOP's Security Gap
RealClearMarkets:
Might Google Buy the New York Times?
Amanda / Think Progress:
No Questions On Global Warming Asked At CNN's Coal Industry …
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