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8:40 PM ET, January 24, 2008

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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Bill Clinton's Old Politics  —  I write this more out of sadness than anger.  Bill Clinton's ill-tempered and ill-founded attacks on Barack Obama are doing no credit to the former President, his legacy, or his wife's campaign.  Nor are they helping the Democratic party.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Winning Spin War Over Who's Victim In Campaign  —  One of the central struggles between the Obama and Hillary campaigns right now is this: Which of the two can successfully persuade voters that he or she is the fair-fighter being victimized by the other's out-of-control aggression?
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Clinton camp pulls negative ad in South Carolina  —  (CNN) - Just 24 hours after it was launched, Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign pulled a South Carolina radio ad that targets Barack Obama for his recent comments on the Republican Party.  —  The ad highlights Obama's recent interview …
Washington Post:
Some in Party Bristle At Clintons' Attacks
Anne E. Kornblut / The Trail:
Clinton Pulls Negative S.C. Ad
Mike Dorning / The Swamp:
Obama: party will unite despite bitter campaign
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bill backlash?  —  There's a fair amount of chatter today …
Discussion: The Plank
Mark Naymik / Cleveland's Top Story …:
Kucinich drops presidential bid  —  Cleveland Congressman Dennis Kucinich is dropping out of the Democratic race for president.  —  Kucinich will make the announcement Friday at a news conference in Cleveland.  In an exclusive interview with Plain Dealer editors and reporters, Kucinich said he will explain his “transition” tomorrow.
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Joe Milicia / Associated Press:
Democrat Kucinich quits White House race  —  CLEVELAND - Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job — U.S. congressman.  —  In an interview with Cleveland's Plain Dealer, the six-term House member …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
NBC/WSJ poll: Romney, Obama hold leads  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. - Republican Mitt Romney and Democrat Barack Obama are leading in their respective parties' upcoming primaries, according to two new state surveys.  —  But a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that their rivals …
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Mary Ellen Klas / Naked Politics:
Romney with narrow lead in Mason Dixon poll  —  Another day, another poll and this one by Mason Dixon Research shows Romney with a narrow lead and Clinton holding her own.  The poll of 400 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted Jan. 21-23 and the poll of 400 likely Republican voters was conducted Jan. 22-23.
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama leads Clinton in S.C. as racial divide opens
Discussion: MyDD
Jim Ash / News Press:
Poll: Romney slightly ahead in Florida
Matt / Think Progress:
Gibson Defends His Mockery Of Ledger's Death: ‘No Point In Passing Up A Good Joke’  —  On his radio show yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson responded to ThinkProgress' criticism of his comments mocking the death of Heath Ledger, saying that it was just “a little Brokeback Mountain joke” …
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Tentative Deal Reached on Stimulus Plan  —  WASHINGTON — House leaders and the White House on Thursday announced a tentative agreement on an economic stimulus package of roughly $150 billion that would pay stipends of $300 to $1,200 per family, and more for families with children …
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John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
The Dems just gave away your stimulus check  —  According to AP, congressional leaders have reached a deal on those economic stimulus checks.  And rather than being geared towards helping the economy, they're apparently geared towards redistributing wealth (that would be our wealth) to the poor.
CBS News:
Interrogator: Invasion Surprised Saddam  —  Tells 60 Minutes Former Dictator Bragged About Eluding Capture  —  (CBS) Saddam Hussein initially didn't think the U.S. would invade Iraq to destroy weapons of mass destruction, so he kept the fact that he had none a secret to prevent an Iranian invasion he believed could happen.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain praises Rush Limbaugh, faintly  —  At first, John McCain mustered a grudging compliment.  —  “I respect Rush Limbaugh,” McCain said, speaking to reporters after a town hall meeting in West Palm Beach.  —  But that was about all he could offer his longtime tormentor.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Global warming fades from McCain stump speech
Discussion: TownHall Blog
MSNBC:
Iraq seeks sharply reduced U.S. military role  —  Negotiations to begin on taking American forces out of combat  —  BAGHDAD - The United States and Iraq will soon begin negotiating a power shift for U.S. forces, nearly five years after they invaded Iraq and installed a new government …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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New York Times:
U.S. to Insist Iraq Grant It Wide Mandate in Operations
Discussion: INTEL DUMP
Marisa Taylor / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Immigration officials detaining, deporting American citizens  —  FLORENCE, Ariz. — Thomas Warziniack was born in Minnesota and grew up in Georgia, but immigration authorities pronounced him an illegal immigrant from Russia.  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement has held Warziniack for weeks …
President Bill Clinton / Detroit Free Press:
2 notable perjury cases  —  High-profile cases involving public officials and the truth include:  —  Lewis (Scooter) Libby  —  Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff was convicted of perjury in March for lying to investigators trying to find who leaked the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame.
Discussion: Associated Press and On Deadline
Fox News:
President Bush Says Usama Bin Laden May Not Be Captured During His Time in Office  —  Capturing Usama bin Laden has been one of President Bush's top priorities during his time in office, but the president now seems to doubt the Al Qaeda mastermind will be found before his term ends next January.
Robert Stacy McCain / Washington Times:
John Wayne of blogosphere  —  For a while last spring, it seemed to many conservative bloggers that Fred Thompson might be on his way to becoming “the First Blogger."  —  “We know for a fact that he loved blogs,” said Roger L. Simon, chief executive officer of PajamasMedia.com …
Discussion: Beltway Blogroll and Betsy's Page
 
 
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Paul Rogers / Mercury News:
Sunnyvale homeowners told to cut redwoods that block solar panels
Bryan / Hot Air:
New Vent: How the GOP can capture the Youth Vote
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Jeffrey Bartholet / Newsweek:
The Demublican  —  Whose side is Joe Lieberman on?
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
FISA Debate In Senate, Part VII
Harold Henderson / Chicago Reader Online Features:
Progressive scribe Rick Perlstein made his reputation finding …
Wall Street Journal:
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Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold In Support of the Senate …
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Agence France Presse:
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Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Editing Hillary's Story
Robert A. Guth / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates Issues Call For Kinder Capitalism
Steven Stark / Real Clear Politics:
Who Said Freddy's Dead?  —  The Republican race is coming into focus.