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6:05 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  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign aired a new radio ad here Wednesday that repeated a discredited charge against Sen. Barack Obama, in what some Democrats said is part of an increasing pattern of hardball politics by her and former president Bill Clinton.
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Editing Hillary's Story
Marc Ambinder:
(Updated) Clinton Campaign Pulls The Misleading South Carolina Ad....
Discussion: TIME: Swampland
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Spells Out Her Economic Stimulus Plan
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
Facing challenge at home, Kucinich drops his White House bid
Discussion: The Swamp
Jim Ash / News Press:
Poll: Romney slightly ahead in Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney holds a slight edge in Florida over his closest GOP rival, Arizona Sen. John McCain, with just five days to go before Tuesday's presidential primary, according to a poll released today.
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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” …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Jay Rockefeller's unintentionally revealing comments  —  As the Senate takes up “debate” today over granting the President new warrantless eavesdropping powers and granting immunity to lawbreaking telecoms, the individual who joined forces with Dick Cheney to get this ball rolling …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bill backlash?  —  There's a fair amount of chatter today about whether Bill Clinton has gone too far, whether he'll trigger “backlash."  —  It's a plausible story, and the media is clearly sick of him.  But here's my question: Has anyone met an uncommitted voter, or one likely to support Hillary, who expresses this view?
Discussion: The Plank
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Mike Dorning / The Swamp:
Obama says party will unite despite bitter campaign
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
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.
Robert A. Guth / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Gates Issues Call For Kinder Capitalism  —  Famously Competitive, Billionaire Now Urges Business to Aid the Poor  —  Free enterprise has been good to Bill Gates.  But today, the Microsoft Corp. chairman will call for a revision of capitalism.  —  In a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos …
 
 
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Matthew Yglesias / American Prospect:
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Fox News:
President Bush Says Usama Bin Laden May Not Be Captured During His Time in Office
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Romney lands movement conservative figure
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President Bill Clinton / Detroit Free Press:
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain praises Rush Limbaugh, faintly
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
RUNNING LIKE A REPUBLICAN?  —  I'm a bit conflicted over this Paul Waldman column.
Agence France Presse:
Bono confesses sins to ‘father’ Al Gore
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Muslim opening prayer at Iowa Statehouse raises concerns
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Canadian Military Has Quit Turning Detainees Over to Afghans