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2:10 PM ET, January 25, 2008

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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Losing Ugly  —  There's losing.  There's losing honorably.  And then there's John Edwards.  —  Mike Huckabee is not going to be president.  The loss in South Carolina, one of the most highly evangelical states in the union, made that plain.  With a ceiling of 14 percent among nonevangelical Republicans …
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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Obama's Lead Shrinks in SC  —  Edwards continues to advance, nips at Clinton's heels  —  UTICA, NY - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's lead over New York Sen. Hillary Clinton narrowed yet a little more in South Carolina with just two days to go before the primary …
Roddie A. Burris / The State:
Exclusive | Edwards rises in S.C. polls
Discussion: You Decide 08!, The Field and MSNBC
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Was that a whisper in Romney's Ear?  —  What's a debate without a little blogging fun?  During the GOP Presidential Debate on MSNBC, a very curious thing happened during a Tim Russert question to Mitt Romney.  You can hear what seemed like an on air-whispered answer directed at Romney …
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NEWSRADIO - 1290 WJNO:
Bizarre Whisper During Romney Debate Answer  —  Whisper: Raise taxes Romney: I am not going to raise taxes.  —  Tim Russert: Governor Romney, you are a big fan of Ronald Reagan.  —  Mitt Romney: Uh-um  —  Russert: Will you do for Social Security what Ronald Reagan did in 1983?  —  [whisper] raise taxes
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Ideas Bill Forgot  —  It was a remarkable moment: A young, free-thinking presidential hopeful named Bill Clinton sat down with reporters and editors at The Post in October 1991 and started saying things most Democrats wouldn't allow to pass their lips.  —  Ronald Reagan, Clinton said, deserved credit for winning the Cold War.
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Reuters:
Clinton seeks to smooth relations with Obama
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
NationalJournal.com:
Transcript: John Kerry On Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton And More  —  National Journal's Linda Douglass sat down with John Kerry for “National Journal On Air."  This is a transcript of their conversation.  —  Q: I'd like to introduce Sen. John Kerry, former Democratic presidential candidate in 2004, United States senator now.
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do  —  We begin, as one always must now, again, with Bill Clinton.  The past week he has traveled South Carolina, leaving discord in his wake.  Barack Obama, that “fairytale,” is low, sneaky.  “He put out a hit job on me."  The press is cruelly carrying Mr. Obama's counter-jabs.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary On The Morning Shows: Surprised By Photo Of Her And Rezko  —  Hillary hits all the morning shows, gets hit with a surprise on NBC: An old photo of her and Bill next to disgraced Obama associate Tony Rezko.  NBC's Matt Lauer says that the network “received” the photo and that its date is uncertain …
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The Hill:
Weldon will not seek reelection  —  Rep. Dave Weldon (R-Fla.) announced Friday that he will retire from Congress at the end of this session, citing a desire to return to his medical practice.  —  “I want to thank my wife Nancy and my kids for all the support over these many years …
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs and MyDD
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Pew Research Center:
An Even More Partisan Agenda for 2008  —  Election-Year Economic Ratings Lowest Since '92  —  Summary of Findings  —  With the economy slowing and the stock market reeling, there is greater agreement among Republicans and Democrats that strengthening the nation's economy should be a top priority …
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Matthew Yglesias:   Nobody Cares About Tax Cuts
Michelle Malkin:
John McCain's open-borders outreach director: The next DHS secretary?  —  Dr. Juan Hernandez, McCain Hispanic outreach director: “We must not only have a free flow of goods and services, but also start working for a free flow of people."  —  Last month, I received an e-mail from a concerned reader.
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Open borders advocate Juan Hernandez has joined the McCain campaign Updated
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Sarko's Nuclear And Arms Selling Jaunt Continues To India  —  Nicholas Sarkozy, president of France, seems to be following George W's example and has transformed the office of President into the primary sales office for weaponry and nuclear technology produced by his country.
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Nicolas Revise / Agence France Presse:   France, India to fire up military cooperation, nuclear energy ties
New York Times:
Primary Choices: John McCain  —  We have strong disagreements with all the Republicans running for president.  The leading candidates have no plan for getting American troops out of Iraq.  They are too wedded to discredited economic theories and unwilling even now to break with the legacy of President Bush.
Christopher Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
For Edwards, a Role as Possible Kingmaker  —  Democrat May Grab  —  Enough Delegates  —  To Sway Convention  —  LANCASTER, S.C. — As the banjo strains of his warm-up act faded to silence, John Edwards took the stage, telling the 200 assembled supporters the truth.  “The truth is, I am the underdog,” he said.
Scott Horton / Harper's:
The Illustrated President  —  W.H.D. Koerner, “A Charge to Keep” (1916)  —  George W. Bush is famous for his attachment to a painting which he acquired after becoming a “born again Christian."  It's by W.H.D. Koerner and is entitled “A Charge to Keep."  Bush was so taken by it …
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Six staffers subpoenaed for Jefferson trial  —  The Department of Justice has subpoenaed six current and former House aides to testify in next month's trial of Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), who faces a wide array of public corruption and bribery charges, according to a knowledgeable source.
 
 
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Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Boehner: Republicans need to make sacrifices
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Janet Wilson / Los Angeles Times:
EPA chief is under the microscope
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Bloomberg's Favorable Rating Is Teh Suck
Discussion: Hullabaloo, Eschaton and D-Day
Joe Mathews / Los Angeles Times:
EBay's retiring chief may run for California governor
Discussion: D-Day
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Exclusive: After Obama Complaints, CNN Bans James Carville …
Al Kamen / Washington Post:
All Right — I'll Vote for Me, Too  —  With Congress deadlocked …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Edwards: 'Grown Up'  —  Edwards' new ad uses his rivals' pettiest …
Discussion: TPM Election Central and MyDD
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Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Bush plan for Iraq would be a first
Discussion: Think Progress and Emptywheel
Zzaki / Political Radar:
Bill and Chelsea Clinton Might Want to Fact-Check Their Speeches
Associated Press:
Christian author has problem with conservatives
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