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9:35 PM ET, January 27, 2008

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James F. Smith / Boston Globe:
Ted Kennedy endorsing Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Edward M. Kennedy will endorse Barack Obama for president tomorrow, breaking his year-long neutrality to send a powerful signal of where the legendary Massachusetts Democrat sees the party going — and who he thinks is best to lead it.
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Marc Ambinder:
Sebelius Plans To Endorse Obama  —  Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) will deliver the Democratic response to the State of the Union on Monday.  —  And then Tuesday or Wednesday, she plans to endorse Barack Obama, numerous Democratic sources said.  —  The sources said that Sebelius decided …
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Ted Kennedy to Endorse Obama  —  ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: Senator Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will endorse Barack Obama's presidential bid on Monday in Washington, a source close to Kennedy tells ABC News.  —  The endorsement gives Obama a boost in the eyes of the Washington establishment …
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
Caroline Kennedy's Political Romanticism  —  She says that Obama could be a president like her father.  I assume that means that he'll be overrated, not that he'll bring us to the brink of nuclear war.
New York Times:
Kennedy Plans to Back Obama Over Clinton  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senator Edward M. Kennedy intends to endorse the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama during a rally on Monday in Washington, associates to both men confirmed, a decision that squarely pits one American political dynasty against another.
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Ted Kennedy expected to endorse Obama
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
My Vote  —  Over a year ago and many times since, I wrote that I could give no endorsement, because I had honestly not made up my mind about which candidate to support.  I also told the CapQ community that if I did make a decision, I would announce it as soon as I made it so that they knew where I stood.
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CNN:
Liz Cheney to back Romney
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Race At A Glance Total Primary Votes: Romney
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and PoliGazette
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OFF THE BUS....I haven't been impressed with very much of the chatter about Barack Obama's primary victory last night.  Hillary didn't give a concession speech?  Give me a break.  Who cares?  Turnout was up?  Yes, but it's been an exciting and money-filled campaign and turnout has been up everywhere.
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CBS News:
Analysis: Bill Clinton's Lost Legacy  —  CBSNews.com's Vaughn Ververs: Inflammatory Remarks Tarnish Ex-President's Reputation  —  (CBS) This analysis was written by CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs.  —  The man crowned as America's first black president …
Reed Hundt / The Coffee House:
The Clintons, Atwater, Rove, and the Future
Discussion: The RBC
Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Tonight in South Carolina
Discussion: Liberal Values
Grand Old Partisan:
A racist Republican rag wrote Barack Obama “rejiggers” the race  —  No, wait.  It's Time magazine.  As explained in the Urban Dictionary, “jig” is a derogatory word used to insult African-Americans.  —  The headline has since been changed, but Grand Old Partisan saved the original version …
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Seattle Times:
Obama for the Democrats  —  After seven years of George Bush's failed presidency, after five years of unnecessary war in Iraq, America is ready to write a new narrative.  All candidates favor the now-bromidic slogan: change.  Only one candidate truly embraces the yearnings this word represents.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Caught On Tape: Romney Accuses McCain Of Lying, Then Balks  —  Mitt Romney was caught on tape Sunday saying his GOP rival John McCain was “lying” about his position on the Iraq war, before quickly telling a reporter he regretted his words.  The Arizona senator was merely “dishonest,” Romney said.
Discussion: CBS News, The Daily Dish and TalkLeft
Parag Khanna / New York Times:
Waving Goodbye to Hegemony  —  Turn on the TV today, and you could be forgiven for thinking it's 1999.  Democrats and Republicans are bickering about where and how to intervene, whether to do it alone or with allies and what kind of world America should lead.
Jonny Paul / Jerusalem Post:
UCL professor: Terror ‘Palestinians’ moral right'  —  In a lengthy and fiery debate at Oxford University over the weekend, the student union conceded Israel's “right to exist” by just over 100 votes.  —  Proposing the motion “This House believes that the State of Israel has a right to exist” …
Discussion: Harry's Place
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Warns: “There Will Be Other Wars”  —  The presidential candidate who sang “Bomb bomb Iran” is already looking towards the war after the war in Iraq.  —  Sen. John McCain told a crowd of supporters on Sunday, “It's a tough war we're in.  It's not going to be over right away.
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
 
 
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