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7:15 PM ET, January 28, 2008

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
NY NOW: “Betrayal!”  —  Whoa.  The New York State chapter of the National Organization for Women attacked Ted Kennedy for his endorsement today with some real heat.. The Times Union reported it first (writing, “'Scathing' feels inadequate here."), and I confirmed its authenticity with the president of the organization, Marcia Pappas.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Awesomely awesome: NOW NYS calls Teddy's endorsement of Obama “the ultimate betrayal”; Update: “Psychological gang bang”?  —  So packed with identity politics irony I'm almost misty over it.  After weeks of hand-wringing by the commentariat over the race card, here comes the gender card taped …
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
CNN:
Clinton campaign advisers: Bill Clinton ‘needs to stop’
Discussion: Donklephant
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Kennedy Endorsement Gives Obama Key Boost
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Kennedy Obama Endorsement Swipes Anti-Obama Clinton Talking Points
Discussion: Washington Post and Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Kennedy: 'It's time now for Barack Obama'
Discussion: PrezVid and politburo diktat 2.0
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Today's FISA vote  —  This morning, I wrote extensively about today's vote on the FISA filibuster and related matters here, but am starting a new post now to live-blog the proceedings, which have now begun in the Senate (and can be viewed on C-SPAN here).  That earlier post should be read for background.
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Jim Oliphant / The Swamp:
What we do in the Senate . . . echoes in eternity!
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
FISA: So, What's Next?
Discussion: Open Left and MyDD
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking News: Rudy Giuliani hints at dropping out  —  Rudy Giuliani appears to be pondering an end to his long pursuit of the Republican presidential nomination.  —  In a meeting in the back of his chartered plane en route to St. Petersburg, Fla., a short while ago, the onetime …
Discussion: TPM Election Central and Hot Air
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Winging It  —  John McCain has a golden opportunity to make peace with conservatives.  Will he take advantage of it?  —  John McCain has to decide just how comfortable he wants the conservative base of the Republican Party to be with his candidacy.  Although he touts his conservative credentials …
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Byron York / The Corner:
Judges: McCain Responds  —  I got a moment with John McCain, after an airport rally here in Orlando, to ask him about a report today by John Fund quoting some unnamed conservatives quoting McCain to the effect that, in Fund's words, “[McCain] would be happy to appoint the likes of Chief Justice John Roberts to the Supreme Court.
Discussion: TownHall Blog, Punditry and Redstate
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
GOP Bid to Block Amendments on Surveillance Bill Fails  —  The fight goes on.  —  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) cloture vote failed 48-45 just now, well short of the 60 votes necessary.  —  In the end, four Dems crossed over to vote with the Republicans: Sens. Mark Pryor …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Dick Cheney Telecom Amnesty Bill Liveblog Thread #4
Discussion: Scholars and Rogues and D-Day
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
FISA Reauthorization Vote
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Carolyn Lochhead / San Francisco Chronicle:
Obama takes big risk on driver's license issue  —  (01-28) 04:00 PST Washington — Sen. Barack Obama easily won the African American vote in South Carolina, but to woo California Latinos, where he is running 3-to-1 behind rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, he is taking a giant risk …
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Clinton's Risky Gamble
Discussion: The New Republic
CNN:
Huckabee challenges Romney over fried chicken  —  PENSACOLA, Florida (CNN) - Mitt Romney's failure to eat fried chicken with the skin on is nothing short of blasphemy here in the South, according to GOP rival Mike Huckabee.  —  Romney, of Massachusetts, dug into a piece fried chicken at KFC …
Beth Reinhard / Naked Politics:
Janet Reno endorses Clinton  —  Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, who served in Bill Clinton's administration, is backing his wife in Tuesday's presidential primary.  —  Reno, who ran for governor in 2002 and served as Miami-Dade State Attorney, is one of Florida's best-known politicians.
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Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
IT SHOULD BE NO SURPRISE THAT THE CLINTONS ARE PLAYING THE RACE CARD.  —  How can one equal Bill Clinton for thuggery and opportunism when it comes to the so-called “race card”?  And where does one even start with the breathtaking nastiness of his own conduct, and that of his supporters, in the last week?
Dave Barry / Seattle Times:
An insider's guide to Florida's primary  —  On Tuesday, millions of Florida voters will head for the polls.  Being Floridians, many of them will become confused and drive into buildings, canals, cemeteries, other Floridians, etc.  But some will actually make it to the polls …
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Bush, GOP earmark cave-in: Conservatives are a base in search of a party  —  The White House is now confirming that President Bush won't be signing an executive order that could stop the vast majority of earmarks.  Instead, he's going to sign one “directing agencies to ignore …
Brian Wesbury / Wall Street Journal:
The Economy Is Fine (Really)  —  It is hard to imagine any time in history when such rampant pessimism about the economy has existed with so little evidence of serious trouble.  —  True, retail sales fell 0.4% in December and fourth-quarter real GDP probably grew at only a 1.5% annual rate.
Frank Newport / Gallup:
New York Poll: Clinton, McCain Have Wide Leads  —  New York Republican vote appears very fluid, however  —  PRINCETON, NJ — New USA Today/Gallup polling looks at the state of the presidential race in New York, some 10 days before this state votes as part of the crucial Super Tuesday set of primaries.
 
 
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Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard:
Stirring the Hate?
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MicCheck Radio / Center for American Progress:
We've Got 99 Problems, But A Human-Animal Hybrid Ain't One
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain to get Gov. Rell endorsement
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SOTU Preview, From the White House
Trymaine Lee / City Room:
Spitzer Is Shortchanging City, Mayor Says
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Amy Waldman / The Atlantic Online:
The Truth About Jena  —  In the fall of 2006, Mychal Bell …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain hits Romney hard on Fla. radio