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9:45 AM ET, January 29, 2008

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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain Lead Widens As Primary Election Day Dawns in Florida  —  Giuliani, Huckabee tied in battle for distant third place  —  UTICA, New York - Arizona Sen. John McCain's lead over former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is growing wider as the Republican campaign ends …
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Adam C. Smith / St. Petersburg Times:
Crist endorsement is surprising, risky … For Rudy Giuliani, Nov. 18 was to be a pivotal day on his march to the Republican nomination.  —  Popular Gov. Charlie Crist was to anoint him as the best choice for Florida Republicans, and the two of them, starting in St. Petersburg …
Discussion: Riehl World View
Marc Ambinder:
Romney's Major Florida Advantage  —  Mitt Romney's had an 8 to 1 television ad advantage in Florida... part of the reason why he's made the competitive.  Heck, most of the reason he's made the race competitive has been his ads.  —  According to Neilsen, he's run 4,475 ads compared to John McCain's 470 through 1/22.
Discussion: National Review and Hot Air
MiamiHerald.com:
Florida election a barometer for country
Discussion: The Caucus
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Clinton, Obama steal Bush's final show  —  All eyes were on Democratic presidential frontrunners Sens. Barack Obama (Ill.) and Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) Monday night as spectators and pundits followed their every move during President Bush's final State of the Union address.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Final Year's Realities Push Big Ideas Into Background  —  Gone were the grand dreams of remaking Social Security, immigration law or the tax code.  In their place were modest initiatives, such as hiring preferences for military spouses.  The economic package targeted tax breaks to low- and middle-class workers.
Wall Street Journal:
Bush's End Game
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
New York Times:
Text of the State of the Union Address  —  Following is the text of President Bush's State of the Union address on Monday, as transcribed by the Federal News Service:  —  Thank you, Madame Speaker.  Thank you all.  —  Madame Speaker, Vice President Cheney, members of Congress …
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Washington Post / The Trail:
Richardson's Choice  —  SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson's phone has been ringing off the hook.  Sen. Hillary Clinton called Sunday night.  That was followed by a call from former president Bill Clinton, then a call from Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who's supporting Clinton.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Kennedy Mystique  —  Something fundamental has shifted in the Democratic Party.  —  Last week there was the widespread revulsion at the Clintons' toxic attempts to ghettoize Barack Obama.  In private and occasionally in public, leading Democrats lost patience with the hyperpartisan style of politics …
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
No Chitchat Between Clinton and Obama
Chicago Tribune:
Cash to fugitive's family  —  Some of the $3.5 million went to pay off certain Rezko debts, while $20,000 went to the family of Alber Najjar, who also had extensive connections with Rezko's food companies but became a federal fugitive in 2004 when he fled to Lebanon following his indictment on bookmaking charges, prosecutors said.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Olby names Mary Katharine Ham “worst person in the world”  —  What deadly sin could she have committed to earn such a distinction?  Quote: … Mind you, she's referring to a man whom certain members of the press literally offered to fellate.  But never mind that.
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CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Obama Wins Big in South Carolina; Bill Clinton Scolds Journalists  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice over): Race talk.  Barack Obama stuns the media establishment …
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and RADAMISTO
Mary Katharine Ham / TownHall Blog:   I'm the Worst!  —  According to a couple incoming e-mails …
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Power Through Delegates May Be Edwards Strategy  —  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — With the Democratic nominating contest building to Feb. 5, the candidates have been focusing on the crucial game of accumulating delegates, a task that has become a possible raison d'être for John Edwards.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
GOP Unable to Force Vote on Bush Surveillance Bill  —  Senators Can't Stop Democratic Debate; Current Law Set to Expire Thursday  —  The Senate yesterday left the fate of a new electronic surveillance law backed by the Bush administration up in the air, as a Republican-led effort to cut off …
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Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
Senate votes to keep debate open over foreign surveillance bill
Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
The Story of the George Bush Presidency: Unstable, Unfinished & Uncomprehending  —  Hard to believe, but I still can muster a modicum of sympathy for George Walker Bush.  This is because it is apparent after the last seven long years that this son of the Texas oil patch really didn't know what hit him …
David Thompson:
Lefties Revisited  —  A few months ago, I posted a short extract from Vanessa Engle's Lefties documentary series, which seemed to go down well, possibly due to the heady mix of affectation and farce.  I watched the third episode again recently and, as it made me laugh and despair …
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Investing in America  —  On a quiet Wednesday morning last August, Senators Chris Dodd and Chuck Hagel held a news conference in Washington to discuss what they felt was a critical issue: the nation's deteriorating infrastructure.  —  The press was not impressed.
 
 
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David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Question of Timing on Bush's Push on Earmarks
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Less of a Draw, a Subdued Giuliani Stays Upbeat
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
A GOING-AWAY GIFT FROM RUDY?
Gary Fineout / MiamiHerald.com:
Florida primary turnout may set record
BBC:
Man admits plot to behead soldier
Discussion: Harry's Place and Biased BBC
Don Surber:
State of the president  —  Bush ranks Iraq No. 4 on his list.
Discussion: TigerHawk
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Illegal Globally, Bail for Profit Remains in U.S.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Samizdata.net
Jesse Walker / Reason:
The Ghost of Rambo  —  The vigilante soldier is back in theaters …
The Huffington Post:
Speech Text: Democratic Response By Gov. Kathleen Sebelius
Discussion: Gristmill
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Is Anyone Listening?  —  President Bush has a lot to accomplish …
Discussion: USA Today and Discourse.net
Frank James / The Swamp:
At SOTU, Obama's Clinton snub was the news
Discussion: New York Times
Lawyers, Guns and Money:
Dear Jonah: I Am Not Serious, Either
Discussion: Orcinus and Jesus' General
David Mark / The Politico:
Poll: Obama trails Clinton in Calif.
 

 
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