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1:05 AM ET, January 30, 2008

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Krooney / The Page:
THE “STOP ROMNEY” COALITION  —  Giuliani to endorse McCain Wednesday in California.  —  Now that the Sunshine has set, two old friends come to an understanding.  —  McCain topper Rick Davis quietly negotiated the agreement.  —  Giuliani, in Florida concession speech …
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You Decide 08!:
MCCAIN TRIUMPHS IN HARD-FOUGHT FLORIDA PRIMARY  —  John McCain pulled out a win in a squeaker of a Republican presidential primary contest in Florida Tuesday, besting archrival Mitt Romney and leaving strong indications that Rudy Giuliani is preparing to abandon his race and back McCain.
John Hood / The Corner:
The Huck Factor  —  Looking at the exits, it seems clear to me that if John McCain edges Mitt Romney tonight, it will be because of the effect of Mike Huckabee splitting the base conservative vote with Romney.  You can see it on the abortion questions, the church-going questions, and others.
Discussion: HorseRaceBlog and The XX Factor
New York Times:
For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall  —  Perhaps he was living an illusion all along.  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani's campaign for the Republican nomination for president took impressive wing last year, as the former mayor wove the pain experienced by his city on Sept. 11, 2001, and his leadership that followed into national celebrity.
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
Ridiculous Early Analysis  —  If the Florida results remain as close as the exit polls make it appear, nothing is going to be resolved tonight on the Republican side with the frontrunners.  If John McCain wins it by a point or two, he gets all the delegates and the headlines that he is the winner …
Discussion: Weekly Standard
CNN:
Exit polls: Conservatives choose Romney over McCain  —  (CNN) — John McCain has long had trouble courting the most conservative members of his party, and exit polls of Florida Republican primary voters show a sizeable number continue not to support him.  —  According to the exit polls …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain boosts status as GOP front-runner
Discussion: Right Voices
Associated Press:
Romney vows to carry on campaign
Discussion: AMERICAblog
New Hampshire Union Leader:
Hillary's word: It's worth nothing  —  COURTING VOTERS in Iowa and New Hampshire, last August Sen. Hillary Clinton signed a pledge not to “campaign or participate” in the Michigan or Florida Democratic primaries.  She participated in both primaries and is campaigning in Florida.
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Did Obama Hand the Clintons a Talking Point?
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Frank James / The Swamp:
Clinton ‘wins’ Florida Democratic primary
Discussion: New York Times
Robert Perez / Orlando Sentinel:
Area voters in Florida Primary are reporting problems at polls  —  One voter was told by poll workers there was no Democratic primary today  —  On Florida Primary day, voters are reporting problems across Central Florida from Daytona Beach to Hunter's Creek.
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The Campaign Spot:
First (?) Wave of Florida Exits, Revealed  —  The first wave of exit poll numbers, including absentees: McCain 34.3 percent, Romney 32.6 percent, Giuliani 15.3 percent, Huckabee 12 percent.  —  UPDATE: Interestingly a second source — yes, guardians of the exit poll data …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
What Democratic Primary?  —  The Orlando Sentinel reports …
Discussion: D-Day
The Corner:
It's All Over  —  Assuming there is no shocking revelation or health issue, the GOP nomination is over.  Conservatives need to start practicing the phrase “Nominee presumptive John McCa....."  —  Sorry, I can't say it.  Not yet.  —  But it's true.  When the campaign comes here to Massachusetts …
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Florida Primary Results: First Live Thread  —  (larger version here.)  —  Update 8:00 pm : CNN calls Florida for Hillary Clinton, based on exit polls and 15% of vote in.  CNN says more people voted in Florida than all the other states combined.  —  CNN says the Obama campaign's response …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and The Page
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Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Lieberman Rules Out Running With McCain  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Joe Lieberman, an independent who nearly won the vice presidency as a Democrat in 2000, says there's no way he'll be Republican Sen. John McCain's running mate should McCain become the party's presidential nominee.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘El nos entiende’  —  Obama's up with this spot in Arizona and California, starring Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Chicago's Hispanic congressman.  —  But there's a hint of more to come: It opens with a still of Teddy Kennedy.  —  Earlier Spanish-language spots tried to make an immigrant connection …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Spin Cycle
Eric Boehlert / Media Matters for America:
Fox News is in for a very rough 2008  —  My guess is that Fox News guru Roger Ailes has been reaching for the Tums more often than usual early in the New Year, and there are lots of reasons for the hovering angst.  —  Let's take an extended multiple choice quiz.
 
 
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
ALL THE SPOUSES DO IT  —  Her apology was hedged and conditioned …
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
FISA Bill in 30 Seconds, by Russ Feingold
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Romney  —  I'll shut up after this post, but Romney has been ON since Michigan.
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Al Wynn Goes After ‘Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy’
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
McCAIN'S BASE PROBLEM....I'm not saying anything here that we …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Scarborough: McCain's Platform Is ‘Less Jobs And More Wars’
xkcd:
Politics  —  Okay, politics time.  —  I'm a political junkie …
Discussion: Corrente
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Live-Blogging the Sunshine Primary
Ruth Gledhill / Times of London:
Archbishop of Canterbury calls for new law to punish ‘thoughtless or cruel’ words
Cliff May / The Corner:
Re: Re: A Simple Warning
Discussion: TBogg
Melissa McEwan / Shakespeare's Sister:
I Have Questions for Barack Obama
Ruben Navarrette Jr / CNN:
Commentary: Kennedy nod may be key for Hispanics
Ari Shapiro / NPR:
Army Blocks Disability Paperwork Aid at Fort Drum
Paul Krugman:
An Iraq recession?  —  One thing I get asked fairly often …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Accused Of Gay Baiting In Anti-Romney Attack
 

 
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