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10:25 AM ET, January 30, 2008

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
John Edwards to quit presidential race  —  DENVER - Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters' sympathies, The Associated Press has learned.
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CNN:
Edwards quitting presidential race  —  (CNN) — Former Sen. John Edwards is dropping out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, CNN has learned.  —  Edwards has told top advisers about his decision.  It is expected he will announce it at a speech in New Orleans, Louisiana, at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Washington Post:
John Edwards to Quit Presidential Race  —  John Edwards will end his presidential bid today, a source close to the Edwards campaign confirmed.  —  The former North Carolina senator is scheduled to speak in New Orleans this afternoon — an appearance billed as an anti-poverty speech …
Discussion: The Reaction
Guardian:
Democrat Edwards out of US presidential race
Discussion: PoliGazette
Dick Morris / The Hill:
McCain may win, Romney can't
Discussion: Open Left
The Politico:
Edwards ends where he began
Discussion: The Swamp
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:   Edward to Drop Out of Race
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Why Is Obama Popular With 527s?
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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Michelle Malkin:
20% of GOP votes cast by non-Republicans?  Updated  —  Update: Ed Morrissey has your answer: … Yesterday afternoon, I noted reports of independents voting in the closed Florida Republican primary and pointed out the state law requiring that voters establish party ID by registering 29 days before an election.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
On Closed Primaries  —  A number of commenters in my threads from Florida's primary seem confused about what a closed primary means, and what its limits are.  Michelle Malkin and Flip Pidot also blogged about this overnight, but miss the point of exit polling showing voter inclinations and not actual registration.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Much Ado About Not Much  —  Cheering supporters?  Check.  Election returns on the projection screen?  Check.  Andrea Mitchell and Candy Crowley doing stand-ups?  Check and check.  In fact, the only piece missing from Hillary Clinton's Florida victory party here Tuesday night was a victory.
Discussion: The Caucus
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Connecticut Democratic Presidential Primary
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
For McCain, Momentum That May Be Hard to Stop
Discussion: TIME and Wall Street Journal
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 …
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.
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
What Part Of Not Authorized Did Khalilzad Not Understand?  —  The State Department reacted angrily to the appearance of UN Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on a panel at the Davos Economic Forum, along with two members of the Iranian government.  The US restricts diplomatic contacts with Iran …
Discussion: New York Sun and The Newshoggers
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
A MULTILATERAL CONVERSATION WITH IRAN
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
New York Times:
For Giuliani, a Dizzying Free-Fall  —  As Rudolph W. Giuliani ponders his political mortality, many observers point to the hubris and strategic miscalculations that plagued his campaign.
Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Mukasey Offers View on Waterboarding  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey said Tuesday that the harsh C.I.A. interrogation technique known as waterboarding was not clearly illegal, and suggested that it could be used against terrorism suspects once again if requested by the White House.
The Politico:
Rudy defeat marks end of 9/11 politics  —  Rudy Giuliani's distant third-place finish in Florida may put an end to his bid for president, and it seems also to mark the beginning of the end of a period in Republican politics that began on Sept. 11, 2001.  —  Giuliani's national celebrity …
Donald Lambro / Washington Times:
Talk radio impugns McCain's liberal record  —  Conservative talk radio is ganging up on presidential candidate John McCain, attacking him for joining Democrats to push liberal legislation and opposing bedrock Republican positions from tax cuts to immigration.
 
 
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Matthew Hay Brown / Baltimore Sun:
Wynn campaign files FEC complaint over rival's fundraising
Discussion: Open Left and Crooks and Liars
Chicago Sun Times:
Obama cuts Rezko ties
Helen Kennedy / NY Daily News:
Bill tiptoes back onto trail in N.J.
Discussion: MSNBC
Haaretz:
Obama and the Jewish question
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Compassionate to the End  —  When President Bush took …
Discussion: Suburban Guerrilla
BBC:
FBI investigates sub-prime crisis
Discussion: JammieWearingFool and Truthdig
Douglas A. Blackmon / Wall Street Journal:
Carter Stays Neutral in Race, But Praises Obama's Oratory
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Don Young opens a legal defense fund
Discussion: Think Progress
Byron York / The Corner:
Re: Two-Americas Analysis
Discussion: Cadillac Tight
Danny / Beltway Blogroll:
All Good Blogs Must Come To An End
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Seeing Red Over Hillary
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
How McCain Won  —  Rich, you may recall that we talked …
Discussion: Vox Popoli and INSTAPUTZ
New York Times:
DEMOCRATS  —  National party officials have decided to strip Florida …
 

 
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