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11:10 PM ET, January 31, 2008

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nj.nationaljournal.com:
Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007  —  Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal's 27th annual vote ratings.  The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the run-up to the primaries …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Nonpartisan avatar of hope and healing somehow has most liberal …
Brad / Sadly, No!:
Depressingly stupid goddamn journalism  —  Dear Dr. Atrios.  I have a good Wanker of the Day nominee for you.  His name is Jake Tapper and he's (tragically) a senior national correspondent at ABC.  He's also apparently illiterate.  Check it: … Or perhaps you should actually read …
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Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Bill: “We Just Have to Slow Down Our Economy” to Fight Global Warming  —  Former President Bill Clinton was in Denver, Colorado, stumping for his wife yesterday.  —  In a long, and interesting speech, he characterized what the U.S. and other industrialized nations need to do to combat global warming …
Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:   Being Accused of “Parsing” By the Clinton Campaign
Iain Murray / The Corner:   Re: Slowdown  —  Jonah, that video is actually (and again …
Mark R. Levin / National Review:
Rally for Romney  —  I have spent nearly four decades in the conservative movement — from precinct worker to the Reagan White House.  I campaigned for Reagan in 1976 and 1980.  I served in several top positions during the Reagan administration, including chief of staff to Attorney General Edwin Meese.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008  —  Based on daily polling from Jan. 28-30, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Initial indications show support for John McCain is increasing following his win in the Florida presidential primary and the subsequent withdrawal of Rudy Giuliani, who endorsed McCain.
CNN:
Clinton and Obama go one-on-one in tonight's debate  —  LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will duel for Super Tuesday votes Thursday night as the Democratic presidential hopefuls face off for the first time together minus former Sen. John Edwards.
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Jim Booth / Scholars and Rogues:
The Left will eat itself …
Ari Melber / The Nation:
MOVEON POLLS OPEN TO FIERCE DEBATE...  It's on.  MoveOn's endorsement primary began Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of activists are expected to cast virtual ballots deciding whether the netroots group will formally back Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.  The ballots ask people to pick a candidate …
CNN:
Sources: Al Qaeda's No. 3 man killed  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A senior al Qaeda terrorist active in operational planning and training has been killed in Pakistan, a knowledgeable Western official and an unnamed military source said Thursday.  —  The official identified the terrorist as Abu Laith al-Libi …
Christopher Hayes / The Nation:
The Choice  —  It's gotten to that time in the primary contest where lines are drawn, camps are solidified and conversations around dinner tables grow heated.  My friend Dan recently put it this way: “You start talking about the candidates, and next thing you know someone's crying!”
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Pandagon
Brit Hume / Fox News:
How One News Organization Handled the Edwards and Giuliani Stories  —  Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine:  —  Post Mortem  —  This is what the Associated Press wrote today about John Edwards' decision to drop out of the presidential race.
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Matt / Think Progress:
Hume laughs at idea of Americans being beheaded.
Discussion: My Two Sense
Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Ted Olson  —  Ted Olson, fomer U.S. Solicitor General and conservative legal icon, has just informed me that he is endorsing John McCain.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
I'm at the Debate  —  I just got here and it's wild outside.  Reminds me of a rock concert.  People cheering for Hillary and Obama.  Impeach Cheney signs...There's a palpable electricity in the air.  They know this is a historic debate.  I'm just getting set up....
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Blow by blow: Clinton vs. Obama  —  My colleague Jonathan Martin, in the theater, hears Obama apologize to an autograph seeker.  —  “I'm not going to be able to personalize it, because I've got to get out of here,” he says.  —  Facebook Google Technorati  —  A final touch
Discussion: LA Observed
Matt / Think Progress:
Glenn Beck's Rants Against ‘Juan McCain’ Would Not Be Welcome At RedState.com  —  Discussing last night's GOP debate on his radio show today, Glenn Beck and fill-in host Pat Gray mocked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by derisively calling him “Juan McCain."  Beck, who considers McCain's sponsorship …
Discussion: Redstate and The Huffington Post
Mike Tackett / The Swamp:
Hastert knocks McCain as ‘allied with Democrats’  —  Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert questioned John McCain's Republican credentials today, saying he was always known among the GOP as “the undependable vote” in the Senate and always “allied with Democrats.”
Jen Haberkorn / Washington Times:
Obama: Decriminalize pot  —  Last fall during a nationally televised presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama hesitantly raised his hand and joined with most of his Democratic rivals to declare that he opposed decriminalizing marijuana.  (Play video)  —  But as a candidate for the U.S. Senate …
 
 
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Minnesota Public Radio:
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Short of Votes for Stimulus Bill
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Washington Wire:
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Romney Spokesperson Confirms it: Mitt Hasn't Bought Any TV Ad …