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1:00 AM ET, February 8, 2008

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Mark Halperin / The Page:
Transcript of Romney's Speech Withdrawing From the Race  —  Governor Romney's Address to the Conservative Political Action Committee - February 7, 2008  —  I want to begin by saying thank you.  It's great to be with you again.  And I look forward to joining with you many more times in the future.
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Krooney / The Page:
Romney Quits Race  —  Says time of war is not the right time to continue GOP fight: “I feel I have to stand aside.”  —  Read full remarks from CPAC conference here. … AP: Decision effectively cedes nomination to McCain.  —  Obama, kicking Romney as he heads out the door, criticizes him for saying Democrats are soft on terror.
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Randi Rhodes Airs Unhinged Anti-Romney Skit  —  ‘KILLING RAMPAGE’  —  Rhodes Skit Says Romney Supporters Will Kill Innocent People  —  *** EXCLUSIVE To The Radio Equalizer ***  —  Apparently unable to learn from past mistakes, or just too unhinged to know better, Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes …
Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
Burying Mitt  —  Romney failed because he ran as something he's not.  —  Here lieth the campaign of Mitt Romney, victim of the mistaken belief that the only way to succeed in national Republican politics was to turn yourself into something you are not.  Or maybe the campaign revealed what his closest friends never imaged him to be.
Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. ‘Cannot’ Probe Waterboarding, Mukasey Says  —  The attorney general yesterday rejected growing congressional calls for a criminal investigation of the CIA's use of simulated drownings to extract information from its detainees, as Vice President Cheney called it a “good thing” …
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This Is London:
BROWN SLAPS DOWN ARCHBISHOP'S CALL FOR ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW TO OPERATE IN BRITAIN  —  The Archbishop of Canterbury caused consternation yesterday by calling for Islamic law to be recognised in Britain.  —  He declared that sharia and Parliamentary law should be given equal legal status …
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Johnathan Pearce / Samizdata.net:
The Archbishop of Canterbury is an ass  —  The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, is the head of the Church of England and as such, is still - amazingly - considered to be a person of some eminence.  Unfortunately, he does not lend weight to that institution.
Eric Gorski / Associated Press:
Huckabee to Get Evangelical Leader's Nod  —  James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, is about to endorse former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, The Associated Press has learned.  —  Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Focus on the Family …
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Eric Gorski / Associated Press:   AP: Evangelical leader endorses Huckabee
Real Clear Politics:
John McCain's CPAC Speech  —  ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released the following remarks by John McCain as prepared for delivery: Thank you.  Thank you for inviting me.  It's been a little while since I've had the honor of addressing you, and I appreciate very much your courtesy to me today.
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The Huffington Post:
Whoopi Switches From Obama To Hillary  —  Yesterday on “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg switched her endorsement from Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton.  Whoopi cited Clinton's statement that she would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.  Whoopi previously believed that Obama …
Amanda / Think Progress:
McCain booed at CPAC.  —  Speaking to a right-wing crowd at CPAC today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was loudly booed when he mentioned his push for comprehensive immigration reform last year.  (A position he has since given up.) … Watch it:  —  This morning, Politico reported that CPAC organizers …
Hotline On Call:
Obama On Romney: An “Ineffective Candidate”  —  OMAHA, NE — Barack Obama called Mitt Romney's candidacy “ineffective” on the day that the former MA governor exited the presidential race.  —  Romney, who dropped out of the race for president today in Washington, said in his exit speech …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
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Shailagh Murray / The Trail:
Obama Agrees to Debates with Clinton
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Impending Obama Backlash?  —  There will be a press backlash against media darling Barack Obama eventually, although it may not occur until six months after his inauguration.  But here is a straw in the wind from Jake Tapper of ABC: … A cult - oooh, scary!
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
OBAMA DOWNLOADS $7.9 MILLION FROM MOVEON AND WEB DONORS...  Barack Obama just shattered another grassroots fundraising record, drawing over $7.9 million in a two-day juggernaut ending Thursday.  The large haul, driven by two separate Internet campaigns, fortifies Obama's political operation …
Discussion: Open Left and Salon
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Hillary's Women  —  Let's put the Obama activist and donor numbers …
Discussion: Corrente
Peter Baker / The Trail:
Bush Signals Support for McCain  —  President Bush plans to give an implicit endorsement of onetime rival John McCain's conservative bona fides tomorrow as the Arizona senator seeks to consolidate the party behind his candidacy.  —  In a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in the morning …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Kate Snow / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Campaign Staffers Not Going Without Pay  —  Staff Had Offered to Go Without Pay to Save Campaign Money But Never Did  —  So it turns out the Clinton campaign may not be so cash-strapped after all — at least not at this very moment.  —  After offering on Wednesday to go without paychecks …
Craig Offman / NPL Sports:
Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki  —  Didn't mean it literally says scientist's spokesperson  —  David Suzuki has called for political leaders to be thrown in jail for ignoring the science behind climate change.  —  At a Montreal conference last Thursday, the prominent scientist …
 
 
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Michael Duffy / Time:
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New York Times:
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Michael Erman / Reuters:
Exxon wins freeze on $12 billion of Venezuelan assets
Little Green Footballs:
Iranian Ayatollah: Arab Countries Should Have Chopped Off Bush's Head
Discussion: Doug Ross
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Where the money went  —  Hillary Clinton spent more than $77 million …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Joe Conason / Salon:
Why McCain provokes paranoia on the right
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
The Tweety Effect Lives! …
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
It Needs to Be Said  —  This McCain speech would not have been …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Commentary
Mark Naymik / OPENERS:
Obama agrees to debate Clinton in Ohio
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
The Vanishing Point  —  CREDIT Hedi Slimane or blame him.
Steven Aftergood / NiemanWatchdog.org:
The next president should open up the Bush Administration's record
Nadia Schadlow / Wall Street Journal:
From the Jaws of Victory  —  The U.S. just dodged a bullet in Iraq.
Discussion: Commentary