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1:00 PM ET, January 16, 2007

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama takes 1st step in presidential bid  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) said Tuesday he is taking the initial step in a presidential bid that could make him the nation's first black to occupy the White House.  —  Obama announced on his Web site …
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Lynn Sweet / sweet:
Sweet blog scoop: Obama morning conference call with supporters to announce White House run.  —  Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) are being told this morning there will be an 11 a.m. Chicago time conference call.  Expected to be discussed is Obama filing papers to officially launch his 2008 White House run.
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
51% of Women Are Now Living Without Spouse  —  For what experts say is probably the first time, more American women are living without a husband than with one, according to a New York Times analysis of census results.  —  In 2005, 51 percent of women said they were living without a spouse …
Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
U.N.: 34,452 Iraq civilians killed in '06  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Nearly 35,000 civilians were killed last year in Iraq, the United Nations said Tuesday, a sharp increase from the numbers reported previously by the Iraqi government.  —  Gianni Magazzeni, the chief of the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq …
Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Don Surber
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CNN:   Bombs kill 65 at Baghdad university
Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
U.N.: 34,000 Iraqis killed last year
Discussion: The New Editor and Democrats.com
Associated Press:
Castro Reportedly in Grave Condition  —  MADRID, Spain (AP) — Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro is in "very grave" condition after three failed operations and complications from an intestinal infection, a Spanish newspaper said Tuesday.  —  The newspaper El Pais cited two unnamed sources …
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Guardian:
Castro prognosis 'very grave' after failed surgery
Discussion: The Corner
Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats Seek the Middle on Social Issues  —  The promise may not outlast their political honeymoon, but Democratic Congressional leaders say they are committed to governing from the center, and not just on bread-and-butter issues like raising the minimum wage or increasing aid for education.
fmqb.com:
Kucinich: Congress To Take On FCC  —  Over the weekend, the National Conference for Media Reform was held in Memphis, TN, with a number of notable speakers on hand for the event.  Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) made an surprise appearance at the convention to announce that he would be heading …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Kucinich To Bring Back The Fairness Doctrine
Discussion: protein wisdom
Examiner:
Yeas and Nays: Tuesday, Jan. 16  —  WASHINGTON - Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin cover people, power and politics in the beltway each weekday.  Email them at yan@dcexaminer.com .  —  Little to head WHCA's big night  —  He does a mean Ronald Reagan impersonation and his imitation of Richard Nixon is legendary.
Los Angeles Times:
Iraq edges closer to Iran, with or without the U.S.  —  BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government is moving to solidify relations with Iran, even as the United States turns up the rhetorical heat and bolsters its military forces to confront Tehran's influence in Iraq.
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)
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Glenn Reynolds / New York Times:
A Rifle in Every Pot  —  IT'S a phenomenon that gives the term "gun control" a whole new meaning: community ordinances that encourage citizens to own guns.  —  Last month, Greenleaf, Idaho, adopted Ordinance 208, calling for its citizens to own guns and keep them ready in their homes in case of emergency.
Washington Post:
Burden Set to Shift On Balanced Budget  —  When he takes the House rostrum next week for the State of the Union address, President Bush will list among his goals a balanced federal budget, a shift for a president who has presided over record deficits while aggressively cutting taxes.
Washington Post:
What Congress Can (And Can't) Do on Iraq  —  Congressional Democrats (and Republicans) who oppose President Bush's decision to send additional American troops to Iraq may frustrate his plan, but not — as suggested by Democratic Whip Jim Clyburn — by imposing 21,500 strings on the 21,500 new troops.
New York Sun:
Enemy in Our Back Yard  —  Iran is moving aggressively to gain influence in our hemisphere, and left-wing, anti-American leaders in Latin America are rolling out the red carpet for President Ahmadinejad.  As this Marxist-Islamist entente grows, it presents a clear danger to American security …
Discussion: Power Line and Atlas Shrugs
Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Giuliani Hires Ex-Congressman As Adviser  —  DES MOINES, Iowa — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has hired prominent Iowa Republican Jim Nussle to advise him on his possible presidential run.  —  Nussle, a former congressman and 2006 candidate for governor, will play …
Paul Crespo / NewsMax.com:
Dinesh D'Souza: 'The Left is Afraid of Bush'  —  A new book by respected conservative pundit and best-selling author Dinesh D'Souza argues that Islamic antipathy toward the U.S. stems from liberal values promulgated by the "cultural left" and promoted abroad.
 
 
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Josh White / Washington Post:
Interrogation Research Is Lacking, Report Says
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USA Today:
An appalling threat  —  In the sorry mess that is the Guantanamo …
Virginia Postrel / The Atlantic Online:
Up, Up, and Away  —  L ast May, bankrupt Delta Air Lines took …
Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
AP: Iran Gets Army Gear in Pentagon Sale
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
Cutbacks Impede Climate Studies
Discussion: Balloon Juice
John Collins Rudolf / New York Times:
The Warming of Greenland  —  LIVERPOOL LAND, Greenland …
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd's Quest: A Long Haul
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Michael Slackman / New York Times:
Rice Speaks Softly in Egypt, Avoiding Democracy Push
WMAQ-TV:
Obama Staffers: Senator Will File Presidential Papers
Discussion: QandO and CNN Political Ticker
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Pelosi warns Bush shouldn't 'abuse power' on troop escalation
Discussion: Liberal Values and PunditGuy
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Second Iraq Hanging Also Went Awry
Discussion: TPMmuckraker and The Corner
Josh Gerstein / New York Sun:
'All Star Game' Taking Shape in Libby's Trial
Washington Wire:
Grumbling in the Ranks  —  Vocal opposition to President's …
Discussion: The American Street and QandO
James Traub / New York Times:
Does Abe Foxman Have an Anti-Anti-Semite Problem?
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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