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Fox News:
Cat Fight Hisses in Republican Presidential Primary Debate — WASHINGTON — The claws were out Sunday night as the GOP presidential candidates went for each other's jugulars trying to prove to Republican base voters that each is the most conservative candidate in the race for the White House.
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Jon Henke / Fred File:
Liveblogging the Florida Republican Debate — The latest Republican debate takes place in Florida tonight, and we'll be liveblogging again at the Fred File. In addition to my liveblogging, Carlos Curbelo will be liveblogging the debate in spanish at the Fred File. If you read spanish, check out his liveblog, as well.
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Live-Blogging the Republican Debate — Gay Marriage | 8:19 p.m. Mr. Romney, alone among the leading (at least as measured by the polls) candidates, supports the ban on gay marriage. He says that's because children are affected too. "I want to make sure that our kids have a mom and a dad," he says.
Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
GOP candidates battle over conservative credentials
GOP candidates battle over conservative credentials
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The Moderate Voice
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
Ouch! Hillary Clinton's softer image is clawed over dumped cat — AS THE "first pet" of the Clinton era, Socks, the White House cat, allowed "chilly" Hillary Clinton to show a caring, maternal side as well as bringing joy to her daughter Chelsea. So where is Socks today?
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Why can't Hillary Clinton be more like Ellen DeGeneres?
Why can't Hillary Clinton be more like Ellen DeGeneres?
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Say Anything
Bill Morlin / Spokane Spokesman-Review:
Gonzales could be prosecuted, McKay says — The U.S. Inspector General may recommend criminal prosecution of departed Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the conclusion of an investigation, possibly as early as next month, the fired former U.S. attorney for Western Washington told a Spokane audience Friday.
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Firedoglake, The Next Hurrah, Chuck Adkins, Balloon Juice, Middle Earth Journal, Macsmind, The Impolitic, TalkLeft and The Carpetbagger Report
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Gonzales may be prosecuted, per fired US Attorney — Spokesman Review (Spokane, WA): … Wow, Gonzo is refusing to cooperate with an investigation. Go figure. All I can say is I hope he is stupid enough to drag this out past next November. Nothing better than an election season trial …
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The Moderate Voice
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Half Say They Would Never Vote for Hillary Clinton for President — Other top tier candidates in both parties win more acceptance; Richardson & Huckabee favored most — While she is winning wide support in nationwide samples among Democrats in the race for their party's …
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Power Line, Middle Earth Journal, Daily Pundit, Wake up America, Don Surber, Donklephant and Liberal Values
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
SHERMAN FREDERICK: Not so wild about Harry — Is Nevada turning on its lion in the winter? — The political headline of last week, "Reid's popularity falls among Nevadans," wasn't all that surprising. Nevada's never been particularly wild about Harry Reid.
Good Lt / The Jawa Report:
20/20: The Debate Is Not Over — Sorry, libs. Stossel's gonna getcha!
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Stop The ACLU, Hot Air, Pirate's Cove, NewsBusters.org, Washington Times, Gay Patriot, Suitably Flip and Don Singleton
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Stephen Colbert On Meet The Press — Presidential candidate Stephen Colbert gave an interview to Tim Russert this morning on Meet The Press and in typical Colbert fashion, he lays out his agenda and plan to lose the race. Russert questions him, tongue in cheek, on some of the more controversial statements …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Bobby Rises In Louisiana — Louisiana elected its governor on the first ballot for the first time in recent memory, and the voters sent a message to the corrupt Democratic machine at the same time. Bobby Jindal, who narrowly lost a runoff four years ago, becomes the first Indian-American governor …
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Power Line, BitsBlog, Sister Toldjah, The American Mind, Right Voices, Soccer Dad and Redstate
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Sydney Morning Herald:
Violence flares again in Amsterdam — Disturbances broke out for a sixth successive night in an immigrant quarter of Amsterdam when four cars were set on fire, police said. — The unrest started after police shot dead a man of Moroccan origin last weekend who had stabbed and injured two officers.
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Holly Yan / Denton Record-Chronicle:
Soldier's children die in accident on way to Army hospital — hyan@dallasnews.com — Army Spc. John Austin Johnson seemed to have a gift for evading tragedy. — During two years in Iraq, the soldier from Fort Bliss, in West Texas, survived five improvised explosive device blasts and several grenade attacks.
Bob Kerrey / NY Daily News:
Seal of approval — Just like Freddie Krueger, the terrifying lead character in "Nightmare on Elm Street," Don Imus is coming back. And as with Freddie, there is something about the I-Man that is scary but irresistible. — But not irresistible to everyone.
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Toward A New Conservatism? — A reader writes a long email on the strange overlaps and confluences of this moment in American and global politics. My own thoughts and allegiances are in transition, which can make for some provisional confusion. But I'd rather foster confusion on a real …
Associated Press:
India official dies after monkey attack — NEW DELHI - Wild monkeys attacked a senior government official who then fell from a balcony at his home and died Sunday, media reported. — New Delhi Deputy Mayor S.S. Bajwa was rushed to a hospital after the attack by a gang of Rhesus macaques …
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