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CBS News:
Poll: Top Democrats Deadlocked In Iowa — Huckabee Catching Up To Romney Among Hawkeye State Republicans — (CBS) Democrats and Republicans are both headed toward heated showdowns in Iowa, where, according to a new CBS News/New York Times poll, Hillary Clinton holds a statistically insignificant lead …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Vultures circling in Iowa
Vultures circling in Iowa
Discussion:
CNN Political Ticker, The Swamp, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, The Carpetbagger Report and Taylor Marsh
Randyj / The Page:
New CBS-NYT Iowa, New Hampshire Polls Released
New CBS-NYT Iowa, New Hampshire Polls Released
Discussion:
New York Times, HorseRaceBlog, TIME: Swampland, The Caucus, Pollster.com and The New Republic
Peterhamby / CNN Political Ticker:
Edwards will be first Democrat on TV in South Carolina
Edwards will be first Democrat on TV in South Carolina
Discussion:
The Swamp
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Full Video: McCain Says Supporter's "Bitch" Query About Hillary Is "An Excellent Question" — Below we noted that a local Fox affiliate had reported on a John McCain event in South Carolina where he'd stood by while one of his supporters called Hillary a "bitch."
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Report: McCain Stands By As His Supporter Calls Hillary A "Bitch" — We've just obtained some video of a Fox local affiliate reporting on a McCain campaign appearance in South Carolina. In it, one of McCain's supporters emphatically calls Hillary Clinton, McCain's fellow United States Senator, a "bitch."
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Reid calls on Bush to withdraw troops — WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats won't approve more money for the Iraq war this year unless President Bush agrees to begin bringing troops home. — By the end of the week, the House and Senate planned to vote …
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush vetoes health and education bill — NEW ALBANY, Ind. - President Bush, escalating his budget battle with Congress, on Tuesday vetoed a spending measure for health and education programs prized by congressional Democrats. — He also signed a big increase in the Pentagon's non-war budget although …
Ezra Klein:
His Ideas Are Good, But I Want More Bullet Points — So we're back to arguing about John Edwards' plan to strip members of Congress of their health care if they don't pass comprehensive reform. I'm always astonished at how bizarrely literally pundits act when they approach this idea.
Discussion:
The Newshoggers, Crooks and Liars, Political Machine, The Atlantic Online and The New Republic
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CBS News:
Ex-FBI Agent Accused Of Security Breach — Woman Pleads Guilty To Charges Involving Improper Access Of Information — (CBS) A 37-year-old woman who previously worked as an FBI agent and a CIA analyst, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving improper access of information, CBS News has learned.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Say It Enough Times It Must Be True — First the Clinton campaign whines that the other candidates were picking on the girl. Then, standing up to Russert is like standing up to Hitler. Then Bill Clinton compared Russert to the Swift Boat Vets. Now the Clinton campaign is warning Wolf Blizter that he better not "pull a Russert."
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Have The Wheels Come Off For Hillary?
Have The Wheels Come Off For Hillary?
Discussion:
Power Line, The Nation, Don Surber, CNN Political Ticker, The Strata-Sphere, BitsBlog and Tennessee Guerilla Women
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Ex-Publisher Says News Corp. Official Wanted Her to Lie to Protect Giuliani — Judith Regan, the book publisher who was fired by the News Corporation last year, asserts in a lawsuit filed today that a senior executive at the media conglomerate encouraged her to mislead federal investigators …
CNN:
Justice Department reopens domestic spying probe — WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Bush administration has apparently changed policy and cleared the way for the Justice Department to restart an investigation into the government's no-warrant electronic surveillance program, a department official told Congress on Tuesday.
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FreedomWorks.org:
Why I Think Hillary Will Win — The former House Majority Leader looks at the issues debate in the presidential campaign. — If the 2008 presidential election were held today, Hillary Rodham Clinton would win. — Hillary's minor stumbles in last week's debate notwithstanding …
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Iowa Waitress Speaks Out: I Didn't Get Tip From Clinton, Media Has Misplaced Priorities — For the past week, Anita Esterday's life has been turned upside down. A single mother of two, she found herself in the middle of a media circus when it was reported that Sen. Hillary Clinton's …
The Sandmonkey / Rantings of a Sandmonkey:
Karim Amer is getting tortured in Prison — Abdel Karim Soliman, famously now known as Karim Amer, who got jailed for "disdain for religion" and "insulting the president" on his blog, is reportedly getting tortured by the Prison authorities. … I wish I could say I am surprised by this …
Discussion:
The Jawa Report