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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Clinton campaign: Hillary would win in a landslide if the election were tomorrow — Mark Penn, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) chief strategist, said Thursday that the Democratic front-runner would get 360 electoral votes if the election were held tomorrow and she faced former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R).
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Pardon Me? — Hillary Clinton Takes Cash From Recipients of Husband's Controversial Pardons — Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks about her health care policy on Sept. 18, 2007. An examination of Clinton's fundraising donors reveals three donors …
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The Atlantic Online:
Call It A Comeback? — Tonight's debate will probably stop the talk of a huge momentum swing away from Hillary Clinton. Though a little overly conducted at times, Clinton did not sound any obvious false notes, nor did she strike confusing or conflicting notes, and, as a bonus …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:The Debate — I wish I had anything very trenchant …
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The Washington Post / The Trail:
Karl Rove's New Gig — Less than three months after leaving the Bush White House, Karl Rove is becoming a member of a community not all that popular with administration officials: the media. — Newsweek has signed the president's former deputy chief of staff as a commentator who will turn …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Karl Rove Hired As Newsweek Contributor To 'Balance' Markos — Earlier this week, Newsweek announced that it is hiring DailyKos founder Markos Moulitsas as a contributor for the 2008 presidential campaign, offering occasional opinion pieces. Markos said, "Newsweek is 'balancing …
Agence France Presse:
Saudi punishes gang rape victim with 200 lashes — A court in the ultra-conservative kingdom of Saudi Arabia is punishing a female victim of gang rape with 200 lashes and six months in jail, a newspaper reported on Thursday. — The 19-year-old woman — whose six armed attackers …
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Sources: Latest Senate FISA Bill Does Not Contain Telecom Immunity — This is pretty big. As some people have been speculating today, aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have confirmed to me that the version of the FISA bill that was just reported out of the Judiciary Committee does not …
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KTVU-TV:
Bonds Indicted By BALCO Federal Grand Jury — SAN FRANCISCO — Major League Baseball's all-time home run king Barry Bonds was indicted Thursday on perjury and obstruction justice charges, according to KTVU reporter Rita Williams. — The five-count indictment — four counts of perjury …
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Hillary Clinton / KCCI-TV:
KCCI-TV Releases Exclusive Iowa Caucus Poll — DES MOINES, Iowa — An exclusive copyrighted KCCI-TV poll released Thursday shows the Democratic race for president in Iowa tightening among the top three contenders, while there are significant changes in the Republican field.
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Michelle Malkin:
Sedition in Olympia: Anti-war mom drops baby human shield as anarchist kiddie shields watch — On Monday, I blogged about the human kiddie shields being used by anti-war thugs in Olympia to block military shipments. This afternoon, an Olympia reader e-mailed some new …
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Think Progress:
Three-Tour Iraq Vet: 'Our Troops Need To Come Home Now' — At tonight's CNN Democratic debate, the candidates heard a strong warning against U.S. military action against Iran from Christopher Jackson, a Marine who served three tours of duty in Iraq: … The entire audience, including the candidates …
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:3 Tour Iraq Vet At Dem Debate: "Our Troops Need To Come Home Now"
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Stephen Green / VodkaPundit:
Debate Drunkblogging — LIVE! — 5:49pm (All times Mountainish) The comments thread is below. Loud [Freudian typo? -ed.] Dobbs needs to fire his colorist, but it's not like they're hurting for business over at Crayola. — 5:53pm Mike Gravel is notable for his absence.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Blue America: Holding Rahm Emanuel Accountable: UPDATED — (The Accountability Moment) Updated: Here's some pics from ICIRR folks that have joined Blue America. And here is an audio report from Chicago Public radio on Joshua Hoyt's reaction...Many of you have probably heard that Rahm …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Anti-Romney calls being made in Iowa — In an apparent push poll, a research firm has called Iowa Republicans this week praising John McCain and critcizing Mitt Romney and his Mormon faith. — An individual in Manchester, Iowa, contacted me on Wednesday night saying he received a call …
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Agence France Presse:
Santas warned 'ho ho ho' offensive to women — SYDNEY (AFP) - Santas in Australia's largest city have been told not to use Father Christmas's traditional "ho ho ho" greeting because it may be offensive to women, it was reported Thursday. — Sydney's Santa Clauses have instead been instructed to say …
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Dobbs Tells Friends He's Considering Run — We noted the speculation earlier this week and now John Fund reports that friends of CNN anchor Lou Dobbs "say he is seriously contemplating" a presidential bid, "although it's still unlikely." — "They spin a scenario under which the acerbic commentator …
The Olympian:
At the port: What happened and what did not happen — Let me make something perfectly clear: The Olympian's newsroom staff did not get attacked by police when they were at the scene covering the recent port protests. — However, photographer Tony Overman was threatened by protesters …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: McCain Performs Best Against Clinton; Giuliani, Clinton Hold Double-Digit Leads in Nomination Races — NEW YORK — While John McCain trails front-runner Rudy Giuliani in the race for the Republican nomination, slightly more Americans see McCain as a straight-talker and as honest …
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