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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Giuliani billed obscure agencies for trips — As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during the time when he was beginning an extramarital relationship with future wife Judith Nathan in the Hamptons …
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Politico: Giuliani Hid Security Detail Payments for Mistress Visits — It's not much of a mystery why Bernie Kerik and Rudy Giuliani got along so well. They both showed a certain ingenuity when it came to leveraging New York City resources for trysts. — Kerik, of course, had his 9/11 love nest.
Michelle Malkin:
Liveblogging the CNN/YouTube debate: "Edginess," "elbows, "eh. " Update: Romney's the Energizer candidate — Update 9:28pm Eastern. Waterboarding question from a student in Seattle. Romney doesn't want to describe precisely what techniques we'll use. Keep enemy combatants at Gitmo.
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Sean Hackbarth / Fred File:
Liveblogging the CNN/YouTube Debate — Starting at 7:15 PM ET you can listen to the audio webcast. Right click to open the link in a new browser window. There will be commentary during commercial breaks. — Campaign spokesman Jeff Sadosky takes us behind the scenes.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:Why (and How) Huckabee Can Win Iowa
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
ON DEADLINE: "Good Bill" vs "Bad Bill" — DES MOINES, Iowa - As only he can do, Bill Clinton packed campaign venues across eastern Iowa and awed Democratic voters with a compelling case for his wife's candidacy. He was unscripted, in-depth and generous. — He also was long-winded, misleading and self-absorbed.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary And Obama Campaigns At War Over Bill's Iraq Comments — Bill Clinton's surprising claim yesterday that he opposed the Iraq war "from the beginning" has ignited a kind of research war between the Hillary and Obama campaigns, with both sides digging deep into the public record …
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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Obama Scoffs at Clinton War Claim — ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., scoffed Wednesday at former President Bill Clinton's recent claim that he opposed the Iraq war from the very beginning. — "Well if he did," Obama said on a conference call with reporters, "I don't think most of us have heard about it."
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Totally Bizarre And Out of Line — This is deeply troubling: … I would feel differently if this were a private, party-funded event to pick the nominee — in that case, they can make you stand on your head for all I care. But Virginia has an open primary that is funded by the government.
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Associated Press:
GOP will demand 'oath' of February primary voters — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — If you're planning to vote in Virginia's February Republican presidential primary, be prepared to sign an oath swearing your Republican loyalty. — The State Board of Elections on Monday approved a state Republican Party request …
Reuters:
Venezuela Chavez: CNN may be instigating my murder — CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Wednesday CNN may have been instigating his murder when the U.S. TV network showed a photograph of him with a label underneath that read "Who killed him?"
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Faiz / Think Progress:
John Ashcroft: I'm Willing To Be Waterboarded — Last night, former Attorney General John Ashcroft delivered an address on national security at the University of Colorado. The event was marked by heated protests. About 20 student protesters wearing "shirts with 'shame' written on the backs …
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Washington Wire:
Edwards Starts Web Site Targeting Clinton — Christopher Cooper reports on the presidential campaign. — Former North Carolina Sen. and Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards launched a Web site today that takes a cloaked strike at front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton.
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Cwelch / CNN Political Ticker:Michelle Obama on Clinton: Been there, done that
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doubleplusundead:
Michael Barrett: Minnesota House Candidate, Vice-Chair of the Minnesota GOP, Blog Plagiarist ***Update: Barrett Half-Apologizes, Hangs it Up — A few days ago, I received this comment from commenter MagicalPat on a post I did about a study group I think is beginning to beat the Nanny Stater war drum …
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
Yes: I TOLD YOU SO — Every now and then, when I am in a particularly self-punishing mood and feel I deserve some suffering for my sins, real or imagined, I read comment threads on various blogs, where commenters are debating the merits and failings of a minor league blogger who goes by the name Arthur Silber.
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Rudy on guns — Rudy seems to be getting some tough questions tonight, including one about his past support for gun licensing. — "What I believe is we have to be very aggressive about the gun laws that exist," he said. — Which I guess is his way of saying he no longer supports licensing.
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