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12:05 PM ET, November 28, 2007

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Michael Luo / New York Times:
In Iowa, Mormon Issue Is Benefiting Huckabee  —  The religious divide over Mitt Romney's Mormon faith that his supporters had long feared would occur is emerging in Iowa as he is being challenged in state polls by Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor who has played up his faith in his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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David Mark / The Politico:
Huck supporters like his softer side  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — Rep. Bob Inglis is a staunch social conservative who opposes gay marriage and abortion and believes the concept of intelligent design should be taught in public schools along with evolution.  —  But that's not what's driving …
Paul Steinhauser / CNN:
Poll: Giuliani holds solid lead in Florida  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (CNN) — With two months left until they go to the polls in the Florida primary, Republicans in the Sunshine State are shedding new light on how they feel about the candidates and some of the key issues in the presidential race.
Byron York / The Corner:
South Carolina Poll: Mitt, Huck Up, Rudy Cratering, Race Super-Volatile  —  Greetings from Clemson, South Carolina, where John McCain is scheduled to make an appearance this morning before heading to Florida for the YouTube debate.  —  But the big news here is a new Palmetto Poll …
Discussion: Hot Air
CNN Political Ticker:
Poll: Giuliani holds solid lead in Florida  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA (CNN) — He may be trailing in the early primary states, but in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, it appears Rudy Giuliani is the front runner in the Sunshine State.  —  If the Florida Republican primary …
Maggie Gallagher / Townhall.com:
Rudy takes aim at Mitt
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and Hot Air
Associated Press:   Hatch: Romney should say he's his own man
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Flatly Asserts He Opposed War at Start  —  During a campaign swing for his wife, former President Bill Clinton said flatly yesterday that he opposed the war in Iraq "from the beginning" — a statement that is more absolute than his comments before the invasion in March 2003.
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The Atlantic Online:
Bill Opposed the War?
Discussion: Political Punch and Wizbang
John R. Wilke / Wall Street Journal:
Head of Rove Inquiry in Hot Seat Himself  —  Bloch Used Private Company,  —  Geeks on Call, to Delete Files  —  On His Office Computer  —  WASHINGTON — The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove's White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly …
Pamela Geller / Atlas Shrugs:
BUSH: WE ARE ALL TERRORISTS NOW  —  Bush has lost his mind and his moral compass.  This statement is an outrage.  A lie and a blood libel.  Israel has never committed any acts of terrorism.  What a tool of Islamic jihad.  Based on that, Bush is a terrorist, anyone that defends himself, his family, his country is a terrorist.
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Fox News:
Sudan Charges British Teacher With Insulting Religion  —  KHARTOUM, Sudan — Sudan on Wednesday charged a British teacher with insulting religion and inciting hatred, a crime punishable by up to 40 lashes, six months in prison or a fine, after she named a class teddy bear "Muhammad."
Discussion: The Jawa Report and A Blog For All
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Carlotta Gall / New York Times:
Musharraf Quits Pakistani Army Post  —  President Pervez Musharraf resigned his military post as Chief of Army Staff today, handing over the command stick to his successor in a ceremony at army headquarters and ending his eight years of military rule.  He remains president and will be sworn …
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CNN:
Musharraf steps down as army chief
Discussion: On Deadline
Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Cabbies, Though Still Wary, Find a Wider Comfort Zone  —  BAGHDAD — Haider Abbas, a 36-year-old taxi driver, had only a few moments to answer what is often a life-or-death question in this city: Would he drive a passenger home?  —  The home, on that scorching afternoon last month …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Senate Race That Fizzled Honed Skills for '08 Stage  —  By the time Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New York stepped before a wall of television crews in the Public Hearing Room at City Hall on May 19, 2000, there were no surprises left.  —  In the course of three tumultuous weeks …
Discussion: The Swamp, Spin Cycle, TIME, TalkLeft and MSNBC
Kevin G. Hall / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Democrats' health plans echo Nixon's failed GOP proposal  —  WASHINGTON — Even before Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton unveiled her new health-care plan, Republicans attacked it as socialized medicine.  They neglected to mention, however, that her plan bears a striking resemblance …
Peter Beinart / Washington Post:
Obama's Amnesia Problem  —  It's a cultural cliche: Americans don't care about the past.  De Tocqueville noticed it in the 1830s, speculating that in 50 years Americans would know less about the America he visited than the French knew about the Middle Ages.  Nearly two centuries later, people are still making the point.
Opinion Journal:
Flat Tax Fred  —  Thompson's reform leads the GOP field.  —  Fred Thompson's Presidential campaign has been struggling, in part because of a sense that he lacks passion and an agenda.  But late last week he unveiled a tax reform that is more ambitious than anything we've seen so far from the rest of the GOP field.
 
 
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Noah Shachtman / Wired News:
How Technology Almost Lost the War: In Iraq, the Critical Networks …
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Military Progress Doesn't Make War More Popular
Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
In New Hampshire, Some Fret About Too Little, Too Early
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Dragnet That Ensnares Good Samaritans, Too
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Associated Press:
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