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12:20 PM ET, November 28, 2007

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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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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 and PrairiePundit
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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.
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 …
Garrett M. Graff / The Politico:
The GOP and 'the Internets'  —  Tonight in Florida, the Republican presidential field will reluctantly take the stage at the CNN/YouTube debate to answer some of the more than 3,000 questions submitted online from ordinary people over the previous weeks.  —  Just like the Democratic YouTube debate …
Discussion: techPresident and Threat Level
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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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Associated Press:
Hatch: Romney should say he's his own man
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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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 …
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 …
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."
Jim Dwyer / New York Times:
Dragnet That Ensnares Good Samaritans, Too  —  At first, an epidemic of absent-mindedness seemed to have broken out.  —  One purse was found just sitting on a display shelf in the shoe department at Macy's.  Another one turned up downstairs, in Macy's Cellar.
Discussion: Unfogged and Balloon Juice
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.
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
English-Only Showdown  —  Does Nancy Pelosi really object to a common language in the workplace?  —  Should the Salvation Army be able to require its employees to speak English?  You wouldn't think that's controversial.  But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is holding up a $53 billion appropriations bill funding …
 
 
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Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
US public opinion shifts on Iraq 'surge'
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Paul Martin / Washington Times:
World Briefing  —  BRIEFING: For militants, Gaza violence a way of life
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Invests in Feb. 5 Strategy
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