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Albert R. Hunt / Bloomberg:
Tension in Hillaryland Grows as Plan Goes Awry: Albert R. Hunt — Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — To appreciate Hillary Clinton's fundamental political problem, consider the 11 Democrats from Philadelphia who gathered last week to discuss the U.S. presidential race, almost all of whom would vote for her in a general election.
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Gina Smith / The State:
Winfrey wows crowd
Winfrey wows crowd
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Oprahpalooza in South Carolina
Oprahpalooza in South Carolina
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: ALL TIED UP — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro
FIRST THOUGHTS: ALL TIED UP — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Libby to drop appeal in CIA leak case — WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is no longer appealing his conviction in the CIA leak case, a tacit recognition that continuing his legal fight might only make things worse. — Libby, the former chief of staff …
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Guardian:
The threat has not diminished — The intelligence is misguided - the danger that Iran will acquire nuclear weapons is real. What's missing is the policy to address it — The recent United States national intelligence estimate (NIE), which reports that Iran once had a "nuclear weapons programme" …
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Tim Shipman / Telegraph:
Iran 'hoodwinked' CIA over nuclear plans
Iran 'hoodwinked' CIA over nuclear plans
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M.J. Rosenberg / The Coffee House:
Rudy Self-Destructs on Russert — I have been watching Meet The Press since, I don't know, Estes Kefauver days and, I'm sad to say, Rudy Giuliani provided the worst performance I've ever seen by a major Presidential candidate. — Okay, I am not sad to say. I am delighted.
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Opinion Journal:
The Paygo Farce — Democrats admit it was all a big confidence game. … Well, as Emily Littela, the half-witted Gilder Radner character on Saturday Night Live, would have put it: "Never mind." Last week Congressional Democrats formally renounced their ballyhooed budget pledge to offset …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Chavez Tried Rigging Referendum Vote — Hugo Chavez suffered a narrow but humiliating loss at the polls last week for his referendum on changing the Venezuelan constitution into a roadmap for dictatorship. His acknowledgment of the defeat gained him praise from world leaders for his commitment to democracy.
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Michael J. Totten:
After the Battle of Al-Fajr — FALLUJAH, IRAQ - Fallujah is known as the City of Mosques. It is also a city of walls, and of war. — It was a quieter city than most after the initial invasion in 2003. There was less looting than in Baghdad, and the mayor was pro-American.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court eases cocaine sentencing — The Supreme Court on Monday gave federal judges new authority to set sentences for crack cocaine crimes below the range of punishment set by federal guidelines — a major restoration of flexibility for trial judges in drug cases.
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Daily Mail:
Students stone police in Iran riot — Students defied a clampdown on protests in Iran yesterday by tearing down the gates of Tehran university. — They chanted slogans against President Ahmadinejad and carried placards saying "Live free or die", "No war, no fascism" and "Women must decide their fate, not the state."
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Robert Novak / Human Events:
Romney and Religion — In delivering his long anticipated "Mormon Speech" Thursday, Mitt Romney seemed ill at ease negotiating the treacherous minefields of religion and politics. He succeeded in avoiding a false step that would result in his destruction.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Henry Paulson's Priorities — By Bush administration standards, Henry Paulson, the Treasury secretary, is a good guy. He isn't conspicuously incompetent; and he isn't trying to mislead us into war, justify torture or protect corrupt contractors. — But Mr. Paulson's actions reflect the priorities of the administration he serves.
Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Bush Knows Well the Hazards of the Trail — P resident Bush has forsworn any more commentary on the election to succeed him, at least until the nominations are settled. But he seems more than a little wistful as all these senators and governors travel the campaign trail without him.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
GOP launches first attack invoking Hillary — The Republican Party has launched its first use of unflattering images of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) to motivate voters in two congressional special elections this week, marking the beginning of what could be a year-long barrage of ads …
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Feingold Wants Legal Determination of CIA Interrogation Program from Mukasey — Just in time for the Justice Department probe into the destruction of videotapes of CIA interrogations, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) is cutting to the heart of the issue. — Feingold today sent a letter …
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Fabiola Antezana / ABCNEWS:
Did Iceland Teen Call Secret White House Phone? — Icelandic Boy, 16, 'Wanted to ... Have a Chat, Invite Him to Iceland and See What He'd Say' — When Vífill Atlason, a 16-year-old high school student from Iceland, decided to call the White House, he could not imagine the kind of publicity it would bring.
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