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National Review Online:
Romney for President — Many conservatives are finding it difficult to pick a presidential candidate. Each of the men running for the Republican nomination has strengths, and none has everything — all the traits, all the positions — we are looking for. Equally conservative analysts can reach …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Chaotic race leaves GOP hanging — In late September, I wrote that the race for the Republican presidential nomination was a muddle. — I wrote that "Rudy Giuliani leads in virtually every national poll but trails in the key states that may decide the nominee" and that …
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Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
POLL: Shifting Preferences Shake GOP Race; Dem. Contest is Stable, Bush Stays Low
POLL: Shifting Preferences Shake GOP Race; Dem. Contest is Stable, Bush Stays Low
Toronto Star:
Dad charged in teen's death — A 16-year-old girl is dead and her father has been charged with murder after an attack in a Mississauga home. — Aqsa Parvez, a student at Applewood Heights Secondary School, had been on life support in hospital since yesterday morning.
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Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
Hijab Politics — The Toronto Star reports today on the tragic story of a young Canadian girl who was killed by her own father because she refused to wear a hijab to school: … It's a horrible story. But on the same day as this girl is murdered for her secularism, the left is busy defending the veil.
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
C.I.A. Chief Says Others Decided Fate of Video — Gen. Michael V. Hayden, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, distanced himself today from the decision to record and subsequently destroy hundreds of hours of video footage taken during the interrogations of senior Al Qaeda captives.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
White House Seeks Change in Mileage Measure — The White House has raised last-minute concerns over regulation of automobile emissions and fuel economy that aides said could lead to a presidential veto of the energy bill now before Congress. — The bill, which passed the House and is now pending …
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Steven Aftergood / Secrecy News:
Vice President's Office is Not an Agency, ISOO Told
Vice President's Office is Not an Agency, ISOO Told
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Patrick O'Connor / The Crypt's Blogs:
Biden wants Fielding to clarify directive on destroyed CIA tapes
Biden wants Fielding to clarify directive on destroyed CIA tapes
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Bush to tap Glassman to shape US image — WASHINGTON - President Bush intends to name a well-known conservative commentator and journalist to lead the State Department's struggling efforts to improve the U.S.'s image abroad, replacing long-time confidante Karen Hughes, who is leaving government …
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Drudge Report:
DEMS HOLD FIRE ON HUCKABEE; SEE 'EASY KILL' IN GENERAL ELECTION — Democrat party officials are avoiding any and all criticism of Republican presidential contender Mike Huckabee, insiders reveal. — The Democratic National Committee has told staffers to hold all fire, until he secures the party's nomination.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Huckabee And Thompson: Global Warming Is 'Overblown' — Tonight on CBS Evening News, each of the 10 leading presidential candidates will be asked, "Do you think the risks of climate change are at all overblown?" According to an advance transcript, every single candidate acknowledges the threat …
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Heather Moyer / Clean Energy Watch:
CBS Evening News Asks the Candidates about Global Warming
CBS Evening News Asks the Candidates about Global Warming
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Larry O'Donnell admits he's afraid to criticize Islam publicly — Consider this post a companion post to Allah's, about the Muslim man who murdered his daughter because she wouldn't wear the hijab. If you criticize the man and/or his religious motivation, consider yourself more courageous than one of the MSM's prominent pundits.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Clinton Pushes Electability Argument — With the Iowa caucuses now just 23 days away, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is using the electability argument as a cudgel against Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). — In a hastily-organized conference call this afternoon, which just happened …
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Simon Caldwell / Daily Mail:
The Pope condemns the climate change prophets — Pope Benedict XVI has launched a surprise attack on climate change prophets of doom, warning them that any solutions to global warming must be based on firm evidence and not on dubious ideology. — The leader of more than a billion Roman Catholics suggested …
Associated Press:
Police: N.Y. subway riders beaten after 'Happy Hanukkah' greeting — Four Jewish subway riders who wished other people Happy Hanukkah were — pelted with anti-Semitic remarks before being beaten, New York police and prosecutors said. The incident was being investigated as a possible hate crime.
Reuters:
Bush issues 29 pardons but Libby not among them — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush granted pardons to 29 people on Tuesday but Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, was not among them. — There has been speculation that before he leaves office …
Reuters:
NBC refunds advertisers as ratings plunge — NEW YORK (Media Week) - Fourth-ranked broadcaster NBC has quietly begun reimbursing advertisers an average of $500,000 each for failing to reach guaranteed ratings levels, the first time a network has taken such a step in years, media buyers said.
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GALLUP: Romney Speech Flopped? Many Still Say Won't Vote for Mormon — NEW YORK A new Gallup Poll finds that better than one in six Americans, including similar numbers of Republicans and Democrats, indicate they would not support their party's nominee for president if that person were a Mormon.