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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Bill Clinton, on 'Charlie Rose' Show, Suggests Obama Not Ready — And Would Be a 'Miracle' If Hillary Won Iowa — NEW YORK In a surprisingly frank interview with Charlie Rose on his PBS show late Friday night, former President Bill Clinton declared that his wife was not only far better prepared …
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Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Obama fires back at Bill Clinton — Democratic contender counter-punches ex-president on experience issue — Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama calls on a reporter at his news conference before a rally in Waterloo, Iowa on Saturday. — WATERLOO, Iowa - Former president …
Marc Ambinder:
Bill Clinton ... Well, He Just Puts Everything On The Table. Read It. — In a hard-changing interview with Charlie Rose tonight, Bill Clinton said Americans who are prepared to choose someone with less experience, are prepared to "roll the dice" about the future of America. "It's less predictable, isn't it?
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Showing New Confidence With Iowa Sprint — WATERLOO, Iowa — Senator Barack Obama is striving to seize on a moment of opportunity in the final weeks before the Iowa caucuses to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's long dominance of the Democratic field, even as he faces intensified questions …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Time to Move On...From Hillary — And from the Clintons' brand of politics. — The defining moment of the Democratic presidential campaign so far came during the Des Moines Register debate, December 13, at 2:10 P.M. Central time. … As are we all. What we are not looking forward …
Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
Huckabee Sees WH 'Bunker Mentality' — CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Mike Huckabee, who has joked about his lack of foreign policy experience, is criticizing the Bush administration's efforts, denouncing a go-it-alone "arrogant bunker mentality" and questioning decisions on Iraq.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
McCain's Last Stand — He still has a chance. Inman, South Carolina — John McCain finished a Q-and-A session with reporters here with a shot of his offbeat humor. "Thank you, jerks," he said. A few hours later, he suggested in a speech to the Greenville Rotary Club …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Fading Romney targets Huckabee — CARROLL, Iowa — Seemingly resigned to his new role as an Iowa underdog, Mitt Romney said Friday that he would use the remaining three weeks before the caucuses to draw bright-line differences with Mike Huckabee. — But he also acknowledged …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
The Perils of Huckaplomacy — Don't know much about foreign policy. — Just moments into the third Republican presidential debate, last June 5, CNN's Wolf Blitzer asked former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee about Iraq. "Governor Huckabee, do you have confidence in the government of Iraq …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
HUCK AND THE MONEYCONS....Atrios comments on the newfound conservative loathing of Mike Huckabee: … Over at The Corner they're up in arms over Huckabee too. The language might be a little more judicious, but the high priests of mainstream conservatism are every bit as unglued about Huckabee as the bloggers.
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John Shiffman / philly.com:
Videotape shows Sharpton cutting a deal — With a hidden FBI camera rolling inside a New York hotel suite in 2003, an unsuspecting Rev. Al Sharpton, Democratic candidate for president, spoke candidly. — Sharpton offered to help Philadelphia fund-raiser Ronald A. White win …
Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Congresswoman Julia Carson dies — U.S. Rep. Julia Carson died at home this morning following a battle with lung cancer. She was 69. — Carson's death comes just weeks after she announced the cancer, which she had beaten before, was back with "terminal vengeance."
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Deacon / Power Line:
IS ROMNEY BECOMING THE CHOICE OF MAINSTREAM CONSERVATIVES? — Judge Robert Bork has endorsed Mitt Romney for president. He explains: … As much as conservatives respect Judge Bork, his endorsement is less significant as guidance for undecided conservatives than as evidence of how undecided …
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Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
Catching Up With the Complaints — Does the ombudsman sometimes procrastinate on complaints? Sure. Here are a couple of examples: — Several Rush Limbaugh fans complained about an Oct. 20 Style story by Neely Tucker about a dust-up between conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh …
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New York Times:
Wider Spying Fuels Aid Plan for Telecom Industry — WASHINGTON — For months, the Bush administration has waged a high-profile campaign, including personal lobbying by President Bush and closed-door briefings by top officials, to persuade Congress to pass legislation protecting companies …
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Justice Dept.: Back off on CIA tapes — WASHINGTON - The controversy over destroyed CIA interrogation tapes is shaping up as a turf battle involving the courts, Congress and the White House, with the Bush administration telling its constitutional coequals to stay out of the investigation.
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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Bob Drogin, Author of Curveball — Join me in welcoming Bob Drogin to FDL's Book Salon. As a reminder, please take other off-topic conversations to another thread. — My favorite passage from Bob Drogin's Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused …
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