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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
BREAKING: Kristol: Lieberman to Endorse McCain — NEWS FLASH: — THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the 2000 Democratic vice-presidential nominee, will endorse Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for president tomorrow. The two will appear together at a press conference Monday morning …
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Marc Ambinder:
Lieberman To Endorse McCain... Democratic and Republican sources say that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the independent Democrat from Connecticut and fierce supporter of the war in Iraq, will formally endorse Sen. John McCain tomorrow in New Hampshire. — A McCain spokesperson declined to comment.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Lieberman to endorse McCain — Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), who was on the national Democratic ticket in 2000, will cross the aisle to endorse Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) tomorrow, Republican sources said. — The two will appear together on NBC's "Today" show tomorrow, then at an 8 a.m. town hall in Hillsborough, N.H.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Lieberman to support McCain — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Joe Lieberman, a Democrat turned Independent, will endorse Republican Sen. John McCain for president, officials close to both Lieberman and McCain familiar with the plan tell CNN. — Lieberman is planning to announce his support …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Playbook: President Clinton on speakerphone — Good Sunday morning, and welcome to a quick Sunday show/church pregame. — John Edwards is on Newsweek's cover as "The Sleeper." Hours before Gov. Romney goes on "Meet" for the full hour, the L.A. Times portrays his Bain style as grasping and greedy.
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Newsweek:
A Son's Past Deeds Come Back To Bite Huckabee — As Mike Huckabee gains in the polls, the former Arkansas governor is finding that his record in office is getting more scrutiny. One issue likely to get attention is his handling of a sensitive family matter: allegations that one of his sons …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Mitt Romney on "Meet the Press." — I'll write more when I can quote from a transcript, but I wanted to say that I thought Romney was excellent on "Meet the Press" just now. (And so was Tim Russert. Russert rules.) — Romney's voice was much improved over the high-pitched piping I've heard in the debates.
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Amanda / Think Progress:
Romney: 'Mike Huckabee Owes The President An Apology' — In a Foreign Affairs article, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee sharply criticizes the Bush administration's foreign policy, calling it indicative of an "arrogant bunker mentality": … This criticism was too much for former …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Reefer Madness in Iowa — With the Iowa campaign in wild flux — and in the case of Hillary, acid reflux — The Des Moines Register decides to hold a tie-breaking debate with the two Democratic front-runners. — Carolyn Washburn, the phlegmatic editor of the paper, once more moderates.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
"THEY WILL GET OVERRUN"....A couple of weeks ago I linked to a story about the initial troop drawdowns in Iraq and expressed surprised that they were taking place in Baghdad rather than in outlying provinces. Today, the LA Times reports that the military has had second thoughts about this too:
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Dennis Hartley / Hullabaloo:
How Things Work — What Atrios says here is absolutely true. A Democratic president, no matter who it is, is going to pay for the Republicans' sins. But it won't be just because the Republicans and Blue Dogs in congress suddenly "realize" they have co-equal power.
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
Ron Paul raises millions in today's Boston Tea Party event — On Nov. 5, supporters of Ron Paul raked in more than $4.2 million in donations in 24 hours, mostly of them collected over the Internet. — Today, they're at it again. Hoping to detonate what they call a "money bomb," …
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Helena DeMoura / CNN:
Four Bolivian regions declare autonomy from government — (CNN) — Tensions were rising in Bolivia on Saturday as members of the country's four highest natural gas-producing regions declared autonomy from the central government. — Thousands waved the Santa Cruz region's green-and-white flags …
John Cochran / ABCNEWS:
Congress Defies Bush on CIA Tape Probe — House Will Continue Investigation Despite White House Request to Drop It — House Intelligence Committee chairman Silvestre Reyes told ABC News today that he will ignore the Bush administration's request to drop its investigation of why CIA interrogation tapes were destroyed.
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