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First Read: King endorses Romney... no, Thompson — From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann — And the endorsements keep coming... Congressman Steve King (R), one of Iowa's most strident critics of illegal immigration and a champion of the state's rural conservatives, has endorsed Romney.
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Newsflash: Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King endorses Thompson — Scroll down for updates... Iowa GOP Rep. Steve King announced his endorsement for president this morning. He's going with Fred Thompson. — As I mentioned, Rep. King has been one of the strongest proponents of strict immigration enforcement.
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New Clinton campaign out to show her likability — New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, trying to warm up an image some voters perceive as cold, starts a drive Monday to showcase her personal side with testimonials from friends, associates and constituents she has helped.
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Operation Rescue Hillary — Ah, the whiff of desperation in morning. Can you smell it? It's Hillary Clinton's new perfume. She's on a whirlwind media tour this morning to rescue her crumbling campaign. "You can look inside her mouth, if you want." Eww.
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Big Table Fantasies — Broadly speaking, the serious contenders for the Democratic nomination are offering similar policy proposals — the dispute over health care mandates notwithstanding. But there are large differences among the candidates in their beliefs about what it will take to turn a progressive agenda into reality.
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KERREY'S PRAISE OF BARACK A BIG O-BOMBO — NEW SCHOOL President and former US Sen. Bob Kerrey just couldn't help himself from applauding Barack Obama after endorsing Hillary Rodham Clinton in Iowa yesterday - until he gave a left-handed compliment that almost sounded like it was cooked up in Clinton's headquarters.
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In '08 Race, the Other Clinton Steps Up Publicly
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The Swamp, MSNBC, CNN Political Ticker, The Politico, TownHall Blog, TIME, The Stump, No More Mister Nice Blog and Shakespeare's Sister
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Paul's one-day haul a record — Rep. Ron Paul of Texas yesterday broke the single-day Republican presidential-campaign fundraising record he set last month, raising about $6 million and giving him almost $18 million for the fourth quarter. — His new record came on a day in which former Massachusetts …
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Harry Reid — compare and contrast — (updated below - Update II) — Russ Feingold, today, on the effects of Harry Reid's pro-administration dirty work: … All of this stems from Reid's refusal to honor the "hold" placed on that bill by Chris Dodd, who has been in the Senate for 24 years.
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Matthew Yglesias, Firedoglake, CQ Politics, Cogitamus, Ben Smith's Blogs, Eschaton and The Impolitic
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Who Will Stand with Chris Dodd for the Constitution? — Sometime today, Chris Dodd will take the floor in the US Senate and begin talking — a filibuster — and what he has to say touches on the most important issues facing this country. The immediate topic will be a bill to provide retroactive immunity …
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Bush Faces Pressure to Shift War Priorities — As Iraq Calms, Focus Turns to Afghanistan — With violence on the decline in Iraq but on the upswing in Afghanistan, President Bush is facing new pressure from the U.S. military to accelerate a troop drawdown in Iraq and bulk up force levels in Afghanistan …
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BREAKDOWN IN THE FAST LANE — ANCHOR VIXEN BUSTED IN ASSAULT ON GAL COP — A foxy Philly anchorwoman - who once e-mailed sexy swimsuit snaps to a married TV talking head - became an anger woman yesterday, calling a female NYPD cop a "dyke bitch" and slugging her in the face, law-enforcement sources said.
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michellemalkin.com, PhillyGossip, JammieWearingFool, Tim Worstall Tabloid Edition, On Deadline and TMZ.com
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Shorter Candidates — Obama: The system sucks, but I'm so awesome that it'll melt away before me. — Edwards: The system sucks, and we're gonna have to fight like hell to destroy it. — Clinton: The system sucks, and I know how to work within it more than anyone.
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Tony Snow: 'The Second War In This Country' Is 'The War On God' — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow is apparently attempting to remake himself into the image of Bill O'Reilly. In a series of recent public events, Snow has adopted the mantle of the right-wing's perceived "secular-progressive" war on conservatives.
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Sarkozy linked with model-turned-singer — PARIS - French President Nicolas Sarkozy's new love interest is supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, reports said Monday after the two were photographed together at Disneyland Paris. — The respected news weekly L'Express posted a photo of the duo …
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'Army Times' Article Describes U.S. Troop 'Mutiny' in Iraq — NEW YORK While violence is down in Iraq, Americans continue to die and fall badly wounded, and suffer severe stress and trauma caused by 15-month tours of duty. A remarkable article on Friday in the Army Times is titled: "Not us.