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11:50 AM ET, December 17, 2007

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USA Today:
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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.
Geoff Earle / New York Post:
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.
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
Iowa's first lady to back Edwards for president
Discussion: Associated Press
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
REP. KING ENDORSES ROMNEY, ER FRED  —  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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Learfield / Radio Iowa:
Congressman King endorses....Fred Thompson  —  ...apparently Mitt Romney since all the Romney staff just arrived in the room where the announcement is to be made.  King is now in the house, at 9:06 a.m. There are Thompson people here now, too.  —  King suggested it would have been a bit cowardly …
Discussion: Hot Air and Patrick Ruffini
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
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 …
Michelle Malkin:
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.
Discussion: Fred File and Riehl World View
Ross Douthat:
Anti-Intellectualism, the Right, and Rudy  —  David Frum, on populism and anti-intellectualism: … Fair points all: Huckabee's Fair Tax zeal and Paul's anti-Fed enthusiasm are genuinely foolish; there is a touch of Miers-ish identity politics in the evangelical community's Huckaphilia …
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The Corner:
Ron Paul — Two Decades of Leadership [Rick Brookhiser]
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Ron Paul becomes $6 million man
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Marc Ambinder:
Paul's $16M Haul... Impressive. No Buts.
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
Scarecrow / Firedoglake:
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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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
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.
Kevin Landrigan / Nashuatelegraph.com:
Clinton chases after Obama with gender card  —  This week has finally put an end to all of that silly talk over the last 10 months from media pundits and political observers alike that Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., was going to win the New Hampshire primary in a walk.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rudy pulls back in NH, eyes Florida
Discussion: TPM Election Central
CNN:
Lieberman to back McCain for president  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Joe Lieberman is crossing party lines and endorsing Republican Sen. John McCain for president.  —  "Being a Republican is important.  Being a Democrat is important.  But you know what's more important than that?
Discussion: Cogitamus and Wonkette
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Atrios / Eschaton:
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.
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Michelle Malkin:
Yet another jerk of the year nominee  —  Honestly, I thought Bobby "Big Man in the Green Zone" Calvan had the Jerk of the Year award all wrapped up.  But there's a late entry in the contest.  She's a Philadelphia anchorwoman charged with punching a NYC cop over the weekend.  Via Philly Gossip:
Washington Post:
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 …
Associated Press:
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 …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
 
 
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
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