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1:35 PM 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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Michelle Malkin:
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.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Big Table Fantasies
Karl / protein wisdom:
Hillary Clinton: Charm or Offensive?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
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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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.
Learfield / Radio Iowa:
Congressman King endorses....Fred Thompson
Discussion: Hot Air
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Ron Paul For The Republican Nomination  —  By now, readers will know who I favor in the Democratic race.  Here's my most considered case.  But what of the GOP?  For me, it comes down to two men, Ron Paul and John McCain.  That may sound strange, because in many ways they are polar opposites …
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Marc Ambinder:
Paul's $16M Haul... Impressive. No Buts.
Discussion: LewRockwell.com Blog
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.
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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 …
Yahoo! News:
Lieberman's New Kiss of Death  —  The Nation — Senator Joe Lieberman will finally come clean on Monday, unleashing his inner-Republican to endorse the struggling campaign of Senator John McCain, according to several news reports.  It is a bittersweet alliance for both men.
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CNN:
Lieberman to back McCain for president
Discussion: Daily Kos, Cogitamus and Wonkette
New York Post:
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.
Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
'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.
Discussion: BLACKFIVE
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: Wonkette and Blue Crab Boulevard
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.
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 …
Faiz / Think Progress:
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.
Martin Delgado / Daily Mail:
Floods of tears as climate change 'hard man' breaks down at summit  —  He is known as the "hard man" of climate-change negotiation.  —  But after 12 exhausting days of trying to reach a worldwide agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, it was suddenly all too much for Yvo de Boer.
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Moonbattery
 
 
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Ryan T. Anderson / On the Square:
Death Threats and a Student Assaulted at Princeton
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
That picture of Hillary on Drudge right now.
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Boycotted Radio Host Remains Unbowed
Discussion: The Stump
Matthew Yglesias:
The Long Haul  —  The most recent CBS/NYT poll asked people …
Discussion: Think Progress
Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
NY GOP COOLING ON RUDY
John Heilemann / New York Magazine:
Huckabuchanan  —  Mike is a kinder, gentler Pat—at a moment …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
The Problem with McCain  —  Nice to know Drew Cline reads …
Washington Post:
Metro's Shaky Future
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
No Running Jokes Here  —  With His Eye on a Senate Seat …
Joseph Menn / Los Angeles Times:
Striking writers in talks to launch Web start-ups
Maria Aspan / New York Times:
At Web Site for Journalists, Criticism of a Campaign Article Becomes a Melee
Discussion: Horses Mouth
Washington Post:
Home-School Ties Aided Huckabee's Iowa Rise
Guardian:
Murder and chaos left by British, says Basra chief
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Kevin Landrigan / Nashuatelegraph.com:
Clinton chases after Obama with gender card
 

 
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Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

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A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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