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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Launches Obama Attack Web Sites — Clinton Campaign Registered Names of Two Web Sites to Attack Ill. Senator — ABC News has learned that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has registered the names of two Web sites with the express goal of attacking her chief rival, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.
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New York Times:
Obama's Vote in Illinois Was Often Just ‘Present’ — In 1999, Barack Obama was faced with a difficult vote in the Illinois legislature — to support a bill that would let some juveniles be tried as adults, a position that risked drawing fire from African-Americans, or to oppose it …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
PRO-CLINTON GROUP DISGUISING ITS ATTACK?
PRO-CLINTON GROUP DISGUISING ITS ATTACK?
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Jason Pulliam / Des Moines Register:
Tancredo drops out, endorses Romney — U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo announced today he's ending his long-shot bid for the White House. — The Colorado Republican made his exit from the race official at a press conference this afternoon in downtown Des Moines. He'll throw his support behind GOP candidate Mitt Romney, he said.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Tancredo Endorsement a Boost to Romney on Key Issue of Immigration — Rep. Tom Tancredo (Colo.) today ended his long-shot bid for the 2008 GOP presidential nomination and threw his support to Mitt Romney. — Tancredo's biggest impact on the field came as he bowed out of a contest that he never had any real chance of winning.
Tom Tancredo / You Decide 08!:
TOM TANCREDO DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE, ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY
TOM TANCREDO DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE, ENDORSES MITT ROMNEY
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Drudge Report:
MEDIA FIREWORKS: MCCAIN PLEADS WITH NY TIMES TO SPIKE STORY — Just weeks away from a possible surprise victory in the primaries, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz has been waging a ferocious behind the scenes battle with the NEW YORK TIMES, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned …
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The Politico:
McCain responds to Drudge — On Thursday, John McCain responded to an unsubstantiated story on the Drudge Report about whether he did legislative favors for a lobbyist, and alleging his campaign was trying to convince The New York Times to spike a story on the topic.
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Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Now the Okie Napoleon is banning ‘Christmas’ (UPDATED!) (AND CONFIRMED) — Oklahoma attorney general Drew Edmondson drew national scorn earlier this year when he arrested Paul Jacob of the Sam Adams Alliance and Citizens in Charge, and two colleagues on trumped-up charges that they violated …
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Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:
Romney fields questions on King — Campaign says claim not literal — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he watched his father, the late Michigan Gov. George Romney, in a 1960s civil rights march in Michigan with Martin Luther King Jr.
The Corner:
Steyn's Accusers Speak — Today, the Muslim law students who have lodged a human rights complaint against Maclean's, have published an article defending themselves in Canada's National Post. They claim to be believers in the marketplace of ideas, merely seeking a chance to respond to Mark Steyn.
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White House:
Press Conference by the President — THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I hope you all enjoyed the holiday reception at the White House as much as Laura and I enjoyed it. We took an inventory of the silverware, and this year only a few pieces were missing — so, like, if you see Gregory, tell him to bring them back.
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Michael Yon:
General Barry R McCaffrey Report — Adjunct Professor of International Affairs … SUBJECT: After Action Report—General Barry R McCaffrey USA (Ret) — VISIT IRAQ AND KUWAIT 5-11 DECEMBER 2007 — 1. PURPOSE: … 2. SOURCES: — 1.) ADM William (Fox) Fallon USN …
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Michael C. Desch / The American Conservative:
Declaring Forever War — Giuliani has surrounded himself with advisors who think the Bush Doctrine didn't go nearly far enough. — Like most Americans, I knew little about Rudolph Giuliani, save that he had been the very successful mayor of New York City catapulted to iconic status …
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Senior Qaeda Theologian Urges His Followers To End Their Jihad — WASHINGTON — One of Al Qaeda's senior theologians is calling on his followers to end their military jihad and saying the attacks of September 11, 2001, were a “catastrophe for all Muslims." — In a serialized manifesto written …
Mark Mooney / Political Radar:
Obama Says He'd Consider Arnold For His Cabinet — ABC's Sunlen Miller Reports: Barack Obama has often said he'd consider putting Repbulicans in his cabinet and even bandied about names like Sens. Dick Lugar and Chuck Hagel. He's a added a new name to the list of possible Republicans cabinet members - Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Baptists Not on Board — When Mike Huckabee went to Houston on Tuesday to raise funds for his fast-rising, money-starved presidential candidacy, a luncheon for the ordained Baptist minister was arranged by evangelical Christians. On hand was Judge Paul Pressler, a hero to Southern Baptist Convention reformers.