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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.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
McCain Campaign Calls Allegations ‘Gutter Politics’ — Sen. John McCain said today that he has “never done any favors for anybody — lobbyist or special-interest group” as his presidential campaign rushed out a statement denouncing allegations that he did anything to benefit a specific Washington lobbyist as “gutter politics.”
Mark Halperin / The Page:
HALPERIN'S TAKE ON DRUDGE AND THE ENDGAME — As he does almost every day, Matt Drudge is posting political items on his Drudge Report website, including a marquee one about John McCain and an alleged attempt by the senator to squelch a New York Times story. During the electoral endgame, Drudge's vast influence becomes even greater.
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Crooked Timber
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Romney defends MLK march remark — From NBC/NJ's Carrie Dann — Ft DODGE, IA — Romney says that it depends on what the definition of “saw” is. — A defensive Romney was peppered with questions today on exactly what he meant when he said — most recently on Meet the Press — that he …
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Marc Morano / epw.senate.gov:
U.S. Senate Report: Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007 — Senate Report Debunks “Consensus" — Complete U.S. Senate Report Now Available: (LINK) — Complete Report without Introduction: (LINK) — INTRODUCTION:
Michelle Malkin:
Hurricane Katrina rent subsidies expire-along with Houstonians' patience — The Houston Chronicle prints a story about Hurricane Katrina families in Texas whose federal rent subsidies have run dry: … The newspaper crusaded on behalf of one family-a welfare mother who works part-time and has seven children:
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Leslie Casimir / Houston Chronicle:
Housing changes unravel Katrina victims' lives
Housing changes unravel Katrina victims' lives
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Sophie Borland / Telegraph:
Archbishop says nativity ‘a legend’ — The Archbishop of Canterbury said yesterday that the Christmas story of the Three Wise Men was nothing but a 'legend'. — Dr Rowan Williams has claimed there was little evidence that the Magi even existed and there was certainly nothing to prove there were three of them or that they were kings.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Business As Usual On The Border — The reliably thoughtful Andrew Sullivan delivers his perspective on the awful story of a Noridc would-be tourist: … Matt Yglesias joins in: … So, this incident from Cheney's America reads like an Eastern European country in the 70's?
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Agence France Presse:
Descendants of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse break away from US — WASHINGTON (AFP) — The Lakota Indians, who gave the world legendary warriors Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, have withdrawn from treaties with the United States, leaders said Wednesday. — “We are no longer citizens …
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Boston Herald:
Choice is clear: McCain's the one — There are times in this nation's history so perilous that they cry out for a steady, experienced leader, a person so trusted that we would put the fate of this country in his hands. — This is one of those times, and Sen. John McCain is that person.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Re: Discouraging Libel Tourism Decision — Stanley, I agree it's an awful decision. (At the end of this piece at Human Events, I outline the federal appeals court case that resulted in today's New York State decision). I have not completely lost hope. The panel in the federal court …
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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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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.
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WorldNetDaily:
Is it down to Mitt and Mike? — Not since 1952 has the nation entered a presidential year with greater seeming uncertainty as to who will face off in November. — Early that year, Tennessee Sen. Ernest Kefauver upset Harry Truman in New Hampshire, relieving the nation by dashing Harry's hopes for another four years.
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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Luke Harding / Guardian:
Kremlin in power struggle over assets — An unprecedented battle is taking place inside the Kremlin in advance of Vladimir Putin's departure from office, the Guardian has learned, with claims that the president presides over a secret multibillion-dollar fortune.
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Sweetness & Light