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Nancy Cordes / CBS News:
Huckabee Reaction to Bhutto Assassination — From CBS News' Nancy Cordes" — ORLANDO, FLA. — With about 150 supporters crowded around a podium set up on the tarmac of Orlando Executive airport (and about 20 Ron Paul supporters waving signs outside) Mike Huckabee strode out to the strains of …
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New York Times:
Bhutto Assassinated in Attack on Rally — RAWALPINDI, Islamabad — An attack on a political rally killed the Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto near the capital, Islamabad, Thursday. Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto was fired upon before the blast, and an official from her party said Ms. Bhutto …
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CNN:
Report: Bhutto killed in attack — RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (CNN) — Pakistan former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has died after a suicide attack, according to media reports. — Geo TV quoted her husband saying the politician had died following a bullet wound in the neck.
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Marc Ambinder:
Huckabee Flubs A Pakistan Question — CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes writes about Mike Huckabee's newser in Orlando, FL today: … It's not the mistake itself that will raise eyebrowses — it's Huckabee's lack of intellectual ease, his lack of felicity, with foreign policy at a critical moment when everyone is paying attention.
Learfield / Radio Iowa:
John Edwards talked to Musharraf regarding Bhutto — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards talked with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf early this afternoon (Iowa time). Here's Edwards talking about the situation (mp3 runs 2 minuates) — Henderson: “In regards to the situation …
The Blotter:
U.S. Checking al Qaeda Claim of Killing Bhutto — Brian Ross, Richard Esposito & R. Schwartz Report: — While al Qaeda is considered by the U.S. to be a likely suspect in the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Banazir Bhutto, U.S. intelligence officials say they cannot confirm …
National Review:
After Bhutto — EDITOR'S NOTE: Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi Thursday. National Review Online asked a group of experts on the region to gauge what her murder means for her country. — JONATHAN FOREMAN — I was in Islamabad, Pakistan …
Little Green Footballs:
Ron Paul Blames US Policy for Bhutto Killing — Ron Paul blames the assassination of Benazir Bhutto on the “interventionist” policy of the United States, and says Al Qaeda is justified in being “annoyed” at us. (Click the picture for the video.)
CNN Political Ticker:
Critics jump on Huckabee Pakistan gaffe — December 27, 2007 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney — Watch Huckabee react to Bhutto's death. — (CNN) - Mike Huckabee - whose foreign policy credentials have been under a microscope since he admitted to journalists that he was unaware …
Rsinderbrand / CNN Political Ticker:
Obama advisor links Clinton vote and Bhutto death? — Top Obama adviser says war in Iraq (and Clinton's support of it) contributes to instability in Pakistan. — DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) — In comments to reporters after Barack Obama's first speech Thursday, his chief strategist David Axelrod seemed …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
HORSE RACE — The leading Dem candidates for president appear to be in a pitched battle to make the most craven and insipid uses of the Bhutto assassination for immediate political advantage. A true horse race.
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Mrs. Clinton and Ms. Bhutto — Benazir Bhutto with Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton after a dinner reception in Pakistan in 1995. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images) — Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated today, was the only celebrity whom Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton says she stood in a rope line to see.
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Axelrod on Bhutto Assassination
Axelrod on Bhutto Assassination
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Paul Krugman:
It's not about you — To all the presidential campaigns trying …
It's not about you — To all the presidential campaigns trying …
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Juan Cole:
Pakistan's 2007 Crises Come to a Crescendo; Benazir Assassinated …
Pakistan's 2007 Crises Come to a Crescendo; Benazir Assassinated …
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Huckabee Apologizes for Bhutto's Assassination
Huckabee Apologizes for Bhutto's Assassination
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Backer Bayh: Assassination Reminds Us That If We Don't …
Hillary Backer Bayh: Assassination Reminds Us That If We Don't …
Associated Press:
Pakistan's Bhutto killed in attack
Pakistan's Bhutto killed in attack
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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Obama runs even with Clinton in two key states — A new Times/Bloomberg Poll finds them statistically tied in New Hampshire and in a three-way race with Edwards in Iowa. GOP's Huckabee has a big lead in Iowa but trails Romney by a wide margin up north. — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Fred off the air in Iowa, for now — When I got a generic fundraising email “from” Fred Thompson campaign manager Bill Lacy last night offering “a quick update” on their efffort to get “on the air statewide in Iowa” I didn't take it literally. — I should have. — Fred has gone dark in Iowa.
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Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
Three-Way Brawl — One week to go and while almost anything …
Three-Way Brawl — One week to go and while almost anything …
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Tough Guys — Obviously, I have no idea who in the US would benefit politically from a worsening situation in Pakistan. Unlike others, I won't even pretend to know. A different question is who deserves to benefit. That'd be whoever has the most sensible ideas about Pakistan. Who's that?
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Jon Swift:
Best Blog Posts of 2007 (Chosen by the Bloggers Themselves) — Just as nobody anticipated the levees breaking in New Orleans, according to President Bush, I don't think anybody anticipated the overwhelming response I would get when I asked the members of my very extensive and eclectic blogroll …