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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Iowa: Edwards surges, Huckabees bubble bursts — DES MOINES, Iowa — John Edwards has clawed his way into contention to win Iowa's caucuses on Thursday in the first vote for the Democratic presidential nomination, gaining strength even as rivals Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have lost ground, according to a new McClatchy-MSNBC poll.
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Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: Clinton Leads Dems; GOP Deadlocked — Race is close on both sides of the aisle, as Obama challenges Clinton and Romney challenges Huckabee — UTICA, New York - Democrat Hillary Clinton leads narrowly among likely caucus-goers in Iowa, while the race …
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Clinton leads in Iowa; Huckabee, Romney even: Poll — DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Democrat Hillary Clinton holds a narrow lead in Iowa four days before the state opens the presidential nominating race, while Republicans Mike Huckabee and Mitt Romney are virtually tied, according to a Reuters/C-Span/Zogby poll released on Sunday.
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Times defends hiring conservative Kristol — The New York Times' hiring of Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol to write for its op-ed page caused a frenzy in the liberal blogosphere Friday night, with threats of canceling subscriptions and claims that the Gray Lady had been hijacked by neo-cons
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The Times Adds an Op-Ed Columnist — William Kristol, one of the nation's leading conservative writers and a vigorous supporter of the Iraq war, will become an Op-Ed page columnist for The New York Times, the newspaper announced Saturday. — Mr. Kristol will write a weekly column for The Times beginning Jan. 7, the newspaper said.
Editor and Publisher:
Kristol Mess? It's Official —'NYT' Explains Hiring New ‘Op-Ed’ Wag — NEW YORK A day after the Huffington Post first reported it, The New York Times has announced that it has indeed hired conservative pundit, and Fox News analyst, Bill Kristol, as a new regular op-ed columnist.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:KRISTOL TO RAVISH GREY LADY
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Concord Monitor:
Hillary Clinton is the Democrats' best choice — December 29. — Immediately after taking office, President Hillary Clinton would begin preparations to withdraw American troops from Iraq. — She would send a message to world leaders that the United States intends to rejoin the community of nations.
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Washington Post:
Warning of Threats, Clinton Sells Clinton — Ex-President Emphasizes Wife's Experience — NASHUA, N.H. — Former president Bill Clinton yesterday delivered in stark terms a version of his wife's central campaign message: that her experience in Washington better prepares her to “deal with the unexpected.”
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On Deadline
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Bipartisan Group Eyes Independent Bid — First, Main Candidates Urged To Plan ‘Unity’ Government — New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a potential independent candidate for president, has scheduled a meeting next week with a dozen leading Democrats and Republicans …
CNN:
Thompson: ‘Not particularly interested in running for president’ — (CNN) — Republican Fred Thompson has long faced criticism he lacks motivation to be President of the United States, but the Tennessee Republican's latest comments Saturday are likely to spawn fresh heat.
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Inside Higher Ed:
A Moderate MLA — The Modern Language Association frequently helps out its critics with provocative session titles and left-leaning political stands offered by its members. At this year's annual meeting, in Chicago, some MLA members have worried that the association was poised to take stances …
Dallas Morning News:
2007 DMN Texan of the Year: The Illegal Immigrant — He is at the heart of a great culture war in Texas - and the nation, credited with bringing us prosperity and blamed for abusing our resources. How should we deal with this stranger among us? — He breaks the law by his very presence.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
A penalty for free riders — Obama floats a new detail — at least one I hadn't heard — of how he might deal with the “free rider” problem on his healthcare plan — healthy young people who don't get insurance until they get sick. — You could “charge a penalty if they try to sign up later,” he says on Meet the Press.
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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:
Did McCain call Romney a 'pig'? — DOVER, N.H. — As Senator John McCain rolled down a New Hampshire highway today in his “Straight Talk Express” campaign bus, he listened to a description of the latest attack on him by his chief rival in this state's primary, Mitt Romney.
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
Ground game is key for Democrats — BOONE, Iowa - John Edwards has the practice, having placed second in the last Iowa caucuses and visited more counties than anyone else. Barack Obama has the buzz, which has translated into an unmatched volunteer army. And Hillary Clinton has the machine …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Ron Paul rips Fox News as ‘propangadists for war.’ — Fox News will reportedly exclude Ron Paul from an upcoming forum of Republican candidates to be broadcast on January 6, 2008. The Boston Globe's James Pindell reports Paul's response:
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