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7:25 PM ET, January 2, 2008

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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Criminal probe opened over CIA tapes  —  WASHINGTON - The Justice Department opened a full criminal investigation Wednesday into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes, putting the politically charged probe in the hands of a mob-busting public corruption prosecutor with a reputation for being independent.
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
The CIA Tapes Prosecutor is Neither “Outside” Nor “Special,” Nor “Independent”  —  Initial reports are that the Attorney General appointed an “outside” counsel to oversee the criminal investigation of the CIA tape destruction.  But there's nothing really “outside” about John Durham.
New York Times:
Stonewalled by the C.I.A.  —  MORE than five years ago …
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. to Open Criminal Probe in CIA's Destruction of Tapes
Discussion: Emptywheel
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Rush: Huck ‘not a conservative’  —  Rush Limbaugh devoted a large portion of his first show since the holidays to criticizing Mike Huckabee's candidacy and offering a disapproving bottom-line assessment of the former governor.  —  “Ladies and gentlemen, Gov. Huckabee, mighty fine man …
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Camp Pre-Spinning Possible Bad News in Iowa  —  Campaign Insists Even a Third-Place Finish Would Not Be Disappointing  —  As the presidential candidates engage in furious pre-caucus spin, one of Sen. Hillary Clinton's most prominent Iowa supporters said Wednesday that she's already accomplished …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Attack ad decision cost Huck $150K
Peter Robinson / The Corner:
Late-Breaking Surge for Thompson  —  The latest news from Iowa?  According to Zogby's latest—and I quote: “Sen. Fred Thompson...has seen a late-breaking surge."  (Rich notes the same poll below.)  —  What's going on here?  My guess is that there are whole lot of Iowa Republicans …
Discussion: James Wolcott's Blog and Hot Air
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Simon / Bloggasm:
Readership of major liberal blogs declined in 2007 while conservative blog readership increased  —  It has long been understood that the largest liberal blogs have generally produced more web traffic than the largest conservative blogs.  But I have noticed a general trend over the past few months …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
THE OBAMA CLOSE.  —  On the bright side, Obama's final stump speech is actually pretty good.  “We don't need more heat,” he says.  “We need more light.  I've learned in my life that you can stand firm in your principles while still reaching out to those who might not always agree with you.
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Marc Ambinder:
An Obama Ad Appears On Drudge, Mistakenly (Updated)
Discussion: Political Punch and Open Left
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
Did A Hi-Tech Laser Beam Kill Benazir Bhutto?  —  Here are two important stories related to Pakistan.  First, allegations have surfaced that sophisticated laser beam technology was used to eliminate Benazir Bhutto.  Second, Pakistan's general election has been postponed until February 18.
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Nksagar / Huliq:
Laser Beam Technology Killed Benazir
Discussion: Macsmind
Michael J. Totten:
A Plan to Kill Everyone  —  “War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away” - The Rolling Stones, from “Gimme Shelter"  —  FALLUJAH — A sign on the door leading out of India Company's Combat Operations Center says “Have a Plan to Kill Everyone You Meet.”
Mark Halperin / The Page:
More on Letters to Pro-Huckabee Pastors  —  Reporting by TIME's Michael Scherer:  —  A pastor's conference call with Iowa church leaders took place this morning at 10 a.m. central time to urge churches to get their parishioners to the polls.  Here are some quotes from the call …
William Beutler / Blog P.I.:
Josh Marshall's Readers Are... Not So Bright  —  This end of a post at Talking Points Memo today made me laugh: … $1.8 billion sounds plausible?  Using what counting system?  —  Elsewhere on the web today, a Des Moines-based WFAA reporter says Romney has spent $4 million on TV ads …
New York Times:
Interview with John Edwards  —  The following is a transcript of an interview by Michael Gordon of The New York Times with John Edwards, conducted Sunday on the Edwards campaign bus as it drove between campaign stops in western Iowa.  Some of the questions have been edited for brevity and clarity.
New York Times:
Pakistan Requests British Help in Bhutto Inquiry  —  ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has asked Scotland Yard to help with an investigation into the assassination of the opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, President Pervez Musharraf said in an address on state-run television Wednesday …
Eve Fairbanks / The New Republic:
Young and in Love  —  The congressman from Texas has the race's best batch of student volunteers.  —  I get to Ron Paul's headquarters in Des Moines just as an army of student volunteers is surging out of the doors, yelling and clutching signs.  “This is the herd we can't contain!” one staffer laughs.
Michael Joseph Gross / Vanity Fair:
A Vast Right-Wing Hypocrisy  —  Richard Mellon Scaife, billionaire bankroller of conservative crusades, spent heavily to expose Bill Clinton's “Troopergate” misbehavior.  Now Scaife's divorce from his second wife, Ritchie, is providing another unsavory saga—adultery! addiction! assault! dognapping!?!—as both parties let loose to V.F.
 
 
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA'S CLOSING AD
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Clinton to appear on Letterman
Discussion: PunditGuy and 2008Central.net
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary also “fired up,” “ready to go”
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
“Revelation” (Charge) To Be Made Against New Hampshire Primary Candidate Monday?
Deacon / Power Line:
THE ARLEN SPECTER OF THE SOUTH WEIGHS IN ON BEHALF OF JOHN MCCAIN
Discussion: Redstate
Christopher Hayes / The Nation:
Return of the Swift Boaters
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Wonkette
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Kristol in Iowa: “Snarky and Contemptuous”
Access Hollywood:
Hillary Makes ‘Surprise’ Appearance As Letterman Returns To Air
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The Corner:
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Matthew Yglesias:
Juno's Politics  —  [This post contains spoilers] …
USA Today:
Legal voters thrown off rolls
Joe Biden / CNN:
Biden highlights Clinton Pakistan gaffe
Discussion: Hot Air
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Hillary on the press bus
Josh Kraushaar / The Crypt's Blogs:
Citing illness, Lantos announces retirement
Discussion: The Swamp
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Oil Hits $100 a Barrel for the First Time
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2007
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports Q3 digital subscribers hit 260K, for 11.9M in total, digital ad revenue rose 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic turned its first profit

Porter Anderson / Publishing Perspectives:
PEN America: 10,046 school books bans across 29 states were recorded from July 2023 to June 2024, up ~200% YoY; Florida had 4,500+ bans and Iowa had 3,600+ bans

Ross Raihala / Twin Cities:
Q&A with Aaron Rupar on leaving Vox to start Public Notice on Substack, watching ~400 Trump rallies to share clips with his 989K followers on X, and more

 
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