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11:10 AM ET, January 2, 2008

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Attack ad decision cost Huck $150K  —  DES MOINES — Mike Huckabee's last-minute decision to pull the plug on an attack ad against Mitt Romney has been the talk of Iowa in recent days.  —  But it turns out there is more to the story than Huckabee explained at his now-famous, had-to-see-it-to-believe it news conference Monday.
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Sridhar Pappu / Washington Post:
As Huckabee Pulls Ad, Rollins, For Once, Must Pull a Punch  —  DES MOINES — “The negatives feel good,” says Ed Rollins, the onetime wunderkind of the Reagan White House and now, at 64, the national campaign chairman for upstart Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee.
Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
More of Romney's fortune is plowed into campaign  —  Candidate has outspent all GOP rivals in Iowa  —  Mitt Romney with his wife, Ann, Saturday in Altoona, Iowa.  Romney said he was unsure of the amount he had put into his campaign during the past three months.  (John Gress/Reuters)
Discussion: About.com US Politics
Jason George / The Swamp:
Huck & Chuck on BBQ, Romney and chokeholds
New York Times:
Stonewalled by the C.I.A.  —  MORE than five years ago, Congress and President Bush created the 9/11 commission.  The goal was to provide the American people with the fullest possible account of the “facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001” — and to offer recommendations to prevent future attacks.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
9/11 Commission: Our investigation was “obstructed”  —  The bi-partisan co-chairmen of the 9/11 Commission, Tom Kean and Lee Hamilton, jointly published an Op-Ed in today's New York Times which contains some extremely emphatic and serious accusations against the CIA and the White House.  The essence:
Discussion: Hullabaloo
CNN:
Poll: McCain ties Romney in New Hampshire  —  (CNN) — With six days to go until the New Hampshire primary, there are ties in poll results for the top candidates in both parties.  —  With roughly a quarter of those polled in both parties saying they won't make up their mind until the election …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama and Clinton tied in Iowa; Edwards close
Discussion: TalkLeft and race42008.com
Rasmussen Reports:
Partisan Trends  —  Number of Republicans in U.S. Increases in December to Two-Year High  —  The number of Americans who consider themselves to be Republicans jumped nearly two percentage points in December to 34.2%.  That's the largest market share for the Republican brand in nearly two years …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Rasmussen Sees A Republican Rebound
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2007 … Also see,  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes Of 2006  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2005  —  The 40 Most Obnoxious Quotes For 2004
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Kucinich Tells Supporters to Caucus for Obama  —  SIOUX CITY, Iowa - Representative Dennis Kucinich urged his Iowa followers today to select Senator Barack Obama as their second choice at the caucuses on Thursday if his support is not strong enough to be viable in the 1,781 precincts across the state.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Deign or Reign?  —  Edith Wessel, an 80-year-old white-haired retired nurse, moved slowly up the aisle with her walker after listening to Hillary make her pitch.  —  She told one of the Hillary volunteers that she had “great admiration” for the senator, but also great doubts about whether …
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
World's Top Surveillance Societies — Updated with link  —  Privacy International, a UK privacy group, and the U.S.-based Electronic Privacy Information Center have put together a world map of surveillance societies, rating various nations for their civil liberties records.
Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
FRED THOMPSON: Too sane to be President?  Quite possibly. … I think he's right.  Thompson is running the kind of campaign — substantive, policy-laden, not based on gimmicks or sound-bites — that pundits and journalists say they want, but he's getting no credit for it from the people who claim that's what they want.
Washington Post:
Independent Voters May Give Obama Edge in Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Jan. 1 — With two days before Iowans go to the polls, significant support for Sen. Barack Obama from political independents has put rival Democratic campaigns on edge, challenging the traditional model of the state's caucuses …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Frontrunners Clinton, Huckabee Slip As Both Races Deadlock  —  Clinton, Obama in tie with Edwards close behind; Romney gains as McCain drops slightly  —  UTICA, New York - The race for the Democratic presidential nomination tightened again over the last 24 hours …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Caucuses Bring Power Only to Some in Iowa  —  DES MOINES — Jason Huffman has lived in Iowa his whole life.  Lately he has been watching presidential debates on the Internet, discussing what he sees with friends and relatives.  But when fellow Iowans choose among presidential candidates on Thursday night …
 
 
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