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1:05 PM ET, January 2, 2008

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CNN:
Poll: McCain, Romney tied 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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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Americans Speculate About Iowa's Impact  —  Predict opportunity for Obama; trouble in sight for Giuliani  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Jan. 3 Iowa caucuses are positioned to transform the dynamics, if not the outcome, of the major parties' presidential nomination races, particularly if the results defy expectations.
Discussion: Hot Air and Pollster.com
Joseph W. McQuaid / New Hampshire Union Leader:
With gloves off, Romney distorts  —  ONE of the reasons this newspaper has endorsed U.S. Sen. John McCain over former Gov. Mitt Romney has become clearer in recent days: When the campaigning gets serious and the gloves come off, McCain sticks to the facts; Romney plays loose with them.
New Hampshire Union Leader:
Clinton, Obama: Include all of us  —  Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama yesterday urged ABC and WMUR-TV to include fellow candidates in this weekend's televised debate.  —  ABC and WMUR have established criteria that will likely limit participation to four or five candidates …
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Blue Hampshire
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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Michael Levenson / Boston Globe:
More of Romney's fortune is plowed into campaign
Discussion: About.com US Politics
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: The Newshoggers and Hullabaloo
Peter Fenn / The Hill:
Edwards: Too Cute by Half  —  John Edwards may very well win Iowa.  He has a strong organization, four years in the making, and a message that goes to the anger and frustration of many voters.  —  His central theme is that Washington is corrupt.  Lobbyists and money control the process.
Discussion: The Swamp and Ben Smith's Blogs
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Edwards Calls for Quick End to Iraq Training Effort
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking news: Edwards' Iowa Express bus breaks down
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
Discussion: Argghhh! and QandO
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
Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Dem camps doubt some poll figures  —  The Des Moines Register's final poll before Thursday's Iowa presidential caucuses prompted sharp reaction Tuesday about how many politically independent voters are expected to attend the Democratic caucuses.  —  As candidates worked New Year's Day crowds around Iowa …
Discussion: The New Republic and The Caucus
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Real Clear Politics:
Romney Leads GOP Narrowly 30% To 28% For Huckabee  —  McCain Moves Into Third  —  Obama Leads Tights Democratic Race With 32% To 29% For Edwards And 27% For Clinton  —  Strategic Vision, LLC, a public relations and public affairs agency, announced the results of a three-day poll in Iowa …
Discussion: Weekly Standard and MyDD
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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.”
Discussion: TownHall Blog
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.
Michael M. Phillips / Wall Street Journal:
What Kucinich Saw: Witnesses Describe His Close Encounter  —  Candidate's Pals Recall Three Throbbing UFOs; Outed by Shirley MacLaine  —  The 2008 presidential race has raised many questions about the candidates' personal histories.  Will Barack Obama's past drug use preclude a White House future?
 
 
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Marc Ambinder:
Obama's Closing Argument: He's Superman, Baby.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
Did A Hi-Tech Laser Beam Kill Benazir Bhutto?
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Clinton's Iowa Director Talks Shop
Susan Saulny / New York Times:
F.B.I. Brings a Fresh Set of Eyes to a '71 Plane Hijacking Mystery
CNN:
Scotland Yard to probe Bhutto's death
Discussion: BlueBloggin and Blogs of War
Alan Bernstein / Houston Chronicle:
Harris County GOP interviews DA contenders
Associated Press:
Dad accused of killing pregnant daughter
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
GIVING THANKS  —  I suspect that TPM Readers are as divided …
Discussion: Eschaton
 Earlier Items: 
Marc Ambinder:
Hillary Clinton Is Airing This Two-Minute Message During 6pm Newscasts Tonight
Discussion: Hot Air
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Frontrunners Clinton …
Discussion: Open Left
Washington Post:
Stinting on Mercy  —  President Bush and an absence of compassion
Libby Copeland / Washington Post:
To Be Young And in Love With Ron Paul
MSNBC:
Oil prices start new year higher
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Giuliani Will Back a ‘Surge’ in Afghanistan
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Deign or Reign?  —  Edith Wessel, an 80-year-old white-haired …
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
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