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9:40 PM ET, January 3, 2008

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John Harwood / The Caucus:
Is Obama a Plan B for Richardson Voters?  —  Barack Obama's drive to win tonight's Iowa caucuses is getting a boost from two of his putative rivals.  After earlier winning the support of Dennis Kucinich, Obama's campaign has reached an agreement with Bill Richardson for the second-choice votes …
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Shailagh Murray / The Trail:
A Biden-Obama Deal?  —  DES MOINES — Sen. Joseph Biden wants to beat New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson tonight.  And Sen. Barack Obama could help him do that.  —  A source close to the Biden campaign described a possible arrangement, now under discussion between the two camps …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama staffer suggests Richardson vote deal
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Obama Moves Into Lead …
Chase Martyn / Iowa Independent:
Richardson set to send Obama second-choice support
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John McIntyre / Real Clear Politics:
What the Major Campaigns Need Tonight
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and TIME
CNN:
Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton?  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.  —  That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Bill, Hillary and expectations in Iowa  —  Former President Bill Clinton tried to lower expectations today for his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, suggesting at a Starbucks here in Des Moines that Iowa was not make-or-break for her presidential campaign.  —  “I didn't win a race until …
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Inside Iowa  —  Fuzzy math, Iowa-style  —  I just bumped into David Axelrod, Barack Obama's chief political strategist, and told him about my earlier blog item in which Tom Vilsack said: “Hillary Clinton has 5,000 people prepared to give rides this time."  —  “Sure, she has 5,000 drivers …
Discussion: Boston Globe and MyDD
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS SITE PACKED  —  From NBC's David Gregory and David Gelles  —  Inside the Westridge elementary school in West Des Moines, this Democratic caucus site is packed.  Huge turnout here.  —  Only 86 showed up in 2004.  Tonight, the line is out the door.  —  It looks like almost 200 here.
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Rick Klein / Political Radar:
Live Caucus Blogging from Des Moines by Rick Klein  —  8:28 pm CT: Checking in with the GOP — Fred Thompson stirs.  Running third as of this moment, holding off McCain.  Wonder if Thompson's secretly disappointed — he looked like he needed a nap.  —  8:27 pm CT: It's over way earlier …
CNN:
CNN projects: Huckabee will win Iowa  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) — Barack Obama will win the Iowa Democratic caucus, CNN projects, based on early results.  —  Mike Huckabee will be the Republican winner in Iowa, CNN projects.  —  With 76 percent of precincts reporting …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
How a deal looks — and its limits  —  Here in Clive, Richardson pulled 28 caucus-goers, respectable but not viable, and his precinct captain, Bill Straite, stood on a chair to break the bad news.  —  “Folks, it doesn't look like we're going to make it,” he said.  “I'm not going to try to give you any advice.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:   The Deal Was for Real (UPDATED)
Atrios / Eschaton:
So Absurd  —  Tweety: … So if Hillary gets 33 percent “she's been rejected here in Iowa by two-thirds of the Democratic Party."  —  What of Saint McCain? … If McCain is rejected by 82% of caucusgoers he's a “big hero."  —  Tweety just repeated the Clinton/two thirds crap on Hardball just now.
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Media Matters for America:   Matthews: “[L]ow 30 percent” …
FactCheck.org:
Huckabee's Attack Ad Runs After All  —  His attack ad appears on three Iowa stations.  We find it somewhat misleading.  Another ad makes misleading claims about tax cuts.  —  The ad Huckabee said he decided not to run has now appeared at least three times in Iowa anyway.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Harman Warned against Destroying Tapes in 2003  —  The CIA's initial defense for destroying the videotapes showing interrogations of Al Qaeda detainees was that they'd briefed members of Congress about their intention to do this long ago.  —  To which, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) …
Discussion: Think Progress, The Lede and Emptywheel
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Dodd may drop out  —  Sen. Chris Dodd, who moved his family to Iowa in an effort to make a strong showing in the caucus, has told Fox News that he would be “going to Hartford tomorrow” if he doesn't finish stronger than fourth place tonight, my colleague Martin Kady II reports.
Discussion: The New Republic and MyDD
CNN:
Schneider: Who are the GOP caucus-goers?  —  Our first waves of entrance polling is giving us insight into who these caucus-goers are tonight.  —  On the Repbulican side, a third are over 65, and nearly 75 percent are over the age of 45.  There are slightly more men than women …
Discussion: Think Progress
CNN:
Romney: 'Don't touch the hair'  —  (CNN) - Republican Mitt Romney joked Thursday that his opponents are welcome to throw all they've got at him, but when it comes to his perfectly coiffed hair, they'd better back off.  —  The former Massachusetts governor's comments came at an Iowa event …
Discussion: Hotline On Call and Cliff Schecter
 
 
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