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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 …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Obama Moves Into Lead Followed by Edwards; Huckabee Lead Widens — Clinton, Romney dip as Ron Paul gains — UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama continued his upward momentum through the evening before the Iowa caucuses, capturing the lead ahead …
Chase Martyn / Iowa Independent:
Richardson set to send Obama second-choice support — The story gets significantly more complicated, as more evidence of a two-way deal in select counties or precincts emerges. Click here for the updated story. — [Exclusive] Gov. Bill Richardson's campaign is expected to direct …
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doj.nh.gov:
MCCain and Romney PUsh Poll Complaints — Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte is requesting the public's assistance in identifying who employed Moore-Information of Portland, Oregon to conduct a poll in New Hampshire, in November 2007, which has been alleged to be a push-poll.
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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 …
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
Live Caucus Blogging from Des Moines by Rick Klein
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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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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) …
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.
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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.
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 …