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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
Andy Olmsted — Andrew Olmsted, who also posted here as G'Kar, was killed yesterday in Iraq. Andy gave me a post to publish in the event of his death; the last revisions to it were made in July. — Andy was a wonderful person: decent, honorable, generous, principled, courageous, sweet, and very funny.
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Andrew Olmsted:
Final Post — “I am leaving this message for you because it appears I must leave sooner than I intended. I would have preferred to say this in person, but since I cannot, let me say it here." — G'Kar, Babylon 5 — “Only the dead have seen the end of war." — Plato*
Atrios / Eschaton:
Trust Me — In all my dealings with Obama people, as well as the man himself, there's always been this sense that they're constantly telling people, “Trust us. We've thought this through. We know what we're doing. It'll work. Yes we understand that you're uncomfortable with this …
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Charles Peters / Washington Post:
Judge Him by His Laws — People who complain that Barack Obama lacks experience must be unaware of his legislative achievements. One reason these accomplishments are unfamiliar is that the media have not devoted enough attention to Obama's bills and the effort required to pass them …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Two Earthquakes — I've been through election nights that brought a political earthquake to the country. I've never been through an election night that brought two. — Barack Obama has won the Iowa caucuses. You'd have to have a heart of stone not to feel moved by this.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Bill Clinton takes a swipe at media — Bill Clinton voiced his abiding anger at the media's coverage of him and his wife in Durham, N.H., today, and suggested that media bias will force Clinton to go negative on Barack Obama. — He also expressed his frustration that his wife is perceived …
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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:
Clinton reaches for the right argument — Former President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton listen to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a rally this morning in Nashua, N.H. — By Marcella Bombardieri, Globe Staff — NASHUA, N.H. — The 9/11 card. The legacy card. The trial-by-fire card.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Worthless chatter — I love when this happens. It's a reminder that the political prattle that spews forth from group-think media stars without end and which consumes our political dialogue for a full year is based on absolutely nothing. Also, most predictive “analysis” …
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Brad / Sadly, No!:
Feel the Love — Remember those heady days after the 2004 presidential elections when liberals were chided as coastal elites who were being punished by the electorate for mocking the heartland and its treasured traditional values? Remember when those folksy Christian Midwesterners …
Stephen Green / VodkaPundit:
An Open Letter — I'll put this in language even your tiny …
An Open Letter — I'll put this in language even your tiny …
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Exit Polls: Democrats Crush Republicans Across the Board — Is Iowa still a swing state? After the big Democratic wave there in 2006, I had my doubts. After looking into the exit polls, and adjusting for turnout numbers on both sides (239,000 in the Democratic caucus, 122,500 in the Republican caucus) …
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Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
Democratic Voters to Nutroots: Take a Long Virtual Walk Off a Short Virtual Pier
Democratic Voters to Nutroots: Take a Long Virtual Walk Off a Short Virtual Pier
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Turnout Thoughts — I am still gathering my thoughts on Obama's win.
Turnout Thoughts — I am still gathering my thoughts on Obama's win.
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The Corner:
Admit it — Let's say last night really did indicate that Hillary's negatives will keep her off the ticket. (Or keep her from winning if she's on it.) You know what? Deep in my psyche, in the place that kind of misses the toothache I've been prodding at with my tongue, I am having a tiny little pang of missing Hillary.
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Richard Sisk / NY Daily News:
Giuliani stays positive despite weak campaign — BEDFORD, N.H. - He flatlined in Iowa and he's struggling in New Hampshire, but Rudy Giuliani shook off the early-state blues Thursday as only he can. — “None of this worries me - Sept. 11, there were times I was worried,” Giuliani said.
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Giuliani supporters question organization
Giuliani supporters question organization
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Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton: Hillary Can Be the ‘Comeback Kid’ — ABC News' Kate Snow Reports: Bill Clinton says his wife can be a “comeback kid” just like he was. — “Absolutely,” President Clinton said in a brief interview with ABC News. — “Remember I lost here,” Clinton added, referring to New Hampshire.
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LowerManhattanite / Group News Blog:
Pride and Palpitations — Obama Iowa Victory photo via CBS News — (Special thanks to Hubris Sonic for his stellar blow-by-blow coverage last night) — Oh, let's see. — It was around eleven p.m. last night when we did “the TV switch” here at “Stately LM Manor".
Steve Kornacki / New York Observer:
Obama Makes a Clinton-Campaign Joke — Inside an old airplane hangar at what used to be Pease Airforce Base in Portsmouth, Barack Obama made his first New Hampshire appearance since his Iowa victory. — He recited his standard stump speech, but there was a confident, almost giddy …
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Economics Blog:
Economists React: ‘Looking for a Bunker to Hide in’ — Economists and others weigh in on the weaker-than-expected gain in payrolls and the rise in the unemployment rate. — The sharp jump in the unemployment rate — from 4.7% to 5.0% — may be the most alarming feature of this report.
National Journal:
Data Bomb — Three weeks before the 2006 midterm elections gave Democrats control of Congress, a shocking study reported on the number of Iraqis who had died in the ongoing war. It bolstered criticism of President Bush and heightened the waves of dread — here and around the world — about the U.S. occupation of Iraq.
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