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3:00 PM ET, January 7, 2008

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Drudge Report:
TALK OF HILLARY EXIT ENGULFS CAMPAIGNS  —  Facing a double-digit defeat in New Hampshire, a sudden collapse in national polls and an expected fund-raising drought, Senator Hillary Clinton is preparing for a tough decision: Does she get out of the race?  And when?!
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Robert Shrum / NY Daily News:
Sen. Clinton's massive mistake - and the final chance to fix it  —  Be Our Guest  —  If (although I strongly suspect the right word is “when") Hillary Clinton loses tomorrow's New Hampshire primary, there will be a few proto-obituaries for her campaign and many more stories about how it will be “shaken up” or “relaunched.”
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby New Hampshire Tracking Poll: Big “Mo-bama” Grabs Dems in Granite State; McCain Regains Lead Over Romney in GOP Battle  —  UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama's dramatic post-Iowa momentum has come to full bloom in the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby New Hampshire daily tracking poll …
The Politico:
Romney dials down expectations hard  —  Mitt Romney, a dominant favorite in New Hampshire just weeks ago, said Sunday that a “close second” to Arizona Sen. John McCain would be a significant feat on Tuesday.  —  The almost frantic downsizing of expectations for the former Massachusetts governor came …
Ernie Paicopolos / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: McCain Makes Late Surge In New Hampshire—Takes Top Spot  —  John McCain moved into the top spot in the New Hampshire Republican primary and is now leading previous front-runner Mitt Romney by a 7-point margin, 34 percent to 27 percent.  A new FOX News poll shows that McCain picked …
Discussion: Pollster.com
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
In New Hampshire, Bill Clinton Finds Less Spark
Dan / Riehl World View:
A Drudge Intrigue: Is Hillary Dropping Out?
Discussion: The Caucus and Wonkette
Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
McCain's Lost Weekend
John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama rockets past Clinton in New Hampshire
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton fights back tears: 'It's not easy'  —  Exhausted and facing the prospect of losing the second test of her primary campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back tears as her voice broke at the close of a sedate event in a Portsmouth coffee shop.  —  She expressed the sheer difficulty …
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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Clinton Gets Emotional on Campaign Trail  —  ABC News' Kate Snow Reports: Campaigning in New Hampshire one day before the first-in-the-nation primary, Senator Hillary Clinton got emotional and had tears in her eyes as she spoke with voters about how hard it is to balance a busy campaign life and her passion for the country's future.
The Anchoress:
Will 2008 finish what 1968 began?
Discussion: Macsmind and Associated Press
Patrick Healy / The Caucus:
Clinton Tears Up; Talks About Campaign Strains
Discussion: Big Brass Blog
Andrew Gray / Reuters:
Iranians threatened U.S. ships in Hormuz: Pentagon  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five Iranian boats made aggressive maneuvers and showed hostile intent towards three U.S. Navy ships at the weekend in the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping route in the Gulf, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
U.S. Describes Confrontation With Iranian Ships
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
Pentagon says ships harassed by Iran
Discussion: Cold Fury
William Kristol / New York Times:
President Mike Huckabee?  —  MANCHESTER, N.H.  —  Thank you, Senator Obama.  You've defeated Senator Clinton in Iowa.  It looks as if you're about to beat her in New Hampshire.  There will be no Clinton Restoration.  A nation turns its grateful eyes to you.
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Whoopsie!  Kristol's First New York Times Column Attributes Quote To Wrong Author
Discussion: The Opinionator
Matthew Yglesias:   The Electable Huckabee  —  The trouble with having Bill Kristol …
Michelle Malkin:
Duncan Hunter to make an announcement; Update: He's staying in  —  Update 2:38pm Eastern.  Rep. Hunter is staying in the race.  He blasted “knucklehead, arrogant” TV execs at ABC and Fox for excluding him from the presidential debates this weekend.  —  Good on Rep. Hunter for sticking it out.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:   Hunter Out?  —  Michelle Malkin forwards a notice from the …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Ron Paul Supporters Confront Frank Luntz  —  It's always great when Fox News calls for civility.  After excluding Ron Paul (who is, per some polls, in a statistical tie for third in the GOP New Hampshire primary) from the debate last night, Fox's official pollster Frank Luntz's feathers …
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The Corner:   How Shameful  —  Ron Paul supporters harrassed Sean Hannity in Manchester last night.
Mark R. Levin / Human Events:
Man of the Year: Rush Limbaugh  —  Rush Limbaugh's detractors never learn.  They've tried everything to come between Rush and his more than 20 million listeners, intending to destroy his appeal and impact.  But it's a hopeless, almost laughable endeavor.  They led boycotts against his advertisers …
Discussion: Think Progress and The Corner
Michael O'Hanlon / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and Iraq  —  One of Sen. Barack Obama's many strengths is his ability to inspire beyond party lines.  Because he lacks the baggage of the past, and because his melodic message of hope speaks to many, he garnered much more support from independents in Iowa than either Hillary Clinton or John Edwards.
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
If Your Hard Drive Could Testify ...  A couple of years ago, Michael T. Arnold landed at the Los Angeles International Airport after a 20-hour flight from the Philippines.  He had his laptop with him, and a customs officer took a look at what was on his hard drive.
 
 
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
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Huckabee Steps Back Into the Pulpit at Evangelical Church in N.H.
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
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