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3:55 PM ET, January 8, 2008

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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
New Hampshire Turnout ‘Absolutely Huge’  —  ABC News' Karen Travers Reports: New Hampshire Deputy Secretary of State Dave Scanlan told ABC News that turnout among primary voters today is “absolutely huge” — and there are concerns about running out of ballots in towns like Portsmouth, Keene, Hudson and Pelham.
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Pat Grossmith / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Large voter turnout reported  —  MANCHESTER - Long lines of people formed inside some polls this morning minutes after they opened at 6 a.m. for the New Hampshire presidential primary.  —  Louise Gosselin, Ward 6 moderator, said election officials expected about 150 people to vote each hour at St. Pius X on Candia Road.
Washington Wire:   N.H. Towns Concerned Over Possible Ballot Shortage
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship  —  Mike Huckabee wants to amend the Constitution to prevent children born in the U.S. to illegal aliens from automatically becoming American citizens, according to his top immigration surrogate — a radical step no other major presidential candidate has embraced.
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Byron York / The Corner:
Re: You Have to be Kidding Me  —  Mike Huckabee just released this statement: … The Times story looked a little odd from the start; I've never heard Huckabee talk about that idea.  But hooking up with the Minutemen was not a good idea for Huckabee.  One can be plenty tough …
Discussion: The Jawa Report
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
You Have to Be Kidding Me  —  Now, I know most of the Republican candidates have changed certain of their positions.  But I have to say, when I read this story this morning, I was floored.  —  Heading into South Carolina, where illegal immigration appears to be the biggest issue among Republicans …
Gloria Steinem / New York Times:
Women Are Never Front-Runners  —  Gender is probably the most restricting force in American life, whether the question is who must be in the kitchen or who could be in the White House.
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Jose Antonio Vargas / The Trail:
Dartmouth Students Walk Out on Bill  —  HANOVER, N.H. — About thirty minutes into Bill Clinton's nearly two-hour stop here at Dartmouth College, a steady stream of students started walking out of the venue.  —  Moments later, Clinton — his voice hoarse, sometimes cracking …
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Ben Adler / The Politico:
Dartmouth not feeling Obamentum
Discussion: Firedoglake
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Record N.H. Turnout Is Predicted
Discussion: You Decide 08!, PoliGazette and MyDD
James Kirchick / The New Republic:
Angry White Man  —  The bigoted past of Ron Paul.  —  If you are a critic of the Bush administration, chances are that, at some point over the past six months, Ron Paul has said something that appealed to you.  Paul describes himself as a libertarian, but, since his presidential campaign took off earlier …
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Daniel Koffler / Pajamas Media:
RON PAUL BIGOTRY REVOLUTION
Discussion: A Blog For All and Hot Air
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
LOOKING FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE EXIT POLLS?  —  Looking for leaked exit poll results from New Hampshire?  Sorry to disappoint, but whatever their merits, we are unlikely to see any such leaked results until moments before the polls close.  —  In past years, the network consortium that conducts …
Major Garrett / Major Garrett's Bourbon Room:
Back to the Future: Carville & Begala to join Clinton campaign  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - It's back to the future at Hillary Clinton's campaign as some of the top advisers to former President Clinton are set to join to Hillary's faltering campaign as early as tomorrow.Senior Clinton sources tell Fox …
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:   Shake-up, the narrative  —  James Carville is coming on board …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
James Carville Emphatically Denies That He's Going To Work For Hillary
Discussion: Commentary
New York Post:
IRAN 1, USA 0  —  NAVAL ERROR IN THE GULF  —  EARLY Sunday morning, the US Navy lost its nerve and guaranteed that American sailors will die at Iranian hands in the future.  —  As three of our warships passed through the Straits of Hormuz, five small Iranian patrol craft rushed them.
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Christian Schneider / The Wisconsin Policy …:
The Woman Who Changed the World  —  With Barack Obama's meteoric rise topping the news these days, many people have forgotten the bizarre series of events that paved the way to his stunning ascendance.  It's especially interesting given that some personal and minor details …
Washington Post:
See No Good  —  AT SATURDAY'S New Hampshire debate, Democratic candidates were confronted with a question that they have been ducking for some time: Can they concede that the “surge” of U.S. troops in Iraq has worked?  All of them vehemently opposed the troop increase when President Bush proposed …
Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Braces for Second Loss; Union, Senators May Back Obama  —  NASHUA, N.H. — With Barack Obama strongly favored — even within Hillary Clinton's camp — to win a second straight victory in today's New Hampshire Democratic primary, both rivals are looking to the next battle grounds.
 
 
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
HILLARY GIVING UP ON NEVADA AND S.C.?
Discussion: Hot Air, TIME, Too Sense and MyDD
Ross Douthat:
Mitt Romney's Long March
Jules Crittenden:
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Redstate:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Guy With the Bus Is on a Roll
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
Update:Ha.  Last night, when Obama was defending himself …
Discussion: Wizbang
James Quinn / Telegraph:
US recession is already here, warns Merrill
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
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