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Michael Elmore / Political Radar:
Rivals Reacts to Teary Clinton — ABC News' David Muir, Raelyn Johnson and Sunlen Miller Report: Former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., on the tail end of his 36-hour campaigning marathon in New Hampshire on day before the primary vote, reacted to rival Sen. Hillary Clinton's emotional moment Monday.
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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 …
Marcella Bombardieri / Boston Globe:
Clinton heightens terrorism rhetoric
Clinton heightens terrorism rhetoric
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Emily Friedman / ABCNEWS:
Can Clinton's Emotions Get the Best of Her?
Can Clinton's Emotions Get the Best of Her?
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USA Today:
Gallup: Clinton-Obama tied nationally; Huckabee leads GOP — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama each drew 33% of the support from Democrats surveyed in its latest national poll, Gallup just announced. — In mid-December, well before Obama won last Thursday's Democratic caucuses in Iowa …
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CNN:
First votes counted in New Hampshire primary — DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) — Citizens went to the polls in two small New Hampshire towns just after midnight Tuesday to cast the first ballots in a 2008 presidential primary. — In Dixville Notch, they gave Sen. John McCain …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Huckabee, Obama Gain at National Level — Huckabee leads; Obama moves into tie with Clinton — PRINCETON, NJ — Republican Mike Huckabee and Democrat Barack Obama — both winners in last week's Iowa caucuses — have gained support at the national level among those who identify with their respective parties.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BAD CALL — There's been a lot of rough news for Hillary Clinton in the last 72 hours. And a lot of unforced errors. But I think on this MLK and Lyndon Johnson remark, the edited quote that's circulating from The Politico is misleading. — The Politico quote is ... But I think the full quote reads differently.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton and Obama, Johnson and King — Clinton rejoined the running argument over hope and “false hope” in an interview in Dover this afternoon, reminding Fox's Major Garrett that while Martin Luther King Jr. spoke on behalf of civil rights, President Lyndon Johnson was the one who got the legislation passed.
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Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
Only Obama Can Beat Obama — Time to adjust some final predictions from my barstool here in New Hampshire. — I thought Huckabee would get something going here. He has, but not much. Romney gave him a good beating in the first minutes of the Fox debate last night, and the Huck's schedule here has been light.
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
RedState Tells Readers Scoop Developers Are All Liberals, So Fork Over $25 Grand — I realize that there's one born every minute, but in a letter to RedState readers, Erick Erickson says that their readers need to raise $25,000 in order to keep them from being overrun by a liberal plot:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Conservative Victims — From Red State. This is pretty hilarious even for them. … There's more, but you get the idea. It's the fault of liberals that they can't run their website because... hell I don't know.
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
BILL TO PAUL SUPPORTERS: 'YOU'RE NUTS' — From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli — KEENE, NH — Several Ron Paul supporters shadowed a much larger Clinton entourage as Bill Clinton greeted supporters downtown. The former president later called them “nuts." — During his third stop of the day …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Sean Hannity Flees from Ron Paul Supporters — Ron Paul supporters were yelling “ FOX News Sucks” and chasing after Sean Hannity the other night. “Hey Hannity, how about an interview?" “We're not falling for it anymore” “You suck Sean"...FNC shut out Ron Paul from their Republican Presidential forum …
Sarah Wheaton / The Caucus:
‘Iron My Shirt’ — SALEM, N.H. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was about to deliver a line that has become a centerpiece of her campaign since her loss in Iowa. — “Everybody in this race is talking about change. But what does that mean?" — “Iron my shirt!” yelled a man …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Some Hillary Advisers Worry About Staying In Past New Hampshire; Others Urge Her To Fight On — Here's some detail on the internal discussions going on inside the Hillary campaign as they brace for the real possibility of a loss to Obama in New Hampshire tomorrow.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Edwards Adviser Trippi: Hillary Campaign Is Broke
Edwards Adviser Trippi: Hillary Campaign Is Broke
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Mary Katharine Ham / TownHall Blog:
Iron My Shirt — I'm still at the Hillary rally. My computer battery died. — Two protestors just stood up in the audience holding orange signs that read “IRON MY SHIRT,” and chanted “Iron my shirt, Iron my shirt” for a few seconds until led out by security.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Bush's Messiah Complex — With time running short on his presidency — and on the eve of a trip to the Middle East — President Bush seems to have overcome his aversion to talking about his legacy and is now speaking fervently about how he expects to be remembered.