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Gloria Steinem / New York Times:
Women Are Never Front-Runners — THE woman in question became a lawyer after some years as a community organizer, married a corporate lawyer and is the mother of two little girls, ages 9 and 6. Herself the daughter of a white American mother and a black African father — in this race-conscious country …
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CNN:
1st votes counted in New Hampshire — DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire (CNN) — Voters in two New Hampshire hamlets cast their ballots Tuesday just after midnight in the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary, hours before the rest of the state's polling places open.
Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
Remember, We're Choosing a President — It was not that long ago that the big political question was how Rudolph Giuliani would do against Hillary Clinton in the November election. — The Iowa caucus votes have made that question sound like ancient history, if not science fiction.
Clarke Canfield / Associated Press:
McCain, Obama, get early votes in N.H. villages — DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H.—Residents of two tiny towns stayed up late to give Barack Obama and John McCain early victories in the New Hampshire presidential primary. — Voters in Dixville Notch and Hart's Location cast the initial ballots just after midnight Tuesday.
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 …
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James W. Ceaser / Weekly Standard:
Incorrect Change — The campaign's new theme. — Manchester, NH — Plus ça change, plus it's pretty much the same thing. — The Democratic presidential campaign has boiled down to a debate on the theme of “change." Since change was Barack Obama's mantra from the outset …
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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 …
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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 …
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
A Candidacy's Prose and Cons — CONCORD, N.H. — Hillary Clinton may have unintentionally written the obituary for the Iowa and New Hampshire phase of her presidential campaign, and perhaps her candidacy, when she told voters on Sunday: “You campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose.”
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Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Fires Back: Obama, Edwards Given ‘Free Ride’ — Former First Lady Tells ABC's Diane Sawyer Emotional Moments Come With Political Turf — Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., caused a stir on the campaign trail, welling up at an event in New Hampshire. Hours later, she sat …
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New York Times:
Obama's Surge Deflates Forum and Talk of a Bloomberg Run — NORMAN, Okla. — He arrived here for what seemed like it could be a big moment. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, eyeing a third-party presidential bid, joined Republican and Democratic elders at a forum to denounce the extreme partisanship …
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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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James Quinn / Telegraph:
US recession is already here, warns Merrill — The US has entered its first full-blown economic recession in 16 years, according to investment bank Merrill Lynch. — Merrill, itself one of Wall Street's biggest casualties of the sub-prime crisis, is the first major bank to declare …
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The obligatory “iron my shirt” post; Update: Radio show stunt? — The plant rumors are a-swirlin', but given that it's derivative of a viral 'Net meme it's probably just a couple of kids looking to earn immortality in the jackass hall of fame. — You know what the most compelling evidence is that it was pre-planned, though?
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Mary Katharine Ham / TownHall Blog:Iron My Shirt — I'm still at the Hillary rally. My computer battery died.
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Seriously, Is Matt Lauer Serious? — This morning, theToday Show host interviewed Mitt Romney with hostility and Hillary Clinton with protective understanding. He asked Mitt if he's a liar buying the election and he asked Hillary about her emotions, both aired near the top of the show, Romney was live, Hillary was taped.
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