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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.
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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.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Even Conservative Media Chorus Sings Obama's Praises — Barack Obama, now the media's odds-on favorite to win the White House, is drawing effusive praise from the chattering classes. — “You'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved by this. . . . This is a huge moment,” one commentator wrote.
Clarke Canfield / Associated Press:
McCain, Obama, get early votes in N.H. villages
McCain, Obama, get early votes in N.H. villages
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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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 …
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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship
Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship
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Say Anything
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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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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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.
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 …