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10:55 AM ET, January 8, 2008

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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.
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and GINA COBB
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.
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
Finally, NH votes
Discussion: MSNBC
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 …
Discussion: Power Line
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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Karen Tumulty / Time:
Clinton Faces a Cash Crunch
Discussion: HorseRaceBlog and Doug Ross
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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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 …
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 …
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
New Leaders Of Sunnis Make Gains In Influence  —  U.S.-Backed Fighters Find Empowering Role  —  MADERIYAH, Iraq — Saad Mahami wanted more firepower.  He didn't trust the Iraqi government to give him support, so inside Patrol Base Whiskey, at the edge of this village south of Baghdad …
Discussion: toohotfortnr and PoliGazette
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Associated Press:
Major U.S.-Iraqi operation begins
Discussion: The Swamp
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.
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 …
Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Protesters ask Clinton to iron shirts  —  SALEM, N.H. - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign stop was interrupted Monday when two men stood in the crowd and began screaming, “Iron my shirt!” during one of her final appearances before the New Hampshire primary.  —  Clinton, a former first lady running …
 
 
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Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
You Have to Be Kidding Me
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New York Post:
No End To Anna Nicole Fallout
David Colker / Los Angeles Times:
CES: Gadget of the day  —  You know what a bother it is to carry …
Discussion: Corrente
Bruce Pannier / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Iran: Criminals Lose Hands And Feet As Shari'a Law Imposed
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Byron York / National Review:
McCain and Romney: The Warrior and the To-Do List
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Mesh / Harvard:
Survey: Americans lost on the map
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Tears Of A Clinton
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Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
Why It's Suddenly Okay For the World To Feel Good About the U.S. Again
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Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Obama's Other Life
Fouad Ajami / Opinion Journal:
Bush of Arabia  —  This U.S. president is the most consequential …
Daniel Pipes / Townhall.com:
Fascism's Legacy: Liberalism
Discussion: The Corner
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The obligatory “iron my shirt” post; Update: Radio show stunt?
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Identity Crisis  —  THERE'S SOMETHING PATHETIC AND EMBARRASSING …
Associated Press:
Mayor's Racy Lingerie Photo on MySpace Upsets Residents
Marc Ambinder:
Romney's Challenge To Obama
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
BILL TO PAUL SUPPORTERS: 'YOU'RE NUTS'
 

 
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

 
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