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12:05 AM ET, January 11, 2008

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Deacon / Power Line:
FRED THOMPSON'S CALL TO ARMS IN SOUTH CAROLINA  —  Fred Thompson talked to bloggers today.  Thompson made it clear that he's “drawing a line in South Carolina” — in other words, staking his candidacy on winning the primary there.  He hopes to accomplish this by advancing his claim …
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Live Blogging the G.O.P. Debate  —  Preaching to the Choir Katon Dawson, chairman of the S.C. Republican party, looks inappropriately cheerful as he welcomes the audience.  And yow,we're suddenly in the midst of a musical opening!  First time we've had the national anthem open a debate.  —  Welcome!
Discussion: Eschaton and Instapundit.com
Associated Press:
Poll: McCain Ahead in South Carolina
Discussion: Donklephant
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
GOP rivals back tax, spending cuts in SC
Discussion: Talk To Action and MSNBC
Susan Schmidt / The Trail:
Ralph Reed's New Role
Discussion: Firedoglake
Rick Karlin / Albany Times Union:
And Cuomo Too  —  I suppose there could be lots of tea leaf reading in this one, but now its AG Andrew Cuomo on Talk 1300, minutes after the governor came on.  Cuomo, to be fair, has been on the radio show a few times, if memory serves me, but his take on Hillary's win in NH …
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The Politico:
Dept. of word choice
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Bangs Head Against Wall...How Stupid Can They Be...
Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Supporter Andrew Cuomo On Her NH Win: “You Can't Shuck …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Ned Lamont Endorses Obama  —  On the same day that Barack Obama scored the endorsement of John Kerry, he's set to get the support of a decidedly non-establishment Democrat: Ned Lamont.  —  Lamont has revealed on his Web site that he'll be backing the Illiniois Senator.
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Ned Lamont / The Huffington Post:
Why I'm Supporting Barack Obama
Discussion: Liberal Values
Alec MacGillis / The Trail:
With Kerry Under the Spanish Oaks
Discussion: Spin Cycle
Ray Lilley / Associated Press:
Edmund Hillary, first atop Everest, dies  —  WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Sir Edmund Hillary, the unassuming beekeeper who conquered Mount Everest to win renown as one of the 20th century's greatest adventurers, has died, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark announced Friday.  He was 88.
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Karen Hughes / Time:
Sir Edmund Hillary: Top of the World
Discussion: Tim Blair
ABCNEWS:
U.S.: Voices on Recording May Not Have Been From Iranian Speedboats  —  Chilling Threat Could Have Come From the Shore or Another Ship, Navy Says  —  Just two days after the U.S. Navy released the eerie video of Iranian speedboats swarming around American warships, which featured a chilling threat …
Brian Todd / CNN:
Ron Paul literature ranted against blacks, gays  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A series of newsletters in the name of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul contain several racist remarks — including one that says order was restored to Los Angeles after the 1992 riots when blacks went “to pick up their welfare checks.”
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
The Politico's Loud Mea Culpa  —  Credit where credit's due: The Politico's top two editors have published a lengthy and comprehensive piece cataloging the multiple failures that have been marring the nation's political coverage — and they didn't spare themselves, either.
Discussion: Eschaton
Atrios / Eschaton:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOO  —  The dream is dead!  Well, dormant anyway.  Unity08
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
Jay Newton-Small / TIME: Swampland:
Pelosi for Obama?  —  An interesting endorsement for Obama today.  Pelosi's BFF George Miller, a fellow Californian who chairs the House Education and Labor Committee, announced today he's endorsing Obama .  —  Pelosi has so far stayed out of the race.  But when her top advisor who also happens …
Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Judges: Anti-Clinton Film Is Advertising … WASHINGTON (AP) - The early reviews are in, and three federal judges appeared in agreement Wednesday that a movie lambasting Hillary Clinton seemed an awful lot like a 90-minute campaign advertisement.  —  Citizens United, a conservative advocacy group …
Michael Graham / The Natural Truth:
Chris Matthews To New England: “Hello, Bigots!”  —  Hey, New Hampshire—why did you make the mainstream media look so bad blowing the Clinton/Obama race?  Why didn't you give Sen. Obama the big victory you were supposed to?  —  Chris Matthews knows:  —  You're bigots, that's why.
 
 
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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

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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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