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12:30 PM ET, January 12, 2008

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New York Times:
Clintons Move to Tamp Down Criticism From Blacks About Recent Comments  —  WASHINGTON — The Clinton campaign moved Friday to try to quell a potentially damaging reaction to recent comments by Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton that have drawn criticism from African-Americans …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Edwards Will Face a Moment of Truth After South Carolina Primary  —  John Edwards is the forgotten man in the race for the Democratic nomination, but he's not an inconsequential candidate.  —  Edwards, the angry populist of Iowa who may become a Southern-fried Democrat as the South Carolina primary unfolds …
Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Obama Giving Clinton a Race in Her Backyard  —  With Senator Barack Obama vowing to challenge Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on her home turf, the Democratic presidential primary in New York on Feb. 5 is shaping up as the state's most competitive since 1992, when Bill Clinton took up a rival's mantra …
Kathleen Hennessey / Associated Press:
Obama vows to help struggling homeowners  —  LAS VEGAS - Barack Obama, his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination bolstered by endorsements, told a cheering union hall on Friday that he would provide relief for homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments and deliver tax cuts to the middle-class.
The Caucus:
Bill Clinton Tries to Tamp Down ‘Fairy-Tale’ Remark About Obama  —  The Clinton campaign moved Friday to try to quell a potentially damaging backlash over recent comments by Bill and Hillary Clinton that have drawn criticism from African-Americans just as the presidential primary campaign …
CNN:
SC's Republican governor praises Obama candidacy
Reuters:
Bill Clinton defends “fairy tale” remark on Obama
Ronald Brownstein / NationalJournal.com:
The Road Ahead
Discussion: Ross Douthat
Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:
Iraq to reinstate Saddam party followers  —  BAGHDAD - Iraq's parliament voted Saturday to allow some former members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party to reclaim government jobs and said others could receive pensions but could not return to work.  President Bush said the legislation was “an important step toward reconciliation.”
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
De-Baathification Reform Law Passes In Iraqi Parliament  —  Note: I'm leaving this post on top for the morning; newer posts are below.  —  Those who claim that the surge strategy in Iraq has paid no dividends because it hasn't met Congressional benchmarks may wish to skip to the next post.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:   Drop in violence levels only first step in Iraq
Navy Times:
‘Filipino Monkey’ may be behind radio threats, ship drivers say  —  The threatening radio transmission heard at the end of a video showing harassing maneuvers by Iranian patrol boats in the Strait of Hormuz may have come from a locally famous heckler known among ship drivers as the “Filipino Monkey.”
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Iran Encounter Grimly Echoes '02 War Game  —  WASHINGTON — There is a reason American military officers express grim concern over the tactics used by Iranian sailors last weekend: a classified, $250 million war game in which small, agile speedboats swarmed a naval convoy to inflict devastating damage on more powerful warships.
Discussion: abu muqawama and American Street
In From the Cold:
What Happened in the Strait of Hormuz, Revisited
Discussion: Macsmind
Rudyg / Stumper:
Blumenthal On the Boil  —  Sidney Blumenthal plays hardball.  A longtime confidante and adviser to the Clintons, he has zealously defended them through any number of scandal investigations.  Along the way, Blumenthal has shown an affinity for the sharp counterattack.
New York Times:
Bush and Congress Seen Pushing for Stimulus Plan  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration and Congressional leaders, increasingly concerned about a possible recession, are moving closer to agreeing that an economic stimulus package is needed soon, Washington officials said Friday.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Joe Won't Be The Veep Pick For McCain  —  Unlike in the 2004 campaign, when a still-angry McCain allowed rumors of a second-slot deal with John Kerry to percolate just a little before denying them, the McCain campaign wants to scotch rumors of a similar deal with Senator Joe Lieberman.
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and PSoTD
James Vicini / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court dismisses Guantanamo torture suit  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that four former Guantanamo prisoners, all British citizens, have no right to sue top Pentagon officials and military officers for torture, abuse and violations of their religious rights.
Discussion: On Deadline
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Anthony D. Romero / Salon:
Our shameful Guantanamo anniversary
Discussion: Think Progress
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Baghdad Embassy Is Called A Fire Risk  —  ‘Serious’ Problems Were Ignored, Says State Dept. Official  —  The firefighting system in the massive $736 million embassy complex in Baghdad has potential safety problems that top U.S. officials dismissed in their rush to declare construction largely completed …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
Caroline B. Glick / Townhall.com:
George in Jihadland  —  US President George W. Bush arrived in Israel at the start of an eight-day tour of the Middle East at an interesting moment.  In the lead-up to his trip, enemy forces, of both the terrorist and statxe variety, clarified their strategic outlook and the scope of their ambitions.
Discussion: Power Line
Economist:
Up in the air  —  America wants change; it just can't work out what sort of change  —  IF A week is famously a long time in British politics, five days can be an eternity in America.  On January 3rd Barack Obama defeated Hillary Clinton by roughly 17,000 votes, out of around 220,000 cast …
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes and Times of London
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Daniel Gross / Newsweek:
Mitt vs. Michigan
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal, CNN and MLive.com
 
 
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:
Poll Potheads
Tom Humphrey / Knoxville News-Sentinel:
House passes resolution to honor Gore's efforts
Discussion: Think Progress
Associated Press:
When snow falls in Baghdad ...
Fran Bardsley / Oxford Mail:
Bishop backs Muslim prayer call
City Journal:
Adding Up to Failure  —  A good education requires balance.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Washington Post:
Fears About Economy Increase
 Earlier Items: 
CNN:
China blogger beaten to death
Financial Times:
US's triple-A credit rating ‘under threat’
Discussion: Seeing the Forest
Jamil Anderlini / Financial Times:
Executive hailed in China as he flees UK
Discussion: The Peking Duck
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Democrats See Enthusiasm Gap in Their Favor
Joseph Goldstein / New York Sun:
Bloomberg Is Deposed in Guns Case
Discussion: City Room
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to Review ‘Millionaires’ Amendment'
John Solomon / Washington Post:
FBI Picks Terrorism Expert to Lead Agency's National Security Sector
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Mysterious crowd suddenly stopped Bhutto's car, officer says
Discussion: At-Largely
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
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