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9:55 AM ET, January 16, 2008

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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Potentially troubling news for Clinton in Michigan ‘win’  —  (CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary “win” there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her grasp on the African-American vote.
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Associated Press:
Bill Clinton paints Obama as ‘establishment’ candidate  —  SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Bill Clinton, who carried Nevada in two general elections, urged voters Tuesday to buck labor endorsements for Sen. Barack Obama and support his wife in Saturday's hotly contested presidential caucuses …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and MSNBC
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hillary's Flat Tire In Michigan
Discussion: Kiko's House
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Blacklash?  —  So far, in Michigan, the African-American vote …
Discussion: Salon
CNN:
Exit polling: Democrats pick McCain over Romney  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Despite urging from some activists like Markos Moulitsas that Michigan Democrats vote for Mitt Romney over John McCain, CNN exit polling indicates the Arizona Republican won the liberal vote.
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Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
McCain's Michigan Letdown  —  Mitt gets his win, Hugh gets his night, and we begin to see what mainline conservative opposition to McCain can look like in later primaries.  —  In two states in a row, John McCain underperformed 2000 — when he was eventually drubbed by 20 points nationally.
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Washington Post:
Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary  —  Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney resoundingly won the Michigan presidential primary Tuesday, seizing his first big victory in the Republican competition and blunting the momentum of his chief rival, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MITT ROMNEY, RONALD REAGAN, AND THE ELECTION OF 2008
Discussion: Althouse
CNN:
Analysis: Gold boosts Romney as S.C. heats up
Discussion: Blogs of War
Sean Hackbarth / Fred File:
Bill Lacy on the Results of the Michigan Primary
Discussion: alicublog and Instapundit.com
Senator Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
The Democratic Debate in Las Vegas  —  The following is a transcript of the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, as provided by the Federal News Service.  —  DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE PARTICIPANTS:  —  FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC) SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL)  —  MODERATORS:
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Ruling Quashes Kucinich's Hope of Joining Lineup
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Matthew Yglesias / Washington Monthly:
The Unbearable Inanity of Tim Russert  —  On May 27, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson appeared on Meet the Press hoping, no doubt, to get a question about Iraq policy.  Richardson was advocating the complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces, an important policy distinction …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Gristmill
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WORST.  MODERATORS.  EVER.  —  It's almost impossible for me to convey the damage Tim Russert and Brian Williams are doing to the republic this evening.  So far, the questioning has gone something like: “Hillary, are you a racist?"  “Barack, are you a scary black man who will continually remind us that we are racists?”
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN's John King responds  —  Over the weekend, I wrote about an adulating interview which CNN's John King conducted with John McCain while riding on the storied Straight Talk Express bus.  The interview was broadcast on “Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer.  In that post, I printed all of the …
Discussion: TalkLeft and protein wisdom
Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Huckabee about-face on smoking  —  Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has reversed his position on a federal ban aimed at workplace smoking and now believes the issue should be addressed by state and local governments.  —  The about-face is apparent in a Huckabee campaign statement …
Michael Abramowitz / On The Plane:
Dowd, Sick Instead of Skewering, Gets Help from White House Doc  —  RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Having made a living for years skewering President Bush, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is almost certainly not one of the White House's favorite columnists.  —  She refers to the president dismissively …
Discussion: Gawker and Romenesko
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Faith, Freedom and Bling in the Middle East
Discussion: Yourish.com and Whiskey Fire
Washington Post:
Station Chief Made Appeal To Destroy CIA Tapes  —  Lawyer Says Top Official Had Implicit Approval  —  In late 2005, the retiring CIA station chief in Bangkok sent a classified cable to his superiors in Langley asking if he could destroy videotapes recorded at a secret CIA prison in Thailand …
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank  —  One of the Army's most prominent younger officers, whose writings have influenced the conduct of the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, said he has decided to leave the service to study strategic issues full time at a new Washington think tank.
Discussion: INTEL DUMP
Steven E. Landsburg / New York Times:
What to Expect When You're Free Trading  —  IN the days before Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Michigan, Mitt Romney and John McCain battled over what the government owes to workers who lose their jobs because of the foreign competition unleashed by free trade.
Discussion: TigerHawk
 
 
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Iraqi Spending to Rebuild Has Slowed, Report Says
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
David Brooks / Campaign Stops:
Republicans Brawl, Democrats Yawn
Discussion: TIME and Samizdata.net
David McGrath Schwartz / Las Vegas Sun:
Timing may sink lawsuit aimed at Strip voting
Christopher Chester / Associated Press:
Female suicide bomber kills 8 in Iraq
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
In Child Porn Case, a Digital Dilemma
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Death of the Bush Doctrine
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Pissy Chrissy  —  Chris Matthews, this evening.
The Campaign Spot:
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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

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

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
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