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5:00 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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The Campaign Spot:
And The First Exit Polls in Michigan Say...  I'm surprised no one else has put this up yet.  I'm hearing the first round of exit polls have Romney 35, McCain 29, Huckabee 15, Ron Paul 10, Giuliani 4.  This doesn't count absentee ballots.  —  If this holds, the networks will be able to announce shortly after 9 p.m. eastern time...
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.
CNN:
How Romney won: Economy, evangelicals, local ties  —  (CNN) — Mitt Romney's victory over John McCain can be credited to three factors, CNN exit polling indicates.  —  A majority of Michigan voters named the economy as the most pressing issue — and those voters overwhelming chose …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
EXITS  —  According to the Fox exit polls, in the Democratic primary tonight, Clinton took 25% of the African-American vote and “uncommitted” is getting 69% of the African-American vote.  Now remember, Hillary is only major candidate on the ballot.  The others, and even Hillary to a degree …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MITT ROMNEY, RONALD REAGAN, AND THE ELECTION OF 2008  —  Now that Mitt Romney appears to have won a solid victory in Michigan, I want to make a couple of points about his campaign in the context of this year's election season.  —  First, the pervasive commentary over the last week to the effect …
Sean Hackbarth / Fred File:
Bill Lacy on the Results of the Michigan Primary  —  [Campaign Manager Bill Lacy released this statement.  -Sean]  —  Tonight's results in Michigan make two things clear: First, the Republican campaign for President remains wide-open.  Our party faithful are still looking for someone …
Discussion: Instapundit.com and alicublog
Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News:
Romney wins Michigan primary, blasts GOP race wide open
Discussion: Attytood, Donklephant and CNN
Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
McCain's Michigan Letdown
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Blacklash?  —  So far, in Michigan, the African-American vote …
Discussion: Salon
Associated Press:
Michigan ties boost Romney
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
New York Times:
Obama and Clinton Seek a Softer Tone in Democratic Presidential Debate  —  LAS VEGAS — A Democratic presidential debate unfolded with an exchange of pleasantries and acts of contrition among rivals on Tuesday as Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama promised to dispel a rancorous feud …
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Brian Stelter / The Caucus:
NBC Wins Battle Over Debate  —  The Nevada Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that MSNBC is not required to include candidate Dennis Kucinich in its scheduled Democratic presidential debate.  —  The decision, which came one hour before the debate was scheduled to begin in Las Vegas …
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Ruling Quashes Kucinich's Hope of Joining Lineup  —  LAS VEGAS — Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio flew here on Tuesday, hoping to join the leading Democratic presidential candidates at a debate, but his wishes were dashed by the Nevada Supreme Court less than an hour before showtime.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Clintons rushed to reach Clyburn on race controversy
Discussion: The Politico, The Swamp, MyDD and Don Surber
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: Gristmill
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WORST. MODERATORS. EVER.
The Corner:
Re: God's Government  —  Lisa, it's really infuriating if you've had the experience — as I have — of being portrayed at various panels as part of the “American Taliban” for defending the purportedly Islamophobic efforts to root out Muslim terrorists.  Part of my usual response …
Discussion: Pajamas Media and Townhall.com
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The Raw Story:
Huckabee: Amend Constitution to be in 'God's standards'
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
HUCK, THE CONSTITUTION AND 'GOD'S STANDARDS'
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Supreme Court Restricts Securities Lawsuits  —  WASHINGTON — Ruling in its most important securities fraud case in years, the Supreme Court on Tuesday placed a towering obstacle in the path of shareholders looking for someone to sue when a stock purchase turns sour.
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Adam Cohen / New York Times:
A Supreme Court Reversal: Abandoning the Rights of Voters
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Atrios / Eschaton:
Pissy Chrissy  —  Chris Matthews, this evening.  —  ...Michigan primary results are here and here.  —  ...Rudy's currently in 7th place... behind Uncommitted!
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 …
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Banned at The DoJ  —  We here at TPM get hundreds of emails each day, ranging from reader emails to press releases.  And it took me a while to notice that on October 10th of last year, the Justice Department stopped sending us their releases.  We had been on their list for well more than a year.
 
 
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
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ABC 7 Eyewitness News:
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Studio audience commentary
CNN:
Exit polling: Independents don't show up
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Michael Chabon / The Huffington Post:
Hey, Louis Farrakhan and Richard Cohen: You Can't Scare Me
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging Nevada  —  9.10 pm: Did Robert L. Johnson actually …
The Campaign Spot:
More Bad Blood Between Romney and McCain?
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
KATIE COURIC - JOURNALIST?
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Hillary Whacks Bill In The Crown Jewels
Discussion: Slate and Spin Cycle
The Corner:
The Right Rush  —  Steyn said here that Limbaugh was “on fire” yesterday.
Discussion: RADAMISTO