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8:40 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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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
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 …
Discussion: BobKrumm.com, The Politico and BitsBlog
Gordon Trowbridge / Detroit News:
Romney wins Michigan primary, blasts GOP race wide open  —  Mitt Romney won a crucial victory in Tuesday's Michigan Republican presidential primary, defeating John McCain and Mike Huckabee with a message of optimism for the state's ailing economy.  —  With 95 percent of precincts counted …
Discussion: Attytood, Donklephant, PoliGazette and CNN
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
Hindrocket / Power Line:
MITT ROMNEY, RONALD REAGAN, AND THE ELECTION OF 2008
Discussion: Althouse
Sean Hackbarth / Fred File:
Bill Lacy on the Results of the Michigan Primary
Discussion: alicublog and Instapundit.com
CNN:
Analysis: Gold boosts Romney as S.C. heats up
Discussion: Blogs of War
Washington Post:
Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary
Associated Press:
Michigan ties boost Romney
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Blacklash?  —  So far, in Michigan, the African-American vote …
Discussion: Salon
New York Times:
Obama and Clinton Seek a Softer Tone  —  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 over race and gender …
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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:
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
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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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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: Independents don't show up
Discussion: TownHall Blog
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.
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 …
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
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: protein wisdom
Atrios / Eschaton:
Pissy Chrissy  —  Chris Matthews, this evening.  —  ...Michigan primary results are here and here.  —  ...Rudy's currently in 7th place... behind Uncommitted!
 
 
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