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The Politico:
Romney skips S.C., bets on Nevada — “This is a state I'd expect that Sen. [John] McCain has pretty well wrapped up,” Romney told reporters at the Sun City Hilton Head Retirement Center in Bluffton. “It would be an enormous surprise if he were unable to win here.”
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Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Romney best pick for state Republicans — GOP also caucusing on Saturday — You might not know it, but there's also a Republican caucus in Nevada on Saturday. — While the Democratic candidates have been showering attention on the Silver State in order to sway voters in preparation …
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Obama's Admiration of Ronald Reagan — This is from the Reno Gazette editorial board on Monday. — The video clip above is Barack Obama explaining his admiration of Ronald Reagan. I've transcribed it here. … There are many reason progressives should admire Ronald Reagan, politically speaking.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't
Obama: Reagan Changed Direction Of Country In Way Bill Clinton Didn't
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Voter-Fraud Rethink — Both Democrats and Republicans are good at practicing hypocrisy when they need to. But it's still breathtaking to see how some Democrats ignore that it was only last week they argued before the Supreme Court that an Indiana law requiring voters show ID at the polls …
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Carla Marinucci / SFGate:
Bill Clinton Gets Riled Over Nevada Strip Caucuses — Former President Bill Clinton got positively riled — as in steely-eyed — today when pressed by a local TV reporter on the issue of lawsuits filed by Sen. Hillary Clinton's Nevada supporters to challenge the Jan. 19 Democratic “at large” …
Josephine Hearn / The Politico:
Obama splits Black Caucus — Even though Barack Obama may become the first African-American ever to represent a major party as the nominee for president, many black lawmakers on Capitol Hill are not supporting him. And that's creating tensions within the Congressional Black Caucus.
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Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Lawmaker says CIA official defied instructions to preserve tapes — Republican Pete Hoekstra contradicts accounts that Jose Rodriguez was never told to save the interrogation videos. — WASHINGTON — A senior House Republican said information gathered by the House Intelligence Committee indicated …
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Reuters:
Thompson criticizes appeal to Saudis — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Appealing to Saudi Arabia to encourage higher oil production to help lower prices is not in the long-term interest of the United States, Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson said on Wednesday.
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People.com:
Jenna Bush Planning May 10 Wedding — Jenna Bush and her fiancé Henry Hager will marry in a ceremony on May 10, two sources confirm to PEOPLE. — One of the sources says the wedding will be held at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas. — “It's going to be a small wedding …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Résumé Gap — A Democratic Field Without an Executive — It was fascinating to watch the three top contenders for the Democratic nomination discuss their concept of the presidency during Tuesday night's MSNBC debate in Las Vegas. But it was also stunning to realize …
Los Angeles Times:
Abortion rate shrinks to lowest level since '74 — The most comprehensive study in years of abortion in America underscores a striking change in the landscape, with ever-fewer pregnant women choosing abortion and those who do increasingly opting to avoid surgical clinics.
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Michael Hill / Baltimore Sun:
Obama's spiritual mentor — Powerhouse Chicago preacher draws attention, and plenty of controversy — CHICAGO - The packed house at Trinity United - some 3,000 in all - had been in the pews for almost two hours, energized by a 200-voice choir and a rousing dance performance Sunday, when the Rev. Jeremiah Wright stepped up to speak.
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Josh White / Washington Post:
U.S. Boosts Its Use of Airstrikes In Iraq — The U.S. military conducted more than five times as many airstrikes in Iraq last year as it did in 2006, targeting al-Qaeda safe houses, insurgent bombmaking facilities and weapons stockpiles in an aggressive strategy aimed at supporting …
Daily Mail:
British Muslim computer geek, son of diplomat, revealed as al Qaeda's top cyber terrorist — A computer nerd from Shepherd's Bush, West London, became al Qaeda's top internet agent, it can be revealed today. — Younes Tsouli, 23, an IT student at a London college, used his top-floor flat …
Mesh / Harvard:
Bush stops in Egypt — From Michele Dunne — President Bush's January 16 stop in Egypt was so short that the press kept forgetting to mention it in discussing the schedule for his Middle East trip, noting that he would spend the last two days in Saudi Arabia.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Huckabee tries to laugh off Theocon remarks! — On H&C last night after the MI primary, Colmes asked Huckabee to comment on his theocratic rant to change the Constitution to line up with the word of God in his eyes. — Download (1507) | Play (2017) Download (873) | Play (1018)