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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Personally Slams Obama Over Reagan Comments — The Hillary campaign clearly made a decision to go all out on Obama's Reagan comments today. Hillary herself just lit into Obama over them in Las Vegas, according to a transcript provided by her campaign:
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
BILL ALSO HITS OBAMA ON GOP IDEAS — From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli and NBC's Mark Murray — PAHRUMP, NV — Bill Clinton joined his wife in targeting Barack Obama's statement about Republican ideas, saying that his “legs fell out” when he read it. — “Her principal opponent said that since 1992 …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Calls for $145 Billion in Tax Relief to Boost Economy — WASHINGTON — President Bush called Friday for $145 billion in tax relief for individuals and businesses that he said would “provide a shot in the arm” for the economy, while Congressional Democrats, in a rare show of Washington bipartisanship …
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Fred File:
The Constitution is Not a “Living, Breathing Document” — This morning I heard that one of the other candidates commented that the Constitution is a “living, breathing document." — Frankly, I assumed this came from Senator Clinton or Senator Obama. It is identical to what Al Gore …
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: Huckabee says the Constitution is a “living, breathing document” Update: Huck's website disagrees — The comment came during an interview with CNN this morning. — I'm not going to rant about this. I will point out that Huckabee's position doesn't square up well with the …
Marc Ambinder:
The Democrats Spar Over Reagan's Legacy — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have spent a few days sparring over over Ronald Reagan and the conservative movement. — Obama has said this before, in different words: Here's the original remark, from a meeting editorialists in Reno:
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Rivals blast Obama's praise for Reagan
Rivals blast Obama's praise for Reagan
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The Corner:
Nicholas Burns and the Clinton Legacy at State — Reports indicate R. Nicholas Burns, the State Department's Number 3 official, will be stepping down. A career foreign service officer, Burns will best be remembered for his most visible post: the Clinton administration's top State Department spokesman during the mid-1990s.
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
U.S. Diplomat Nicholas Burns Stepping Down
U.S. Diplomat Nicholas Burns Stepping Down
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Andrew Romano / Stumper:
Best. Campaign. Question. Ever. — CLEMSON, S.C.—Imagine a wiry little man with a flop of gray hair. He's wearing a brown leather bomber jacket. Medium build. Every word he says, he shouts. Like he's half deaf. Sounds like an irate hillbilly, even if he's not. (He could be.)
Ali / Think Progress:
O'Reilly Admits There Are 200K Homeless Vets, Still Says Edwards ‘Is A Liar’ Who Owes ‘An Apology’ — Recently, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly attacked former senator John Edwards for noting the 200,000 homeless veterans who “go to sleep under bridges and on grates” every night.
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Official Taliban Websites Hosted in US — Several official websites belonging to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the group better known as theTaliban, are back up once again and operating on US soil. The websites are named the “Voice of Jihad". — Again the Taliban webmaster …
Kyle / KyleSmithOnline.com:
Chris Weitz on His “Golden Compass” Fiasco: Blame the Media — The writer-director of “The Golden Compass,” Chris Weitz, is peeved. The movie tanked so badly that the second and third installments are not going to be made (it did fairly well overseas, but unfortunately for New Line Cinema …
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Callous Conservative — After watching Fred Thompson debate his Republican rivals, I have often wondered why he is not in the top tier of candidates. He seems to have John McCain's honesty, without his razor-sharp edges, and Mitt Romney's conservatism, without his jaw-dropping inconsistencies.
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Dan Savage / Slog:
OMG: A Reporter Not a Stenographer! — Romney lies and a reporter busts him—in real time, on camera. Romney says his campaign isn't run by lobbyists, and he doesn't have lobbyists “tied to” his campaign. Watch this: — The reporter sitting on the floor putting actual, tough …
Matthew Yglesias:
Placing the Candidates — Interesting chart from the Pew Center. One piece of bad news for liberals is that it seems that the self-assessed ideology of the American people is still somewhat right of center. It's also funny how unhinged Republicans' views of Hillary Clinton are.
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
McCain Lies His Head Off; NY Times Asleep at Switch — One of the most common-supply-side talking points is that tax cuts always lead to higher tax revenues. It's not really true (revenues crashed after the 2001 Bush tax cuts) but even if it were, it's misleading: Tax revenues tend to rise …
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The Corner:
California Blues — Our poor state is $14 billion plus now in the red, and the Governator has promised no new taxes, wise inasmuch as our sales and income taxes are already among the highest in the country. The University of California system is panicking and sending out emails to us alums …
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Mauling survivor said he yelled at tiger — (01-17) 18:05 PST SAN FRANCISCO — One of the two survivors of the San Francisco Zoo tiger attack that left a 17-year-old dead told the victim's father that the three had yelled and waved at the animal while standing atop the railing of the tiger's exhibit …
Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Naval Academy Rite Might Slip Away — Safety of Lard-Slicked Herndon Climb Is Evaluated — In the name of safety, the U.S. Naval Academy is considering an overhaul of one of its most bizarre traditions: the annual ritual in which a thousand first-year midshipmen struggle to conquer …