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11:50 PM ET, January 19, 2008

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Ari Melber / The Nation:
OBAMA WINS MOST NEVADA DELEGATES...  Barack Obama may have won the most delegates in Saturday's Nevada Caucus, even though Hillary Clinton bested his statewide turnout by about six points.  —  A source with knowledge of the Nevada Democratic Party's projections told The Nation that under …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Delegate Math: Who Won Nevada?  —  UPDATE, 8:15 p.m: Both the chairwoman of the Nevada Democratic Party and a senior adviser for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign are insisting that the contention that Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) won more delegates in today's caucus is incorrect.
New York Times:
Clinton Defeats Obama in Nevada Vote  —  LAS VEGAS - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won the Nevada caucuses on Saturday, capturing strong support from women voters and adding a fresh boost of momentum to her campaign as the Democratic presidential race heads to South Carolina …
Marc Ambinder:
Obama Manager Accuses Clintons of Widespread Dirty Politics  —  David Plouffe, in a succinct statement appended to a released quotation from his boss, Barack Obama, said the Obama campaign was investigating more than 200 reporters of irregularities in Nevada.
Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Leading Democrats To Bill Clinton: Pipe Down  —  Footing the Bill: Is the former president hurting his wife's campaign?  —  Prominent Democrats are upset with the aggressive role that Bill Clinton is playing in the 2008 campaign, a role they believe is inappropriate for a former president and the titular head of the Democratic Party.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Bill claims he witnessed voter suppression  —  Bill Clinton, speaking at a Vegas YMCA last night, made more charges against Obama and claimed to have, with Chelsea, personally witnessed voter suppression by the Culinary Workers: … (The transcript was provided by one source with a recording of the event, and confirmed by another.)
John Dickerson / Slate:
A CLINTON WIN IN NEVADA ENDS ON AN UGLY NOTE.  —  Hillary Clinton has won the Nevada caucus, which means a few things about the Democratic race are now coming into focus.  For example, mark on your calendar Jan. 25 for an outburst by Bill Clinton somewhere in South Carolina.
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Potentially troubling news in Clinton's Nevada win  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — African Americans overwhelmingly voted for Barack Obama in the Nevada caucuses, just as they did in the Michigan Democratic primary last week — a trend that could hurt Hillary Clinton in next Saturday's South Carolina primary …
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Gristmill
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Campaign: We Won Nevada Caucus — Based On Delegate Count  —  On a conference call with reporters just now, Obama top adviser David Plouffe made a surprising claim: He said Barack Obama actually won more federal nominating delegates out of the caucus, despite their six-point loss to Hillary.
CBS News:
Hillary Clinton Wins Nevada Dem Caucuses
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Hillary's OK Day  —  Hillary Clinton will gladly take her win today in Nevada.
Discussion: The Daily Dish
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Nevada tussle signals rancor for Dems
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
DID OBAMA WIN MORE DELEGATES?
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
New York Times:   DEMOCRATS  —  On Jan. 19, party caucuses meet in each precinct …
CNN:
Fred Thompson stays in GOP presidential race  —  (CNN) — After a weak showing in the South Carolina primary, Fred Thompson gave a wistful speech to supporters, telling them “we'll always stand strong together."  —  Thompson had staked his campaign on a strong finish in the Republican primary here.
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CNN:
McCain looking to extend South Carolina poll hours  —  CONWAY, South Carolina (CNN) - A top backer for John McCain's presidential bid tells CNN the Arizona senator's campaign is seeking a court order to extend voting in Horry County by one hour, after learning voting machines in this eastern part …
Deacon / Power Line:   AS GREENVILLE COUNTY GOES. . .
Mike Tackett / The Swamp:
South Carolina GOP race tight as a tick
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
McCain Heads for the Movies
Discussion: Wonkette
CNN:
Hunter exits presidential race  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — Rep. Duncan Hunter has abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, the California congressman said in a statement released Saturday evening.  —  “Today we end this campaign,” said Hunter, according to an advance copy …
Discussion: Wonkette and Stop The ACLU
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The Corner:
This Race  —  The problem for the Republicans in this race is that none of them have received a majority of the vote.  The winner gets about one-third of the vote, and is declared the big winner (usually said to have momentum, or what have you).  Yes, he wins a plurality.
Discussion: THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS
Brian Eckhouse / Las vegas sun Blogs:
Culinary can't face the news  —  It looks like the Culinary Union's endorsement couldn't carry Barack Obama to victory in Nevada, who lost most of the at-large caucuses on the Strip to Hillary Clinton.  —  So it's no surprise that the Culinary Union apparently couldn't watch the results on today's caucuses on the news channels.
Discussion: Hotline On Call
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Marc Ambinder:
A Unique Clinton Memo
Associated Press:
Shiite holiday marred by violence  —  Death toll from fighting in two mainly Shiite cities at least 68  —  BAGHDAD - Hundreds of thousands of frenzied Shiites beat their heads and chests in unison and whipped themselves with chains Saturday across Iraq to honor the martyrdom of one of their most revered saints.
 
 
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