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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Polls: - Dead Heat for GOP in South Carolina! - Clinton Holds Lead in Nevada — • Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Polls: — Dead Heat for GOP in South Carolina! — Clinton Holds Lead in Nevada... [ read on ] (1/19/08) — Zogby News Releases — Zogby News RSS Feed
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CNN:
Low turnout reported in South Carolina — COLUMBIA, South Carolina (CNN) — Three hours into voting, the South Carolina State Election Commission reports that turnout has been low “across the board” for today's Republican primary here. — “All the reports I've received from various counties …
You Decide 08!:
MITT ROMNEY WINS NEVADA GOP CAUCUSES, SCORING BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES — Mitt Romney won the Nevada Republican caucuses Saturday, scoring dramatic back-to-back victories in the race for the nomination. — Early returns showed him taking 43 percent in the state, followed by John McCain with 16 percent …
Roddie A. Burris / The State:
Wintry weather adds wrinkle at 11th hour — Independents' impact also key — Months of heated campaigning in South Carolina's Republican presidential primary simmer down to today's vote. — Some experts predict fewer voters will cast ballots today than in years past.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
ZOGBY'S FINAL NUMBERS — John Zogby has his final numbers out for South Carolina. And things are looking really good for Mike Huckabee. As I noted last night, John McCain has been leading all the polls since New Hampshire. But the final few days have shown a swing back toward Huckabee.
New York Times:
Romney Declares Victory in Nevada — LAS VEGAS — Mitt Romney declared victory Saturday in the Nevada Republican caucuses, the first Western contest of the presidential campaign. — As the rest of the Republican field focused on the primary in South Carolina, Mr. Romney flew to Nevada last week for a last-minute push.
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The New Republic
Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Pro-Confederate flag ads praise Huckabee, bash Romney, McCain
Pro-Confederate flag ads praise Huckabee, bash Romney, McCain
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Los Angeles Times
Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
From the Cardinal's Mailbag — Clifford writes to say he thinks …
From the Cardinal's Mailbag — Clifford writes to say he thinks …
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James Wolcott's Blog
Chicago Sun Times:
Sun-Times Exclusive: Obama surfaces in Rekzo's federal corruption case — Source confirmed Obama is the unnamed “political candidate” referred to in document which outlines case against Rezko — For the first time, Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has surfaced in the federal corrupton case …
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.)
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Will Glen Johnson Get The Last Laugh? — Earlier this week, AP reporter Glen Johnson acted unprofessionally by essentially heckling Mitt Romney during a press conference when Romney said that he would not be beholden to lobbyists if elected President. Even a bystander called Johnson “rude and ugly”, a moment caught on YouTube.
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Jessica Van Sack / Boston Herald:
More than a dozen lobbyists working to raise money for Romney … Former Bay State Gov. Mitt Romney, who has cast himself as a Washington outsider and blasted his opponents' ties to lobbyists, has more than a dozen federally registered lobbyists raising money for him and several others advising his campaign, records show.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
More Than A Dozen Lobbyists Closely Associated With Mitt Romney Campaign
More Than A Dozen Lobbyists Closely Associated With Mitt Romney Campaign
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The Heretik
Washington Post:
When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back — The hundreds of people who turned out at the University of Nevada on Friday heard Sen. Barack Obama deliver a lofty stump speech about bridging the nation's divides and creating a groundswell for change. But they also witnessed him engage …
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Michelle Malkin:
Hillary: She was for Reagan before she was against him...and so was John Edwards
Hillary: She was for Reagan before she was against him...and so was John Edwards
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Jon Cohen / The Trail:
Mormons, Party Regulars Fuel Romney Success — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney appeared to score his third win by taking the Nevada GOP caucuses, and just posted preliminary entrance poll results from MSNBC provide the tale of the tape. — A quarter of GOP caucusgoers were Mormon …
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Waiting for Reagan — You fight an election with the politicians you have.
Waiting for Reagan — You fight an election with the politicians you have.
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Power Line
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories — A PRECIOUS COMMODITY In Mumbai, Rajkanya Kawle, 11, held palm oil for her family's dinner. The 250 milliliters of oil cost 16 rupees, about 41 cents. More Photos > — KUANTAN, Malaysia — Rising prices for cooking oil are forcing residents …
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Debate over getting rebates to the poor — WASHINGTON - The poor are the people most likely to spend a tax rebate, if they are handed one in an economic revival plan. Whether that happens depends on who prevails — the White House or the Democrats who run Congress.
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The Corner:
Battleground MSM — The mainstream media is now the key to the battle against Canada's so-called human rights commissions. Despite the sensation on the blogosphere, the Ezra Levant inquisition is being ignored by big media in Canada, and here. Also, there have been almost …
Joseph J. Ellis / Los Angeles Times:
‘The better angels’ side with Obama — The candidate's appeal to a more unified electorate rings historically true. — Alively debate has developed in these pages and in the blogosphere about the viability of Barack Obama's politics of hope. Critics of Obama's promise to bring us together …