memeorandum: South Carolina primary plagued by bad voting machines, snow (CNN)

7:35 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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CBS News:

Hillary Clinton Wins Nevada Dem Caucuses — CBS News Projects That Hillary Clinton And Mitt Romney Will Win The Nevada Caucuses — (CBS/AP) CBS News estimates that Sen. Hillary Clinton will win the Nevada Democratic caucuses. — CBS News also estimates that former Massachusetts …

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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 …

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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 …

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Associated Press:

Women key for Clinton in Nevada — Whites and women helped Hillary Rodham Clinton to victory while blacks overwhelmingly backed Barack Obama in Nevada's Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday, a survey found. In the state's Republican caucuses, one in four participants were Mormons …

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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 …

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Marc Ambinder:
Election Wire.... CLINTON WINS NV.... Romney Wins, Too

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Bill Nichols / The Politico:
Clinton and Romney win Nevada

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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Delegate Math: Who Won Nevada?

Discussion: Captain's Quarters

CNN: Hunter exits presidential race

Jacqueline Klingebiel / Political Radar: Romney's Roll of Thunder

CNN:
South Carolina up for grabs

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Washington Post:
When Attacked, Obama's Now Hitting Back

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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 …

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Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:

Thompson plans to go on to Florida — COLUMBIA, S.C. — Fred Thompson, trailing Mike Huckabee and John McCain in the polls, may continue his presidential bid even if he finishes third in today's South Carolina primary, his campaign said. — Thompson had talked of South Carolina as his last stand.

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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:

Fred gets wistful, hints at departure — Fred Thompson made it clear at a midday campaign stop that he won't continue in the race without a strong showing out of South Carolina tonight. — “We'll see how we have to do, we'll see what the results are,” Thompson said, when questioned …

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Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Polls: - Dead Heat for GOP in South Carolina!

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CNN:
South Carolina primary plagued by bad voting machines, snow

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John Gideon / The BRAD BLOG:
E-Voting Train Wreck 2008: The Horry County, SC Disaster

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CNN:
Low turnout reported in South Carolina

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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.)

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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Blue On Blue, No Heartache For GOP

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Marc Ambinder:
A Unique Clinton Memo

Discussion: Comments from Left Field

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.

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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Leading Democrats To Bill Clinton: Pipe Down

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Ben Smith / The Politico:

What happens in Vegas ... The Obama campaign has released a recording (mp3) it says came from a Nevadan's answering machine of an anonymous robocall that criticizes Obama for taking money from special interests while repeating, four times, his rarely used middle name: “Hussein.”

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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 …

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Haaretz:

Canada takes close allies U.S., Israel off torture watchlist — Canada's foreign ministry, responding to pressure from close allies, said on Saturday it would remove the United States and Israel from a watch list of countries where prisoners risk being tortured.

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Jill Miller Zimon / The Moderate Voice:
Update: Canada removes U.S., Israel from potential torturer/abuser list

Discussion: New York Times

The Campaign Spot:

A Jarring Statistic in Romney's Nevada Victory — I don't think the Mormon card is a legitimate card to play against Mitt Romney. Love him or hate him, there are plenty of reasons to vote for or against the man besides his religion. — But if the entrance polls are accurate …

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