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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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Associated Press:
Mormons key for Romney in Nevada — Women and older voters helped Hillary Clinton while blacks overwhelmingly backed Barack Obama in initial preference for Nevada's Democratic presidential caucuses Saturday, a preliminary survey found. In the state's Republican caucuses …
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Clinton, Romney projected winners in Nevada
Clinton, Romney projected winners in Nevada
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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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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
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.)
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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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, will continue his presidential bid even if he finishes third in today's South Carolina primary, his campaign said. — Thompson, who had talked of South Carolina as his last stand …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Thompson Surge Arrives? — It may have, where it counts, in South Carolina. Via Campaign Spot, the American Research Group poll taken over the last two days has Fred Thompson powering out of the doldrums and into the 20s, good enough for a clean third-place spot:
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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 …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Robocall trashes ‘Barack Hussein Obama’ — 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.”
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
Update: Canada removes U.S., Israel from potential torturer/abuser list
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New York Times
Las vegas sun Blogs:
Obama wins second site on Strip—but Clinton carries it — Hillary Clinton has carried six of the nine at-large casino sites on the Strip, despite the influence of the Culinary Union. Clinton has carried at sites in the Flamingo, the Rio, Paris Las Vegas, New York New York, the Bellagio, and Wynn Las Vegas.
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 …