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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
allow me to interject — I will not, will not, vote for John McCain. — I will not, will not, vote for Mike Huckabee. — I will not, will not, vote for Ron Paul — unless he runs for Fuhrer. In which case, he's got my full support. — I might hold my nose and vote for Mitt Romney …
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Michelle Malkin:
The end of Mike Huckabee — Liveblogging... He's taking the stage at his Columbia HQ. Huckabee says he just called McCain to congratulate him and thank him for a “civil,” “decent” campaign. — Huckabee slyly attacks Romney by praising himself and McCain for campaigning with “honor” instead of attacking someone else.
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Richelieu / Weekly Standard:
The Myth of Strategy — Looking back at the last 17 days of the primary season, it occurs to your Cardinal that despite all the talk to the contrary, every major candidate has exactly the same strategy, which is to say no real strategy at all. Each has tried to win every big primary …
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Gateway Pundit:
South Carolina Republican Primary— McCain Up- Thompson Down?
South Carolina Republican Primary— McCain Up- Thompson Down?
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Ross Douthat:
Rudy Is Toast — How's that for a bold prediction? Seriously, I think Mark Steyn had it exactly wrong this afternoon, when he wrote: … If Romney hadn't won Michigan, I could almost imagine something like this happening. (Indeed, I did imagine it, back when it looked like Romney might flame out early.)
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Party of ... McCain? — For weeks, we've marveled at the GOP field's stubborn refusal to winnow itself. With John McCain's victory tonight, we've finally achieved that belated winnowing. In one quick burst, McCain has effectively knocked Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson …
Byron York / The Corner:
From McCain's Crowd: “Go Fred Go!” — Another interesting scene from the McCain victory rally at The Citadel was one concerning Fred Thompson. At about 9:00 p.m., a big screen showing Fox News put up pictures of McCain and Huckabee, side-by-side, with McCain having about a five-percentage-point lead.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
No Quick Knockouts as Races Move to New Terrain — CHARLESTON, S.C. — With his victory in South Carolina on Saturday, Senator John McCain of Arizona has accomplished what no other Republican presidential candidate has been able to do this year: he has captured two competitive contests.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
SOME CLARITY ON THOSE NV DELEGATES — From NBC's Mark Murray — After the Obama campaign pointed out it had won more pledged delegates than Clinton did — which the AP and NBC News later backed up — the Nevada Democratic Party issued this statement: “Just like in Iowa what was awarded today were delegates to the County Convention.
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
OBAMA WINS MOST NEVADA DELEGATES...
OBAMA WINS MOST NEVADA DELEGATES...
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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Leading Democrats To Bill Clinton: Pipe Down
Leading Democrats To Bill Clinton: Pipe Down
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TigerHawk:
The “public editor” of the New York Times really is nothing but a flack for the lefties — The “public editor” of the New York Times, Clark Hoyt, remains as ever unwilling to challenge the paper's editorial leadership on questions that matter. Today's column is devoted …
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Las Vegas Sun:
How Clinton hit pay dirt — The keys to her Nevada victory: a huge wave of new voters — If you want to know how Sen. Hillary Clinton won a convincing victory in Saturday's Nevada caucus, look back to a meeting Dec. 15 at William E. Orr Middle School in Las Vegas.
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Redstate:
Not with a bang, but a whimper — So long, Fred; we hardly even knew ye. — Well, that's not entirely accurate — we knew you far better than we've known many a politician who's thrown his hat in the Presidential ring in years past (or even this year; see “Hunter, Duncan” or “Gravel, Mike” for examples).
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Times of London:
FBI denies file exposing nuclear secrets theft — The FBI has been accused of covering up a file detailing government dealings with a network stealing nuclear secrets — THE FBI has been accused of covering up a key case file detailing evidence against corrupt government officials …
Scott Shane / New York Times:
In Legal Cases, C.I.A. Officers Turn to Insurer — WASHINGTON — When Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. came under investigation for ordering the destruction of Central Intelligence Agency interrogation videotapes, one of his first calls was to a small Virginia insurance company that thrives on government trouble.
The Agonist:
The Four Horsemen Claim the Monoline Insurers. Who's Next? — This week on our way to Financial Armageddon it was the turn of the monoline insurers to face the scythe. For over two months AMBAC Financial and MBIA, the two biggest insurers of municipal and structured debt …
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
Ronald Reagan Is Still Dead — CONTEMPLATING the Clinton-Obama racial war, some Republicans were so excited you'd have thought Ronald Reagan had risen from the dead to slap around a welfare deadbeat. — Never mind that the G.O.P. is running on empty, with no ideas beyond the incessant repetition of Reagan's name.