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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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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.
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.)
Associated Press:
McCain defeats Huckabee in S.C. — Economy, immigration top voters concerns in key GOP primary — Republican presidential hopeful Arizona Senator John McCain walks to his bus after meeting voters in South Carolina on Saturday. — McCain wins South Carolina
CNN:Fred Thompson stays in GOP presidential race
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Redstate:Not with a bang, but a whimper — So long, Fred; we hardly even knew ye.
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Jennifer Parker / ABCNEWS:McCain, Huckabee Battle for First in S.C. Primary
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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.
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.
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.
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Michael Crowley / The New Republic:Hillary's OK Day — Hillary Clinton will gladly take her win today in Nevada.
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The Daily Dish
John Dickerson / Slate:A CLINTON WIN IN NEVADA ENDS ON AN UGLY NOTE.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Nevada tussle signals rancor for Dems — LAS VEGAS — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton won her second straight victory in the contest for the Democratic nomination Saturday, winning a Nevada dogfight that seemed to set the stage for an increasingly rancorous campaign between her and Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.
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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 …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
SC Primary Coverage: Chris Matthews Wants To Wrap The Mantle Of Reagan Around McCain — Chris Matthews eats, sleeps and breathes politics, that much is clear. But what bothers me so much is that it's all about the process and attaining the result, not sticky little details like reality.
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.
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.
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Watching Those We Chose
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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