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10:25 PM ET, January 20, 2008

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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE: Barack vs. Bill: Obama Hits Ex-Prez Over ‘Troubling’ Attacks  —  Vows to ‘Directly Confront Bill Clinton’ Over 'Statements That Are Not Factually Accurate'  —  Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, “troubling.”
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Michael James / Political Radar:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama Rips Bill Clinton Slams as ‘Troubling’ and Inaccurate  —  ABC News' Michael James and Tahman Bradley Report: Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, “troubling.”
Michael Tomasky / Comment is free:
Winning ugly  —  US elections 2008: Hillary Clinton's victory in Nevada may be a hollow one if her husband continues to hurt her campaign  —  Well, it wasn't big and it sure wasn't pretty - in fact it was downright ugly - but Hillary Clinton's win in Nevada gives her an advantage now over Barack Obama in the Democratic contest.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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Discussion: protein wisdom and Donklephant
MSNBC:
Jan. 20: Political roundtable  —  Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham, Peggy Noonan, Tom Brokaw, Michele Norris  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Senator John McCain wins the Republican South Carolina primary.  In Nevada, it's Romney for the GOP and Clinton for the Democrats.  What now?
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Josephine Hearn / The Politico:
Romney, Edwards use shows to spin losses  —  Last night's big winners didn't venture onto a talk show this Sunday morning.  Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama allowed surrogates to battle over the significance of her win in Nevada and his narrow victory in the delegate race in that state.
Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Norris: McCain may be too old for the White House  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Chuck Norris brought his tough-guy approach to the campaign trail Sunday, taking aim at John McCain's age and suggesting the Arizona senator might not last even a single term.  —  Norris, an ardent supporter of Mike Huckabee …
Discussion: Riehl World View
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Abe Greenwald / Commentary:
John McCain's Appointment in South Carolina
Lynn Sweet:
Obama at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta.  Clinton at Abyssinian Baptist in Harlem.  Pictures.  —  Barack Obama speaks at the home church of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday.  —  Barack Obama singing “Lift Every Voice and Sing"  —  (photos by Lynn Sweet)
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   The Ebenezer Sermon  —  For the record, here are Barack Obama's …
John McCormick / The Swamp:
At Dr. King's church, Obama calls for empathy
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and The Politico
Pete Abel / The Moderate Voice:
Why Democrats Should Support McCain  —  So after eight years of waiting, my main man — Senator Johnny Mac — finally won a primary in the very state that, in 2000, helped set the course for the so-called Bush presidency.  —  Good for John.  Unfortunately, I fear the most challenging days …
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Oliver Stone votes for ‘Bush’ project  —  Josh Brolin to play embattled president  —  Oliver Stone has set his sights on his next directing project, “Bush,” a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and attached Josh Brolin to play the title role.
Discussion: LIBERTAS and Roger L. Simon
Reuters:
Saudi prince: If Israel quits Arab land, it could join Arab world  —  A senior Saudi royal has offered Israel a vision of broad cooperation with the Arab world and people-to-people contacts if it signs a peace treaty and withdraws from all occupied Arab territories.
Discussion: Spectator
Casto Ocando / MiamiHerald.com:
Chávez says he chews coca daily  —  Analysts said Chávez's comments before National Assembly amounted to a dangerous endorsement and might be an admission of an illegal act.  —  AIM  —  El Nuevo Herald  —  Venezuela's controversial President Hugo Chávez has revealed …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
“They Like Hillary Clinton”  —  A reminder from David Brooks about how the leading figures in the Bush administration see the former first lady.  She's a person they'd like to see continue their legacy.
The Independent:
Just one more year!  Good riddance to George W Bush  —  But what kind of mess will the next president inherit, exactly 12 months from today?  By Rupert Cornwell in Washington  —  Arabia is the land of illusion and desert mirages.  And as he jetted last week from kingdom to sheikdom …
Discussion: War in Context
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
BY MAUREEN DOWD, DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE  —  One of the highlights of my trip to Israel this past August was the helicopter tour that took us from Herzliya down the separation fence and over to Sderot.  My guide on the helicopter was Calev Ben-David, who is in the middle of our group in the photograph accompanying “A view from the fence.”
Discussion: Jerusalem Post and The Corner
Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
HOW THE DELEGATES ARE APPORTIONED  —  HOW THE DELEGATES ARE APPORTIONED  —  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton won Nevada on Saturday — or did she?  —  Clinton got nearly 51 percent of the delegates apportioned by Saturday's Democratic precinct caucuses, to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's 45 percent.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and TalkLeft
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Michael Gerson / Newsweek:
How My Party Lost Its Way  —  What caused the unraveling of the Republican Party?  The president's former speechwriter explains.  —  Khue Bui for Newsweek  —  Dwindling Support?  The Republican Party has had a rough couple of years  —  The evening of the 2004 presidential vote had been late and frustrating.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Redstate
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The Corner:
Gerson on Thompson  —  Last week Michael Gerson wrote …
Daily Mail:
Zimbabwe bank issues $10million bill - but it won't even buy you a hamburger in Harare  —  Forget the glitzy restaurants of New York and London: only in Zimbabwe would a hamburger actually cost millions of dollars.  —  The central bank of the southern African country has a issued a 10million Zimbabwe dollar note.
Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
War, Meet the 2008 Campaign  —  FOR the past year, I have led a double existence, dividing my time between military reporting assignments in Iraq and tracking the campaign debate in the United States.  —  I have rolled north to Baquba with a Stryker brigade that cleared the city of insurgents …
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Dick Meyer / CBS News:
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Taking liberties  —  Once again, personal choices are under attack …
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