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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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE BIG QUESTION — For my part, I would have vastly preferred …
THE BIG QUESTION — For my part, I would have vastly preferred …
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Connecticut Favorites — It's Clinton And McCain By Big Margins, Poll Says
Connecticut Favorites — It's Clinton And McCain By Big Margins, Poll Says
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The Newshoggers
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 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.
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.”
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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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.
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Yes, Obama Won Nevada — Imagine if, the day after the 2000 election, the national media simply didn't care about what happened in Florida, and instead acted as though Al Gore had won the election because he won the popular vote. Imagine if all cries from the Bush campaign about something called …
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.
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 …
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protein wisdom, Donklephant, Los Angeles Times, The Caucus, American Power, Booker Rising and Whiskey Fire
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.
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Spectator
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.”
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 …
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.
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Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
Taking liberties — Once again, personal choices are under attack by good-for-you government. — Remember this? “There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume.
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.