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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
GOP Field Readies for True Test In Florida — The Top Candidates Finally Go All-Out In a Closed Primary — Riding the momentum from his weekend victory in South Carolina, John McCain turned his attention Sunday to Florida and the high-stakes primary there that will test whether …
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John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Base Runner — Huckabee tries but fails to win the votes of non-evangelicals. — Mike Huckabee tried his best to expand beyond his evangelical base in South Carolina and appeal to what his campaign called “Joe Six Pack” voters. Mr. Huckabee was the only candidate to pander to devotees …
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It's On! — Other that the Kenya post—set last night to automatically post early this morning—I wasn't going to post today. However, this is bit of politicking is too delicious not to comment upon. In an interview that will run on ABC's “Good Morning America” tomorrow morning …
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama faces off against both Clintons — ATLANTA - Illinois Sen. Barack Obama launched Sunday what his top aides described as a more aggressive bid to challenge “unbelievable falsehoods” pressed last week in Nevada by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton.
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Debunking the Reagan Myth — Historical narratives matter. That's why conservatives are still writing books denouncing F.D.R. and the New Deal; they understand that the way Americans perceive bygone eras, even eras from the seemingly distant past, affects politics today.
Pam / Pam's House Blend:
Obama addresses homophobia, anti-Semitism and xenophobia in MLK Ebenezer Baptist Church speech — Today Barack Obama zeroed in on equal opportunity bigotry — and why everyone should strive to not only elevate the political discourse, but to be honest about the base instincts, words and deeds that divide, not unite.
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Obama'08:Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: The Great Need of the Hour
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
Frontline Blogger Covers War in Iraq With a Soldier's Eyes — Michael Yon was not a journalist, and he wasn't sure what a blogger was. He had been in uniform but not in combat, and he wanted to keep it that way. He went to Iraq thinking he would stay for a month, and maybe find a way to write about the war after he got home.
siena.edu:
Rudy Falls Behind McCain; Hillary Still Has 2-to-1 Lead — Spitzer Favorable Rating Edges Positive; Sees Gain in Job Performance — Voters Overwhelmingly Support Property Tax Cap and S-CHIP Expansion; — Also Support Higher Education Endowment with Lottery Sale or Lease
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:Poll: Giuliani Loses Lead In New York
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Thereisnospoon / Daily Kos:
UPDATED (2): Widespread Cheating & Vote Suppression by Clinton Campaign in Clark County, NV — [UPDATE 2: Obama's campaign manager David Plouffe has now made the accusation in the Atlantic, with over 200 separate allegations of irregularities at caucus sites.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Republicans Closing The Congressional Gap — After a disastrous 2006 election, Republicans lost control of Congress for the first time in twelve years. After a disastrous 2007 session, Democrats may have given Republicans a window of opportunity to take it back.
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Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Show About Nothing Attacked for Failing to Address Geopolitical Issues — I see the creator of the taxpayer-funded Canadian sitcom “Little Mosque On The Prairie” has criticized “Seinfeld” for “failing to deal with the contentious issue of Jewish settlements in Palestinian territory".
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Associated Press:
Chavez to farmers: Sell within Venezuela or it's ‘treason’ — CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to take over farms or milk plants if owners refuse to sell their milk for domestic consumption and instead seek higher profits abroad or from cheese-makers.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read — We spent a good deal of time in the 2006 elections tracking the activity of third party groups on the right, groups with anonymous names like the Economic Freedom Fund. Funded by the most part by millionaire home-builder (and former Swift Boat patron) Bob Perry …
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New York Times:
Stocks Plunge in Europe and Asia on U.S. Recession Fear — PARIS — Global stock markets plunged on Monday as fears spread that the turmoil in United States mortgage markets is spreading. Indexes in Europe fell as much as 7 percent after a huge selloff in Asia.
Steve Goldstein / MarketWatch:
U.S. stock futures point to major decline on re-open — LONDON (MarketWatch) — If futures contracts traded on a day when U.S. stocks weren't even due to open are anything near accurate, then markets will be in for a major decline on Tuesday, with concerns about bond insurers and the health …
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