Top Items:
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Huckabee: McCain-lover, Mitt-killer — COLUMBIA, S.C.—For people reading between the lines, Mike Huckabee's concession speech here Saturday night dropped some enticing hints that his presidential campaign now has an agenda other than getting elected president. — Huckabee's new role: Mitt-killer.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, CNN, The Hill, Outside The Beltway, michellemalkin.com, Hot Air, Slog, Eunomia, Riehl World View and Townhall.com
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:Obama Lit In South Carolina Proclaims His Committed Christianity
Discussion:
Slog
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Atlanta mayor takes political shot at Bill Clinton — During the MLK service, Franklin addresses Clinton's reference to Barack Obama's rise as a 'fairy tale' — With former President Bill Clinton standing not 20 feet in front of her, Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin took what appeared …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, The Daily Whim, Los Angeles Times, Political Radar, The Trail, Riehl World View, The Page and Reuters
RELATED:
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Adviser Wolfson: Obama's Claim That Bill Is Fibbing Is A “Right Wing Talking Point” — This is getting interesting. In an interview with me a couple of minutes ago, senior Hillary adviser Howard Wolfson claimed that Obama's assertion this morning that Bill Clinton is fibbing about his campaign is a “right wing talking point.”
Discussion:
The Trail, The Fix, Matthew Yglesias, Prairie Weather, Open Left, The Carpetbagger Report, Watching Those We Chose, Spin Cycle and D-Day
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:Obama faces off against both Clintons
Discussion:
The Swamp, Washington Post, baldilocks, Slog, Prairie Weather, Agence France Presse, The Moderate Voice, Scared Monkeys, Wonkette, The Hill, Comments from Left Field, Dick Polman's American Debate, TIME, Taylor Marsh, Liberal Values, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Nation, Deadline USA, New York Magazine, Political Machine, Truthdig, QandO and Captain's Quarters
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
Discussion:
Outside The Beltway, The Huffington Post, Political Radar, TPM Election Central and PoliGazette
RELATED:
Marist Poll:
NYS Poll: February 5th Presidential Primaries — All references must be sourced WNBC/Marist Poll — This WNBC/Marist Poll of New York State reports: — Republican Presidential Primary 2008 — · Senator John McCain leads among Republicans in New York State …
Beth Reinhard / Naked Politics:So much for Crist endorsing McCain?
Discussion:
Jonathan Martin's Blogs
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Obama Addresses Homophobia, Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia Among Black Americans — In a speech today at Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.served as pastor, Barack Obama talked about the existence of institutional racism, the sensationalizing of race “by the media” …
Discussion:
Pam's House Blend, The New Republic, Open Left, Booman Tribune, UrbanGrounds, MSNBC, The Carpetbagger Report, The RBC and Riehl World View
RELATED:
Scott Conroy / CBS News:
“Who Let The Dogs Out?" Mitt Romney Wants To Know — From CBS News' Scott Conroy: — JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA — Mitt Romney was greeted warmly by a largely African-American crowd at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade in Jacksonville. He shook hands with several dozen parade-goers and even hugged a few of them.
Shushannah Walshe / FOX Embeds:Romney: Who Let the Dogs Out? — Governor Romney paid tribute …
Discussion:
The Caucus
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.
RELATED:
Damien McElroy / Telegraph:
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on women drivers — Saudi Arabia is to lift its ban on women drivers in an attempt to stem a rising suffragette-style movement in the deeply conservative state. — Government officials have confirmed the landmark decision and plan to issue a decree by the end of the year.
RELATED:
Confederate Yankee:
The Scott Thomas Beauchamp “ Shock Troops” Military Investigation, Statements 13-24 — Documents released by the Office of the Chief of Staff, U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base Florida, in relation to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests files for documents relating …
Discussion:
QandO
usmc.mil:
Scarlett Johansson boosts morale in Kuwait — If anyone has wondered what can make a battle hardened Marine act like a love-struck high-schooler, the answer is simple—a meet and greet with Scarlett Johansson. — The 23-year-old bombshell met with nearly 600 service members at Camp Buehring …
Discussion:
Captain's Quarters
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
WHAT THE GROWN-UPS SAY — Seriously, why should John Edwards drop out of the race? I think his chances of winning the nomination at this point are quite slim. And I could understand if he wanted to drop out. But is there some reason he should? Is he under some obligation?
Discussion:
Eschaton, The Impolitic, The Carpetbagger Report, Shakespeare's Sister and New York Times
Matthew Yglesias:
Obama v. Krugman Round A Million — I think this is getting a bit silly. In his column, Paul Krugman seems to suggest that the main reason the Clinton administration failed to bring about major progressive change in the 1990s is that they didn't talk enough smack about Ronald Reagan.
RELATED:
Kenneth Chang / International Herald Tribune:
Antarctic volcanoes identified as a possible culprit in glacier melting — Another factor might be contributing to the thinning of some of the Antarctica's glaciers: volcanoes. — In an article published Sunday on the Web site of the journal Nature Geoscience, Hugh Corr and David Vaughan …
Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Highly Skilled And Out Of Work — Long-Term Joblessness Spreads in Middle Class — An unusually large share of workers have been out a job for more than six months even as overall unemployment has remained low, a little-noted weakness in the labor market that analysts said threatens …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
