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Caroline Kennedy / New York Times:
A President Like My Father — OVER the years, I've been deeply moved by the people who've told me they wished they could feel inspired and hopeful about America the way people did when my father was president. This sense is even more profound today. That is why I am supporting …
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Associated Press:
Obama runs away with SC primary — COLUMBIA, S.C. - Barack Obama routed Hillary Rodham Clinton in the racially-charged South Carolina primary Saturday night, regaining campaign momentum in the prelude to a Feb. 5 coast-to-coast competition for more than 1,600 Democratic National Convention delegates.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS — Here's Bill Clinton this afternoon discounting Barack Obama's expected victory in South Carolina by explaining that Jesse Jackson won the state twice ...
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CNN:
Exit polls: Bill Clinton's effect — (CNN) — Bill Clinton's aggressive campaigning in South Carolina in the days leading up to the state's primary may have had a net negative effect among South Carolina's Democratic primary voters, CNN exit polls indicate.
Mark Mooney / Political Punch:
Bubba: Obama Is Just Like Jesse Jackson — Said Bill Clinton today in Columbia, SC: “Jesse Jackson won South Carolina in '84 and '88. Jackson ran a good campaign. And Obama ran a good campaign here." — This was in response to a question about Obama saying it “took two people to beat him.”
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
BILL: ‘MY MESSAGE’ 99.9% POSITIVE — From NBC/NJ's Mike Memoli — COLUMBIA, SC — At the end of a week in which he's often been the center of attention, former president Bill Clinton struck a conciliatory note, admitting that he has gotten “hot” defending his wife even as he defended his campaign role.
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Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Thanks a lot, Bill Clinton — This past week Sen. Hillary Clinton left South Carolina to campaign in Feb. 5 voting states. But she left behind her husband, Bill, as her surrogate campaigner and attacker of Sen. Barack Obama. — It's looking tonight, as Obama racks up a huge margin …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton As Victim: Says His Message is “99.99″ Percent Positive — If you say something often enough ("It's a brand new pre-owned car!" “Iraq has weapons of mass destruction!" “Why, honey, that dress doesn't make you look fat!") you might get others — and perhaps yourself — to believe it.
Associated Press:
Early SC Exit Poll Highlights — By The Associated Press - 2 hours ago — Some highlights of preliminary data from exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks in the South Carolina Democratic primary on Saturday: — ___ — IT'S THE ECONOMY, AGAIN
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Krooney / The Page:
HOW HE DID IT — Exit poll results from the AP. — Watch MSNBC announce exit poll results above.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
LOOKING AT THE EXIT POLLS — From MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell and Adam Verdugo — The South Carolina Democratic primary has been a bitter, hard-fought contest with Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama taking jabs at each other in Monday's televised debate. In the exit polls …
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
South Carolina Results: Obama Wins Huge — Results can be found at the South Carolina Democratic Party website, and at CNN. — 99% Reporting (projected pledged delegates in parenthesis) — Obama: 55%, 295,091, (25) — Clinton 27%, 141,128, (12) — Edwrds: 18%, 93,552, (8)
CBS News:Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary
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Mark Halperin / The Page:Clinton Camp Memo on South Carolina, Florida, Feb. 5 States
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Jennifer Parker / ABCNEWS:Barack Obama Wins South Carolina Primary
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:Questions for the Clintons
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Michael Scherer / TIME: Swampland:
McCain's Conversation Changer: A Misleading Low Blow — McCain wants the Florida primary to be an election about national security, his best issue. But until Saturday, the contest was humming along as an election more about the economy, Mitt Romney's best issue.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THEIR SPIN — Just off the AP wire ... I guess they're really broken up about it.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
RUDY CAMP SHAKEN BY CRIST NEWS — From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger — ORLANDO, FL — Charlie Crist is on the agenda for the Orange County Lincoln Day Dinner, just below Giuliani as the guest of honor. But an endorsement is not on the menu. — Crist did not appear at the dinner …
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
The Obama Temptation — I tell you, he almost had me tonight until he talked about the war that shouldn't have been authorized and reminded me there are real policy issues at stake in this election! But listening to his inspirational, rallying speech tonight it's clear and obvious that if he's the nominee, he will be tough to beat.
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