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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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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
The Media And The 2008 Election: The Perfect Storm Of Clinton Hate — Regarding the Media coverage of this primary season it now seems clear that there is a new rule that objectivity and appearances thereof are out the window. Certainly at NBC this is true.
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.”
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Winning Large — Congratulations to Senator Obama! He has won South Carolina in a landslide and with 24% of white voters to boot. I think that should put to rest the idea that he has somehow become the “black” candidate and can't compete. The Democrats aren't going to win South Carolina in the general —
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
ABOUT JESSE'S WINS IN SOUTH CAROLINA — Bill Clinton's reference to Jesse Jackson's wins in South Carolina pretty much speaks for itself. But there's a further part of the story that's well worth pointing out. TPM Reader JZ wrote in last night to point out that in 1984 and 1988 …
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The Newshoggers
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THEIR SPIN — Just off the AP wire ... I guess they're really broken up about it.
Frank Rich / New York Times:
The Billary Road to Republican Victory — IN the wake of George W. Bush, even a miracle might not be enough for the Republicans to hold on to the White House in 2008. But what about two miracles? The new year's twin resurrections of Bill Clinton and John McCain, should they not evaporate …
CBS News:
Analysis: Bill Clinton's Lost Legacy — CBSNews.com's Vaughn Ververs: Inflammatory Remarks Tarnish Ex-President's Reputation — (CBS) This analysis was written by CBSNews.com senior political editor Vaughn Ververs. — The man crowned as America's first black president …
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 ...
Mark Murray / MSNBC:LOOKING AT THE EXIT POLLS
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Laura Donnelly / Telegraph:
Don't treat the old and unhealthy, say doctors — Smokers, heavy drinkers, the obese and the elderly should be barred from receiving some operations, according to doctors, with most saying the health service cannot afford to provide free care to everyone. — Fertility treatment and …
Sam Graham-Felsen / my.barackobama.com:
Barack Obama's victory speech in South Carolina … Here is the video of Barack's victory speech... If you're inspired by Barack and his vision for change, please help us with a contribution so we can continue to build momentum and take this message of hope across the country, to the February 5th states and beyond.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
FISA: Wiretapping Without A Warrant. It Could Be You Next. — Via no-frills marilyn. — So much for that “innocent Americans aren't being wiretapped” talking point. A Pulitzer Prize winning journalist was not only wiretapped while doing his job in following-up on some sources …
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Jeff Stein / CQ Politics:Collateral Damage: Surveillance Aimed at Terrorists Can Easily Go Awry
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NEWS.com.au:
Detained extremists planned attack wave — A GROUP of alleged Islamist extremists were planning a wave of suicide attacks across Europe before they were detained in Barcelona last weekend. — The group intended to carry out three attacks in Spain and one each in Portugal, France and Germany …
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Bryan Bender / Boston Globe:
3 US workers face investigation over Obama e-mail — Allegedly spread discredited rumor — WASHINGTON - Three federal employees are being investigated for unlawful political activities after they allegedly sent an e-mail falsely accusing Barack Obama of being a “radical Muslim,” the Globe has learned.
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Tim B. / Tim Blair:
THEY SAVED THE ARM — Further news from the recovery front shortly. All is going very well.
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Poll: McCain, Romney Locked in Florida — Huckabee passes Giuliani to capture third place — UTICA, New York - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has drawn even with Arizona Sen. John McCain in the Republican presidential nomination fight in Florida …
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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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