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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton To Vote “No” On Cloture Tomorrow UPDATE: Barack Obama Will Be There Too — According to the Clinton campaign, Hillary Clinton will be in the Senate tomorrow to vote “no” on cloture on the Intel version of the FISA bill. The vote is scheduled to take place at 4:30 pm tomorrow.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
After Obama Victory, Clinton's Camp Seeks Gentler Role for Ex-President — Democrats inside and outside the Clinton campaign on Sunday debated and in some cases bemoaned the degree to which former President Bill Clinton's criticism of Senator Barack Obama last week had inflicted lasting damage on his wife's presidential candidacy.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
OFF THE BUS....I haven't been impressed with very much of the chatter …
OFF THE BUS....I haven't been impressed with very much of the chatter …
James F. Smith / Boston Globe:
Ted Kennedy endorsing Obama — WASHINGTON — Senator Edward M. Kennedy will endorse Barack Obama for president tomorrow, breaking his year-long neutrality to send a powerful signal of where the legendary Massachusetts Democrat sees the party going — and who he thinks is best to lead it.
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Marc Ambinder:
Sebelius Plans To Endorse Obama — Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D-KS) will deliver the Democratic response to the State of the Union on Monday. — And then Tuesday or Wednesday, she plans to endorse Barack Obama, numerous Democratic sources said. — The sources said that Sebelius decided …
New York Times:
Kennedy Chooses Obama, Spurning Bill Clinton Plea — BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Senator Edward M. Kennedy was set to endorse Senator Barack Obama for president on Monday as part of an effort to lend Kennedy charisma and connections to Mr. Obama as he heads into a 22-state showdown with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Ramesh Ponnuru / The Corner:
Caroline Kennedy's Political Romanticism
Caroline Kennedy's Political Romanticism
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
My Vote — Over a year ago and many times since, I wrote that I could give no endorsement, because I had honestly not made up my mind about which candidate to support. I also told the CapQ community that if I did make a decision, I would announce it as soon as I made it so that they knew where I stood.
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Rich Lowry / The Corner:
McCain's Dishonest Attack — As I've said before, McCain deserves a large part of the credit for the surge—he pushed to have it implemented both in his public advocacy and his behind-the-scenes lobbying of the Bush administration, and he has been its foremost defender.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In Open Nomination, ‘Superdelegates’ May Hold Key to Victory — WASHINGTON — Not all Democratic presidential convention delegates are awarded like door prizes in the primaries and caucuses being so fiercely contested around the country. — National party rules give special status …
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Team Obama Is Courting Everybody But the Press — GREENVILLE, S.C. — When reporters filed onto Barack Obama's press plane after his acrimonious debate with Hillary Rodham Clinton last week, one thing was noticeably missing amid the wine and snacks on the Boeing 737.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Warns: “There Will Be Other Wars” — The presidential candidate who sang “Bomb bomb Iran” is already looking towards the war after the war in Iraq. — Sen. John McCain told a crowd of supporters on Sunday, “It's a tough war we're in. It's not going to be over right away.
Denver Post:
Obama, Clinton split Colo. voters — Mitt Romney enjoys a dominant, 19-point lead over John McCain among Republicans likely to attend Colorado caucuses Feb. 5, with Mike Huckabee trailing and Ron Paul and Rudy Giuliani barely registering a nod, according to a Denver Post poll.
Seattle Times:
Obama for the Democrats — After seven years of George Bush's failed presidency, after five years of unnecessary war in Iraq, America is ready to write a new narrative. All candidates favor the now-bromidic slogan: change. Only one candidate truly embraces the yearnings this word represents.
Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: McCain asked about Juan Hernandez at Florida campaign event — The straight-talking senator was asked about his Hispanic Outreach Director, Dr. Juan Hernandez, at a campaign event in Florida Sunday. Here's video of his reaction. … Dr. Hernandez is on the record …
Parag Khanna / New York Times:
Waving Goodbye to Hegemony — Turn on the TV today, and you could be forgiven for thinking it's 1999. Democrats and Republicans are bickering about where and how to intervene, whether to do it alone or with allies and what kind of world America should lead.
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