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MSNBC:
Romney, McCain clash in California — Is Romney pulling back on advertising in Super Tuesday states? — SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Republican Mitt Romney said John McCain used dirty tricks by suggesting shortly before the Florida primary that the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline …
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain declines one-on-one debate — NBC invited John McCain and Mitt Romney onto “Meet the Press” Sunday for a final debate before Super Tuesday. Romney, now the underdog and eager for opportunities to take on the frontrunner, immediately accepted. McCain, who appeared on the show …
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CNN:
Familiar face to be missing from GOP debate — SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) — Republican presidential hopefuls will face off Wednesday night without a familiar face now that former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has dropped out. — The remaining candidates will take the stage in a debate …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — Based on daily polling from Jan. 27-29, 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has now cut the gap with Hillary Clinton to 6 percentage points among Democrats nationally in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking three-day average, and interviewing conducted …
The Fact Hub:
Sen. Obama's Speech In Denver, CO Will Contain Four Misleading Attacks On Hillary In One Sentence — Just 24 hours after Sen. Obama asserted he has run a consistently positive campaign, he released excerpts of a speech to be delivered this morning in Denver, CO that distorts Hillary's record …
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Associated Press:
Obama says Clinton would be a step back — DENVER - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama said Wednesday a Hillary Rodham Clinton presidency would be a step back to the past, turning her husband's image of a bridge to the future against her. The former first lady decried the tenor of his comments in an interview with The Associated Press.
New York Post:
POST ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA — Democrats in 22 states across America go to the polls next Tuesday to pick between two presidential prospects: Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. — We urge them to choose Obama - an untried candidate, to be sure, but preferable to the junior senator from New York.
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Karl / protein wisdom:
McCain Derangement Syndrome: A reply to Roger L. Simon — Roger L. Simon, whose blog I usually enjoy, makes some serious errors today: … Put me in the same boat as Elder as to the woman who purportedly denied McCain was a war hero, but Simon manages to start from faulty premises and work …
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John McCain / CNN:
Sources: Schwarzenegger in talks to endorse McCain — SIMI VALLEY, California (CNN) — Two Republican sources familiar with the conversations tell CNN California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is in discussions about endorsing John McCain's presidential bid.
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David Neiwert / Orcinus:
The Orcinus fundraiser — by Dave — Fund-raisers can be something of a mixed bag — simultaneously inspiring and deflating, especially when you're like me and really don't care for certain things required of people who use them as the revenue sources for their blogs.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
The Conservative Reality: A Vote For Huckabee Is A Vote For McCain — Chris Cillizza reports the MSM understanding of what is happening on the GOP side —the repudiation of conservatism: … In fact, the conservative vote has been split in many directions, but now has to decide whether …
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The Fix, The Daily Dish, The Reaction, Spin Cycle, Punditry, D-Day and The Moderate Voice
Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Ralph Nader Flirts with Presidential Bid — With Harsh Words for Current Field, Nader Says Candidacy as Urgent as Ever — Ralph Nader has formed a presidential exploratory committee, and said in an interview Wednesday that he will launch another presidential bid if he's convinced …
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Super Tuesday Math: Far, Far From Over — CNN puts McCain with 97 delegates and Romney at 74. — Let's look at the worst case for Romney on Super Tuesday. — Next Tuesday the winner-take-all states that lean McCain are New York (101), Missouri (58), Arizona (53), New Jersey (52) …
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The Campaign Spot, MyDD, Power Line, Captain's Quarters, Alarming News and race42008.com
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Illegal immigrants may get rebates — In their bipartisan zeal to quickly cut a deal on an economic stimulus bill, GOP lawmakers overlooked something that will certainly inflame the conservative base _ illegal immigrants could receive a tax rebate check from the government.