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3:40 AM ET, January 31, 2008

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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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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 …
Michael Crowley / The New Republic:
Romney's Missed Opportunity  —  Boy, was that not the momentum-changer Mitt Romney needed.  Overall I saw a mostly predictable news-free affair.  But Romney looked to me like a rattled and somewhat defeated figure.  —  Romney was handed one fine opportunity: A question about whether John McCain lied …
Discussion: The Corner and Spin Cycle
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The Next 12 Hours  —  Reading this morning's analysis on line …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah
Hugh Hewitt / TownHall Blog:
An Angry, Defensive McCain
Discussion: Riehl World View
Bryan / Hot Air:
Video: “How is it that you're the expert on my position?”
Daniel Casse / Commentary:
The Man Who Blew It  —  Tonight was Mitt Romney's last stand.
Discussion: The Campaign Spot
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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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.
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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David Espo / Associated Press:
Romney Tactics Seem Good News for McCain  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major boost for John McCain, Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney signaled Wednesday he's not ready to commit to a costly campaign in the states holding primaries and caucuses next week.
Discussion: Patrick Ruffini and MSNBC
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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 …
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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Kristin Jensen / Bloomberg:
Nader Says He's Considering a New White House Run  —  Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who ran for president in 2000 and 2004, said he is considering another bid for the White House because he believes the current contenders aren't standing up enough to corporate interests.
Discussion: MyDD
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.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
It Depends On What The Definition Of Conscience Is  —  Remember this? … Well, here he is, testifying that, basically, that the ends justify the means:  —  TPM reports that this way: … It's really hard for me to believe that someone who used to be a federal judge can blow that sophistry …
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Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Mukasey Will Not Rule Out Waterboarding
Discussion: The Swamp and The Heretik
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Massachusetts Democratic Primary  —  Massachusetts: Clinton 43% Obama 37%  —  A Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Massachusetts Democratic Presidential Primary finds Hillary Clinton attracting 43% of the vote while Barack Obama earns 37%.
New York Times:
An Ex-President, a Mining Deal and a Big Donor  —  Late on Sept. 6, 2005, a private plane carrying the Canadian mining financier Frank Giustra touched down in Almaty, a ruggedly picturesque city in southeast Kazakhstan.  Several hundred miles to the west a fortune awaited …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The RBC
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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RushLimbaugh.com:
Rush Does Not Concede, Vows to Fight On
CNN:
Transcript of GOP debate at Reagan Library
Ricardo Hausmann / Financial Times:
Stop behaving as whiner of first resort
Discussion: Economist's View
Bucknell:
Jim Cramer challenges ‘laissez faire’ government
Discussion: HorsesAss.Org
Hindrocket / Power Line:
POLITICIANS VS. BUSINESSMEN
Discussion: The Corner
Michelle Malkin:
Blood-boiler: Berkeley vs. the troops
New York Times:
G.O.P. Faces Challenge in Efforts to Reclaim House
Discussion: The Politico
 Earlier Items: 
Marc Ambinder:
Schwarzenegger Will Endorse McCain
Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
Bush asserts authority to bypass defense act
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Super Tuesday Math: Far, Far From Over
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
ANYBODY BUT McCAIN....I happen to think that hard-right conservatives …
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
U.S. Rep. Davis to Retire, Ending 14-Year Tenure in Congress
The New Republic:
Why Edwards Lost: A Response to Cohn
Washington Wire:
A King Backs Clinton
 

 
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