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Jennifer Rubin / New York Observer:
What Will Rush, Hugh Say if McCain Wins? — Rush Limbaugh. — Certain conservative opinion makers are not pleased. — Rush Limbaugh, Hugh Hewitt, much of the roster at the National Review and many (but certainly not all) of their more conservative talk radio and blogger colleagues …
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney falls into McCain trap on Iraq — SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - In the final GOP debate before Super Tuesday, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain of Arizona bickered over a laundry list of past and present positions, most notably whether Romney backed a time-table for withdrawing troops for Iraq.
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.
Daniel Casse / Commentary:The Man Who Blew It — Tonight was Mitt Romney's last stand.
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The Campaign Spot
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
A Scramble for Edwards and Giuliani Fundraisers — As Candidates Pull Out, the Survivors Swoop In — When Democrat John Edwards and Republican Rudolph W. Giuliani abandoned their presidential bids yesterday, their exits marked the beginning of an open season on the supporters who had helped …
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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:The New Race: Four Candidates, 24 States and One Hectic Week
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TIME
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Mukasey's radical worldview is now the norm — Yesterday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, featuring day-long testimony from Attorney General Michael Mukasey, was extraordinary for only one reason: for our country, what happened in the hearing is now completely ordinary.
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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 …
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TPMmuckraker, Matthew Yglesias, The Corner, Blue Crab Boulevard, Fausta's blog, The Huffington Post, The RBC and Truthdig
CNN:
Transcript of GOP debate at Reagan Library — This is the transcript of the GOP debate at the Reagan Library Wednesday January 30. — (CNN) — ANDERSON COOPER, CNN: The first question is actually a question that will go to all of you, but I'll start with Governor Romney.
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MSNBC, michellemalkin.com, Dick Polman's American Debate, Vox Baby, Angry Bear, Gristmill, Publius Endures and Fausta's blog
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Michelle Malkin:
Reagan vs. McCain on profits, business, and the free market — Compare and contrast. — Class warrior John McCain Edwards at last night's GOP debate held at the Reagan Library (transcript): … Ronald Reagan, “What Ever Happened to Free Enterprise,” Ludwig Von Mises Memorial Lecture at Hillsdale College, November 1977:
ABCNEWS:
Clinton Remained Silent As Wal-Mart Fought Unions — Tapes Reviewed by ABC News Show Clinton As a Loyal Company Woman — In six years as a member of the Wal-Mart board of directors, between 1986 and 1992, Hillary Clinton remained silent as the world's largest retailer waged a major campaign …
Kim Sengupta / The Independent:
Sentenced to death: Afghan who dared to read about women's rights — A young man, a student of journalism, is sentenced to death by an Islamic court for downloading a report from the internet. The sentence is then upheld by the country's rulers. This is Afghanistan …
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Is McCain a Conservative? — As John McCain neared his momentous primary election victory in Florida after a ferocious campaign questioning his conservative credentials, right-wingers buzzed over word that he had privately suggested that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was too conservative.
New York Times:
Republican Debate in Simi Valley, Calif. — The following is a transcript of the Republican presidential debate in Simi Valley, Calif., as provided by the Federal News Service and CNN. — PARTICIPANTS: — FORMER ARKANSAS GOVERNOR MIKE HUCKABEE FORMER MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNOR MITT ROMNEY
Dana Priest / Washington Post:
Soldier Suicides at Record Level — Increase Linked to Long Wars, Lack of Army Resources — Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside, a psychiatric outpatient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center who was waiting for the Army to decide whether to court-martial her for endangering another soldier and turning …
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
President McCain — Well, Kathryn, since most of the gang seems to have turned in early (too demoralized to opine?), I might as well chip in. I'm getting a bit tired of Senator McCain's anti-business shtick. The line about serving “for patriotism, not for profit” is pathetic.
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
A Bush Rally — Can he close strong in 2008? — The Associated Press reported last week that a left-wing group, Americans United for Change, plans to spend $8.5 million to ensure that President Bush's public approval rating doesn't improve in his final year in office.
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