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Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Bill: “We Just Have to Slow Down Our Economy” to Fight Global Warming — Former President Bill Clinton was in Denver, Colorado, stumping for his wife yesterday. — In a long, and interesting speech, he characterized what the U.S. and other industrialized nations need to do to combat global warming …
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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 …
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New York Times:
After Mining Deal, Financier Donated to Clinton Charity — 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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Another Point on Bill — One point that should not go unmentioned is that what former President Clinton is described as doing in that Times article is little different from what the first President Bush has done in his post-presidency. And his son is the president.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Romney Spokesperson Confirms it: Mitt Hasn't Bought Any TV Ad Time In Any Feb. 5th State — With five days to go until Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney's spokesperson is confirming that the Romney campaign has bought exactly zero TV ad time in any of the states that vote on Feb. 5.
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Romney to run ads in California — LOS ANGELES - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to run a “significant” level of television ads in California and other states that vote Tuesday in essentially a national primary, aides said Thursday, signaling a willingness to aggressively try …
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Michael Luo / New York Times:
Republicans Battle for Votes and Money in California — LOS ANGELES — Competition between Senator John McCain and Mitt Romney for California's vast array of Republican delegates was heating up on Thursday, with Mr. McCain poised to receive a major endorsement and Mr. Romney preparing …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Memo: McCain “De Facto” Nominee After Feb. 5
Memo: McCain “De Facto” Nominee After Feb. 5
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney falls into McCain trap on Iraq
Romney falls into McCain trap on Iraq
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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.
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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 …
Bloomberg:
Obama Raised $32 Million for Campaign in January — Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — Illinois Senator Barack Obama raised $32 million in January for his presidential bid, campaign manager David Plouffe said today. — The money will help Obama compete in more than 20 states holding primaries or caucuses on Feb. 5 …
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Washington Wire:
Pelosi Allies Give Obama a Boost in California — Susan Davis reports from Los Angeles on the presidential race. — While congressional leaders generally don't make endorsements in presidential primaries, the addition of California Rep. Anna Eshoo to the list of lawmakers backing …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
MUKASEY STONEWALLS SENATE DEMOCRATS ON WATER-BOARDING, AND PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING ELSE. — Virtually every Democrat on the Senate judiciary committee opens his or her questions to Attorney General Michael Mukasey at today's oversight hearing with a thank you.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Mukasey's radical worldview is now the norm
Mukasey's radical worldview is now the norm
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nj.nationaljournal.com:
Obama: Most Liberal Senator In 2007 — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was the most liberal senator in 2007, according to National Journal's 27th annual vote ratings. The insurgent presidential candidate shifted further to the left last year in the run-up to the primaries …
Spencer Ackerman / The Washington Independent:
Security Gains From ‘Surge’ Backsliding — New Iraq Security Statistics Show Uptick in Explosions — It was the crescendo of an otherwise flat State of the Union address. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” President George W. Bush declared Monday night, “some may deny the surge is working, but among terrorists there is no doubt.”
Audrey Hudson / Washington Times:
Airport found legitimate in troop treatment — The Oakland International Airport did not break any laws or regulations when it denied 200 Marines and soldiers access to the passenger terminal during a layover last year from Iraq to the troops' home base in Hawaii, the Transportation Department says.
New York Times:
Tainted Drugs Linked to Maker of Abortion Pill — BEIJING — A huge state-owned Chinese pharmaceutical company that exports to dozens of countries, including the United States, is at the center of a nationwide drug scandal after nearly 200 Chinese cancer patients were paralyzed or otherwise harmed …
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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Ari Melber / The Nation:
MoveOn Weighs Dem Endorsements — MoveOn.org, the powerhouse grassroots organization that showered Democrats with more donations in the midterms than almost any other liberal PAC, is asking its members whether to host a virtual vote on Thursday to endorse Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for President.
Doug Oakley / Contra Costa Times:
Berkeley council tells Marines to leave — Hey-hey, ho-ho, the Marines in Berkeley have got to go. — That's the message from the Berkeley City Council, which voted 8-1 Tuesday night to tell the U.S. Marines that its Shattuck Avenue recruiting station “is not welcome in the city …