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6:05 PM ET, February 2, 2008

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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008  —  Based on daily polling from Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — John McCain continues to be the primary beneficiary of Rudy Giuliani's recent exit from the Republican race for president.  The percentage of Republican primary voters nationwide favoring McCain …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
SURPRISINGLY LIBERAL  —  It's by no means unanimous, but as the primary season draws to a close, most conservatives are coalescing around Mitt Romney.  A group called Citizens United Political Victory Fund produced this ad, which I think is simple but effective:
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Charles Mahtesian / The Politico:
Most GOP govs shun Romney  —  As chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2006, Mitt Romney crisscrossed the country to elect GOP governors and broke the group's fundraising record by hauling in $20 million.  —  Yet just two of the 16 governors he worked to elect then are supporting his presidential bid.
Peter Gelzinis / Boston Herald:
Mitt happened to Mass., so let's return the favor
Discussion: The Corner
David Sparks / Boston Globe:
The fat lady won't sing on Super Tuesday
David Espo / Associated Press:   Super Tuesday's fuzzy math
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Bill Clinton Prepares Mea Culpa  —  UPDATE, 4:30 p.m. ET: It looks like former president Bill Clinton will not have to make an apology to the congregations of black churches in South Central Los Angeles after all.  At least not in writing.  —  Our posting on Bill Clinton's “mea culpa” …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Sweetness & Light
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton Reportedly Will Soon Apologize At Black Churches (Super Tuesday Is Coming Up)  —  Once again, former President Bill Clinton seems poised to be pitchforked into the headlines right on the eve of a crucial primary vote amid a report that he's going to “repent” by going to some black churches.
Discussion: Associated Press
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton to make black church tour Sunday
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Susan Eisenhower / Washington Post:
Why I'm Backing Obama  —  Forty-seven years ago, my grandfather Dwight D. Eisenhower bid farewell to a nation he had served for more than five decades.  In his televised address, Ike famously coined the term “military-industrial complex,” and he offered advice that is still relevant today.
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
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ABCNEWS:
New Celeb-Filled Music Video for Obama  —  Song from Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am Inspired by Obama Speech  —  Celebrity-filled music videos have been used to support many social movements, from famine relief for Africa, to support for American farmers, to opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and The Trail
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Dan Gerstein / Wall Street Journal:
Decline of the Angry Left  —  Last Saturday's South Carolina Democratic primary will probably be remembered as the day when the party's emotional dam burst and many of the personal grievances and tensions that have built up over the past generation spilled out into the open …
New York Post:
LET LYNNE STEWART ROT  —  Might terror-coddling attorney Lynne Stewart get her just deserts after all?  It is to be hoped.  —  A three-judge federal appeals panel heard arguments Tuesday from prosecutors seeking a harsher sentence for Stewart, who was given just 28 months in prison in 2006 …
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Michelle Malkin:
“Let Lynne Stewart rot”
Discussion: Right Wing News
San Francisco Chronicle:
Facing off over Marine Corps  —  3 war opponents chain selves to door of recruiting station, and right-wing blogosphere goes ballistic  —  As the right-wing blogosphere railed and a U.S. senator vowed financial retaliation against the Berkeley City Council for its effort to boot the Marine Corps …
Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
A Different Perspective  —  Three unexpected developments have given Republicans a shot this year at winning — once thought impossible, given the normal desire of the electorate for a fresh party after eight years, and worries about Iraq and the economy.  All can change, but for now they have a real shot.
Discussion: American Power
Mark R. Levin / The Corner:
Reagan Challenged His Party from the Right.  McCain Challenges His Party from the Left.  —  I don't think most conservatives are interested in McCain's class ranking at Annapolis or how many planes he was nearly killed in.  There have been a few posts here mentioning it.
Bill Quick / Daily Pundit:
the war for the gop  —  I wrote the following on February 19th, 2006.  —  Daily Pundit » A Deal Was Made … I elaborated on the idea here: … I remind you of this as a prelude to my analysis of what is happening in the current GOP primary race, and why it is happening the way it is.
Mike McIntire / New York Times:
Nuclear Leaks and Response Tested Obama in Senate  —  When residents in Illinois voiced outrage two years ago upon learning that the Exelon Corporation had not disclosed radioactive leaks at one of its nuclear plants, the state's freshman senator, Barack Obama, took up their cause.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
 
 
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Huckabee accuses Romney of buying Hannity's endorsement
Chris Tomlinson / Associated Press:
Lynch: US ‘surge’ tipped scales in Iraq
Henry Blodget / Silicon Alley Insider:
News Corp Trying to Mount Yahoo Bid (NWS/YHOO)
Discussion: TechCrunch and Mashable!
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Romney Attends Mormon Leader's Funeral
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
CNN:
Clinton touts her own Kennedy endorsement in ad
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
It's a shame one of them has to win
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Immigration Battle Divides Ariz. GOP
Discussion: Lonewacko
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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Still Undecided?
Media Matters for America:
Boortz: “[P]rimary blame” …
Los Angeles Times:
Obama works to claim Latino vote
Discussion: The Swamp
Washington Post:
Obama Is Racing Against the Clock
philly.com:
Spygate sparring  —  Specter: NFL tried to embarrass …
Michael Kranish / Boston Globe:
Huckabee factor could sap Romney in South
Discussion: Eunomia
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Ron Paul's big chance for a modest splash
Discussion: The Caucus and New York Times
Ron Klain / Campaign Stops:
Speaking Truth Without Power
 

 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Analyzing Comcast's spinoff of cable networks, purposefully structured with low debt: the move might be a signal to the industry that it's time to consolidate

Leah Nylen / Bloomberg:
Filing: the US DOJ's proposal requires Google to allow websites more ability to opt-out of its AI products and provide more ad placement controls to advertisers

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
James Harding says the Tortoise-Observer deal could create a profitable media group and there isn't a guaranteed future for the Observer with the Guardian

 
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