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4:05 AM ET, February 8, 2008

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Mark Halperin / The Page:
Transcript of Romney's Speech Withdrawing From the Race  —  Governor Romney's Address to the Conservative Political Action Committee - February 7, 2008  —  I want to begin by saying thank you.  It's great to be with you again.  And I look forward to joining with you many more times in the future.
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Randi Rhodes Airs Unhinged Anti-Romney Skit  —  ‘KILLING RAMPAGE’  —  Rhodes Skit Says Romney Supporters Will Kill Innocent People  —  *** EXCLUSIVE To The Radio Equalizer ***  —  Apparently unable to learn from past mistakes, or just too unhinged to know better, Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes …
Krooney / The Page:
Romney Quits Race  —  Says time of war is not the right time to continue GOP fight: “I feel I have to stand aside.”  —  Read full remarks from CPAC conference here. … AP: Decision effectively cedes nomination to McCain.  —  Obama, kicking Romney as he heads out the door, criticizes him for saying Democrats are soft on terror.
Eric Gorski / Associated Press:
Huckabee to Get Evangelical Leader's Nod  —  James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, is about to endorse former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, The Associated Press has learned.  —  Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs, Colo.-based Focus on the Family …
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Eric Gorski / Associated Press:
AP: Evangelical leader endorses Huckabee  —  James Dobson, one of the nation's most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, backed Mike Huckabee's presidential bid Thursday night, giving the former Arkansas governor a long-sought endorsement as the Republican field narrowed to a two-man race.
Discussion: Political Machine and AMERICAblog
Michael Luo / New York Times:
Miscalculations Dogged Romney From the Start
Discussion: The Heretik
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
washingtonpost.com > Discussions  —  washingtonpost.com's Daily Politics Discussion  —  Don't want to miss out on the latest in politics?  Start each day with The Post Politics Hour.  Join in each weekday morning at 11 a.m. as a member of The Washington Post's team of White House …
Peter Baker / The Trail:
Bush Signals Support for McCain  —  President Bush plans to give an implicit endorsement of onetime rival John McCain's conservative bona fides tomorrow as the Arizona senator seeks to consolidate the party behind his candidacy.  —  In a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference in the morning …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and D-Day
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Matt Stoller / Open Left:
Hillary's Women  —  Let's put the Obama activist and donor numbers in perspective - 650,000 donors is a lot, but John Kerry had around 2 million donors, and George Bush had roughly as many.  Richard Viguerie and Roger Craver, direct mail gurus, have frequently noted that there are roughly …
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
OBAMA DOWNLOADS $7.9 MILLION FROM MOVEON AND WEB DONORS...
Discussion: Open Left and Salon
This Is London:
BROWN SLAPS DOWN ARCHBISHOP'S CALL FOR ISLAMIC SHARIA LAW TO OPERATE IN BRITAIN  —  The Archbishop of Canterbury caused consternation yesterday by calling for Islamic law to be recognised in Britain.  —  He declared that sharia and Parliamentary law should be given equal legal status …
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Terry Frieden / CNN:
Mukasey won't investigate ‘waterboarding’  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General Michael Mukasey told lawmakers Thursday he will not open a criminal investigation into the CIA's acknowledged use of “waterboarding” on terror suspects.  —  House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers …
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
David Shuster's Offensive Remark: Chelsea Clinton Being “Pimped”  —  what does this say about Caroline Kennedy who is also a former presidents daughter....  What about Romney's sons (5.00 / 1) (#27) … Frankly (none / 0) (#17)
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Shuster: Chelsea Being ‘Pimped Out’
Discussion: The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post:
Whoopi Switches From Obama To Hillary  —  Yesterday on “The View,” Whoopi Goldberg switched her endorsement from Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton.  Whoopi cited Clinton's statement that she would end tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas.  Whoopi previously believed that Obama …
Amanda / Think Progress:
McCain booed at CPAC.  —  Speaking to a right-wing crowd at CPAC today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was loudly booed when he mentioned his push for comprehensive immigration reform last year.  (A position he has since given up.) … Watch it:  —  This morning, Politico reported that CPAC organizers …
Craig Offman / NPL Sports:
Jail politicians who ignore climate science: Suzuki  —  Didn't mean it literally says scientist's spokesperson  —  David Suzuki has called for political leaders to be thrown in jail for ignoring the science behind climate change.  —  At a Montreal conference last Thursday, the prominent scientist …
Elisabeth Rosenthal / New York Times:
Studies Deem Biofuels a Greenhouse Threat  —  Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these “green” fuels are taken into account, two studies being published Thursday have concluded.
Discussion: The Agonist
Real Clear Politics:
John McCain's CPAC Speech  —  ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain's presidential campaign today released the following remarks by John McCain as prepared for delivery: Thank you.  Thank you for inviting me.  It's been a little while since I've had the honor of addressing you, and I appreciate very much your courtesy to me today.
 
 
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Mark Steyn / The Corner:
Re: Packing CPAC
Discussion: alicublog and TBogg
James Pethokoukis / US News:
Wall Street Is Unprepared for a Dem Sweep
Discussion: BobKrumm.com
CNN:
Controversial Halloween party photos released
Jay Weaver / MiamiHerald.com:
Top lawyer faces money-laundering charges
Michael Duffy / Time:
TIME Poll: Clinton More Beatable than Obama
Discussion: Liberal Values
New York Times:
Injury From Blast Killed Bhutto, Report Says
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Truthdig
Shailagh Murray / The Trail:
Obama Agrees to Debates with Clinton
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Hotline On Call:
Obama On Romney: An “Ineffective Candidate”
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Where the money went  —  Hillary Clinton spent more than $77 million …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
The Tweety Effect Lives! …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Impending Obama Backlash?
Mark Naymik / OPENERS:
Obama agrees to debate Clinton in Ohio
Guy Trebay / New York Times:
The Vanishing Point  —  CREDIT Hedi Slimane or blame him.
Discussion: Feministe and Althouse
Kate Snow / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Campaign Staffers Not Going Without Pay