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Huckabee's Remarkable Play — DES MOINES — Talk about political jujitsu! — Mike Huckabee is holding a press conference right now in which he was supposed to unveil a new negative ad against arch rival Mitt Romney. — But Mr. Huckabee came to the press conference and announced …
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Huckabust — Just when you think the Republican presidential race can't get weirder...Mike Huckabee holds a press conference here to announce that he'd just made a last minute decision not to air a negative TV ad slamming Romney. — And then he airs the ad (Video courtesy of Mark Halperin who was setting in the row behund me).


Saying He Pulled Negative Ad, Huckabee Shows It — DES MOINES — In an act of political jujitsu, Mike Huckabee has halted a negative ad that he was about to broadcast on television Monday against his Republican rival, Mitt Romney. But while claiming the moral high ground …

Huckabee Decides Not To Air Those Nasty Ads...And Then Airs A Nasty Ad — The Romney campaign is already calling this a “meltdown." Whatever it is, it's a little bizarre. — So Mike Huckabee schedules a news conference to talk about the negative ads he's decided to run against Mitt Romney.

Huck's instant classic — Mike Huckabee's move to not run ads hitting back at Mitt Romney is a risky move that could rejuvenate his fading campaign — or ensure his defeat on Thursday. — >> Check out the press conference slideshow — That Huckabee still showed the spot to dozens …


Hillary says she risked life on White House trips — VINTON, Iowa - Ever since Barack Obama suggested Hillary Clinton's eight years as first lady were a glorified tea party a few days back, she's looked for an opening to strike back. — On Saturday night in Dubuque she pounced …
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The Quiet Heroism of Hillary Clinton
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A Chequer-Board of Nights …


Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby Daily Tracking Poll: Clinton Leads But Loses Ground; GOP Remains Deadlocked — Tough two-man race on GOP side, but McCain makes move into sturdy third place — UTICA, New York - The race for the Democratic presidential nomination tightened slightly over the last 24 hours …
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PEACE ACTIVISTS OCCUPY HUCKABEE'S IOWA CAMPAIGN OFFICE — Protesters ask former Baptist minister, “Who Would Jesus Bomb?" — Des Moines - With 40 percent of Iowa's Republican caucus voters expected to come from the ranks of conservative Christians, peace activists occupied Mike Huckabee's …
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Protesters block Huckabee — DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) - Anti-war protestors and Ron Paul supporters both kept Mike Huckabee from entering his Iowa campaign headquarters through the front door Monday. — Three people who managed to break inside — holding a sign that said “What Would Jesus Bomb?”

MS. HILLARY DOES PAKISTAN — Thomas Houlahan comments on Ms. Hillary's recent discussions of events in Pakistan with Wolf Blitzer and George Stephanopoulos, addressing the question: “How credible is Hillary Clinton on Pakistan?" Houlahan writes: … A transcript of Senator Clinton's interview …
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YEP, IT'S AN OUTRAGE — As we get deeper into the campaign, I do not have a problem with excluding candidates who are not generating any substantial public support. Gravel, I think, was an example of that in the Democratic debates. But I think the Paulbots have a pretty good case for outrage …
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FOX, ABC to reduce debate fields
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Marc Ambinder

What if Iowa Settles Nothing for Democrats? — DES MOINES — Iowa is packed with presidential candidates and hundreds of campaign aides, advisers and contributors. Twenty-five hundred representatives of news organizations have been granted credentials to cover the caucuses on Thursday night, twice as many as in 2004.

STRATEGY MEMO: LOOKING GOOD … As voting nears in the Republican nomination process, our campaign remains convinced that our strategy we have long had in place is right - bold, innovative and designed to deal with the radically different election calendar. While many of the beltway insiders seem …

Report: Obama Takes “Dig” At Edwards' Trial Lawyer Past — Is Barack Obama broadening his criticism of John Edwards to suggest that his lucrative trial lawyer past indicates less of a commitment to public service than Obama has? — That's what The Washington Post concluded in a piece …


In a safer Baghdad, Iraqis party for 2008 — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - On New Year's Eve Ridaa al-Azzawi squeezed into his pointy snakeskin boots, his tight black sweater and his snazzy corduroy flared jeans, hustled down to a Baghdad hotel ballroom and partied for peace.
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Sweetness & Light