Tonight beating out THE DRUDGE REPORT w/ early returns..

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Edwards Vows Vigorous Campaign in N.H.

Jan 3, 10:21 PM (ET)

By NEDRA PICKLER

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat John Edwards told The Associated Press that the Iowa caucus showed that voters are choosing change over the status quo, and he vowed a vigorous campaign into New Hampshire.

Edwards, who lost a close race to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, said he would continue running as the candidate for middle-class Americans. Edwards finished second and Hillary Rodham Clinton was a close third.

"I mean, we were grotesquely outspent in Iowa five-to-one and the fact that I'm as strong as I am now under these circumstances indicates that this message of change and standing up to corporate greed and fighting for the middle class and jobs really matters," the 2004 vice presidential nominee said in an interview with The Associated Press.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080104/D8TUQDBO0.html

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Democrats | Polls | County Results
Candidate Votes % of votes Delegates won Projected winner
Barack Obama 911 38% 0 [Barack Obama]
John Edwards 725 30% 0
Hillary Clinton 714 29% 0
Bill Richardson 51 2% 0
Joe Biden 23 1% 0
Uncommitted 3 0%
Chris Dodd 1 0% 0
Mike Gravel 0 0% 0
Dennis Kucinich 0 0% 0
97% of precincts reporting

Republicans | Polls | County Results
Candidate Votes % of votes Delegates won Projected winner
Mike Huckabee 35,257 34% 0 [Mike Huckabee]
Mitt Romney 25,995 25% 0
Fred Thompson 13,786 13% 0
John McCain 13,473 13% 0
Ron Paul 9,992 10% 0
Rudy Giuliani 3,571 3% 0
Duncan Hunter 452 0% 0
85% of precincts reporting

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Chris Dodd Bows Out

DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut was set to abandon his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday after a poor showing in Iowa’s precinct caucuses.

The veteran lawmaker was to announce his decision to supporters at a post-caucus party in Des Moines, according to advisers speaking on the condition of anonymity. He was expected to travel to Connecticut Saturday with his family to thank friends and supporters.

Dodd was never able to break from the pack of Democratic contenders despite his long and distinguished Senate career. He won just 0.02 percent of the state’s caucus-goers.


http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/03/chris-dodd-abandons-presidential-campaign-after-poor-showing-in-iowa/

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Family leaders call Romney 'disaster'
Letter criticizes 'deceptive rhetoric' around candidate
Posted: January 3, 2008
1:00 a.m. Eastern

A coalition of leaders on family issues has released a letter warning about what they describe as the deception being assembled around former Massachusetts governor and GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

"Most of us are not allied with any presidential candidate," the letter says. "But we are troubled by the unethical and Orwellian cover-up of Mitt Romney's role in catastrophic events in Massachusetts, once the cradle of American liberty.

"Actions he took as governor were beyond the pale," the letter continued.
RINO Romney..just wrong for America!



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McCain: Negative campaigns do not work
1/3/2008, 10:00 p.m. EST
By PHILIP ELLIOTT
The Associated Press

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Sen. John McCain congratulated rival Mike Huckabee on winning Iowa's presidential caucuses Thursday and said it shows that negative campaigns — such as opponent Mitt Romney's — are doomed to fail.

Romney spent the final few weeks before Iowa cast the first votes of the 2008 presidential election engaged in an aggressive contest with Huckabee, a Baptist pastor turned politician. Huckabee resisted the temptation to respond in kind, instead relying on his wit and humor. McCain said civility is one of the lessons to take from Iowa's results.

"One, you can't buy an election in Iowa," said McCain, whose own financial woes have affected his campaign. "And two, negative campaigns don't work. They don't work there and they don't work here in New Hampshire."

http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf?/base/politics-12/119941586736270.xml&storylist=politics

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Obama wins Iowa as candidate for change

* Story Highlights
* NEW: Obama supporters, many young, scream "We did it!"
* Possibility looming that Clinton may finish in third place
* Poll: 51 percent of voters who said change was top issue picked Obama

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.dems/index.html

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Female, religious voters propel Huckabee to victory in Iowa

* Story Highlights
* Evangelical Christians made up majority of Republican caucus-goers
* Huckabee had strong support from people who said religious beliefs matter
* He picked up support from about 40 percent of female GOP caucus-goers

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/03/iowa.gop/index.html

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Sources: Bloomberg Camp Researches Target States
Aides Also Look Into States That Have Elected Jewish Officials
Reporting
Marcia Kramer
NEW YORK (CBS) ― Most of the presidential candidates may be freezing in Iowa, but rumored contender Mayor Michael Bloomberg didn't have to leave New York City to capture the presidential buzz.

"While he says he's not a candidate, he's doing everything in his power short of being a candidate to get people to look at him and consider him," said Micheline Blum, a professor at Baruch College.

And sources tell CBS 2 that intimates of Bloomberg have already had discussions about which states to target if he does indeed decide to run.

STORY & VIDEO: http://wcbstv.com/local/bloomberg.jewish.votes.2.622741.html

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Democrats | Polls | County Results
Candidate Votes % of votes Delegates won Projected winner
Barack Obama 940 38% 0 [Barack Obama]
John Edwards 744 30% 0
Hillary Clinton 737 29% 0
Bill Richardson 53 2% 0
Joe Biden 23 1% 0
Uncommitted 3 0%
Chris Dodd 1 0% 0
Mike Gravel 0 0% 0
Dennis Kucinich 0 0% 0
100% of precincts reporting

Republicans | Polls | County Results
Candidate Votes % of votes Delegates won Projected winner
Mike Huckabee 35,621 34% 0 [Mike Huckabee]
Mitt Romney 26,524 25% 0
Fred Thompson 13,932 13% 0
John McCain 13,693 13% 0
Ron Paul 10,184 10% 0
Rudy Giuliani 3,613 3% 0
Duncan Hunter 458 0% 0
87% of precincts reporting

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Listen to your gut – not the talking heads!***NEW***
Posted: January 3, 2008
1:00 a.m. Eastern

It is refreshing to see the rich, powerful and popular people seeking the highest office in our land grovel. We watch in awe, if not amusement, as those familiar faces trudge through ice and snow in Iowa and New Hampshire, eyes red from lack of sleep, hoping to attract one last voter or caucus-goer. As entertaining as this quadrennial occurrence may be, don't let the results from those two states sway you.

Despite all the close-up media coverage, there is only a relative handful of voters in those states who care enough to brave the harsh winter weather and the crowded conditions to rub elbows and eyebrows with the candidates and, chances are, you know as much or more about these folks as the people in Iowa or New Hampshire who had a "close encounter" with one.

Don't listen to the pundits! Stop up your ears if necessary. Don't rely on the polls! When the primary is held in your state, do your civic duty and vote for the candidate whom you believe will be the best leader for our country.

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=59496

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Thompson Camp Denies Pullout from Campaign***NEW***
By Penny Starr
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
January 03, 2008

(CNSNews.com) - Just hours before voting got under way, a story posted by Politico.com had strategists for former Sen. Fred Thompson scrambling to deny claims by unnamed sources that the GOP hopeful would step down if he had a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=/Politics/archive/200801/POL20080103d.html

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Huckabee and Education***NEW***
By Terence P. Jeffrey
CNSNews.com Editor in Chief
January 03, 2008

"I'm probably one of the few candidates you have ever seen that has the recommendation of (a National Education Association) chapter, but also has the strong national recommendation of homeschoolers," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told me in an interview.

This unusual polarity points simultaneously to Huckabee's greatest strength and potential weakness as a Republican presidential candidate.

Among viable candidates, Huckabee is the strongest on the most important social issues, abortion and marriage, which helps explain his appeal to the culturally conservative families represented by Home School Legal Defense Association Chairman Mike Farris, who personally endorsed Huckabee.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCommentary.asp?Page=/Commentary/archive/200801/COM20080103a.html

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Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton?+++NEW+++
Posted: 11:52 AM ET

WASHINGTON (CNN) — It is a title that would be sure to bring either fear or cheer to many Americans, depending on your political leanings: Supreme Court Justice Bill Clinton.

That provocative possibility has long been whispered in legal and political circles ever since Sen. Hillary Clinton became a viable candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination. Now a respected conservative law professor has openly predicted a future President Clinton would name her husband to the high court if a vacancy occurred.

Pepperdine Law School's Douglas Kmiec said, "The former president would be intrigued by court service and many would cheer him on."
O great! Another job w/ lots of interns..

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/03/supreme-court-justice-bill-clinton/

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Conservative Blackout+++NEW+++
By Lisa Fabrizio | View comments | Print This Article Print This Article

Candidates like Duncan Hunter and Fred Thompson don’t have the ‘skill sets’ necessary to please the national media, but instead, have what really matters: true conservative credentials.

Back in the early days of the 2000 presidential campaign, right after John McCain beat George W. Bush in the New Hampshire primary, there were many dire media predictions along the lines of, “If Bush doesn't turn things around quickly it could turn into a McCain rout.” I thought: what in heaven’s name is going on here? Bush has all the endorsements, a terrific organization and wads of money. Could his candidacy be blasted out of contention by the machinations of the mainstream media?

Unfortunately for the media, the answer was no. Despite their best efforts, Bush regained his momentum in South Carolina — which, of course, prompted charges of dirty dealings — and went on to easily capture the nomination. Because once the process moved out of the realm of the polls and the punditry, conservative voters made their voices heard at the voting booth.

http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2008/01/04/conservative-blackout/

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Why delegates matter in the presidential race+++NEW+++

* Story Highlights
* Candidates are trying to win a majority of delegates during the nomination process
* The delegates then vote for a nominee at the party conventions
* The Democratic and Republican parties use different methods to award delegates

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/01/02/delegate.explainer/index.html

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Analysis: Calendar Puts Pressure on GOP+++NEW+++

Jan 4, 8:06 AM (ET)

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - An accelerated primary calendar gives Mike Huckabee little time to savor his Iowa win and Mitt Romney a fleeting chance to stage a comeback in New Hampshire, all while John McCain angles to seize the conversation with a reprise of his 2000 primary victory.

The pivotal moment in the five-day mini-campaign could come Saturday, when the GOP presidential field convenes in Manchester for their only debate between Thursday's caucuses and next Tuesday's primary.

For Huckabee, the challenge is to capitalize on his upset win in Iowa, where overwhelming support from evangelicals cemented a victory that had been projected in polls during the past month. It's a different story in secular New Hampshire, where he pulled only 10 percent of the vote in a recent survey.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080104/D8TV2VQO0.html

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Iran's Dangerous Nuke Game: Why Israel Might Rush to Strike

Peter Brookes

Iran turned up the heat this week on still-simmering concerns about its atomic aspirations. It crowed that its 1,000-megawatt Bushehr nuclear power plant would be "online" as early as this spring, putting in place another important building block of its nuclear program.

That sort of news can't help but rattle the steadiest of nerves, no matter what the (narrowly focused) US National Intelligence Estimate on Iran's nuclear-weapons program said about the current state of affairs.


Seemingly not swayed one iota by the NIE's conclusions, you have to wonder if Israel - the country most threatened by an Iranian nuclear (weapons) breakout - might take matters into its own hands.

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/global.php?id=1386052

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Scientists Warn Against Religious Belief in Global Warming
By Josiah Ryan
CNSNews.com Staff Writer
January 04, 2008

(CNSNews.com) - Commentary from 400 prominent scientists from around the world, which was included in a U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee report released last week, warns of a religious-like belief in global warming in the scientific community.

In opposition to the "consensus" reached by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last year, the committee report, sponsored by Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.), presents writings and statements from scientists who expressed skepticism or disbelief in global warming throughout 2007.

"It seems that in the climatic area a new faith fight has broken out, which has all the characteristics of historical religion," warned professor Francis Massen of the Physics Laboratory in Luxemburg, one of the scientists included in the report.

http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewCulture.asp?Page=/Culture/archive/200801/CUL20080104a.html

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PEGGY NOONAN

Out With the Old, In With the New
Obama and Huckabee rise; Mrs. Clinton falls.

http://opinionjournal.com/columnists/pnoonan/?id=110011083

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Top court to decide death penalty for child rape

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide whether the death penalty can be imposed for the crime of raping a child, expanding its review of how capital punishment is carried out in the United States.

The nation's highest court agreed to hear an appeal by a Louisiana man who is the only person in the United States on death row for a crime other than murder. He is arguing the death penalty for child rape violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

The decision to rule on the issue came just three days before the Supreme Court hears one of the most important death penalty cases in years over a challenge to the lethal injection method of execution used across the United States.

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN0432297020080104?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

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ABC Cuts 3 From Presidential Debates
Jan 4 09:41 AM US/Eastern
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer
24 Comments
New Hampshire Debate Exclusions Condemned by Manchester Newspaper/Video On Article

NEW YORK (AP) - ABC News is eliminating Republican presidential candidate Duncan Hunter and Democrats Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel from its prime- time presidential debates Saturday night because they did not meet benchmarks for their support.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8TV4CIG0&show_article=1

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Al-Qaida Uses Women As Suicide Attackers

Friday, January 4, 2008 4:00 PM

BAGHDAD -- Three female suicide bombers blew themselves up within a few weeks late last year in Iraq, killing or wounding dozens _ a tactic that goes against religious taboos on involving women in fighting and could indicate insurgents are growing increasingly desperate.

The bombings come as U.S.-led coalition forces are increasingly catching militants suspected of training women to become human bombs or finding evidence of efforts by al-Qaida in Iraq to recruit women, according to military records.

With coalition forces pushing extremists out of former strongholds and shrinking their pool of potential recruits, the militants are being forced to come up with other methods to penetrate stiffened security measures, said Diaa Rashwan, who follows Islamic militancy for Egypt's Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies.

http://www.newsmax.com/international/iraq_female_bombers/2008/01/04/61824.html

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WASHINGTON — Six months ago, the Bush administration quietly eased some restrictions on the export of politically delicate technologies to China. The new approach was intended to help American companies increase sales of high-tech equipment to China despite tight curbs on sharing technology that might have military applications.

But today the administration is facing questions from weapons experts about whether some equipment — newly authorized for export to Chinese companies deemed trustworthy by Washington — could instead end up helping China modernize its military. Equally worrisome, the weapons experts say, is the possibility that China could share the technology with Iran or Syria.

Kucinich files complaint on ABC debate (E.T. crying)

Fight those faceless TV execs Dennis! You go cadet!

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The state attorney general's office said it was assisting the Nueces County district attorney in the criminal investigation of Mauricio Celis, 36, who has given money to major Democratic candidates including Hillary Clinton and is the subject of numerous ongoing lawsuits and charges.

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Denying Muslim Visas+++SAT. ADDITION+++


INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY

Posted 1/4/2008

Immigration: Ron Paul may be a fringe presidential candidate, but Muslim student visas is no fringe topic. It threatens homeland security, and the Republican gadfly deserves credit for raising the issue.

http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=284342404135305

OK..most know I'm harsh re:illegals..but welcoming to all legals...this would include in my opinion not singling out muslim student visas...coming from the area in Brooklyn I live in arabs, muslims,immigrants are my neighbors,of course there have been known terrorists passing through or eminating from this area...but re: students I can't see punishing the whole class of people.
Again another Paul nutty idea!

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Pat Robertson predicts a year of violence, recession+++SAT. ADDITION+++

Associated Press Staff Reports OneNewsNow.com
January 5, 2008

NORFOLK, Va. - Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says 2008 will be a year of violence worldwide and a recession in the United States, followed by a major stock-market crash by 2010.

Sharing what he believes God has told him about the year ahead is an annual tradition for Robertson.

On Wednesday's "700 Club" broadcast, the founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network predicted that evangelism will increase and more people will seek God as the chaos develops.
Robertson said, "We will see the presence of angels and we will see an intensification of miracles around the world."

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2008/01/pat_robertson_predicts_a_year.php

Congress Shirking Its Duty in Border Control Meltdown+++SAT. ADDITION+++
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ~ Plato, Greek philosopher

Thousands Of Voters Change Party Affiliation+++SAT. ADDITION+++
From Dem To GOP---In Fla.

Bhutto's Husband Calls for UN Probe+++SAT. ADDITION+++

Newt Gingrich Out-Greens Al Gore?+++SAT. LATE ADDITION+++
Newt Gingrich has guzzled Al Gore’s Kool-Aid. Now he wants us and the Republican 2008 presidential candidates to drink it, too.

Mexican trucks allowed in U.S. despite ban+++SAT. ADDITION+++
Mexican 18-wheelers are being allowed deep into the U.S. interior, despite legislation last year to end funding for a pilot program authorizing the trucks to travel freely.

Global Hot Air from the BBC+++SAT. LATE ADDITION+++

Huckabee Son in Car Wreck+++SAT. LATE ADDITION+++

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Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee's oldest son, John Mark, was treated at a hospital and released after being injured in a car wreck Friday, the Huckabee campaign said.

The former Arkansas governor and his wife, Janet, campaigning in New Hampshire following his victory in the Iowa caucuses Thursday, spoke with their son while he was in the hospital in Des Moines.

TV VIDEO: Huckabee Discusses Iowa Victory!+++SAT. LATE ADDITION+++

To Friends and Family, a Fallen Firefighter Was ‘Johnny Nice Guy’

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THE NOTE: Alright for Fighting
Obama, Romney to be Targets in ABC's Saturday Night Debates


MANCHESTER, N.H. --

Ten presidential candidates (six Republicans, four Democrats) will pull up swiveling chairs and take to the very same debate stage Saturday night in Manchester for two of those encounters on the presidential calendar that merit circling in bright red (and blue) magic marker.

ABC's Charles Gibson has a bit of a different format in mind for the evening than we've seen in previous encounters -- more genial than gotcha, like a very chatty (and very well-lit) kitchen table. But the candidates will surely provide the fireworks: In this excruciatingly brief window between Iowa and New Hampshire, subtly just doesn't work.

The dynamics would be different even if the format was the same: We have the time crunch, of course, but we also have new frontrunners: "Barack Obama enters Saturday's Democratic debate as the undisputed front-runner with a bull's-eye on his back -- and a humbled and hobbled Hillary Clinton itching to open fire," writes the New York Daily News troika of Michael McAuliff, Ken Bazinet, and Michael Saul.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=3105288&page=1

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The Political Wire: Big-Time Obama Bounce
by FOXNews.com
Saturday, January 5, 2008
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FOX News (2:53 p.m. ET)

New Hampshire polls are all over the board, but the latest from Rasmussen shows Barack Obama with a big-time bump after his Iowa caucus win Thursday.

The Jan. 4 poll gives the Illinois senator a 10-point lead over rival Hillary Clinton, who placed third in Iowa.

The survey of 510 likely voters shows Obama with 37 percent, Clinton with 27 percent and John Edwards with 19 percent. Compare that with a Dec. 18 Rasmussen poll that put Clinton at 31 percent and Obama at 28 percent.

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At Dems Dinner, Clinton's Performance is Lackluster while Obama Remains Strong

January 05, 2008 9:14 AM

ABC News' Eloise Harper and Sunlen Miller Report: Senator Clinton just took the stage in a large auditorium for the 100 Club Dinner in the Hampshire Dome in Milford, NH. Clinton launched a new slogan with a sign that just says READY. The change message that Clinton has been driving hard was tampered down in this speech – and instead Clinton focused on being "ready to make the changes that America deserves," and on a "new beginning."

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/at-dems-dinner.html

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ABC New Hampshire Debate tonight
Rick Moran

In a unique format, ABC will host two debates tonight starting at 7:00 PM EDT with the Republicans taking the stage at St. Anselm College first followed immediately by the Democrats 90 minutes later:

The network set rules to narrow the field. Candidates had to meet at least one of three criteria: place first through fourth in Iowa, poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four major New Hampshire surveys, or poll 5 percent or higher in one of the last four major national surveys.

Democrats Joe Biden and Chris Dodd took some of the pressure off ABC by quitting the race Thursday night.

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/01/abc_new_hampshire_debate_tonig.html

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GOP Candidates Back Bush Terror Strategy in New Hampshire Debate
by Associated Press
Saturday, January 5, 2008

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. John McCain said Saturday night he alone among Republican presidential contenders criticized President Bush’s initial strategy in the war on Iraq, but he and the other leading hopefuls chorused support for the administration’s overall war on terror.

“We are succeeding now in Iraq. As we blame the president for the failed strategy we should give him credit” for current success, McCain said in a 90-minute debate three days before New Hampshire holds the first primary of the 2008 presidential campaign.

The Democrats are scheduled to debate in a similar format later in the evening.

http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/05/gop-candidates-back-bush-terror-strategy-in-new-hampshire-debate/

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Election 2008: New Hampshire Democratic Primary
New Hampshire: Obama 37% Clinton 27%
Saturday, January 05, 2008

Barack Obama, fresh from his victory in Iowa, now holds a ten point lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the race found Obama with 37% of the vote while Clinton earns 27%. John Edwards is the only other candidate in double digits, with 19% support. Bill Richardson is the choice for 8%.

In a pre-Christmas poll, Clinton led Obama by three. In the poll before that, Obama led Clinton by three.

Clinton still leads nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll but Rasmussen Markets data suggests the race for the nomination is essentially even.


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Clinton to Obama: Stop Changing Positions
by Associated Press
Saturday, January 5, 2008

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MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and “a number of issues” Saturday night in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary.

“I have been entirely consistent in my position,” countered Obama, adding that he and Clinton have a philosophical disagreement over her proposal to require Americans to purchase health insurance or face a penalty from the government.

Obama won the kickoff Iowa caucuses last Thursday, and his remaining rivals — Clinton, former Sen. John Edwards and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson — can ill afford for him to gain a victory in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary as well.

http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/05/dems-agree-on-right-to-pursue-usama-bin-laden-in-pakistan/

Narrowed Democratic Field Faces Off in First Debate Since Iowa's Stunning Results

VIDEO:News: Undecided Voters in New Hampshire
Frank Luntz right after w/ voters---Obama was their favorite!

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CNN's Rowland Martin Suggests Most Pro-Lifers Are 'Hateful'
By Brad Wilmouth | January 5, 2008 - 19:15 ET

On Friday afternoon, CNN's liberal contributor Rowland Martin seemed to suggest that most people who are pro-life are "hateful" as he was describing Mike Huckabee's need to reach out to non-evangelical voters. During an appearance on CNN Newsroom at about 1:47 p.m. with anchor Kyra Phillips, Martin contended that Huckabee needs to pursue a strategy similar to that of President Bush in 2000: "Sure, [Huckabee is] a staunch pro-life person, but he isn't perceived as being hateful as other people who are pro-life." (Transcript follows)

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2008/01/05/cnns-rowland-martin-suggests-most-pro-lifers-are-hateful

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Voter challenges Romney on immigration

A weekend crammed with campaigning already is well underway in New Hampshire, which votes Tuesday in presidential primaries.

USA TODAY's David Jackson says Republican Mitt Romney faced some tough questioning at a town hall this morning in Derry. Here's his report:

A man who proclaimed himself a proud Irish immigrant drew cat-calls by asking "have you no shame?" when it comes to immigration policy. "Just remember they're human," the man said, as Romney supporters booed and one man shouted, "Shut up!"

http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2008/01/voter-challenge.html

YES, PLEASE SHUT-UP; be they from Ireland, Japan or Mexico if you are here illegally you are a felon..and we are a nation of laws.
In my days of drinking & hanging out w/ coworkers & friends..we always favored NYC Irish bars..and made many Irish friends; some illegal.
I even am a former IRA supporter & admire the Irish spirit..but go back to your respective countries and get in line!

LIFESITE: Pro-life Huckabee Wins First Round in Hotly Contested Republican Race

NYT plays the race card for Obama

MSM Ignores Another Hillary Lie

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Kenya ready to form unity government

Airlines Raise Fares As Oil Prices Surge

Bill Bradley to endorse Obama for president

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Democrat hopes for boost from support of ex-presidential hopeful, senator

Hmmmmm..establishment dems moving his way..look maybe for Gore next.

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McCain takes N.H. lead; Obama, Clinton tie

GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — A new poll released by WMUR and the University of New Hampshire Saturday shows John McCain pulling into a lead over Mitt Romney in the Republican race and Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton in a tie on the Democratic side.

Among Republicans, McCain appears to have gained strength from Romney’s Iowa caucus loss and momentum through intensive campaigning here.

According to the new survey, the Arizona senator leads Romney by 6 percentage points, 33 percent to 27 percent. McCain has gained 4 points since the previous WMUR/UNH survey, taken before Iowa, while Romney has dropped by 2 points.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/7748.html

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Buchanan: Reagan Coalition Dead

Gibson sits back as candidates spar

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7 Million Non-Voting Evangelicals the Big Prize

WASHINGTON - As presidential hopefuls chase after votes in every nook and cranny, a Christian author pointed to a significant voting block they might have overlooked.

Candidates, to their credit, have persistently pursued evangelical caucus-goers and primary voters without rest as they play a major role in determining the results in several early voting states. However, the author of Understanding Evangelicals: A Guide to Jesusland highlighted a potentially untapped reservoir of evangelical voters.

“As I wrote in my book, the nearly 7 million evangelical voters who did not vote in 2004 are the prize to win, not the ‘undecided’ or ‘independent voters,’” David Jeffers contends.

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080105/30747_Author:__7_Million_Non-Voting_Evangelicals_the_Big_Prize.htm

Bishop warns of no-go zones for non-Muslims

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Islamic extremists have created "no-go" areas across Britain where it is too dangerous for non-Muslims to enter, one of the Church of England's most senior bishops warns today.

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Clinton argues she is more pro-abortion than Obama
Nedra Pickler - Associated Press Writer OneNewsNow.com
January 6, 2008

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton criticizes rival Barack Obama's record on abortion rights in a mailing sent to New Hampshire voters.

The mailer says that seven times during his time in the Illinois state Senate, Obama declined to take a position on abortion bills, while Clinton has been a defender of abortion rights.

During his eight years in the legislature, Obama cast a number of votes on abortion and received a 100 percent rating from the Illinois Planned Parenthood Council for his support of abortion rights, family planning services and health insurance coverage for female contraceptives. He voted against requiring medical care for aborted babies who survive, a vote that especially riled abortion opponents.

http://www.onenewsnow.com/2008/01/clinton_argues_she_is_more_pro.php

Any Christian that supports either of these pro-abortion pro so called gay rights (a term that angers many people of color)..has blood on their hands (in my humble opinion).
Hillary & Obama are true Bible believing Christians..right???????????????????????????

A cold spell soon to replace global warming
Stock up on fur coats and felt boots!

American Al Qaeda [Scum] Leader To Bush: 'We Will Be Waiting For You'

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Native Californian Al Qaeda Leader Makes Threats Against Bush Middle East Visit

US Airways, airport seek trial in imams' suit

Magnets Increase Blood Flow, Reduce Swelling
I am a witness that magnets can help w/ knee pain, etc..as part of my treatment I typically have accupuncture twice a week & my accupuncturist afterwards applies magnets to my knees.Many athletes swear to their effectiveness.

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You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: 925 Criminal Aliens Arrested

Jim Kouri, CPP

Officials with the Homeland Security Department's Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that deportation officers assigned to the Baltimore Office made a record number of arrests in fiscal year 2007.

The Baltimore Field Office area of responsibility covers all of Maryland. In the Baltimore Field Office, there were 924 arrests made in FY 2007 – an increase from the 592 arrests made in FY 2006.

ICE established its Fugitive Operations Program in 2003 to eliminate the nation's backlog of immigration fugitives and ensure that deportation orders handed down by immigration judges are enforced. The teams prioritize cases involving immigration violators who pose a threat to national security and community safety. These include child sexual exploiters, suspected gang members and those who have convictions for any violent crimes.

http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/homeland.php?id=1386061

Lieberman: McCain Has 'Better Judgment' Than to Name Him VP

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Islamic Misogyny
By Robert Spencer
FrontPageMagazine.com | Friday, January 04, 2008

A Muslim girl has been murdered, and the Left, which claims to care about women and their oppression, is silent.

http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=524699AF-5413-40C8-9E8F-5FC3C6C72B8E

Environmentally friendly light bulbs ‘can give you skin cancer’

CARTOON: Establishment road kill

~~~NEW NEWS!~~~

DON'T FORGET: GOP Sitdown 8pm on FOX NEWS

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Election 2008: New Hampshire Democratic Primary***NEW***
New Hampshire: Obama 39% Clinton 27%

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Hillary Clinton: Don't Stop Thinking About Yesterday ...***NEW***

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Why I Believe Bush Must Go***NEW***
Nixon Was Bad. These Guys Are Worse.

By George McGovern
Sunday, January 6, 2008

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/04/AR2008010404308_pf.html

Parties, candidates must make sure caucuses are clean***NEW***
This story was run last month, then & now there was some concern that Obama would pack out the caucuses w/ out of state students.

NOTE: Even 17 year olds, that turn 18 @ election time were allowed to vote..amazing!

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CNN MOVES ON FOX: PLANS RERUN DEBATE AS REPUBLICANS GO LIVE***NEW***
Sun Jan 06 2008 12:24:15 ET

CNN has decided to air an encore presentation of last night's ABCWMURFACEBOOK debates - at the same time FOXNEWS is airing its live Republican debate!

"We're not trying to [stick it to FOX]. If that's one of the off-chutes of it, so be it," CNN President Jon Klein Klein jabbed on CNN's 'RELIABLE SOURCES'.

CNN's aggressive counter-programming move comes as cable news ratings are in an upswing.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash.htm

Man, a repeat w/ Wooooffffffffffff Blitzer, a media prosty would turn my stomach.But the Clinton News Network is trying to divert attention from tonight's FOX NEWS event w/ the GOPers.

Anyhow don't forget:

GOP HOPEFULS SQUARE OFF TONIGHT, 8 PM ON FNC

400K Without Power Amid Calif. Storm***NEW***

Al Qaeda Offers Cell-Phone Downloads of Bin Laden, Al-Zawahiri Videos***NEW***

THERE WILL BE BLOOD***NEW***
NY POST: RISE OF OBAMA, HUCKABEE MEANS NOMINEE BATTLES COULD GO TO THE CONVENTIONS

Regulators' assault plan puts church in crosshairs***NEW***

Post-Bhutto Pakistan Powder Keg***NEW***
By former NY Mayor Ed Koch..I recently said hello to the former mayor in mid-town Manhattan, for guy w/ past medical problems & up in age he looked quite well...however I am glad I was in NJ during the Koch & Dinkins liberal days @ City Hall,when people & businesses were fleeing a failing city.

NEWS WEEK: Reviving Camelot?***NEW***
The media just loves Obama, and I must admit his family & the candidate are straight out of central casting. One thing though as I watched him on C-Span & how he jumps into & works a crowd..I think about the security risks & the nuts that are out there.A new CNN poll has him 10 pts. ahead.

Ron Paul shocker: No more 'anchor babies'***NEW***

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GOP gadfly's 'anti-immigrant' ad irks supporters

Roger Clemens, Trainer Asked To Testify Before Congress***NEW***
Great, now what do I do with my "CLEMENS 300 WINS" NY Yankees custom cap???

The NY GIANTS..NY & NJ's favorite team! GO GIANTS!

NY POST: GIANT STEP***NEW***
ELI AND DEFENSE CRUSH BUCS

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Election 2008: New Hampshire Republican Primary***NEW***
New Hampshire: McCain 32% Romney 30%

~~POLL LINK~~

NY POST:WORDS OF THE PROFIT***NEW***
AT AMERICA’S MOST POPULAR CHURCH, GOD IS IN THE NET SALES

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...the most popular preacher in America today, Joel Osteen, is that Osteen's message is more blasphemous. Osteen's seven million Christian TV viewers might be interested to learn that Osteen, a college dropout with no formal training, is, literally, a heretic whose message is being called “Satanic," “occult" and “antichrist" by respected evangelical ministers. (See, for instance, the blog of Connecticut River Baptist Church pastor Ken Silva).

Don't forget to visit again..as the BLUBS hunts down the heroes and the goats..& the turkeys for you!

Cartoons: www.artie.com - Stay tuned..THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF ANY CHURCH OR THIS WEBSITE BUT OF THE MEMBER'S ALONE.

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O To Rule By Ex. Order/Biden Booed @ Eagles Game!

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In GOP Forum, Sparks Fly Over Taxes, Illegal Immigration and Change in D.C.
by FOXNews.com

Republican candidates c