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Trustworthy Iowa Poll Shows Obama and Huckabee with Leads, But Within Margins of Error
- Des Moines Register Iowa Poll
- Des Moines Register | December 31, 2007
- One Poll to Rule Them All: Pundits await the most trusted poll in Iowa
- Slate | December 31, 2007

Chelsea Clinton to 9 Year Old: "I'm sorry, I don't talk to the press and that applies to you, unfortunately."
- Chelsea Clinton guards her words
- Yahoo, AP | December 30, 2007
Huckabee Uses Old Political Trick . . . It Worked
- Saying He Pulled Negative Ad, Huckabee Shows It
- New York Times | December 31, 2007


Iowa: Romney and Huckabee in a Dead Heat
- Huckabee: Romney Okayed $50 Abortions
- Newsmax | December 31, 2007
- Poll: Hillary Leads in Iowa; Huckabee, Romney Even
- Newsmax | December 30, 2007
- 4 Days to Iowa, Huckabee Assails Rival
- AP | December 30, 2007
- Huckabee calls Romney 'desperate'
- Politico | December 30, 2007
- Republican Campaigning Turns Testy in Days Before Caucuses; Both Races Too Close to Call
- Fox News | December 30, 2007
- Analysis: Romney and Candor
- AP | December 30, 2007
- Giuliani wistful for Iowa of old
- Washington Times | December 30, 2007
- Can Huck hang on?
- Politico | December 30, 2007
- Decorum urged upon confused caucus-goers
- Washington Times | December 30, 2007
- Huckabee Fights Back - Under assault from Romney the nice candidate gets less so
- Slate | December 30, 2007
- Huckabee: Romney is dishonest, desperate: On 'Meet the Press,' he and Obama acknowledge attacks might hurt them
- MSNBC, AP | December 30, 2007
- Shake, Rattle and Roil the Grand Ol’ Coalition
- New York Times | December 30, 2007
- On the Road: A Farewell to Ames
- New York Times | December 30, 2007
- Huckabee Fights Back Against Romney
- Washington Post | December 30, 2007
- THE NOTE: Great Expectations
- ABC News | December 30, 2007
![]() Yahoo! News: Politics News Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot) The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...] Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
Obama to address new economic ideas next Wednesday (Reuters)
Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire) Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot) The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...] More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)
Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot) The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates — except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...] Dems have few options on economy (Politico) Politico - Democrats desperate for quick policy action to boost the economy face an excruciating dilemma. Ariz. rematch hinges on nat'l party (Politico) Politico - The fight over Arizona's 5th District is shaping up as one of the toughest holds for Democrats. What now for Gulf? Fire complicates drill debate (AP)
Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering (AP) AP - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday. Bosnian police track down suspected puppy killer (AP) AP - Police in Bosnia say they believe they have located a young woman shown in a video throwing puppies into a river. Obama unpopular ahead of midterms: Will the GOP benefit? (Time.com)
Is the GOP ready for prime time? (The Week) The Week - All signs point to big Republican gains in November, enabling the GOP to implement its agenda. But what agenda is that? Website Traffic Promotion |





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