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THE FIELD

Southern Blacks Are Split on Clinton vs. Obama

By Shaila Dewan
New York Times
January 18, 2008

If any election can prove that Southern blacks are not a monolithic voting bloc, it is the 2008 Democratic contest…

Edwards Attacks Obama for View of Reagan

By Julie Bosman
New York Times
January 18, 2008

John Edwards said Barack Obama used Ronald Reagan “as an example of change,” with which Mr. Edwards strongly disagreed…

Politics of race ensnare Democrats

By Linda Feldmann
Christian Science Monitor
January 18, 2008

Clinton and Obama declare a truce in war of words, but the contest has been altered…

CLINTON

Clinton Adds Rebate To Economic Proposal

By Jackie Calmes
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a $40 billion tax rebate to bolster the economy, saying worsening conditions have removed the hesitation she had just days ago about whether it was needed…

Clinton Kicks Off California TV Campaign

By Ariel Alexovich
New York Times
January 18, 2008

The Democratic candidate touches on high gas prices in her first ad for California…

Bill Clinton, Stumping and Simmering

By Patrick Healy
New York Times
January 18, 2008

Bill Clinton on Wednesday ripped into a reporter who had asked him about a Nevada lawsuit concerning participation in the state’s caucuses…

In Compton, Clinton invokes King's legacy

By Peter Nicholas
Los Angeles Times
January 18, 2008

The presidential candidate tells a largely African American audience that as a teenager, she heard the civil rights leader urge people to take action to change the world…

EDWARDS

A Few Late Words: Where’s Edwards? Flags. Calls.

By Kate Phillips and Ariel Alexovich
New York Times
January 18, 2008

A few words here and there along the campaign trail and off…

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THE FIELD

Missing in 2008: a front-runner

By Linda Feldmann and Amanda Paulson
Christian Science Monitor
January 18, 2008

Romney's Michigan win deepened GOP uncertainty before crucial upcoming contests…

GIULIANI

Giuliani Had Ties to Company Trying to Sell Border Technology

By Russ Buettner
New York Times
January 18, 2008

Rudolph W. Giuliani and his consulting company were part owners of a start-up company that says it has developed a sensor capable of monitoring illegal border crossings…

McCAIN

South Carolina: McCain's big Southern test

By Ariel Sabar
Christian Science Monitor
January 18, 2008

He builds his campaign in the state on lessons from his run in 2000…

McCain camp goes on offense in S.C.

By Maeve Reston
Los Angeles Times
January 18, 2008

A 'truth squad' aims to blunt any political dirty tricks like the smears that hurt his 2000 bid. Critics say he's too aggressive…

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BLOOMBERG

Bloomberg Flirtation Sets Executive Hearts Aflutter
Hope in the Suites For Presidential Bid By New York Mayor

By Ben Casselman
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

Michael Bloomberg's prolonged flirtation with the race for the White House is generating interest in executive suites across the country, in a reflection of the business community's growing dissatisfaction with the major political parties…

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NEVADA

Labor Makes Big Comeback In '08 Races
Ramping Up Spending, Unions Get Voters to Polls; The Battle in Nevada

By Brody Mullins
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

LAS VEGAS -- Big Labor is growing new political muscles…

Obama Skewers Critics in Nevada

By Jeff Zeleny
New York Times
January 18, 2008

The Democratic candidate deals with criticism over the storage of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, among other things…

Health Care Could Sway Nevadans

By Jennifer Steinhauer
New York Times
January 18, 2008

The state has an unusually high number of people with no health insurance, doctors are hard to come by and safety nets are eroding…

Nevada's unions fracture over candidates and caucus rules

By Ben Arnoldy
Christian Science Monitor
January 18, 2008

No unity for Big Labor, as unions take opposite sides in a lawsuit over Saturday's caucus sites…

Judge allows special caucuses at 9 Vegas casinos

By Johanna Neuman
Los Angeles Times
January 18, 2008

The ruling will enable culinary workers, whose union backs Obama, to vote at work. It was opposed by the Nevada teachers union, which has ties to Clinton…

SOUTH CAROLINA

Romney Leaves South Carolina to Focus on Nevada Caucus

By Adam Nagourney and Michael Luo
New York Times
January 18, 2008

The departure appears to signal that Mitt Romney is ceding South Carolina to John McCain, Mike Huckabee and Fred D. Thompson…

Confederate Flag Takes Center Stage Once Again

By Michael Cooper
New York Times
January 18, 2008

The Republican presidential candidates moved to appeal to different types of conservative voters before the South Carolina primary…

MASSACHUSETTS

Polls Show Surprising Results For Mass. Primary

WBZ-TV
January 18, 2008

WBZ has the first snap-shot at the race for president in Massachusetts…

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Paper Jam May Curb Latino Vote
Citizenship Drive Drew More Applications Than U.S. Can Process

By Miriam Jordan
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

LOS ANGELES -- Hundreds of thousands of Hispanics who responded to a massive campaign to seek citizenship and vote in 2008 have created a backlog of applications that the government has indicated it can't process before the election, undercutting the voting power of Latinos…

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Bush, Democrats Rush to Roll Out Stimulus Plan

By Sarah Lueck, John D. Mckinnon and Michael M. Phillips
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and Congress, driven by the worsening economic outlook, a tumbling stock market and Americans' growing sense of financial insecurity, are speeding toward agreement on a package of measures to stimulate the economy…

Bernanke Shows Agility on the Hill
Fed Chief Lauds Initiatives Of Democrats, Republicans, Avoids Political Minefields

By Sudeep Reddy
Wall Street Journal
January 18, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Two years into his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman, Ben Bernanke showed yesterday he has learned the secret to making friends in the nation's capital: Give a little of something to everyone…

Momentum builds for economic stimulus package

By Gail Russell Chaddock
Christian Science Monitor
January 18, 2008

Bernanke's testimony bolsters support for quick action from Republicans and Democrats…