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November 27, 2007— -- 2008: Star Power:

2008:Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut: "Oprah Winfrey, Bill Clinton Bring Star Power to Iowa"

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Washington Post's Eugene Robinson: "Can Oprah Boost Her 'Favorite Guy'?"

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Quad City Times' Ed Tibbetts: "Star power: Celebrities hit campaign trail in Iowa"

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Des Moines Register's JASON CLAYWORTH: "Oprah, Iowa. Iowa, Oprah"LINK

New York Newday's MARTIN C. EVANS: "Barack Obama enlists Oprah Winfrey to woo voters"LINK

Chicago Tribune's John McCormick and Mike Dorning: "Winfrey to hit trail for Obama, testing star power's pull at polls"LINK

New York Daily News' MICHAEL SAUL: "Oprah Winfrey will hit the campaign trail to stump for Barack Obama"LINK

New York Daily News' GEOFF EARLE: "BETTING ON OPRAH-RAHS"LINK

2008: Republicans:

Dan Gilgoff in the Los Angeles Times: "Bad for Huckabee, good for America"LINK

New York Sun's RUSSELL BERMAN: "Giuliani, Huckabee Emerge as Strange GOP Bedfellows"LINK

2008: Democrats: Giuliani:

Associated Press' GLEN JOHNSON: "Giuliani: Promote benefits of democracy"LINK

Union Leader's JOHN DISTASO: "Invading Iraq gets a nod, but illegal aliens are out'LINK

New York Daily News' CELESTE KATZ and DAVID SALTONSTALL: "Volunteer lobs softball queries at Rudy Giuliani, but insists he's not a plant"LINK

New York Post's CARL CAMPANILE: "YOUTUBERS TAKE AIM AT GIULIANI'LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Associated Press' JIM KUHNHENN: "McCain sees progress, problems in Iraq"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

New York Times' MICHAEL LUO: "Huckabee Lays Out His Claim as an 'Authentic Conservative' "LINK

Associated Press' APRIL CASTRO: "Huckabee offers to help Perry find a triplewide"LINK

2008: Democrats:

Boston Globe's Scott Helman: "Campaigns of Clinton, Obama exchange barbs over finance practices"LINK

New York Post's GEOFF EARLE: "RAP THE 'ROOKIE"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

New York Times' PATRICK HEALY: "In Elderly Women, Clinton Sees an Electoral Edge"LINK

New York Times' PATRICK HEALY and LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN: "Clinton to Offer an AIDS Policy, Joining Her Main Rivals"LINK

Associated Press' HOLLY RAMER: "Clinton touts health insurance plan"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Stephen Braun: "Clinton the organized"LINK

New York Sun's JOSH GERSTEIN: "Hillary Clinton's Left Hook"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

ABC News' TERRY MORAN, JULIA HOPPOCK and MELINDA ARONS: "Obama in Iowa: Gloves Off!"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

Associated Press' PHILIP ELLIOTT: "Edwards turns to record as lawyer"LINK

2008: Democrats: Dodd:

Associated Press' Mike Glover: "Play of the Day: Fears of confused Santa"LINK

2008: Bloomberg?

New York Sun's GRACE RAUH: "Has Bloomberg Found His Condoleezza?"LINK

2008: Early States:

Associated Press: "Massachusetts Moves Up Primary"LINK

2008: Polls

Reuters' John Whitesides: "New poll shows Clinton trails top 2008 Republicans"LINK

Republican Exodus:

Washington Post's Chris Cillizza: "GOP Comeback Climb Is Increasingly Steep"LINK

New York Times' ADAM NOSSITER and DAVID M. HERSZENHORN: "Mississippi's Lott to Leave Senate Seat"LINK

ABC News' Z. BYRON WOLF: "Lott's Departure Precedes Ethics Restrictions"LINK

Wall Street Journal's DAVID ROGERS: "Lott Exit Spurs Republican Scrum"LINK

Cheney's Heart:

Associated Press' TERENCE HUNT: "Cheney's heart restored to normal rhythm"LINK

Bush/Gore:

ABC News' JENNIFER DUCK: "Bush Vs. Gore (Again)"LINK

Washington Post's Peter Baker: "Bush Meets Al Gore: Effect On Permafrost Unknown"LINK

Los Angeles Times' James Gerstenzan: "Gore in the Oval Office, by invitation"LINK

Congress:

Boston Globe's Susan Milligan: "Kennedy agrees to pen memoirs in lucrative deal"LINK