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December 5, 2007— -- Political Polls:
ABC News/Washington Post Poll:Washington Post's Jon Cohen and Dan Balz: "Poll Shows Romney With Wide Lead in New Hampshire"LINK
Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg Poll:Los Angeles Times' Janet Hook: "Huckabee inches toward Giuliani"LINK
Associated Press/Pew Research Center Poll:Associated Press: "Poll finds Giuliani, Romney, Thompson virtually tied in S.C."LINK
Democratic Debate:
Salon's Walter Shapiro: "The Dodd and Biden show"LINK
ABC News' Raelyn Johnson, Sunlen Miller, and Eloise Harper: "Dems Debate Iran Over Radio Airwaves"LINK
New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY: "Immigration, a Relentless Issue, Confronts Democrats in an Iowa Debate"LINK
Washington Post's Dan Balz and Anne E. Kornblut: "Clinton Rivals Hammer Her Iran Vote During Iowa Radio Debate"LINK
Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown: "NPR debate kept quiet, stays civil"LINK
Wall Street Journal's CHRISTOPHER COOPER: "In Muted Debate, Rivals Jab Clinton Over Iran Vote"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Scott Martelle and Robin Abcarian: "In Iowa debate, Democrats rip policy on Iran"LINK
USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Abortion, Iran dominate Democrats' radio debate"LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe: "Back on Defense"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Boston Globe's Maria Cramer, Maria Sacchetti, and Connie Paige: "More immigrant woes for Romney"LINK
New York Times' MICHAEL LUO and MARC SANTORA: "Romney Faces New Questions on Illegal Workers at Landscaping Firm"LINK
Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Romney cries foul on pro-Huckabee calls"LINK
New York Times' KENNETH L. WOODWARD: "Mitt Romney Is No Jack Kennedy"LINK
Boston Globe's Michael Levenson and Sasha Issenberg: "Candidate provides new fodder for rivals"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten: "It's about voters' faith in Romney"LINK
Boston Herald's Jessica Van Sack: "Study: American's bias vs. Mormons is strong"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
ABC News' Brian Ross: "Mom: 'Carol Sue Would Be Alive Today' If Not for Huckabee"LINK
ABC News' JAKE TAPPER and SUNLEN MILLER: "Mysterious Group Attacks Huckabee"LINK
Associated Press: "Huckabee Bristles at Creationism Query"LINK
Wall Street Journal: "The Huckabee Contradiction"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta: "For Huckabee, it's fun at the top"LINK
Newsweek's Howard Fineman: "Chuck and Huck: GOP's Delta Force?"LINK
Des Moines Register's LISA ROSSI: "Huckabee urges respect, cooperation with other nations"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
ABC News' Richard Esposito: "Exclusive: Another Friend of Giuliani's Embroiled in Sheriff's Criminal Case"LINK
Salon: "The bill for Rudy Giuliani's love life"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Schilling to pitch McCain at N.H. rally"LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson:
ABC News' Christine Byun: "Thompson 'Skeptical' of NIE Findings"LINK
Washington Times' William G. Shipman: "Thompson and Social Security"LINK
Greenville News' Dan Hoover: "In Greer, Thompson touts Second Amendment rights"LINK
2008: Republicans: Paul:
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Paul looks to turn big bucks into a big boost at the polls"LINK
2008: Republicans: Tancredo:
Des Moines Register's Jason Pulliam: "Tancredo's TV ad links immigrants to violence"LINK
2008: Republicans:
Washington Times' Ralph Z. Hallow: "Gingrich pushes platform in Iowa"LINK
2008: Democrats:
The Nation: "Shame on Obama and Clinton for Skipping Peru Trade Vote"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Union Leader's JOHN DISTASO: "Clinton camp alleges 'dirty tricks' by Obama's"LINK
New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "Clinton on the Dynasty Question"LINK
Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Hillary fights slippage in Iowa"LINK
New York Times' KATHARINE Q. SEELYE: "Clinton Attack on Obama Overlooks Some Realities"LINK
Boston Globes' Marcella Bombardieri: "In Clinton barrage, taste of fight to come"LINK
New York Times: "U.S. Indictment for Fund-Raiser"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "Obama: Many view Clinton negatively"LINK
ABC News' Sunlen Miller: "The Obama Campaign Heads North: To Alaska"LINK
Politico's Michael Calderone: "Wash. Post Obama story under fire"LINK
Chicago Sun Times' Jennifer Hunter: "Obama: Keep your hands off illegals"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
ABC News' Raelyn Johnson: "Edwards Injects a little Humor with Lawyer Joke"LINK
New York Times' JULIE BOSMAN: "Edwards Takes Step Back as Two Others Slug It Out"LINK
Politico's David Paul Kuhn: "Edwards plays good cop"LINK
Associated Press: "Edwards posts training video on Iowa caucuses"LINK
2008: Democrats: Kucinich:
Washington Post's Libby Copeland: "The Love Song of Dennis J. Kucinich"LINK
Politico's Josh Kraushaar: "Kucinich faces challenges at home"LINK
2008: Democrats: Dodd:
Quad City Times' Jens Manuel Krogstad: "Candidate profiles: Dodd staking presidential run on Iowa"LINK
Des Moines Register's JOLENE STEVENS: "Dodd cautions against retreat into isolationism"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Des Moines Register's WILLIAM PETROSKI: "Richardson: No veep post for me"LINK
2008: Democrats: Biden:
ABC News' Brian Wheeler: "Biden Takes on Bush over NIE"LINK
2008: Early States:
Associated Press: "New Mich. primary plan favors six national regions"LINK
Tennessean's JENNIFER A. BROOKS: "State's presidential primary ballot holds no surprises"LINK
Brain Power:
Los Angeles Times' Daniel G. Amen: "Getting inside their heads ... really inside"LINK
Iran:
Wall Street Journal's JAY SOLOMON and SIOBHAN GORMAN: "New Assessment Of Iran Redraws Political Lines"LINK
Time's Robert Baer: "Was Bush Behind the Iran Report?"LINK