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December 10, 2007— -- Republican Debate:

ABC News' BRET HOVELL, MATT STUART and KEVIN CHUPKA: "Republicans Are 'Simpatico' at Spanish-Language Debate"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER and MARC SANTORA: "Republican Candidates Firm on Immigration"LINK

Politico's Jonathan Martin: "GOP puts gloves back on at Spanish debate"LINK

Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "Republicans Woo Hispanic Voters"LINK

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Two GOP hopefuls see some illegals as citizens"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Giuliani Says He "Didn't See The Enormity" of Pre-9/11 Al Qaeda Threat"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL POWELL: "A Crime Buster, With His Eye on the Future"LINK

Washington Post's Matthew Mosk: "Giuliani Defends Continued Ties to Consulting Firm"LINK

Politico's Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin: "Giuliani won't sever ties, release list"LINK

Wall Street Journal's MARY JACOBY and CHIP CUMMINS: "Giuliani Defends Ties to Qatar"LINK

Bloomberg's Daniel Whitten and Tina Seeley: "Giuliani Firm, Utilities Team Up to Fight Renewable-Energy Plan"LINK

Salon's Thomas F. Schaller: "Are you there, God? It's me, Rudy"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "Huckabee's Momentum At Stake as Scrutiny Rises"LINK

Newsweek's Holly Bailey and Michael Isikoff: "A Pastor's True Calling"LINK

New York Sun's JOSH GERSTEIN: "Huckabee Opens a New Front"LINK

Concord Monitor's MELANIE ASMAR: "Putting the taxman out of business"LINK

Des Moines Register's THOMAS BEAUMONT and LISA ROSSI: "Home-schoolers propel Huckabee"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Washington Post's Eli Saslow: "A Mission Accepted"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "Amid campaign rhetoric, McCain takes a sober tone"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

Washington Times' Jennifer Harper: "Paul grass roots take to the skies"LINK

2008: Republicans: Thompson:

Christian Science Monitor's Ariel Sabar: "Thompson helped immigrants in legal peril"LINK

2008: Republicans:

New York Sun's NICHOLAS WAPSHOTT: "Candidates Scramble To Defend Their Pasts"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

New York Times' Katharine Q. Seelye: "Oprahpalooza in South Carolina"LINK

Washington Post's Dan Balz: "'Our Moment Is Now,' Obama Declares"LINK

Politico's Ben Smith and David Paul Kuhn: "Obama-Oprah show plays early states"LINK

Time's ANA MARIE COX: "Summing Up Oprah - Obama"LINK

Associated Press: "Civil rights icon drops racial bomb on Obama"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

Politico's Mike Allen: "GOP launches first attack invoking Hillary"LINK

Los Angeles Time's Tom Hamburger and Dan Morain: "Clinton rolls a sizable pork barrel"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Bacon & Edwards"LINK

Washington Times: "John Edwards"LINK

2008: Democrats: Biden:

ABC News' Mary Bruce: "Biden Calls For Special Counsel to Investigate CIA Tapes"LINK

Associated Press: "Biden Plans Television Ads in Iowa"LINK

The Hill's Klaus Marre: "Biden, Rockefeller disagree on need for special counsel in case of deleted CIA tapesLINK

2008: Democrats: Richardson:

Quad City Times' Bret Hayworth: "Richardson takes 'job interview' to voters"LINK

2008: Democrats:

New York Post's Cynthia R. Fagen: "Off-Color 'Joke' is a Hot Potato"LINK

2008: Early States:

New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "Debate Season Ending, at Least for Iowans"LINK

Associated Press: "N.H. Is Campaign Central for Republicans"LINK

Des Moines Register's GRANT SCHULTE: "Holidays could make campaign more positive"LINK

Religion:

Newsweek's Jon Meacham: "A New American Holy War"LINK

Newt Gingrich:

ABC News' Mary Bruce: "Newt Gingrich Would Consider A Run At Vice President"LINK

Campaigning:

Washington Post: "Clinton, McCain, Obama, and Paul Release New Ads"LINK

Farm Bill:

President Jimmy Carter: "Subsidies' Harvest Of Misery"LINK

Hello, President Bush?

ABC News' Fabiola Antezana: "Did Iceland Teen Call Secret White House Phone?"LINK