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December 31, 2007— -- Polls:
New York Times' Patrick Healy and Julie Bosman "With New Poll Results, Candidates Scramble for Edge in Caucuses"LINK
Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "Romney Claws Back in Iowa Polls"LINK
Must Read:
Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Kaufman, Alex Frangos and Amy Chozick: "Democratic Voters' Fervor Stirs Republican Worries"LINK
Iowa Caucuses:
Des Moines Register's Thomas Beaumont: "Democrats hammer state to secure votes"LINK
ABC News: The Final Four Days: Candidates Jockeying for Position in IowaLINK
New York Times' JODI KANTOR: "For New Year's Eve in Iowa, Restrained Revelry"LINK
Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Huckabee, Romney Make Sunday Push for Evangelicals"LINK
Wall Street Journal's AMY CHOZICK: "As Volunteers Swamp Campaigns, Hospitable Iowans Pitch In"LINK
USA Today's Susan Page: "2008 presidential hopefuls offer last pitches for Iowa"LINK
Chicago Tribune's Rick Pearson and John Chase: "Candidates ring out the year with verbal fireworks"LINK
Times' JAY NEWTON-SMALL: "New Year's Eve, Iowa-Style"LINK
Des Moines Register: "Final arguments"LINK
Christian Science Monitor's Linda Feldmann: "Iowa's many undecided voters hold the key to caucuses"LINK
2008: Republicans: Huckabee:
Politico's Roger Simon: "Huckabee says Romney owes him apology"LINK
New York Times' David D. Kirkpatrick: "A Huckabee Spot Levels an Attack ..."LINK
Wall Street Journal's LAURA MECKLER: "The Spirit Behind Huckabee's Advertising Approach"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Joe Mathews: "Huckabee's double-edged faith"LINK
Times' MICHAEL SCHERER: "Mike Huckabee: Front Runner Q&A"LINK
Associated Press: "Huckabee Affirms 'Christ' Comment"LINK
New York Post's JEANE MACINTOSH: "HUCKABEE HAS 'CULT' FOLLOWING"LINK
Salon's Mike Madden: "Mike Huckabee's leap of faith"LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Romney Chides Rivals for Dissing Bush"LINK
New York Times' MICHAEL LUO: "... And Romney Fires One of His Own"LINK
Boston Globe's Michael Levenson: "Credibility pounded, Romney wrestles uncertainties"LINK
Boston Herald's Jessica Van Sack: "Holy dirty tricks surface"LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
New York Post's Carl Campanile and Geoff Earle: "RUDY'S GOT NO HEARTLAND"LINK
Concord Monitor's Joelle Farrell: "In final days, Giuliani returns to old theme"LINK
New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert: "Old Habits"LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Washington Post's Jeffrey H. Birnbaum and John Solomon: "McCain's Unlikely Ties to K Street"LINK
Union Leader's KRISTEN SENZ: "McCain's straight talk wins a vote"LINK
2008: Republicans: Paul:
Wall Street Journal's Mary Jacoby: "Ron Paul's War Chest Swelled in 4th Quarter"LINK
Des Moines Register: "Candidate profile: U.S. could face financial crisis if budget isn't balanced, Paul says"LINK
2008: Republicans: Thompson:
Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Thompson takes aim at 2nd place, Democrats"LINK
2008: Republicans:
Los Angeles Times' Scott Martelle: "GOP candidates turn up the volume"LINK
2008: Democrats:
New York Times' Mark Leibovich: "Democrats Try Various Styles, and Pronouns"LINK
Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "Rhetorical tools reflect 3 Democrats' legal talents"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Seema Mehta and Maria L. La Ganga: "Iowa Democrats look to pick a winner"LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Washington Post's Peter Slevin and Jose Antonio Vargas: "Obama Tries New Tactics To Get Out Vote in Iowa"LINK
Bloomberg's Kim Chipman and Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja: "Obama's Jakarta Friends Recall a Would-Be Leader, Tattle-Tale"LINK
Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: "Obama makes run to middle"LINK
The Hill's Aaron Blake: "Obama battles back on experience question while wooing undecideds"LINK
The Nation's Bob Moser: "South Carolina: Inside the 'Black Primary'"LINK
Boston Globe's Lisa Wangsness: "Patrick touts Obama as best fit for the times"LINK
2008: Democrats: Clinton:
Des Moines Register's Jennifer Jacobs: "Google, goodies and 'angels' target women in Iowa"LINK
2008: Democrats: Edwards:
New York Times' Kate Zernike: "After a Son's Death, a Shared Mission in Politics"LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Des Moines Register's William Petroski: "Richardson tries to close sale with undecided Iowa Democrats"LINK
Fort Dodge Messenger's DAWN THOMPSON: "Richardson fields questions"LINK
2008: Democrats: Kucinich:
Christian Science Monitor's Amanda Paulson: "Dennis Kucinich: A peace-seeking idealist to the core"LINK
Bloomberg:
New York Times' Sam Roberts: "Bloomberg Moves Closer to Running for President"LINK
New York Post's DAVID SEIFMAN and DAPHNE RETTER: "THE BATTLE FOR INDEPENDENTS"LINK
New York Daily News' ADAM LISBERG: "Bloomberg, key moderates to brainstorm on third-party Presidential bid"LINK
Religion and Politics:
Chicago Tribune's Jason George: "Candidates come marching in with religion"LINK
2008: Early States:
ABC News' Jake Tapper and Elizabeth Stuart: "Campus Kingmakers Bask in Candidates' Attention"LINK
Politico's Ben Smith and Jonathan Martin: "The final countdown"LINK
Wall Street Journal's Ana Rivas: "Candidates' Returns From Early Primaries Aren't Easy to Predict"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Louise Roug: "Politics swarms Des Moines after dark"LINK
Union Leader: "Two dead heats with one week to go"LINK
Presidential Ads:
Des Moines Register's Jane Norman: "Controversy surrounds nonprofits' 'issue ads'"LINK
Campaign Spending:
Associated Press: "Tough financial decisions ahead for Romney, McCain, Edwards"LINK
Prediction Markets:
Wall Street Journal's Justin Wolfers: "Best Bet for Next President: Prediction Markets"LINK