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January 8, 2008— -- New Hampshire Primary:

Union Leader's LORNA COLQUHOUN: "Dixville Notch votes; McCain and Obama take early leads"LINK

Associated Press: "New Hampshire's First Votes Are In"LINK

ABC News' TEDDY DAVIS and TALAL AL-KHATIB: "Between Hope and History"LINK

New York Times' ABBY GOODNOUGH: "No Strangers to the Cold, Voters Now Feel the Heat"LINK

Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut and Michael D. Shear: "Obama Carries Momentum to N.H."LINK

Politico's Ben Adler: "N.H. youth vote not locked in yet"LINK

Boston Globe's Lisa Wangsness: "In candidates, voters say they want personal connection"LINK

USA Today's Martha T. Moore: "In state where independents rule, GOP losing sway"LINK

2008: Republicans: McCain:

Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "The Guy With the Bus Is on a Roll"LINK

Politico's Michael Calderone: "McCain welcomes media's renewed interest"LINK

Bloomberg's Edwin Chen: "McCain's Grit, Luck Fuel Comeback After `Meltdown' Last Year"LINK

2008: Republicans: Romney:

Los Angeles Times' Michael Finnegan and James Rainey: "Wide-open race may be Romney's savior"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "New target? Romney says he can beat Obama"LINK

New York Post: "MCCAIN WOULD 'BARACK-FIRE'"LINK

2008: Republicans: Huckabee:

New York Times' Adam Nossiter: "Arkansas Proves Its Worth as a Political Testing Ground"LINK

Los Angeles Times: "She's Huckabee's staunchest supporter"LINK

Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Huckabee vows to defy birthright citizenship"LINK

Time's Michael Scherer: "Eating Up Huckabee"LINK

Los Angeles Times: "Former governor running on a national strategy"LINK

2008: Republicans: Giuliani:

ABC News' Jan Simmonds: "Giuliani: The 'Change' Dems Want Is From Your Pocket"LINK

New York Times' MICHAEL COOPER: "Still a Sideshow, Giuliani Bets on Survival Strategy"LINK

Los Angeles Times: "Former mayor can't shake his New York critics"LINK

Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "Giuliani sees victory with rally in later states"LINK

2008: Republicans: Paul:

ABC News' Zachary Wolf: "On Primary Eve, Paul Does Leno"LINK

2008: Republicans:

New York Sun's JOSH GERSTEIN: "GOP Warned It Is Facing Struggle Ahead"LINK

The Hill's Sam Youngman: "GOP candidates' post-N.H. schedules reveal strategies"LINK

2008: Democrats: Obama:

New York Times' RAYMOND HERNANDEZ and NICHOLAS CONFESSORE: "Obama's Surge Deflates Forum and Talk of a Bloomberg Run"LINK

Washington Post's Alec MacGillis: "National Focus Poses Challenge for Obama"LINK

Politico's Jeffrey Ressner: "Hollywood turns out for Obama"LINK

Wall Street Journal's ALEX FRANGOS: "Republicans Set Sights on Obama"LINK

Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "Obama highlights his personal journeys"LINK

Los Angeles Times' Tina Daunt: "CAUSE CÉLÈBRE: Ready to give Barack the part"LINK

New York Sun's PETER KIEFER: "Obama Charge Could Extend To New York"LINK

Los Angeles Times: "He's losing his voice but not his enthusiasm"LINK

2008: Democrats: Clinton:

ABC News' Teddy Davis: "Clinton Ally: Time for Game Extender"LINK

New York Times' PATRICK HEALY: "Clinton's Campaign Shows Stress Before Primary"LINK

Politico's Mike Allen: "HRC retrenches in face of Obama surge"LINK

Wall Street Journal's JACKIE CALMES: "Clinton Braces for Second Loss"LINK

Los Angeles Times: "Onetime front-runner tries evolving to survive"LINK

Bloomberg's Indira Lakshmanan: "Clinton Finds Obama Plan to Negotiate Wins Votes Soured on Bush"LINK

Time's KAREN TUMULTY: "Clinton Faces a Cash Crunch"LINK

Union Leader's KRISTEN SENZ: "Bill Clinton blames Obama surge on primary timing"LINK

2008: Democrats: Edwards:

Union Leader's RUSS CHOMA: "Edwards goes on 36-hour last-day campaign blitz"LINK

2008: Democrats: Richardson:

Union Leader's CLARE KITTREDGE: "Richardson makes final impressions"LINK

Bloomberg:

Washington Post's Keith B. Richburg: "Bloomberg, Others Urge Bipartisanship"LINK

Politico's Martin Kady II: "Unity politicians push Bloomberg"LINK

Wall Street Journal's BEN CASSELMAN: "Bloomberg in Spotlight but Still Not in Fray"LINK

The Hill's Spencer Livingston-Gainey: "Bloomberg: 'I am not a candidate'"LINK

New York Daily News' KIRSTEN DANIS: "Mayor Bloomberg's mixed prez message"LINK

2008: Early States: South Carolina:

New York Sun's Russell Berman: "Romney, McCain May Face Two-Man Race in S.C."LINK