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January 14, 2008— -- ABC News/Washington Post Poll:
ABC News' Gary Langer: "Transformed by Iowa and N.H., '08 Kicks Off as a Free-for-All"LINK
Washington Post's Dan Balz and Jon Cohen: "McCain Moves Into Lead; Obama Gains on Clinton"LINK
Polls:
New York Times' Robin Toner and Marjorie Connelly: "Fluidity in G.O.P. Race; Democrats Eye Electability"LINK
Detroit Free Press' Dawson Bell: "Clinton draws strong feelings in Mich."LINK
Republicans: McCain:
Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman: "McCain Faces Payback From Old GOP Foes"LINK
Associated Press: "Independents Help McCain in Michigan"LINK
Detroit News' Mark Hornbeck: "Former Gov. Milliken supports McCain's bid"LINK
Republicans: Romney:
ABC News' John Berman: "Do As I Say, Not as I Drive"LINK
New York Times' JOHN M. BRODER: "Romney Embraces His Michigan Roots"LINK
Boston Herald's Jessica Heslam: "Money, whoa"LINK
Republicans: Huckabee:
Associated Press: "Huckabee offers prayers in S.C."LINK
Republicans: Giuliani:
Associated Press: "Giuliani turns to scripture for help in Fla."LINK
New York Daily News' DAVID SALTONSTALL: "Rudy Giuliani's religious Florida trip"LINK
Republicans:
ABC News' Jake Tapper: "Southern Fried Feud: Thompson vs. Huckabee"LINK
Bloomberg's Edwin Chen: "Romney, McCain, Huckabee Shift to Economy in Hard-Hit Michigan"LINK
Washington Times' Joseph Curl: "McCain, Romney make a stand in Michigan"LINK
Democrats: Clinton:
New York Times' Eric Lipton: "In Defending War Vote, Clintons Contradict Record"LINK
Washington Times' Robert Stacy McCain: "Campaign law fought over film"LINK
Newsweek's Jon Meacham: "Letting Hillary Be Hillary"LINK
New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "Clinton Camp Challenges Obama's Iraq Claims"LINK
Democrats: Obama:
Associated Press: "Obama unveils $120-billion plan to fuel economy, stem foreclosures"LINK
Chicago Sun Times' Lynn Sweet: "Obama said 'no' to Iraq money in theory, 'yes' in reality"LINK
Newsweek's Richard Wolffe and Karen Springen: "The Incremental Revolutionary"LINK
New York Post's CHARLES HURT: "BARACK VOWS $250 CHECKS FOR WORKERS"LINK
Democrats: Edwards:
ABC News' Mary Bruce: "Kerry Refuses To Comment On Past With Edwards"LINK
Democrats:
ABC News' KATE SNOW and SUNLEN MILLER: "Clinton and Obama Getting Nasty"LINK
New York Times' ADAM NAGOURNEY: "Race and Gender Are Issues in Tense Day for Democrats"LINK
Washington Post's Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr.: "Clinton's King Comment 'Ill-Advised,' Obama Says"LINK
Los Angeles Times' Peter Nicholas and Peter Wallsten: "Clinton, Obama search for heroes in 'super delegates'"LINK
Bloomberg's Matthew Benjamin: "Clinton, Obama Battle Over Economy as Campaign Focus Shifts"LINK
Early States: Michigan:
Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes: "Michigan Woes Alter Campaigns"LINK
Boston Globe's Sasha Issenberg: "Same state, different message for Michigan's economy"LINK
New York Post's CHARLES HURT: "GOP'ERS TRADING BLOWS IN MICHIGAN"LINK
Detroit Free Press' Gordon Trowbridge: "Primary battle focuses on plight of auto industry"LINK
Early States: South Carolina:
New York Times' Paul Vitello: "Republican Indecision in South Carolina"LINK
Time's Michael Scherer: "Dirt Starts Flying in South Carolina"LINK
Newsweek's Michael Isikoff, Mark Hosenball and Evan Thomas: "The Dirty War Moves South"LINK
Mail-In Voting:
New York Times' Randal C. Archibold: "Mail-In Voters Become the Latest Prize"LINK
Electoral College:
Associated Press: "N.J. backs popular vote, joins Md."LINK
Voters:
Business Week's Michelle Conlin: "Youthquake"LINK
Economy:
Newsweek's Daniel Gross: "The Economy Sucks. But Is It '92 Redux?"LINK