The Ref's Daily Political Brief
Republican New Hampshire Debates
- Cnn Moves on Fox: Plans Rerun Debate as Republican Go Live - Drudge Report | 1/6/08
- N.H. GOP backs out of Fox GOP forum - Politico | 1/6/08
- Fox Under Fire for Excluding Ron Paul - Newsmax | 1/6/08
- Headline - Source | 1/6/08
- In a Spirited Republican Forum, Romney Finds Himself a Frequent Target - NYT | 1/6/08
- Embattled Romney, Opponents Clash - W. Post | 1/6/08
- Transcript: Republicans Spar in New Hampshire - W. Post | 1/6/08
Democratic Debate
- Clinton: Obama Has Changed Positions - AP | 1/6/08
- 12 Point Lead for Obama - Rasmussen | 1/6/08
- Analysis: Clinton Fights Back in NH - AP | 1/6/08
- Clinton Tosses Obama a Change Up - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Clinton on Obama and Edwards: ‘That’s Not Change’ - NYT | 1/6/08
- At Debate, Two Rivals Go After Defiant Clinton - NYT | 1/6/08
- Transcript: Democrats Spar in New Hampshire - W. Post | 1/6/08
Hillary
- Hillary Lead Blown Away: Now It's a Primary Tie with Barack - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Hillary Launches Barack Attack - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Democrats Boo Hillary- Source | 1/6/08
- Hillary's Camp Blames Strategist Penn - Newsmax | 1/6/08
- Chelsea Chimes In - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Obama's Rise Dismays Clinton's Supporters - W. Post | 1/6/08
Obama
- Bill Bradley Endorses Obama's Campaign - AP | 1/6/08
- Obama Appeals to Young Voters - AP | 1/6/08
- Does Obama's Win Show US Is Colorblind? - AP | 1/6/08
- Inside Obama’s Dream Machine - Newsweek | 1/6/08
McCain
- Lieberman: McCain Has 'Better Judgment' Than to Name Him VP - CNS | 1/4/08
- 2 Point Lead for McCain - Rasmuissen | 1/6/08
- McCain's Secret Anti-Romney Ad - Slate | 1/6/08
- ‘Meet the Press’ transcript for Jan. 6, 2008 - NBC | 1/6/08
- Headline - Source | 1/6/08
Romney
- Transcript: Mitt Romney on 'FOX News Sunday'- Fox News | 1/6/08
- Mitt Romney Wins Wyoming Republican Caucuses - AP, Fox News | 1/5/08
- Target: Romney - Newsweek | 1/6/08
- Romney Steps Up Attack on McCain - NYT | 1/6/08
- Romney: New Hampshire Isn't Iowa - CNS | 1/4/08
Giuliani
- Analysis: Giuliani Seeking Attention - AP | 1/5/08
- Who’s on Defense?- NYT | 1/6/08
- As N.H. Voters See Less of Giuliani, He Drops in State Polls - W. Post | 1/6/08
- Great Scoot, that's Rudy! - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Stuck Behind Huck - NY Post | 1/6/08
- Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama - W. Post | 1/6/08
Huckabee
- Round-Up: Huckabee Described as 'Christian Socialist'- CNS | 1/6/08
- Huckabee: 'I Feel Like Seabiscuit'- CNS | 1/4/08
- Huckabee Critiques Romney’s Debate Tactics - NYT | 1/6/08
- Huckabee's New Face For New Hampshire - CBS | 1/6/08
- Headline - Source | 1/6/08
Iowa Postmortem
- Analysis: Local Evangelicals Show Clout - AP | 1/6/08
- Underdog Clinton Goes After Obama - W. Post | 1/6/08
International
- Peace Plan, Iran, Terrorism Will Be on Agenda for Bush's Trip to Middle East - Fox News | 1/6/08
- U.S. Considers New Covert Push Within Pakistan - NYT | 1/6/08
- Musharraf: Bhutto To Blame For Own Death - CBS | 1/6/08
Turnout
- Howard Dean Says Big Turnout is Good News for Democrats, Warns of GOP Schemes - Fox News | 1/6/08
New Hampshire Primaries
- Candidates Mount Frenzied Final Push in N.H. - NYT | 1/6/08
- Sharp Clashes in Hectic Days Before Primary - NYT | 1/6/08
- In This Race, Independents Are the Prize - NYT | 1/6/08
- Winners and Losers: A Good Night for Obama, McCain - Wash. Post | 1/6/08
- Buchanan: Reagan Coalition Dead - Newsmax | 1/5/08
- The O'Reilly Rumble - Slate | 1/6/08
- First Thoughts: McCain Leads, Obama with the Mo - MSNBC | 1/6/08
John Edwards
- What About John Edwards?- W. Post | 1/6/08
![]() Yahoo! News: Politics News Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely (AP) AP - Politicians of all stripes in this election year are clamoring for simplifying the tax code and closing loopholes. But that would mean Americans could lose some of their prized deductions. Obama bemoans wife being dragged into politics (AP)
Romney adds to delegate lead after Nevada victory (AP) AP - Mitt Romney has added to his lead in the race for delegates now that Republican officials in Nevada finished the vote count from Saturday's presidential caucuses. Gingrich shunned lobbying but hired lobbyists (AP) AP - GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his consulting business never lobbied. But records show that he hired state and federal lobbyists, and some staff left to take lobbying jobs. Hoekstra's broken English ad draws more criticism (AP) AP - A coalition of black ministers in Detroit called Monday for U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra to apologize for his Super Bowl ad featuring a young Asian woman speaking broken English to describe the impact of the Democratic incumbent's economic policies. Obama: Negative ads will have role in 2012 race (AP) AP - President Barack Obama says the rise of political action committees guarantees that there will be a lot of negative ads in the lead-up to November's presidential election. Romney latest pol to join wait-let-me-explain club (AP)
Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran (AP)
Super Bowl obscenity a mess for FCC (Politico) Politico - Singer M.I.A.'s act is likely to be reviewed. Poll: Obama over 50% vs. Mitt (Politico) Politico - It's the first time since July that he's garnered more than half the votes in a matchup with Romney. GOP ends NV vote count; Romney on top with 50% (AP)
FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats (AP) AP - You wouldn't know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy. Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft (AP) AP - The Air Force on Friday detailed plans to cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future. Conservatives take second powerful post in Finland (AP)
Obama tightens Iran sanctions over bank "deception" (Reuters) Reuters - President Barack Obama signed an executive order imposing stricter sanctions on Iran and its central bank, saying new powers to freeze assets were needed because Iranian banks were concealing transactions, the White House said on Monday. Increase Website Traffic |


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