Monday Morning Must-Reads
POLL: Transformed by Iowa and N.H., '08 Kicks Off as a Free-for-All [ABC] Iowa and New Hampshire have transformed the 2008 presidential race into a free-for-all, vaulting John McCain past longtime frontrunner Rudy Giuliani in the Republican contest and fueling a strong challenge to Hillary Clinton by Barack Obama among Democrats.Leaving The Presidency Weaker Than When They Started [FDL] After all the secrecy and paranoia, the unilateral executive power grabs over things as inconsequential as high-level classification of Dick Cheney's spin notes for press manipulation, after every grubbing decision to keep information from the public that we voters had a right to know? File this under "just desserts:"
FOXNews Sunday: McCain, Huckabee Race Would Drive GOP Base Into Therapy [C+L] This morning on Fox News Sunday, panelist Mara Liasson laid out some reality that none of the regulars on the set could refute - if the race for the GOP presidential candidate comes down to John McCain and Mike Huckabee in the end, it will drive the base of the party insane. Even good old Brit Hume says — “don’t underestimate The Huck.” Priceless…
Can Hillary Cry Her Way Back to the White House? [NYT] When I walked into the office Monday, people were clustering around a computer to watch what they thought they would never see: Hillary Clinton with the unmistakable look of tears in her eyes. A woman gazing at the screen was grimacing, saying it was bad. Three guys watched it over and over, drawn to the “humanized” Hillary. One reporter who covers security issues cringed. “We are at war,” he said. “Is this how she’ll talk to Kim Jong-il?”
Musharraf tells U.S.: Stay out of Pakistan [CNN] Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has made it clear that a U.S. military mission to capture Osama bin Laden or other top al Qaeda leaders on Pakistani soil would be unwelcome and "against the sovereignty of Pakistan." President Musharraf told the Singapore Straits Times that his military has the experience to operate in the mountainous terrain near the Afghan border and if the United States went in they would "regret that day."
Romney Top Choice in Michigan Primary [DFP] Republican primary voters whose greatest concern is the economy could give Bloomfield Hills native Mitt Romney his first major state victory in Tuesday’s Michigan presidential primary, according to the Detroit Free Press-Local 4 Michigan Poll. Romney leads John McCain, 27%-22%, with Mike Huckabee in third at 16%, the poll showed. Romney’s core of support is in metro Detroit, where he has a 2-1 advantage.
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