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January 17, 200830 Minutes After Harrop: A Commentary By Joe Conason
  
As America marks the first anniversary of the troop escalation in Iraq, at least one thing has become clear. Although the "surge" is failing as policy, it seems to be succeeding as propaganda.
January 17, 2008Time for Edwards' Exit: Hillary, Barack Fate in His Hands: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
The Democratic nomination for president will likely be decided by the subtle pulls of ego against duty that tug at the conscience of John Edwards. He manifestly can no longer win - but he helps Hillary Clinton if he stays in the race and boosts Barack Obama if he pulls out. 
January 17, 2008The Primary Turnout Boom: A Commentary by Rhodes Cook
  
One of the basic facts of American politics is that citizens will turn out to vote when they feel they have something to vote for. 
January 17, 2008Clinton 47% Romney 41%, Obama 49% Romney 37%
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey of general election match-ups shows Hillary Clinton leading Mitt Romney 47% to 41%.
January 17, 2008Vetting Obama: An Inside Report by Robert D. Novak
  
With Barack Obama nipping at her heels in Iowa, Hillary Clinton went on the state's public television Dec. 14 to say: "I've been vetted. ... There are no surprises." That was the first use in presidential campaign politics of an unusual word. 
January 16, 2008Michigan's Meaning: GOP Chaos: A Commentary by Dick Morris
  
The GOP race has now descended into total chaos. Mike Huckabee, John McCain and now Mitt Romney have each won an important primary or caucus and lost two others. 
January 16, 200854% Say Their Peers Would Vote for a Woman for President
  
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 74% of voters say they are willing to cast their Presidential vote for a woman. 
January 16, 2008Resort at the Top of the World: A Commentary by Froma Harrop
  
There was another Hillary in the news last week. It was Edmund Hillary, the mountaineer who in 1953 became the first human to reach the top of Mount Everest -- alongside his Sherpa guide, Tenzing Norgay. The New Zealander had died at 88. 

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                            January 16, 2008Wanted: A "Suck It Up" Candidate: A Commentary by Michelle Malkin
  
I need a man. A man who can say "No." A man who rejects Big Nanny government. A man who thinks being president doesn't mean playing Santa Claus.
January 16, 2008Michigan Exit Polls Show Challenges for McCain
  
Mitt Romney won a solid victory in Michigan’s Primary on Tuesday night to keep his hopes of winning the nomination alive. Some of the reasons for his victory were based upon local circumstances, in particular his long-standing family ties to the Wolverine State.

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                            January 16, 2008Race in the Race: A Commentary by Susan Estrich
  
It was probably inevitable. A woman running against a black: How could gender and race not be an issue? Even if she was running as the most experienced candidate and he was running a campaign to transcend race, dynamite ultimately explodes. 

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                            January 15, 2008Rasmussen Markets Update: Romney Win Reshapes GOP Race
  
By the time the networks declared Mitt Romney the winner in Michigan, Rasmussen Markets data showed that John McCain’s momentum had already been slowed.
January 15, 2008After Two Months, 63% Still Say the Hollywood Writers’ Strike Has No Impact
  
It’s been more than two months since the Hollywood Writers’ Strike began and the majority of Americans are still feeling no impact in their own lives. 
January 15, 200841% Say Obama Getting Most Preferential Media Treatment, 30% Say Clinton
  
Forty-one percent (41%) of Americans say that, of all the Presidential candidates, Barack Obama is getting the most preferential treatment from the media. 
January 15, 2008Michigan: McCain or Romney?
  
Michigan’s Republican Presidential Primary today could end up solidifying John McCain’s claim to be the Republican frontrunner or it could keep Mitt Romney’s campaign alive.
January 14, 2008South Carolina: McCain Leads, Thompson Gaining
  
Over the past several days, the only real movement in South Carolina’s Republican Presidential Primary has been a four-point gain for Fred Thompson and a five-point decline for Mike Huckabee.

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                            January 14, 2008South Carolina: Obama 38% Clinton 33%
  
Over the past few days, Hillary Clinton has closed the gap in South Carolina’s Presidential Primary and pulled to within five points of Barack Obama. Last week, Obama was leading by twelve. 
January 14, 2008Clinton, Obama, No Clear Leader in Democratic Race
  
The race for the Democratic Nomination has been narrowed to a two-person competition between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. 

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                            January 14, 2008Has Giuliani’s Strategy Made McCain the Frontrunner?
  
Last week, Rasmussen Reports noted that “If John McCain wins in New Hampshire, he will be the GOP frontrunner.” He did win and he has assumed that role. 
January 14, 2008Florida: Clinton 48% Obama 24%
  
While she has lost her towering advantage nationally in the Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll, New York Senator Hillary Clinton continues to hold a huge lead in Florida’s Presidential Primary.