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Race Spells Trouble for the Dems - TIME

Whenever longtime Democrats gather to note how the chemistry and calculus of the 2008 campaign seem to favor their party this year, one or another will always add some version of the following: "Yeah, but we could screw this up before it's over."

NPR : Romney Wins Michigan's GOP Primary

January 15, 2008: Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney professed his love for his native Michigan, and its Republican voters returned the feeling on Tuesday, giving him his first notable win of the primary season.

NPR : Bush Sees 'Signed Peace Treaty' for Mideast

President Bush on Thursday predicted that a Mideast peace treaty would be completed by the time he leaves office, but undercut that optimism with harsh criticism of Hamas militants who control part of the land that would form an eventual independent Palestine.

NPR: A New Hampshire Shakeup

NPR: A New Hampshire Shakeup

NPR: Long Night, New Winners in New Hampshire

NPR: Long Night, New Winners in New Hampshire

Gore hits at US over climate change

Al Gore savaged the US government’s “obstructing” attitude and urged delegates at the UN conference on climate change to ignore Washington if necessary to pursue the “moral imperative” of a new global regime. “My country is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali,” the former US vice-president told 2,000 of the 12,000 people attending the conference on Thursday. “[But] over the next two years the United States is going to be somewhere it is no...

Oprah endorses Obama

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/us/politics/09oprah.html?_r=1&oref=slogin DES MOINES, Dec. 8 — When she begins a typical show, seldom does Oprah Winfrey question the power of her brand or wonder aloud about the influence that accompanies her golden seal of approval. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her daughter ordered breakfast at Palmer’s Deli in Des Moines. But when Ms. Winfrey strode onto a stage here Saturday, imploring Iowa voters to support...