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Local Jersey Boy Makes Good

Wunderkind DuHaime guiding Giuliani campaign at 33. "Mild-mannered but effective." Permalink

Granite State of Chaos

A month out, New Hampshire win up-for-grabs. Permalink

Cold Shoulder for Warming Debate

Forum on climate change, backed by McCain and Schwarzenegger, apparently scuttled for lack of interest. Permalink

Ombudsman on reader/Obama campaign anger over Muslim rumor story. David Ignatius on the Bill Clinton Factor and his wife's campaign. David Broder on the Romneys and Mormonism. All worth reading. Permalink

Huckabee Responds to Report on His AIDS, Gay 1992 Statements

Associated Press bombshell details '92 questionnaire answers: "If the federal government is truly serious about doing something with the AIDS virus, we need to take steps that would isolate the carriers of this plague." "I feel homosexuality is an aberrant, unnatural, and sinful lifestyle, and we now know it can pose a dangerous public health risk." Read the full story here, and Huckabee's response here. HALPERIN'S TAKE: "For days, the press has been covering Huckabee on two tracks: marveling at his polling rise while questioning certain aspects of his background and current campaign." Permalink

THE GUNS OF DECEMBER

THE MOTHER AND CHILD AND CHILD REUNION -- FOR THE CAUSE Dorothy Rodham and Chelsea campaign with Candidate Clinton in Iowa. Chelsea speaks: "I'm happy to be here. . . . I'll be back, too." NYT's The Caucus: "While political activists in Iowa have had plenty opportunities to see Senator Clinton, the arrival of Chelsea Clinton created a stir." Permalink

Romney Down on Huckabee

"I don't believe it's likely that he'll be the nominee," former Massachusetts governor tells the Detroit News ed board. Criticizes Fair Tax. Permalink

Huckabee is Newsweek Cover Boy

Mag fronts IA gamechanger, profiles his "daredevil" wife. Permalink

Thompson to Attend Florida Church

First campaign stop Sunday in house of worship at one of Florida's largest Hispanic churches on day of Univision debate. Permalink

Hillary Clinton's Scar Tissue

Long NY Times profile digs into the most challenging segments of Clinton's past (including the Lewinsky affair, failures, loss of her closest friend), shows the soft side beneath her "bulletproof" exterior. WashPost delves into her biographical past too. Permalink

Schilling Goes to the Mound for McCain in New Ad

Red Sox pitcher says his candidate "embodies character, sound judgment and experience" and has a "backbone of steel" in NH TV ad. Read script, AP analysis here. Permalink

Clinton's Rochester Office to Re-Open Sunday

A little over a week after the hostage incident, the office comes back to life. Plus: Hostage victim does a tell all with local NH paper: "I'm shaken up. There's a lot of readjusting." Permalink

Giuliani Ducks Nathan Car Use Questions

Offers non-answers to Daily News questioning about then-girlfriend's city-funded transportation after campaign event, saying "Thank you," and later "Have a good night." Over/under for the number of minutes Tim Russert spends on this matter on "Meet the Press": 6 minutes. Permalink