The New Republic

War of Words: [Christine
Hauser, The
New York Times]: “Senator Barack Obama kept on the attack against
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton … Mrs. Clinton, of New York, who has been coming
under fire from Mr. Obama and Mr. Edwards, sought to deflect the criticism by
urging Democrats to refrain from attacking one another and instead to ‘turn up
the heat’ on Republicans.”

Closing the Gap: [Jamie
Crawford, CNN]:
“In the latest poll of likely New Hampshire Democratic primary voters from the
Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, the New York senator had 36
percent support, to Obama's 25 percent. Last month, Clinton led Obama by 21 percentage points
according to Marist.”

Evil Twin: [Tony
Leys, The
Des Moines Register]: “Hillary Clinton's campaign was acting like
President Bush's when it recently planted a softball question from an Iowa audience member,
rival Democratic candidate John Edwards said Sunday.”

Shaking Off the Moss:
[Michael Finnegan Los
Angeles Times]: “The display of vigor last week was timely: Two months
into his bid for the nomination, the former Tennessee senator is fighting to
shake the image of a laid-back -- even lazy -- candidate who lacks the fervor
of his rivals.”

Social Security: [Darlene
Superville, AP]:
“Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday that if
elected he will push to increase the amount of income that is taxed to provide
monthly Social Security benefits.”

--Ben Crair

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