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PJM Political 1/31/08: Rudy And Edwards Bail, Super Tuesday Awaits

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Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards head for the sidelines, and Bill Clinton dusts off the memories of Jesse Jackson in South Carolina, plus:

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PJM Political 1/31/08–The Director’s Cut Interviews

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Midday: The McCain Surge

Rudy and Arnold have thrown their support behind John McCain, the clear frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Sheryl Longin wonders if the Arizona senator will ever get the backing of the self-described purists of his party.

Obama Fever: Dems in Tinseltown

Kodak preparations: Batman meets CNN Not that they ever left, the Democrats have invaded Roger L. Simon's 'hood' for their debate this evening at Hollywood's Kodak Theatre where the Academy Awards are distributed. In this photo montage by Simon, the usual Tinseltown suspects... Spiderman, Chaplin, etc.... mix with excited Obama supporters, few Hillary backers yet to have appeared. The PJM CEO will be covering his hometown debate tonight.

Conservative Crisis: Is the GOP Lurching Left?

Senator John McCain's new frontrunner status has triggered an identity crisis among the conservative party activists and media figures who deeply disagree with many of his positions, writes Rick Moran. "McCain proudly calls himself a conservative. But what kind of a conservative is he? A better question may very well be how McCain supporters themselves define conservatism?"

Iran’s Messianic Extremists Grab Another Government Post

Think the recent NIE foreshadows a softening of relations with the Iranian regime? Absolutely not, says Meir Javedanfar. Religious fanatics are busy gobbling up influential positions in Tehran, with the Foreign Ministry being the latest to fall.

Mitt and Mac Trade Barbs in California GOP Debate

PJM Simi Valley: Bridget Johnson was at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Wednesday night for the fiery Republican face-off that had Mitt Romney and John McCain sniping and trading accusations, while the other candidates grumbled over their lack of air time.

Schwarzenegger to Back McCain, Campaigning Together in LA Thursday

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who promised earlier this month not to endorse a presidential candidate, has changed his tune and will now “recommend” John McCain and publicly declare he is voting for the Arizona senator. Schwarzenegger will announce this support Thursday morning at Solar Integrated Technologies in Los Angeles where he and McCain will tour the facility together. Bill Bradley, who broke this story, has the details at his New West Notes.

Treason at the State Department: A Whistleblower’s Story

The UK's Sunday Times recently broke the story of an FBI whistleblower kept from speaking publicly about a State Department official suspected of selling nuclear secrets. Annie Jacobsen digs a bit deeper into this shadowy tale and wonders why American media outlets have greeted the revelations with stunning silence.

Midday: The Giuliani and Edwards Implosions

So what was it, exactly, that made the Republican front-runner barely an afterthought in six states? Michael Weiss wonders if Rudy's real appeal never really left the island of Manhattan. As for John Edwards, he never had a prayer.