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Marc Ambinder - Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal and a contributing editor at The Atlantic. More

Marc Ambinder is the White House correspondent for National Journal. He previously served as the politics editor, and is now a contributing editor, for The Atlantic, where he curated the influential Politics channel on TheAtlantic.com and contributed to the magazine. He was also a chief political consultant to CBS News. Earlier, at NJ's Hotline, Ambinder was the founding editor of "Hotline On Call," a pathbreaking political news blog. He also worked as a producer and reporter for the ABC News Political Unit and was one of the founders of ABC's "The Note." Born in New York City, raised in Central Florida, Ambinder is a 2001 graduate of Harvard and lives in Washington, D.C.

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By Marc Ambinder
Jan 31 2008, 7:57 PM ET Comment







    # HRC admits: with effects of immig, there are job losses. Obama said it was scapegoating. 20 minutes ago
    # Finally: a Dem acknowledges Asian-Americans. 22 minutes ago
    # With McCain, immigration won't be huge gen elex issue. With Romney, it will. 22 minutes ago
    # HRC and Obama are tag-teaming the Dem message on tax cuts... Effective and interesting. 24 minutes ago
    # HRC cites bipartisan creds working with gopers dems love to hate: Gingrich and Frist. 27 minutes ago
    # Obama swipes at HRC, wants health care negotiations on CSPAN... Also to shame drug companies. 30 minutes ago

    # HRC and Obama are tag-teaming the Dem message on tax cuts... Effective and interesting. 6 minutes ago
    # HRC cites bipartisan creds working with gopers dems love to hate: Gingrich and Frist. 8 minutes ago
    # Obama swipes at HRC, wants health care negotiations on CSPAN... Also to shame drug companies. 11 minutes ago
    # Obama helps Romney: "somewhere along the line, the stexpress lost some wheels" and McCain is now in favor of tax cuts 12 minutes ago
    # Danny Diaz is showing his pearly whites when Doyle McManus asks about taxes, but Obama's response is awesome. 12 minutes ago
    * Obama swipes at HRC, wants health care negotiations on CSPAN... Also to shame drug companies. 5 minutes ago
    * Obama helps Romney: "somewhere along the line, the stexpress lost some wheels" and McCain is now in favor of tax cuts 5 minutes ago
    * Danny Diaz is showing his pearly whites when Doyle McManus asks about taxes, but Obama's response is awesome. 6 minutes ago
    * Obama swipes at HRC, wants health care negotiations on CSPAN... Also to shame drug companies. 8 minutes ago
    * Health care is in HRC's wheelhouse 8 minutes ago
    * HRC says Dems need to fight for universal coverage and points out that O's plan had mandates too. Again refers to Edwards. 12 minutes ago
    * Edwards pander count: HRC-2, BHO-2 18 minutes ago
    * Obama ticks off contrasts with HRC, on interest rate freezes, forcing people to purchase health insurance, etc. Good question, good answers. 20 minutes ago
    * Ha! Clinton finally gives Edwards his due for her health care plan. 25 minutes ago
    * Crowd split between the two.... 27 minutes ago
    * HRC is gracious too. Pivots to "stack of problems" waiting for next POTUS. Serious times req serious leadership. 28 minutes ago
    * Obama says he'll be friends with HRC before and after ... Counter-Snub... Awwww...... 31 minutes ago
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