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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(SEDONA, Ariz.) In an exclusive interview with CBS News’ Katie Couric, both members of the Republican ticket brushed aside Sarah Palin’s apparent contradiction on Saturday of John McCain’s policy on Pakistan.

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From CBS News' Scott Conroy:

(PHILADELPHIA) Sarah Palin told a customer at a Philadelphia restaurant on Saturday that the United States should “absolutely” launch cross-border attacks from Afghanistan into Pakistan in the event that it becomes necessary to “stop the terrorists from coming any further in,” a comment similar to the one John McCain condemned Barack Obama for making during last night’s presidential debate.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

GRINNELL, IOWA -- Mike Huckabee weighed in today about anonymous mailings received by Iowa pastors supporting Huckabee. The letters warn the IRS might penalize their churches for political involvement and became a topic of conversation during a conference call yesterday.

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From CBS News' Correspondent Nancy Cordes, who's covering the Huckabee campaign:

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee was introduced on NBC's "Meet the Press" with a bit of bad news. A new MSNBC poll finds him back in second place in Iowa behind Mitt Romney. “Has Mitt Romney said anything that’s been untrue about you?” Tim Russert asked. Huckabee replied half-jokingly, “How long do we have on this program today?”

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

OTTUMWA, IOWA –- Mike Huckabee went on a pre-scheduled conference call with reporters this afternoon, remarking it was cold outside, but that he hoped to warm up the state with a “red hot caucus night” next week.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

FORT MADISON, IOWA -- Could Huckabee’s lack of foreign policy experience be hurting him in Iowa? It made the difference tonight for at least one voter at a Fred Thompson event in Fort Madison.

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From CBS News' Joy Lin:

PELLA, IOWA – A foreign issue made domestic. An assassination abroad turned into a hardline immigration stance. After Mike Huckabee was done gladhanding with Iowans at the overcrowded Pizza Ranch restaurant, journalists grilled Huckabee on a hard right turn he took from the subject of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination to illegal immigration.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

PELLA, IOWA -- Just three short blocks from where Mike Huckabee was speaking at The Pizza Ranch in Pella, Iowa, Fred Thompson had harsh words for the Iowa front-runner from the Smokey Row Coffee House.

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From CBS News' Mary Hood:

DES MOINES, IOWA -- A slightly under the weather - and perhaps, slightly under the gun - Mike Huckabee was quizzed last night on his seemingly less-than-perfect word choice earlier in the day when he remarked it was unclear whether martial law Law would be "continuing" in the aftermath of Benazir Bhutto's death.

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From CBS News' John Bentley:

KNOXVILLE, IOWA -- On the day Pakistan was thrown into turmoil because of the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Fred Thompson asserted the most dangerous country in the world is still Iran.

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