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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Potentially troubling news for Clinton in Michigan ‘win’ — (CNN) — Hillary Clinton faced a grim statistic in Michigan tonight, despite her primary “win” there: results revealed that she may have reason to worry about her grasp on the African-American vote.
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Exit polling: Democrats pick McCain over Romney — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Despite urging from some activists like Markos Moulitsas that Michigan Democrats vote for Mitt Romney over John McCain, CNN exit polling indicates the Arizona Republican won the liberal vote.
Patrick Ruffini / Townhall.com:
McCain's Michigan Letdown — Mitt gets his win, Hugh gets his night, and we begin to see what mainline conservative opposition to McCain can look like in later primaries. — In two states in a row, John McCain underperformed 2000 — when he was eventually drubbed by 20 points nationally.
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Washington Post:
Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary — Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney resoundingly won the Michigan presidential primary Tuesday, seizing his first big victory in the Republican competition and blunting the momentum of his chief rival, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
CNN:
How Romney won: Economy, evangelicals, local ties — (CNN) — Mitt Romney's victory over John McCain can be credited to three factors, CNN exit polling indicates. — A majority of Michigan voters named the economy as the most pressing issue — and those voters overwhelming chose …
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Associated Press:Bill Clinton paints Obama as ‘establishment’ candidate
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John M. Broder / New York Times:Romney Beats McCain in Michigan Vote
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:Blacklash? — So far, in Michigan, the African-American vote …
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Salon
Senator Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
The Democratic Debate in Las Vegas — The following is a transcript of the Democratic debate in Las Vegas, as provided by the Federal News Service. — DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES DEBATE PARTICIPANTS: — FORMER SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (D-NC) SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) — MODERATORS:
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New York Times:
Obama and Clinton Seek a Softer Tone — LAS VEGAS — A Democratic presidential debate unfolded with an exchange of pleasantries and acts of contrition among rivals on Tuesday as Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama promised to dispel a rancorous feud over race and gender …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:Ruling Quashes Kucinich's Hope of Joining Lineup
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Matthew Yglesias / Washington Monthly:
The Unbearable Inanity of Tim Russert — On May 27, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson appeared on Meet the Press hoping, no doubt, to get a question about Iraq policy. Richardson was advocating the complete withdrawal of all U.S. forces, an important policy distinction …
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Jeffrey Young / The Hill:
Huckabee about-face on smoking — Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has reversed his position on a federal ban aimed at workplace smoking and now believes the issue should be addressed by state and local governments. — The about-face is apparent in a Huckabee campaign statement …
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Washington Post:
Station Chief Made Appeal To Destroy CIA Tapes — Lawyer Says Top Official Had Implicit Approval — In late 2005, the retiring CIA station chief in Bangkok sent a classified cable to his superiors in Langley asking if he could destroy videotapes recorded at a secret CIA prison in Thailand …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN's John King responds — Over the weekend, I wrote about an adulating interview which CNN's John King conducted with John McCain while riding on the storied Straight Talk Express bus. The interview was broadcast on “Situation Room” with Wolf Blitzer. In that post, I printed all of the …
Steven E. Landsburg / New York Times:
What to Expect When You're Free Trading — IN the days before Tuesday's Republican presidential primary in Michigan, Mitt Romney and John McCain battled over what the government owes to workers who lose their jobs because of the foreign competition unleashed by free trade.
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
High-Profile Officer Nagl to Leave Army, Join Think Tank — One of the Army's most prominent younger officers, whose writings have influenced the conduct of the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq, said he has decided to leave the service to study strategic issues full time at a new Washington think tank.
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Janet Albrechtsen / The Australian:
Too many rights make a wrong — CANADA: It was one of those rare, particularly sunny days in Vancouver in September when, addressing an audience at the University of British Columbia, I suggested that multiculturalism and its partner in crime, moral relativism, were leading to the demise of Western values.
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