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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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Associated Press:
Bill Clinton paints Obama as ‘establishment’ candidate — SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — Bill Clinton, who carried Nevada in two general elections, urged voters Tuesday to buck labor endorsements for Sen. Barack Obama and support his wife in Saturday's hotly contested presidential caucuses …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hillary's Flat Tire In Michigan — So Hillary got a chance to have a primary race where her only competition was a fringe candidate (Dennis Kucinich), one who already quit (Chris Dodd), a joke (Mike Gravel), and None of the Above (Uncommitted). How well did she fare in a state that usually likes Establishment candidates?
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Exits — According to the Fox exit polls, in the Democratic …
Exits — According to the Fox exit polls, in the Democratic …
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Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
ON DEADLINE: Mitt Won, Authenticity Lost — WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney's victory in Michigan was a defeat for authenticity in politics. — The former Massachusetts governor pandered to voters, distorted his opponents' record and continued to show why he's the most malleable — and least credible — major presidential candidate.
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CNN:
Exit polling: Democrats pick McCain over Romney
Exit polling: Democrats pick McCain over Romney
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Washington Post:
Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary
Romney Wins Michigan GOP Primary
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Source: McCain camp claims Romney promised he wouldn't preempt …
Source: McCain camp claims Romney promised he wouldn't preempt …
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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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David McGrath Schwartz / Las Vegas Sun:
Timing may sink lawsuit aimed at Strip voting
Timing may sink lawsuit aimed at Strip voting
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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 …
Michael Abramowitz / On The Plane:
Dowd, Sick Instead of Skewering, Gets Help from White House Doc — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia—Having made a living for years skewering President Bush, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd is almost certainly not one of the White House's favorite columnists. — She refers to the president dismissively …
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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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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 …
David Brooks / Campaign Stops:
Republicans Brawl, Democrats Yawn — Here are a few things that happened Tuesday night. — First, it was a good night for the Democrats and a bad night for the Republicans. The Democratic debate has been a love fest. The candidates have all (for very good reasons) …
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.
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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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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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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