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Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE: Barack vs. Bill: Obama Hits Ex-Prez Over ‘Troubling’ Attacks — Vows to ‘Directly Confront Bill Clinton’ Over 'Statements That Are Not Factually Accurate' — Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, “troubling.”
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Michael James / Political Radar:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama Rips Bill Clinton Slams as ‘Troubling’ and Inaccurate — ABC News' Michael James and Tahman Bradley Report: Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, “troubling.”
Mike Huckabee / CNN:
Norris: McCain may be too old for the White House — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Chuck Norris brought his tough-guy approach to the campaign trail Sunday, taking aim at John McCain's age and suggesting the Arizona senator might not last even a single term. — Norris, an ardent supporter of Mike Huckabee …
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Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Connecticut Favorites — It's Clinton And McCain By Big Margins, Poll Says
Connecticut Favorites — It's Clinton And McCain By Big Margins, Poll Says
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THE BIG QUESTION — For my part, I would have vastly preferred …
THE BIG QUESTION — For my part, I would have vastly preferred …
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Obama'08:
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: The Great Need of the Hour — The Scripture tells us that when Joshua and the Israelites arrived at the gates of Jericho, they could not enter. The walls of the city were too steep for any one person to climb; too strong to be taken down with brute force.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Ebenezer Sermon — For the record, here are Barack Obama's …
The Ebenezer Sermon — For the record, here are Barack Obama's …
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
After His Loss in Nevada, Edwards Keeps Marching — ATLANTA — It looked like sweet relief for John Edwards that more than 1,700 miles separated him from the Nevada caucuses on Saturday. — He had left Las Vegas the day before, bouncing from Oklahoma to Missouri to Georgia …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
On Eve of King Holiday, Race Dominates Campaign — ATLANTA — As he stood at the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church here, addressing worshipers at the former congregation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Senator Barack Obama was doing something Sunday that he has rarely done in his months of campaigning for the presidency.
Michael Fleming / Variety:
Oliver Stone votes for ‘Bush’ project — Josh Brolin to play embattled president — Oliver Stone has set his sights on his next directing project, “Bush,” a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and attached Josh Brolin to play the title role.
Dick Meyer / CBS News:
Obama's Age Gap: Is It Race? — CBS's Dick Meyer Says Older Americans Have So Far Proven Unwilling To Vote For Barack Obama — (CBS) This analysis was written by CBSNews.com Editorial Director Dick Meyer. — Now that Democrats have voted or caucused in three states in three different parts …
New York Times:
Pentagon Weighs Top Iraq General as Chief of NATO — WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is considering Gen. David H. Petraeus for the top NATO command later this year, a move that would give the general, the top American commander in Iraq, a high-level post during the next administration …
Casto Ocando / MiamiHerald.com:
Chávez says he chews coca daily — Analysts said Chávez's comments before National Assembly amounted to a dangerous endorsement and might be an admission of an illegal act. — AIM — El Nuevo Herald — Venezuela's controversial President Hugo Chávez has revealed …
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The Independent:
Just one more year! Good riddance to George W Bush — But what kind of mess will the next president inherit, exactly 12 months from today? By Rupert Cornwell in Washington — Arabia is the land of illusion and desert mirages. And as he jetted last week from kingdom to sheikdom …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
War, Meet the 2008 Campaign — FOR the past year, I have led a double existence, dividing my time between military reporting assignments in Iraq and tracking the campaign debate in the United States. — I have rolled north to Baquba with a Stryker brigade that cleared the city of insurgents …
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Daily Mail:
Zimbabwe bank issues $10million bill - but it won't even buy you a hamburger in Harare — Forget the glitzy restaurants of New York and London: only in Zimbabwe would a hamburger actually cost millions of dollars. — The central bank of the southern African country has a issued a 10million Zimbabwe dollar note.
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Going up on Florida networks tomorrow — Per a source familiar with the media plan, McCain will start his Florida TV effort tomorrow with “Never Surrender” — the Iraq/POW spot he first aired in New Hampshire.
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
BY MAUREEN DOWD, DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE — One of the highlights of my trip to Israel this past August was the helicopter tour that took us from Herzliya down the separation fence and over to Sderot. My guide on the helicopter tour was Calev Ben-David, who is in the middle of our group …