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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Has Ann Coulter Finally Jumped The Shark? — She did for me last year at CPAC, of course, when she derided John Edwards as a “faggot”. At the time, a number of conservative bloggers wrote that she had embarrassed the movement and owed Edwards an apology, which she refused to offer.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008 — Based on daily polling from Jan. 29-31, 2008 — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama as close as they have been since the polling program started at the beginning of 2008.
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Romney v. McCain v. Coulter v. Obama — If Ann Coulter's declares again that she'd campaign for Hillary at CPAC, she will be booed and rightly so. Not only did her grandstanding on Hannity & Colmes divert attention from the real issue before conservatives —the need to abandon the idea …
Confederate Yankee:
How the Mighty Have Fallen — Two suicide attacks on pet markets in Baghdad today have left approximately 100 killed and twice as many wounded. Both attacks used women “with Down's syndrome” according the the Daily Mail and less specifically, they were described as “mentally disabled” according to CNN.
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Daily Mail:
Al Qaeda use two 'Down's syndrome' women to blow up 73 people in Baghdad markets — Two women thought to suffer from Down's syndrome may have been unwilling suicide bombers in twin blasts that killed up to 73 people at pet markets in Baghdad today. — The first bomber instantly killed 45 people …
New York Times:
Dozens Killed in Worst Baghdad Attack in Months
Dozens Killed in Worst Baghdad Attack in Months
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
MOVEON ENDORSES OBAMA... Today Barack Obama earned the endorsement of MoveOn, one of the largest grassroots membership organizations in the United States, after clobbering Hillary Clinton by 40 percent in Internet balloting. Obama led the final tally 70.4% to 29.6%, clearing the supermajority required for the endorsement.
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Joshua Green / The Atlantic Online:
Waiting for Gore — It feels official: Barack Obama has momentum.
Waiting for Gore — It feels official: Barack Obama has momentum.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
NATIONAL SECURITY....The emerging consensus about the lovefest …
NATIONAL SECURITY....The emerging consensus about the lovefest …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OBAMA'S “HARRY AND LOUISE” AD. — I was going to write a post about the health care exchange in last night's debate, noting that Hillary Clinton is basically arguing against Barack Obama's mandate from the wrong direction. The problem isn't that it leaves people out, but that it effectively closes off …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
That health care mailer — The Clinton campaign convened a conference call with health policy experts to denounce Obama's new mailer, which attacks Clinton's plan for “forcing” Americans to sign up for insurance, and which features a couple at a kitchen table that recalls, for some …
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Paul Krugman:
Obama does Harry and Louise, again
Obama does Harry and Louise, again
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Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama for Democratic nominee — Democrats preparing to vote in Tuesday's California primary can mark their ballots with confidence, knowing that either candidate would make a strong nominee and, if elected, a groundbreaking leader and capable president.
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Oprah's Back — ALBUQUERQUE - Oprah is on the way. — On Sunday, Oprah Winfrey is returning to the presidential campaign trail to headline a California event for Senator Barack Obama. The Obama campaign has yet to announce details, but people familiar with the event say the television talk show magnate …
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New York Times:
Senator Wants N.F.L. Spying Case Explained — The ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee wants N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain why the league destroyed evidence related to spying by the New England Patriots. — In the stretch of 12 days, from Sept. 9 to Sept. 20 …
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Sandy / Junkfood Science:
No fat people allowed: Only the slim will be allowed to dine in public! — It has actually happened. Lawmakers have proposed legislation that forbids restaurants and food establishments from serving food to anyone who is obese (as defined by the State). Under this bill …
Wall Street Journal:
Romney's Convictions — Mitt Romney has emerged as the last Republican with a chance to stop John McCain, and there's no doubt he's a candidate from central casting: successful in business and politics, a family man, and quicker and more articulate than most.
Larry Elder / Yahoo! News:
Bill Clinton Plays the Race Card — and Loses — “Stupid Black Men: How to Play the Race Card — and Lose,” my new book, comes out Feb. 5, Super Tuesday. Unfortunately for former President Bill Clinton and his wife, no one sent an advance copy. — “Jesse Jackson,” said Bill Clinton, “won South Carolina twice, in '84 and '88.
Fox News:
U.S. Senator Wants to Revoke Funding From City of Berkeley, Calif., for Vote to Boot Marines — WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money. — DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted …
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