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2:40 PM ET, February 2, 2008

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Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Bill Clinton Prepares Mea Culpa  —  Once again, Bill Clinton is ready to repent.  —  On Sunday the former president is scheduled to visit black churches in South Central Los Angeles, where he's expected to offer a mea culpa to those who “dearly loved him” when he was their president, Rep. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) says.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Sweetness & Light
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton to make black church tour Sunday  —  (CNN) - Two prominent African-American politicians plan to join former President Bill Clinton on a tour of black churches this Sunday in Los Angeles.  Sources say one of the officials has described it as Clinton's “mea culpa tour” to the black community.
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton Reportedly Will Soon Apologize At Black Churches (Super Tuesday Is Coming Up)  —  Once again, former President Bill Clinton seems poised to be pitchforked into the headlines right on the eve of a crucial primary vote amid a report that he's going to “repent” by going to some black churches.
Discussion: Associated Press
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008  —  Based on daily polling from Jan. 30-Feb. 1, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — John McCain continues to be the primary beneficiary of Rudy Giuliani's recent exit from the Republican race for president.  The percentage of Republican primary voters nationwide favoring McCain …
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Charles Mahtesian / The Politico:
Most GOP govs shun Romney  —  As chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2006, Mitt Romney crisscrossed the country to elect GOP governors and broke the group's fundraising record by hauling in $20 million.  —  Yet just two of the 16 governors he worked to elect then are supporting his presidential bid.
Gary Reese / Southern Political Report:   McCain, Clinton lead in InsiderAdvantage Alabama poll
Michael Kranish / Boston Globe:   Huckabee factor could sap Romney in South
San Francisco Chronicle:
Facing off over Marine Corps  —  3 war opponents chain selves to door of recruiting station, and right-wing blogosphere goes ballistic  —  As the right-wing blogosphere railed and a U.S. senator vowed financial retaliation against the Berkeley City Council for its effort to boot the Marine Corps …
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La Opinión:
The Democratic choice is Barack Obama  —  The Democratic Party arrives at the California primary with a historic choice between two extraordinary candidates.  We believe that of the two, Senator Barack Obama represents fundamental change in a campaign in which “change” has become a central theme.
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CNN:   Michelle Obama: ‘Black enough’ questions are silly
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
The Accompanists  —  Bill Clinton and Michelle Obama Warm …
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
Susan Eisenhower / Washington Post:
Why I'm Backing Obama  —  Forty-seven years ago, my grandfather Dwight D. Eisenhower bid farewell to a nation he had served for more than five decades.  In his televised address, Ike famously coined the term “military-industrial complex,” and he offered advice that is still relevant today.
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
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Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Barack Obama and John McCain lead rivals 2-1 in Illinois, poll shows
Discussion: The Page
Dan Gerstein / Wall Street Journal:
Decline of the Angry Left  —  Last Saturday's South Carolina Democratic primary will probably be remembered as the day when the party's emotional dam burst and many of the personal grievances and tensions that have built up over the past generation spilled out into the open …
David Sparks / Boston Globe:
The fat lady won't sing on Super Tuesday  —  THERE'S A side of me that resists giving career advice to rich successful guys with good hair.  That said, there's still hope, Mitt Romney.  —  There's a big difference between the Super Bowl and Super Tuesday.  At the end of the Super Bowl, the champion is crowned and the season is over.
Discussion: Riehl World View and GINA COBB
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ABCNEWS:
New Celeb-Filled Music Video for Obama  —  Song from Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am Inspired by Obama Speech  —  Celebrity-filled music videos have been used to support many social movements, from famine relief for Africa, to support for American farmers, to opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Peter Gelzinis / Boston Herald:
Mitt happened to Mass., so let's return the favor … Only a fool, or maybe a couple of talk radio hucksters, would consider wasting a vote come Tuesday on our native carpetbagger, Mitt Romney.  And to tell you the truth, I think the allegiance of the radio blow-hards is as much a scam as Mitt's allegiance to Massachusetts.
Discussion: The Corner
philly.com:
Spygate sparring  —  Specter: NFL tried to embarrass him over his interest in the Patriots scandal.  —  PHOENIX - What started out yesterday as the NFL commissioner's defending his decision to destroy evidence implicating the New England Patriots in a spy scandal turned into a Super Bowl …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings
Washington Post:
Obama Is Racing Against the Clock  —  Sen. Barack Obama has two opponents: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and the clock, which is rapidly running down.  —  With three days to go before Super Tuesday, when roughly half the delegates in the Democratic presidential contest will be awarded …
 
 
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