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Sam Graham-Felsen / my.barackobama.com:
Message from David Plouffe: Matching the Five Million — David Plouffe just sent out this email...
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Obama and Clinton Brace for a Long Run — With no breakout winner in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama on Wednesday began fortifying for a drawn-out nomination fight, with Mrs. Clinton disclosing that she had lent her campaign $5 million …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Campaign Has Raised Over $4 Million — Since Polls Closed Yesterday! — This is nutso. The Obama campaign's response to the news that Hillary lent her campaign $5 million last month is to highlight the fact that they raised nearly that sum in the brief period that's passed ... since the polls closed yesterday!
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
In Vote, Obama Fell Short of Fervor — Senator Barack Obama of Illinois made some headway in building a coalition of support among Democrats in Tuesday's cross-country sprint of primaries. — He won the support of many white men, a group that had voted for John Edwards of North Carolina …
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City Room:
‘Obama Girl’ Didn't Vote — So, did the ‘Obama Girl’ actually vote for Barack Obama on Tuesday? — Actually, no. — Last summer the amateur music video “I Got a Crush on Obama,” was a Web hit, splashing a seductive performance by a 26-year-old model named Amber Lee Ettinger across millions …
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New York Post:
HILLARY WILL GO FOR BROKE — PUTS UP HER OWN $5M AS TOP AIDES GO WITHOUT PAY
HILLARY WILL GO FOR BROKE — PUTS UP HER OWN $5M AS TOP AIDES GO WITHOUT PAY
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Lieberman Has “Superdelegate” Status Stripped Because of McCain Endorsement — Mark Pazniokas: … And for those who said they'd never lift their glass in a toast to Zell Miller...cheers!
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
DNC chair: We may have to broker Clinton-Obama deal — (CNN) — As predictions of a convention floor fight from the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continue to mount, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said the party would likely intervene to prevent that scenario.
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Mark Pazniokas / CAPITOL WATCH:
Lieberman No Longer a Super Delegate — Thanks to Zell Miller, there is a rule to deal with Joe Lieberman. — Lieberman's endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule …
The Politico:
McCain seeks truce with right-wing critics — John McCain, whose Super Tuesday performance has given him an aura of inevitability in the eyes of many Republican leaders, has begun an aggressive campaign to quell conservative dissent and prevent an outbreak of GOP buyer's remorse.
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Michael Barone / Wall Street Journal:
Open-Field Politics — Thirty-five days ago, as the voting …
Open-Field Politics — Thirty-five days ago, as the voting …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
—Mf / Monkeyfister:
Dear George— Less Prayers And More REAL, Immediate Help... Ol' George is sending us PRAYERS! That'll get people into shelter and food... sure. — via The Mighty First Draft — Full Transcript Here … How sweet. Bless him. We're touched. Now— less talk, more REAL assistance, George.
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BBC:
Sharia law in UK is ‘unavoidable’ — The Archbishop of Canterbury says the adoption of certain aspects of Sharia law in the UK “seems unavoidable”. — Dr Rowan Williams told Radio 4's World at One that the UK has to “face up to the fact” that some of its citizens do not relate to the British legal system.
Think Progress:
McCain Caves To Far Right, Skips Vote On Economic Stimulus That He Promised To Support — John McCain (R-AZ) has been repeatedly claiming on the stump that passing an economic stimulus package is at the very top of his agenda. He has told audiences that the “first thing we gotta do is pass the stimulus package through the Senate.”
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill
Senate G.O.P. Blocks Additions to Stimulus Bill
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Is This What Burkle Bought? — In the beginning, everyone assumed that the Clinton machine would dominate fundraising in the Democratic primary. Although it raised prodigious sums of money, Barack Obama managed to keep pace all through 2007. Now, as Obama has also kept pace with Hillary …
Jeff Poor / The Business & Media Institute:
Sen. Kerry Blames Tornados on Global Warming — Former Democratic presidential nominee blames ‘intense storms’ that have killed more than 50 on climate change. — Business & Media Institute — Politicians using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a tried-and-true strategy.
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
American al Qaeda, Adam Gadahn, Dead? — I've been hearing the same speculations and rumors that Laura Mansfield has that Adam Gadahn, the only American indicted for treason since 9/11, was killed in the Predator bombing that took out Abu Laith al-Libi. Al-Libi was a bigger fish …
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Attaturk / Firedoglake:
Bush League Justice — Some people might think that one of the things that makes this country great is that every person, no matter their situation, has the potential to hold someone responsible for their harmful actions, in a court of law, before a jury of their peers. — But that is not necessarily the case.