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10:20 PM ET, February 8, 2008

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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Breaking: Hillary Campaign Goes To War With MSNBC Over Chelsea “Pimp” Comment  —  This is really something.  The Hillary campaign has just gone to war with MSNBC, dispatching a top Hillary adviser to launch a lacerating attack on the network on a conference call with reporters moments ago.
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Howard Kurtz / The Trail:
MSNBC's Shuster to Offer On-Air Apology to Clinton  —  Using a prostitution metaphor for the daughter of a presidential candidate is a surefire way for a journalist to get into trouble.  —  On MSNBC yesterday, correspondent David Shuster went there, amazingly enough, while interviewing …
Chris / TVNewser:
Shuster Suspended For “Pimped Out” Comment  —  NBC NEWS STATEMENT REGARDING CHELSEA CLINTON COMMENT:  —  On Thursday's “Tucker” on MSNBC, David Shuster, who was serving as guest-host of the program, made a comment about Chelsea Clinton and the Clinton campaign that was irresponsible and inappropriate.
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
MSNBC's Chelsea comment angers Clinton  —  SEATTLE - A distasteful comment about Chelsea Clinton by an MSNBC anchor could imperil Hillary Rodham Clinton's participation in future presidential debates on the network, a Clinton spokesman said.  —  In a conference call with reporters …
Discussion: The Trail, MyDD and Hot Air
The Huffington Post:
MSNBC Reporter Begrudgingly Apologizes For Chelsea “Pimp” Comment  —  He made the following comments to MediaMatters: … UPDATE: The Clinton campaign is fighting back against MSNBC.  Top campaign adviser Howard Wolfson has responded to David Shuster's comments, calling MSNBC out for a …
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
MSNBC's Chelsea Comment Angers Clinton
Discussion: Weekly Standard and Roger L. Simon
Southern Political Report:
Obama With Big Lead In Virginia  —  InsiderAdvantage, the only national firm to accurately indicate the surge of Mike Huckabee in Southern states on “Super Tuesday,” polled Virginia Democrats for the Southern Political Report, whose coverage includes that state.
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
The Upcoming Contests: Polls, Delegates, Formats and More  —  Are we getting ready to vote again already?  Really?  Man, this never ends.  Super Tuesday counting is expected to end today, so I guess we will be receiving new delegate totals every day from now through Wednesday, inclusive.
Chris McGann / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:   Gregoire endorses Obama
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Bolton As McCain's Secretary Of State?  —  Would embattled former UN ambassador John Bolton have a place in John McCain's presidential cabinet?  —  The idea was brewing beneath the veneer of Bolton's address to the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday.
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WorldNetDaily:
The media pick the winners  —  Super Tuesday's over, and there's no absolute winner among either Democrats or Republicans.  —  Nonetheless, even though no one candidate has yet locked up their party's nomination, we might as well cancel the rest of the primaries or caucuses.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
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Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
what liberal media (redux, redux, redux)?
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Macsmind
Gabriel Malor / Ace of Spades HQ:
CPAC Blogger of the Year Award  —  Well, the Moron-in-Chief won the Blogger of the Year award at CPAC.  Hopefully he will be along in a while to tell us all about it.  For now, here is John Hawkin's experience of meeting Ace: … This echoes my experience meeting Ace at Aceapalooza West.
MSNBC:
Deep Background: Where is al-Qaida's American?  —  Where is accused terrorist Adam Gadahn?  —  That's what Taliban sources along the Afghan-Pakistan border are wondering about the American-born al-Qaida member.  Gadahn, known as Azzam al-Ameriki (Azzam the American), joined al-Qaida in 2003 …
Discussion: The Long War Journal and Hot Air
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IBDeditorials.com:
The Sun Also Sets  —  Climate Change: Not every scientist is part of Al Gore's mythical “consensus.”  Scientists worried about a new ice age seek funding to better observe something bigger than your SUV — the sun.  —  Back in 1991, before Al Gore first shouted that the Earth was in the balance …
WSJ.com:
More on the Delegate Discrepancy  —  To secure the Democratic nomination for president, either Sen. Hillary Clinton or Sen. Barack Obama will need to secure 2,025 delegates.  Depending on which account you accepted Friday morning, Ms. Clinton was either leading the delegate race …
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Matthew Mosk / The Trail:
Obama Camp to Clinton: Show Us Your Taxes
Discussion: Salon
Arwa Damon / CNN:
Violations of ‘Islamic teachings’ take deadly toll on Iraqi women  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The images in the Basra police file are nauseating: Page after page of women killed in brutal fashion — some strangled to death, their faces disfigured; others beheaded.  All bear signs of torture.
Discussion: Hoffmania!
Associated Press:
Bill Clinton says he's learned a lesson  —  WASHINGTON - Former President Clinton says he's learned a lesson from the dustup over his remarks on the campaign trail — he can promote his wife's presidential candidacy, but he's not free to defend her.  —  Bill Clinton also said that everything …
KFSM-TV:
Leprosy outbreak causes concerns in Northwest Arkansas  —  SPRINGDALE - The medical community is warning the public: a leprosy outbreak in Springdale could blossom into an epidemic, if something isn't done soon.  —  Doctors say at least nine cases of leprosy have been confirmed in Springdale.
 
 
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William Glaberson / New York Times:
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The Three Co-Chairs of the DNC Delegate Credentials Committee …
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Reuters:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
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