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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Flag Obama Supporters Salute? — Oh, my. Barack Obama may want to call his new Houston office and suggest some decorating ideas. Take a look at the flag flying in the office at the moment: — No, that's not a Texas state flag with a picture of Obama on it.
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Matt Bramanti / Lone Star Times:
Obama office adores psychotic Marxist thug — Che Guevara, the chief executioner of Fidel Castro's brutal revolution, was a bank robber, a cold-blooded murderer, an enthusiastic torturer and generally an evil, sociopathic bastard. He's quite literally the poster boy for everything wrong with socialism.
Little Green Footballs:
Che Guevara Flags in Obama's Houston Office — Barack Obama won't wear an American flag on his lapel, but on the wall of his Houston campaign office: a Cuban flag with a picture of Communist mass murderer Che Guevara. (Click picture for video.) — (Hat tip: LGF readers.) — UPDATE at 2/11/08 9:00:00 pm:
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
That Didn't Take Long — Captain Ed, loyal party flack. — I would take this as a sign that the GOP now feels threatened by Obama. — BTW- Is there anyone except the troglodyte right who thinks our Cuba policy has been a success and doesn't need to be thought through?
D. S. Hube / NewsBusters.org:
Another Flag Issue for Obama? — Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama already has an issue with wearing American Flag lapel pins, and even with putting his hand over his heart when the American National Anthem is playing. It will be interesting to see how he'll react (if at all) …
Robert Mak / KING-TV:
Snohomish County GOP caucus results being questioned — MARYSVILLE, Wash. — KING 5 News has uncovered inconsistencies in how the votes from Saturday's Republican Caucus are being reported, raising questions about the accuracy of the statewide count. — As of Monday at 5 p.m. …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
WHAT HAPPENED IN [HAZZARD] SNOHOMISH COUNTY? — Looks like Boss Esser is going to have some serious ‘splainin’ to do. — TPMmuckraker's Paul Kiel spent the day trying to figure out what was going on in Washington State. It wasn't easy. Just understanding the caucus process itself has been a challenge.
Goldy / HorsesAss.Org:
Did Esser call the primary for McCain... or McKenna? — Since prematurely calling Washington's caucus for John McCain, thus changing the narrative of Saturday's results, WSRP Chair Luke Esser is making a name for himself nationwide... or rather, the nation is making up new names for him.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
For Clinton, Ohio and Texas Emerge as Key States to Win — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and her advisers increasingly believe that, after a series of losses, she has been boxed into a must-win position in the Ohio and Texas primaries on March 4, and she has begun reassuring anxious donors …
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Karen Travers / ABCNEWS:
College Junior Breakfasts With Chelsea Clinton — 21-Year-Old Wisconsin Super Delegate Gets Face Time With Former First Daughter — Jason Rae is a typical junior in college. — He spends several hours a day in class at Marquette University in Wisconsin where he is majoring in history and political science.
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Clinton dismisses weekend losses — WHITE MARSH, Maryland (CNN) — Hillary Clinton on Monday explained away Barack Obama's clean sweep of the weekend's caucuses and primaries as a product of a caucus system that favors “activists” and, in the case of the Louisiana primary, an energized African-American community.
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Associated Press:
Representative Tom Lantos Dies at 80 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Tom Lantos, who escaped the Nazis and grew up to become a forceful voice for human rights all over the world, has died. He was 80. — The California Democrat, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress …
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Washington Post:
U.S. to Try 6 On Capital Charges Over 9/11 Attacks — New Evidence Gained Without Coercive Tactics — The Bush administration announced yesterday that it intends to bring capital murder charges against half a dozen men allegedly linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks …
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Fox News:
BlackBerry Service Out in North America; AT&T Says All Carriers Affected — NEW YORK — “CrackBerry” addicts were looking for thumbthing to do late Monday as BlackBerry smartphones throughout North America went on the blink. — AT&T Inc. says the disruption Monday is affecting all wireless carriers.
CBS News:
Barack Obama Makes His Case — Steve Kroft Interviews The Democratic Presidential Candidate — (CBS) Asked what he thinks is the biggest difference between himself and Senator Hillary Clinton, Obama told Kroft, “I think Senator Clinton is smart and can be an effective advocate.
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The Heretik, Commentary, Oliver Willis, The Carpetbagger Report, Weekly Standard and The Campaign Spot
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WorldNetDaily:
Embattled Muslim aide to leave Pentagon job — Hesham Islam's 'resume didn't add up,' official says — In a stunning turn of events, a high-level Muslim military aide blamed for costing an intelligence contractor his job will step down from his own Pentagon post, WND has learned.