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9:45 AM ET, February 13, 2008

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CNN:
Clinton: Still no congratulations for Obama  —  EL PASO, Texas (CNN) - For the second election night in a row, Hillary Clinton failed to acknowledge or congratulate Barack Obama after he won the day in dominating fashion.  —  On Tuesday in El Paso, hours after Virginia had been called for Obama …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Clinton's Deputy Campaign Manager Steps Aside  —  Mike Henry, deputy campaign manager for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) has resigned, according to a source familiar with the decision.  —  Henry tendered his resignation yesterday morning but worked the last two days on a volunteer basis.
Post / Washington Post:
Clinton Says Nothing About Losses  —  As news of her triple defeat in the Potomac Primary sank in, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did what has become a specialty in recent weeks: She headed someplace else.  —  After flying from Virginia to Texas for a rally on Tuesday night …
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case  —  WASHINGTON — The lopsided nature of Senator Barack Obama's parade of victories on Tuesday gives him an opening to make the case that Democratic voters have broken in his favor and that the party should coalesce around his candidacy.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Shifting Loyalties  —  Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Mark a Turning Point  —  For more than a month, the grand coalitions of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battled to a draw: women, rural Democrats and the white working class pairing almost evenly with African Americans, young voters and affluent, educated whites.
Discussion: Times of London, The Caucus and Stumper
Jennifer Parker / ABCNEWS:
Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primaries  —  Clinton Defeated in VA, MD, DC: McCain Wins MD, DC, and Battles Back Huckabee in VA  —  On a primary winning streak, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., has swept the so-called Potomac primaries today, overwhelming defeating Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. …
Chris Cillizza / Live Coverage:
Obama Sweeps Maryland, Virginia and D.C.  —  Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) swept today's Democratic Potomac Primary, claiming a trio of victories to extend his consecutive winning streak over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) to eight states and jurisdictions.  —  Obama won by wide margins in Virginia …
Washington Post:
In Va., Huckabee Again Shows Strength on Right
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Washington Post:
Winning Streak Extends To District, Md. and Va.
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
M Peretz / The New Republic:
The End of BillaryLand Is On Its Way. Rejoice!
Discussion: James Fallows and The Daily Dish
CNN:
Hezbollah commander on U.S. ‘most wanted’ list killed  —  BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years has died in an explosion in Syria, Hezbollah TV said Wednesday.
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Times of London:
Imad Mughniyeh, Hezbollah terror leader, killed in car bomb  —  Nicholas Blanford, of The Times, in Beirut  —  Imad Mughniyeh, the Hezbollah mastermind behind the kidnapping of Westerners in Beirut and many big terror attacks around the world in the 1980s and 1990s, was killed late last night in a car bomb explosion in Damascus.
Haaretz:
Hezbollah terror chief Imad Mughniyah killed in Damascus blast  —  Hezbollah said Wednesday its Deputy Secretary General Imad Mughniyah was killed Tuesday evening in a bomb blast in a residential neighborhood of Damascus, accusing Israel of being behind the explosion.
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Score: Imad Mughniyeh killed by car bomb
Mesh / Harvard:
Imad Mughniyah is dead
Discussion: Guardian
earthtimes.org:
Hezbollah accuses Israel as member killed in Damascus - Update
Yossi Melman / Haaretz:
ANALYSIS: Hezbollah terror chief was more wanted than Nasrallah
Discussion: Media Blog
Washington Post:
Md. Challenger Edwards Wins Stunning Victory Over Long-Time Incumbent Wynn  —  U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D) conceded a short time ago after a stunning loss to Prince George's County lawyer Donna F. Edwards.  —  Wynn, who had served in the 4th District for eight terms, had been targeted …
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Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters.org:
Matthews: Obama Speech Caused ‘Thrill Going Up My Leg’  —  During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's presidential primary elections, after the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain had aired, Chris Matthews expressed his latest over the top admiration for Obama's speaking skills …
Discussion: American Spectator
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Peter Robinson / The Corner:
You're All Witnesses  —  Over a cup of coffee this afternoon …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   THE SPEECHES  —  Hillary Clinton ...  Barack Obama ...  John McCain ...
New York Times:
Barack Obama's Feb. 12 Speech  —  The following is the text as prepared for delivery of Senator Barack Obama's speech after the Feb. 12 primaries, as provided by his campaign.  —  Today, the change we seek swept through the Chesapeake and over the Potomac.  —  We won the state of Maryland.
Discussion: FP Passport and The Moderate Voice
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Sam Graham-Felsen / my.barackobama.com:
Senator Obama's Victory Speech in Madison, WI
Discussion: LiberalOasis
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Spielberg Drops Out as Adviser to Beijing Olympics in Dispute Over Darfur Conflict  —  WASHINGTON — Steven Spielberg said Tuesday that he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after almost a year of trying unsuccessfully to prod President Hu Jintao …
Discussion: Think Progress and The Peking Duck
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Spielberg pulls out of Olympics
Discussion: BizzyBlog and Hot Air
Washington Post:
John McCain's Remarks on Feb. 12 Primaries  —  MCCAIN: I brought a couple of friends up from Florida that wanted to have some nice weather.  —  The reason why they came — and that is Congressman Mario Diaz- Balart...  The great governor of the state of Florida who says everyone here tonight …
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Dennis Sanders / The Moderate Voice:
McCain's Decent Conservatism
zombietime:
Berkeley Marines Protest  —  These photos were taken on February 12, 2008 in front of Berkeley City Hall, at the protest and counter-protest over the decision by the Berkeley City Council to support Code Pink's attempt to expel the Marine Corps officer recruiting office from Berkeley.
Matthew Yglesias:
Don't Worry  —  John McCain says that “anyone who worries about how long we're in Iraq does not understand the military.”  On the contrary, it seems to me that McCain doesn't understand diplomacy, Iraq, foreign policy, strategy, the concept of limited resources, or just about anything else.
Michelle Malkin:
Mohammed cartoon reprint: Show your solidarity  —  Two years ago, the Mohammed cartoon conflagration consumed the world and the blogosphere helped lead the way in fighting back.  Longtime readers will remember that this site hammered the issue in support of Denmark.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Colman McCarthy / Washington Post:
Sanctimony's Turn at Bat  —  What's been heralded as a “showdown” — the appearance of baseball pitcher Roger Clemens before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform tomorrow— is more likely to be a show.  The purpose is to scour for more information regarding the " …
 
 
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