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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
8 Questions the Potomac Primary Could Answer — 1) Will a Sweep by Obama Make Him the Front-Runner? — Victories in Maryland, Virginia and the District would give Barack Obama a narrow but undisputed lead among pledged delegates to the Democratic National Convention.
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Campaigns Cover the Region In Last Effort to Charm Voters — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama offered himself as “something new” at a pair of spirited, arena-size rallies in Maryland yesterday, while his primary rival, Hillary Rodham Clinton, portrayed herself as a “battle-scarred” …
Joseph Curl / Washington Times:
McCain opts out on funds — RICHMOND — Sen. John McCain will not accept public campaign financing for the primary election — freeing him from spending limits through September and giving him a chance to compete with his Democratic opponent. — The Arizona senator, who's on pace …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Clinton vs. Obama on Electability
Clinton vs. Obama on Electability
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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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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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MSNBC:
‘Clean Team’ interrogated 9/11 suspects — Agency tried non-coercive techniques to protect case against six detainees — 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 …
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Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:
Arizona Seeing Signs of Flight by Immigrants — PHOENIX — The signs of flight among Latino immigrants here are multiple: Families moving out of apartment complexes, schools reporting enrollment drops, business owners complaining about fewer clients. — While it is too early to know for certain …
Dean Barnett / Weekly Standard:
Obama Unplugged — Lost without a Teleprompter. — USUALLY WHEN BARACK OBAMA gives a major speech, the overdone hosannas from the liberal commentariat follow as surely as night follows day. The American Prospect's Ezra Klein wrote of Obama's post-Iowa victory speech, “I've been blessed to hear many great orations.
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New York Times:
Mortgage Crisis Spreads Past Subprime Loans — The credit crisis is no longer just a subprime mortgage problem. — As home prices fall and banks tighten lending standards, people with good, or prime, credit histories are falling behind on their payments for home loans …
David Brooks / New York Times:
When Reality Bites — There's a big difference between the Republican and Democratic campaigns: The Republicans have split on policy grounds; the Democrats haven't. There's been a Republican divide between center and right, yet no Democratic divide between center and left.
Michael J. Totten:
The Final Mission, Part III — ANBAR PROVINCE, IRAQ - The United States plans to hand Anbar Province over to the Iraqis next month if nothing catastrophic erupts between now and then. The Marines will stick around a while longer, though, and complete their crucial last mission - training the Iraqi Police to replace them.
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The Politico:
Full text: Clinton interview — LEON HARRIS: Hello and good evening everyone. I'm ABC7's Leon Harris, joined by my colleague John Harris, editor of Politico. We are just hours away from the Chesapeake Primary, as you should know by now. We're going to be spending some time here tonight …
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
John McCain's Top 22 Potential Picks For Vice-President — Predicting whom a particular candidate will take as Vice-President is always difficult because so many factors play into it. Do both candidates get along? Is the presidental nominee looking to carry a particular state, region …
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Cal Thomas / Townhall.com:
Redefining Conservatism — This just in: Ronald Reagan is dead and he's not coming back. Now, can conservatives please move on? — Reagan always spoke about the future and its possibilities. Today's conservatives, however, can't seem to break with the past and the nostalgia for the Reagan years.
CNN:
Sources: Gore won't endorse — (CNN) - He's the most prominent Democrat yet to take a side in the presidential election, but two sources close to Al Gore tell us not to expect the former vice president to endorse either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama any time during the primary season.
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Amnesty Day for Bush and lawbreaking telecoms — The Senate today — led by Jay Rockefeller, enabled by Harry Reid, and with the active support of at least 12 (and probably more) Democrats, in conjunction with an as-always lockstep GOP caucus — will vote to legalize warrantless spying …