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Anne E. Kornblut / 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 …
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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.
Ron Fournier / Associated Press:
ON DEADLINE: Chickens Come Home to Roost — For years, Bill and Hillary Clinton treated the Democratic National Committee and party activists as extensions of their White House ambitions, pawns in a game of success and survival. She may pay a high price for their selfishness soon.
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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.
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CNN:
Newspapers reprint Prophet Mohammed cartoon — (CNN) — Newspapers across Europe Wednesday reprinted the controversial cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed that sparked worldwide protests two years ago. — The move came one day after Danish authorities arrested three people allegedly plotting a …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Campaign: We're On The Verge Of Wrapping This Thing Up — On a conference call this morning, Obama advisers sounded as confident a note as they ever have, arguing that yesterday's victories have left them with an all but insurmountable lead in delegates.
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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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Baltimore Sun:
Incumbents Wynn, Gilchrest ousted — Change-minded electorate sides with challengers in congressional districts — Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest made a phone call during his Election Night party, just minutes before polls in Maryland closed. (Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor / February 12, 2008)
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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.
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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 …
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BLACKFIVE, The Moderate Voice, Redstate, The Washington Independent, American Spectator and Sister Toldjah
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Why Is Clinton's Back Against Wall? Nobody Prepared — 'We Didn't Put Any Resources In Small States,' Says Finance Chair Hassan Nemazee — John Catsimatidis (left), Hassan Nemazee (center) and Mark Penn. — “What's gone wrong is very simple,” said Hassan Nemazee …
Kevin Bogardus / The Hill:
Home Builders to cut off contributions — The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) decided Tuesday to cut off contributions from its political action committee (PAC) to congressional candidates. — In a statement, NAHB President Brian Catalde said that lawmakers and the Bush administration over the past six
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Bush plays hardball on FISA legislation — In a move that puts great pressure on the House, President Bush said Wednesday that he would not sign any more temporary extensions to legislation updating the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). — Bush praised the Senate for passing …
Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Wiretap Votes — Now and then sanity prevails, even in Washington. So it did yesterday as the Senate passed a warrantless wiretap bill for overseas terrorists while killing most of the Lilliputian attempts to tie down our war fighters. — “We lost every single battle we had on this bill …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
A Flawed Feminist Test — Russell Berman, a young reporter for The New York Sun, trailed Bill Clinton around Maryland all day Sunday. The former president was on his best behavior, irritating the smattering of press. — After Bill's last speech at Leisure World retirement community in Silver Spring …
Robert B. Reich / New York Times:
Totally Spent — WE'RE sliding into recession, or worse, and Washington is turning to the normal remedies for economic downturns. But the normal remedies are not likely to work this time, because this isn't a normal downturn. — The problem lies deeper.
ABCNEWS:
Edwards Weighs Clinton Endorsement — Former Candidate Torn Between Clinton and Obama in Democratic Race — As he weighs a possible endorsement in the Democratic race, former Sen. John Edwards is as split as the party he once hoped to lead — and is seriously considering supporting …
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