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11:50 AM ET, February 13, 2008

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, New York Post and Comments from Left Field

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.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Politico, Talking Points Memo, protein wisdom, American Street, The Daily Dish, Taylor Marsh, INTEL DUMP, Brilliant at Breakfast, Althouse and Live Coverage

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 …

Discussion: Slate, The Moderate Voice, The Swamp, Middle Earth Journal, Los Angeles Times, Cadillac Tight, The Gun Toting Liberal™, Fausta's blog, Liberal Values, Blue Crab Boulevard, TownHall Blog and Hot Air

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: JustOneMinute, New York Times, Times of London, The Caucus, Associated Press, Stumper, Outside The Beltway and The Politico

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: MR. FRONT-RUNNER — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro

Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Reaction

Chris Cillizza / The Fix: How-To Guide For a Clinton Comeback

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Clinton's Deputy Campaign Manager Steps Aside

Discussion: The New Republic, Associated Press, MSNBC, RealClearPolitics, The Carpetbagger Report, The Politico, Left in the West, Brilliant at Breakfast, Gateway Pundit, The Caucus, TIME, Buck Naked Politics, Comments from Left Field, CNN and Macsmind

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 …

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!, Firedoglake, Democrats.com, AMERICAblog and Oliver Willis

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)

Discussion: The Gate, Redstate and TIME

Club for Growth:
Harris Defeats Gilchrest in MD-01!

Discussion: Capitol Briefing, TownHall Blog and DownWithTyranny!

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.

Discussion: Associated Press, Captain's Quarters, Hot Air, The Jawa Report, Pirate's Cove, Jerusalem Post, Macsmind and Outside The Beltway

Mesh / Harvard:
Imad Mughniyah is dead

Discussion: Haaretz, Associated Press, The Long War Journal, Guardian, Solomonia and Weasel Zippers

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.

Discussion: Babalu Blog, Gateway Pundit, Sister Toldjah, BLACKFIVE, Little Green Footballs and The Hill

San Francisco Chronicle:
Berkeley backs down

Discussion: Don Surber, Hot Air and Blue Crab Boulevard

Michelle Malkin:
The Berkeley after-action report

Discussion: Tad Cronn, Wake up America, Weasel Zippers and CNN

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: Buck Naked Politics, The Washington Independent, Redstate, American Spectator and Sister Toldjah

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.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Donklephant and Spin Cycle

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs: Plouffe: She can't catch us

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: Telegraph, Pirate's Cove, Hot Air, Captain's Quarters, A Blog For All, snapped shot, UrbanGrounds and PoliGazette

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Field and The Plank

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 …

Discussion: Wonkette

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 …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, American Power and skippy the bush kangaroo

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.

Discussion: The Glittering Eye, Balloon Juice and Economist's View

Think Progress:

A Test For The Maverick: Will McCain Vote Against Waterboarding Today? — Today, at 10:30 a.m. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to bring to the floor the Intelligence Authorization Conference Report. One provision in the legislation, pushed by Sen. Dianne Feinstein …

Discussion: The Gate, The Carpetbagger Report, Time and AMERICAblog

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 …

Discussion: Vox Popoli and Prairie Weather