Top Items:
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
Republicans disrupt Lantos memorial service — Even the dead are political pawns to the Republicans (then again, we already knew that post-September 11). House Republicans, at the bidding of the Bush White House, are upset that House Democrats are voting on contempt citations for Harriet Miers and Josh Bolton today.
RELATED:
Martin Kady II / The Crypt's Blogs:
House in chaos: GOP calls vote during Lantos memorial — During what was supposed to be a somber memorial service in Statuary Hall for Rep. Tom Lantos, who died Monday, the House chamber became mired in chaos over procedural votes. — Democrats angrily denounced the GOP as insensitive for calling a …
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush criticizes Congress on terror bill — WASHINGTON - In a day of political brinkmanship, President Bush pressured the House on Thursday to finish a bill giving the government more leeway to eavesdrop on phone calls and e-mails of suspected terrorists. House Democrats didn't budge …
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:To Protect White House, GOP Disrupts Congressman's Memorial Service
Discussion:
HorsesAss.Org
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Obama's Lead in Delegates Shifts Focus of Campaign — WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama emerged from Tuesday's primaries leading Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton by more than 100 delegates, a small but significant advantage that Democrats said would be difficult for Mrs. Clinton …
Discussion:
Megan McArdle, The Moderate Voice, Taegan Goddard's …, Vanity Fair, Captain's Quarters, Washington Post, The Politico, NY Daily News, Booman Tribune, Wake up America, DownWithTyranny!, ObamaIsWinning.com, Prairie Weather, The Daily Dish, American Spectator, Boston Globe, Spin Cycle, The Carpetbagger Report, New York Daily News Blogs, Brilliant at Breakfast, Hot Air, Digg and New York Observer
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Team Seeks to Calm Turmoil — MCALLEN, Texas — With Spanish music blaring, Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigned across South Texas yesterday with a more populist message, as her new campaign manager sought to reshape a campaign that has lost eight straight primaries in a week.
Discussion:
The Swamp, The New Republic, Political Machine, Wonkette, TIME, NewsBusters.org and Political Punch
New York Times:
Knocked Off Balance, Clinton Campaign Tries to Regain Its Stride — SAN ANTONIO — The Texas and Ohio presidential primaries, on March 4, have become must-win contests for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, her advisers say. So why is she just opening campaign field offices across those states?
Discussion:
Washington Post, MSNBC, The Corner, Commentary, Blue Crab Boulevard, The Nation, State of the Day and TIME
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OUT FOR THEMSELVES. — The New York Times reports: … Put another way: If Hillary Clinton does not win delegates out of a majority of contested primaries and caucuses, her aides are willing to rip the party apart to secure the nomination, to cheat in a way that will rend the Democratic coalition …
CNN:
Romney to endorse McCain — CNN's Dana Bash reports that former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney will endorse senator John McCain. The endorsement is expected to happen at a Boston event at 3:30 p.m. ET today. — Two sources familiar with the decision confirmed the news …
RELATED:
CNN:
Romney to endorse McCain for GOP nomination — (CNN) — Former Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney plans to announce Thursday that he is backing Sen. John McCain in his bid for the Oval Office, two sources familiar with the decision said. — A source familiar with the decision …
Rasmussen Reports:
Wisconsin Democratic Presidential Primary — Wisconsin: Obama 47% Clinton 43% — The Democratic Presidential Primary in Wisconsin may be the most competitive contest between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton since Super Tuesday. — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows Obama …
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, The New Republic, Comments from Left Field, Ross Douthat, TalkLeft, Open Left, MyDD, Los Angeles Times and Prairie Weather
RELATED:
Elizabeth Rhodes / Seattle Times:
UW study: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price — Backed by studies showing that middle-class Seattle residents can no longer afford the city's middle-class homes, consensus is growing that prices are too darned high. But why are they so high? — An intriguing new analysis …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama camp splits public-financing hairs — Obama's campaign is backing away from suggestions that the Illinois senator would publicly finance his campaign in the general election, if he's the nominee, and referring to public financing as an “option” — not as the “pledge” McCain's campaign claims Obama made.
RELATED:
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
FISA: High Noon at Midnight Friday — In today's article, I catalogue some of the problems with the Senate bill which would overhaul FISA — while explaining that the bill absolutely must be passed by the House or our foreign intelligence collection is going to collapse.
RELATED:
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:FISA Reform: The Bad Bill that Beats No Bill
Discussion:
Commentary
Josh Patashnik / The New Republic:
Bush's Waterboarding Stance Is Hurting McCain — As you probably heard, the Senate voted 51-45 yesterday to ban any government agency from any using interrogation tactic not authorized by the Army Field Manual (including waterboarding, sleep deprivation, exposure to extreme cold, etc.).
RELATED:
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:McCain: Against Torture, But
Discussion:
Balkinization, Sister Toldjah, Balloon Juice, The Carpetbagger Report and Outside The Beltway
Michael O'Hanlon / Wall Street Journal:
Obama as Diplomat in Chief — A central element of Barack Obama's plan to change American foreign policy is his intention, upon becoming president, to meet with foreign leaders of extremist regimes — the type of rogue-state dictators that George W. Bush has generally shunned during his time as president.
Robert A. Levy / Washington Times:
Promises breached — If you think the District of Columbia's ban on all functional firearms in all homes is a reasonable regulation under the Second Amendment, you'll love the friend-of-the-court brief filed by the Bush administration in D.C. v. Heller, now before the Supreme Court.
Discussion:
Reason Magazine
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Should Hillary Go Negative? — Amid all of the armchair quarterbacking that has gone on over the past eight days about what Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) should do to turn around her campaign, one solution that doesn't seem to come up much is perhaps the simplest — and most dangerous: going negative.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
House GOP Walk Out Over FISA — House Republican Whip Eric Cantor blogged about the walkout here: … I'll be talking with Andrew McCarthy about the FISA issue on today's Heading Right Radio. Be sure to catch it live.
Discussion:
michellemalkin.com
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
