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11:50 PM ET, February 14, 2008

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New York Times:
Black Leader Pulls Support From Clinton  —  MILWAUKEE — Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Spin Cycle
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The Hill:
House finds Bolten, Miers in contempt of Congress  —  The House voted Thursday to hold White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before a panel investigating the firing of several United States attorneys.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
Not Serious  —  About national security, that is.  Over the last 36 hours, Congressional Democrats have again demonstrated a casual, even frivolous attitude toward their Constitutional duty to assist in keeping Americans safe from attack.  —  First, the Senate joined the House …
Discussion: Washington Post
The New Republic:
Every Day's a Bad Day For Nancy Pelosi  —  Josh, you may think Pelosi and the Dems are finally growing some cojones on FISA, but their message shop apparently still hasn't figured out how to get a halfway decent spin in the papers.  Here's how the Washington Post is headlining what happened today on the House floor:
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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 …
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Ellen Messmer / Network World:
Hillary Clinton spam sighted in the wild  —  Symantec warns of bogus “Hillary Clinton video” spam  —  The Hillary Clinton election campaign is being exploited in a spam message that tries to trick users into downloading a Trojan to their desktops by pretending to offer a link to a video of a Hillary Clinton campaign speech.
KOB.com:   Hillary Clinton officially wins N.M. caucus
CNN:
Reports: Several people shot at Northern Illinois University  —  (CNN) — A person who shot 13 people Thursday at Northern Illinois University's DeKalb campus outside Chicago has died, local reports said.  —  Most of the 13 wounded were shot in the head, said Theresa Comitas …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
SEIU set to endorse Obama  —  Two labor sources tell Politico that the giant Service Employees International Union, which has been neutral through the primary, is on the verge of throwing its support to Sen. Barack Obama.  —  “It's done,” said one person close to the union.
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Senior McCain Adviser Refuses To Campaign Against Obama: UPDATED  —  Update: Tucker had the audio of McKinnon's interview on NPR.  (h/t Silent Patriot)  —  Download |  Play Download |  Play  —  Via The Baltimore Sun: … Can you even fathom the notion that any senior adviser …
Discussion: The Fix
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Did Hillary Clinton Really Support NAFTA?  Aides, Biographers Say No  —  As the 2008 campaign shifts to economically hard-hit states like Ohio, so too do the topics of political debate.  This week, Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has attacked Sen. Hillary Clinton on trade …
David Ausiello / Scout.com:
EXCLUSIVE: An Interview with Jack McCain  —  Jack McCain may be on the sidelines during most of his dad's quest for the presidency, but he is by no means sitting this race out.  In an exclusive interview with GoMids.com, Midshipman McCain spoke about his relationship with his dad …
Discussion: Commentary and Neptunus Lex
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
U.S. Plans to Shoot Down Broken Spy Satellite  —  President Bush, acting on the advice of his national security advisers, has decided to attempt to shoot down a malfunctioning spy satellite that is expected to crash to the Earth by early next month.  —  National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe …
Discussion: The Corner
 
 
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James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
We Shall Be Overcome  —  Consider these reports from Obama rallies:
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Associated Press:
Nicaraguan leader calls Obama's campaign ‘revolutionary’
James S. Robbins / The Corner:
The Turning Worm
WCBS-TV:
Bloomberg Ridicules Washington On Economy
Discussion: Wonkette
RCox / Olbermann Watch:
No Jail Time for Olberstalker; Anthrax Hoaxer Gets Five Years on Funny Farm
Discussion: TVNewser
Sewell Chan / City Room:
CNN Producer Says He Was Fired for Blogging
Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:
Clinton, Iron Lady, Needs Another Game Plan: Margaret Carlson
Discussion: Time, Clive Crook and Wonkette
 Earlier Items: 
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
FISA....Andy McCarthy, after saying it would be “unconscionable” …
Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Sources: Top Hillary Advisers Have Repeatedly Complained To MSNBC …
Robert A. Levy / Washington Times:
Promises breached  —  If you think the District of Columbia's ban …
Douglas W. Kmiec / Slate:
Reaganites for Obama?  —  SORRY, MCCAIN.  BARACK OBAMA …
CNN:
Romney to endorse McCain
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Should Hillary Go Negative?  —  Amid all of the armchair quarterbacking …
Michael O'Hanlon / Wall Street Journal:
Obama as Diplomat in Chief
Elizabeth Rhodes / Seattle Times:
UW study: Rules add $200,000 to Seattle house price
 

 
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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