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11:10 AM ET, February 14, 2008

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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.
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?
Foon Rhee / Boston Globe:
Clinton counts on superdelegates  —  WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton will take the Democratic nomination even if she does not win the popular vote, but persuades enough superdelegates to vote for her at the convention, her campaign advisers say.  —  The New York senator …
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
CLINTON TO FIGHT FOR EVERY DELEGATE  —  From NBC's Domenico Montanaro  —  The Clinton campaign is not about to give up anything without a fight.  —  Strategists said in a conference call with reporters the campaign will go after delegates wherever they can be found — including in Michigan and Florida.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
POLITICAL GENIUS WALKING AMONG US
Discussion: Digg
New York Times:
Making (Some) Progress in Iraq  —  Good news is rare in Iraq.  But after months of bitter feuding, Iraq's Parliament has finally approved a budget, outlined the scope of provincial powers, set an Oct. 1 date for provincial elections and voted a general amnesty for detainees.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Even The New York Times Notices Progress
Discussion: Redstate and Fausta's blog
The Gate:
With Some Help, Dems OK Anti-Torture Measure  —  A controversial measure barring the CIA from using torture cleared the Senate late yesterday, despite opposition from Republican presidential front-runner Sen. John McCain of Arizona.  —  Senate Democrats picked up the support of moderate Republicans …
Discussion: Guardian and SebiMeyer.com
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban
Patrick Yoest / CQ Politics:   Intelligence Bill Including Interrogation Restrictions Faces Bush Veto
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
McCain and Obama Take Their Senatorial Rivalry Into the Presidential Race  —  WAUKESHA, Wis. — Their tempest began well before their bids for a presidential nomination.  —  When Senator John McCain claimed victory for a round of primaries on Tuesday, it was little surprise that he skipped …
Discussion: Hold Fast
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Talal Al-Khatib / Political Radar:
McCain Adviser Won't Fight Obama  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: On Wednesday, a top adviser to John McCain said more definitively than he has in the past that he will step down from the Arizona senator's presidential campaign if the presumed GOP nominee faces Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the general election.
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John King / CNN:
Money higher priority than VP for McCain
Discussion: Wonkette
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Hardbrawl  —  Last fall, as network executives, members of Congress and other hotshots gathered beneath a massive tent at Washington's Decatur House to celebrate the 10th anniversary of “Hardball,” Chris Matthews began to address the crowd.
Sara Robinson / Orcinus:
The Cult of Obama  —  Every political news outlet, from the networks to the blogs, is abuzz today with the question: Is the Obama phenomenon a cult?  —  People — particularly Hillary partisans — are eagerly putting this idea out there.  I want to make it very clear before I get started …
Angela K. Brown / Associated Press:
Texas Ban on Sex Toy Sales Is Overturned  —  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court has overturned a statute outlawing sex toy sales in Texas, one of the last states — all in the South — to retain such a ban.  —  The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Texas law making …
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The Huffington Post:
Hale “Bonddad” Stewart: Obama's Economic Plan is Unworkable  —  From the IHT: … I would love to tell everyone that this is possible; that the US has the money to spend and that we can use major federal initiatives to minimize the impact to the housing mess.  —  But we don't.
Daniel Henninger / Real Clear Politics:
Obama at the Top  —  Hillary Clinton probably didn't watch the stem-winder speech that Barack Obama delivered Tuesday night after cleaning her clock in the Potomac primaries.  If not, she should.  —  It was tiresome.  —  The speech was classic Obama.  Beautifully written and beautifully delivered …
Discussion: Slog
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Be My Political Valentine  —  Are you in love with a staffer on Capitol Hill, someone who works at a think tank, or just a plain, old political wonk?  Well, then today's your lucky day because you can show them that you really do understand their weird obsession with monetary policy …
 
 
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