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2:00 PM ET, February 14, 2008

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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 …
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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?
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:   Should Hillary Go Negative?  —  Amid all of the armchair quarterbacking …
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 …
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Rasmussen Reports:   Ohio Democratic Presidential Primary
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos, Emptywheel and The Gavel
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
THE HILL'S SHORT-LIVED LOVE  —  From NBC's Mike Viqueira  —  The brief interlude of cross-aisle love and tenderness is coming to an ugly end in Congress.  —  Republicans are outraged.  Democrats are putting forward a resolution holding White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten …
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Eavesdropping Law Is Likely to Lapse
Atrios / Eschaton:
Insignificant  —  I still honestly don't have a preference in this presidential primary.  My leaning changes from day to day.  I probably lean Obama more days than I lean Clinton, but not too many more.  —  However, it is rather important that one of these people is elected president in November.
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Oliver Willis:
We, United States Of Insignificance
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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.
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 …
Discussion: Sound Politics and HorsesAss.Org
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 …
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
Dan Williams / Reuters:
Israel fears reprisal after Hezbollah chief killed  —  Israel put its embassies and other interests abroad on high alert and reinforced troops on the Lebanese border on Thursday after the assassination of Hezbollah's top guerrilla commander.  —  Hezbollah's chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Israel …
Discussion: MoJoBlog
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.
Discussion: Trailhead, MSNBC, TIME: Swampland and NPR
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.
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 …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
 
 
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