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Nitya / Political Punch:
Clinton Campaign Sets Up Website to Push to Change the Rules — This morning brings the news that the campaign of Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, has launched a new website where they are announcing how they are officially preparing to make the case that the rules of the Democratic nomination process should be changed.
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Marc Ambinder:
Pro-Clinton 527 Prepares For Ohio, PA and Texas — Allies of Hillary Clinton plan an expensive, stealth campaign to buttress her standing in the must-win states of Ohio, Texas and Pennsylvania. — They're canvassing Clinton donors for pledges of up to $100,000 in the hope of raising at least $10M by the end of next week.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton 527 ad hits economic message — “If speeches could create jobs, we wouldn't be facing a recession,” the narrator says in the spot, titled “Blueprint,” that takes no more direct shots at Obama, but instead hews closely to Clinton's economic message. — The 527 hews to the legal rule …
Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
New Pro-Clinton 527 to Ding Obama in Ohio — ABC News has learned that a group of Democratic politicos have set up a new independent 527 organization called the American Leadership Project (ALP) with the express purpose of helping Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, beat Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
The Establishment Reaction To Obama — It didn't take long for the Democratic Party establishment to react to Hillary Clinton's stunning loss in Wisconsin yesterday. A new 527 will raise money for a messaging onslaught in Texas and Ohio, funded by political strategists and deep-pocket donors who have ridden to Hillary's rescue:
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The Ruckus
RJ Eskow / The Huffington Post:
Clinton's New 527 Will Backfire: A Drummer Explains Why. — Yesterday the string of defeats continued, and today we learn that Clinton's campaign is launching a “stealth 527.” You remember those — Swift Boat attacks and all? It isn't likely to work. — Back in my musician days we had a drummer who hardly ever spoke.
Texas Senator Kirk Watson:
MSNBC and Me — On Tuesday night, after an important and historic victory in the Wisconsin Presidential Primary by Senator Barack Obama, I appeared on the MSNBC post-election program. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews (who is, it turns out, as ferocious as they say), began grilling me on Senator Obama's legislative record.
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The Huffington Post:
Chris Matthews Humiliates State Senator Kirk Watson On MSNBC — Texas State Senator Kirk Watson (D-TX) learned a lesson in preparedness Tuesday night when he was humiliated on MSNBC. Watson was on to talk about his support of Senator Obama alongside Representative Stephanie Tubbs (D-OH), who backs Senator Clinton.
Media Matters for America:
O'Reilly: “I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels" — During the February 19 edition of his nationally syndicated radio show, Bill O'Reilly took a call from a listener who said of Michelle Obama …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:O'Reilly's “Lynching Party” and Michelle Obama
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Talking Points Memo
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama camp slams Clinton ‘lunacy’ — Obama campaign manager David Plouffe argued to reporters Wednesday that the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign has virtually no hope of moving ahead in the delegate count after the climactic Texan and Ohio primaries two weeks from now.
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Barack Obama / USA Today:
Opposing view: Both sides must agree — I will seek a good faith pact that results in real spending limits. — In 2007, shortly after I became a candidate for president, I asked the Federal Election Commission to clear any regulatory obstacles to a publicly funded general election in 2008 with real spending limits.
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The Trail, Hot Air, Trailhead, Wonkette, TIME: Swampland, The Carpetbagger Report, FOX Embeds, Associated Press and Lynn Sweet
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
MCCAIN PAINTS OBAMA AS TOO HAWKISH? — From NBC's Andy Merten — It's slightly counter-intuitive that Obama could sound more hawkish than McCain, but when it comes to Pakistan, that may be the case. Last night at his Wisconsin victory speech in Columbus, Ohio, McCain came out swinging …
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:McCain Blasts Obama for Bush's Attacks in Pakistan:Updated with video
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PERRspectives Blog
Spiegel Online:
Danish Caricaturist of Muhammad Fame Now Homeless — Two years ago Kurt Westergaard was in his Copenhagen home drawing pictures. One of them was of the Muslim prophet, Muhammad. Now Westergaard is homeless. — Draw a picture offensive to Muslim extremists, and you might find yourself without a roof.
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
A CLINTON SURROGATE, A DEM DIVIDE? — From NBC's Abby Livingston — Oh snap! Who needs a Rottweiler when you've got surrogates? — Tom Buffenbarger president of the machinists' union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) was the the latest in a string of Clinton junkyard dogs unleashed upon Obama.
The Campaign Spot:
“Barack Will Never Allow You to Go Back to Your Lives as Usual.” — Last night I appeared on Hugh's show, and his producer Duane mentioned a Michelle Obama speech at UCLA. Captain Ed talked about this a bit, but I hadn't seen anyone transcribe the part of the speech where it gets a little... unnerving.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Obama dangerously slow on counterattacks — It may be too little too late, but Hillary Clinton may have been onto something with her warning to Democrats last night. — Only one of us, she said about her and Barack Obama at a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, is “ready to defeat the Republicans.”
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
INVISIBILITY....When I first read this I thought it sounded very cool: … But then I thought twice about it. After all, there are two sides to this (no pun intended): the coolness of invisibility for me vs. the extreme annoyance of invisibility for all the rest of you. How does this balance out?
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Unfogged
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Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Use of Private Care Tests British Health System — LONDON — Created 60 years ago as a cornerstone of the British welfare state, the National Health Service is devoted to the principle of free medical care for everyone. But recently it has been wrestling with a problem its founders never anticipated …
Thomas W. / tbo.com:
TIA Passenger Had Box Cutter In Hollowed-Out Book — A security officer at Tampa International Airport found a box cutter hidden in a hollowed-out book on Sunday. — TAMPA — A 21-year-old Clearwater man was arrested at Tampa International Airport this weekend after security personnel found …
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Texas May Be Hillary's Last Chance — ABC News has a pretty thorough analysis of the status of things in Texas, and which way different demographics are breaking. — There's three problems for Hillary in Texas, and they don't sound small. — 1/3 of the delegates will be awarded based …
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