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Clark Hoyt / New York Times:
What That McCain Article Didn't Say — BILL KELLER, the executive editor of The Times, said the article about John McCain that appeared in Thursday's paper was about a man nearly felled by scandal who rebuilt himself as a fighter against corruption but is still “careless about appearances …
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Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
What is the Times thinking? — The only thing more shocking that the New York Times printing salacious innuendo about a presidential candidate is its editor not understanding why this caused controversy. I'm not sure whether he's isolated or clueless or issuing cynical spin.
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA DEFENDS ‘LIBERAL’ LABEL — From NBC/NJ's Aswini Anburajan — AUSTIN, Texas — In the shadow of the state capitol that provided the United States with one of the most conservative presidents in recent history, Obama last night railed against the charge that being “liberal” was a bad thing.
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Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Clinton Slams Obama Tactics — CINCINNATI - Accusing the Obama campaign of using tactics “that are right out of Karl Rove's playbook,” Senator Hillary Clinton angrily denounced Senator Barack Obama on Saturday for sending fliers to Ohio voters that she called misleading and false.
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
HRC: ‘Shame on you, Barack Obama’ — CINCINNATI, Ohio — Hillary Rodham Clinton ripped Barack Obama Saturday for mailings his campaign is sending to Ohio voters that Clinton said distorted her record on NAFTA and universal health care. — “Shame on you, Barack Obama,” …
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Re-Up — I think the NAFTA mailing that comes in for secondary discussion in this article is harsh but well within the bounds of basic politics. The health care flier is, however, pretty seriously dishonest as other Obama fans have noted in earlier incarnations.
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Yes, The DLC ‘Supports’ Obama — NOTE- The DLC does not support either candidate officially. My post was not intended to state that, but to discuss why many DLC-type figure do support Obama. Sorry for any confusion. — There is something both sad and hilarious about Kagro X's outrage …
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Taylor Marsh:
Obama Ducks Out Again — But this time it's on his own community. Ohio, that's where Obama will be, along with Texas: “In the final stretch, I will be on the campaign trail every day in states like Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin talking directly with voters about the causes that are at the heart …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Soldiering On, but Somber as the Horizon Darkens — To her longtime friends, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton sounds unusually philosophical on the phone these days. She rarely uses phrases like “when I'm president” anymore. Somber at times, determined at others, she talks to aides …
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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Former Paxson Exec Denies McCain Meeting — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Paxson Communications president said Saturday he never met with John McCain about the Arizona senator writing letters to the Federal Communications Commission regarding the regulatory delay of a Pittsburgh TV station sale.
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
Peter—the wager. — I still maintain that the Clintons (if she can squeak by in the next two primaries) will use every means to find a way to challenge, seat, or sway delegates to win the nomination, regardless of the aggregate popular vote or ongoing delegate count.
Fernanda Santos / New York Times:
After War, New Battle to Become Citizens — Despite a 2002 promise from President Bush to put citizenship applications for immigrant members of the military on a fast track, some are finding themselves waiting months, or even years, because of bureaucratic backlogs.
Graham Keeley / Telegraph:
Freed dissidents expose Castro's brutal regime — Four dissidents freed this week after five years in inhumane conditions in a Cuban prison have revealed the dark side of Fidel Castro's regime. — The four - José Gabriel Ramón Castillo, Omar Pernet Hernández …
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Lisa Girion / Los Angeles Times:
Health Net ordered to pay $9 million after canceling cancer patient's policy — The punitive damage award is the first of its kind and has prompted the giant medical insurer to scrap practices that have recently come under fire. — One of California's largest for-profit insurers stopped …
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