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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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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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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,” …
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Clinton Slams Obama Tactics — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Senator Barack Obama's campaign for sending out fliers that she contends misrepresent her positions. (Photo: David Kohl/Associated Press) — CINCINNATI - Accusing the Obama campaign of using tactics …
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Frank James / The Swamp:Clinton: Obama untested, just like Bush was
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Michael Powell / New York Times:
On Center Stage, a Candidate Letting His Confidence Show — AUSTIN, Tex. — Barack Obama has a Barcalounger manner about him these days, padding about those campaign stages like a man commanding his den. — Mr. Obama is on an electoral roll, polls show him pulling closer in Ohio and Texas …
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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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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Obama: I'd get different treatment if I lost as much as Clinton — (CNN) — Hillary Clinton's campaign says it remains upbeat about the New York senator's White House chances, but rival Barack Obama said Saturday he would likely be treated differently if his campaign had suffered a similar string of losses as her's.
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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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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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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Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Dispatch from Maryland — Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, a supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton, spoke at St. Mary's college in Maryland last week and offered a very frank assessment of the state of the Clinton campaign. A Political Wire reader emails a summary:
Amy Harmon / New York Times:
Fear of Insurance Trouble Leads Many to Shun or Hide DNA Tests — Victoria Grove wanted to find out if she was destined to develop the form of emphysema that ran in her family, but she did not want to ask her doctor for the DNA test that would tell her. — She worried that she might …
Kirk James Murphy, M.D. / Firedoglake:
Ugh! Frankenfoods Again? — They're baaaack! — Yep - another post on Frankenfoods - the miserable mutant offspring of ancient crops...and the white-coat rapists from Biotech who jam alien species' DNA into the germplasm of our familiar staples. — Reagan/Bush and Grover's Club …
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