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Senator Hillary Clinton / New York Times:
The Democratic Debate in Cleveland — The following is a transcript of the Democratic presidential debate on MSNBC in Cleveland, Ohio, as provided by the Federal News Service and CQ Transcriptions via The Associated Press. — PARTICIPANTS: — SENATOR BARACK OBAMA (D-IL) — MODERATORS:
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MSNBC:
Candidates go on the attack in Ohio — Clinton seeks to slow Obama's momentum in debate on MSNBC — CLEVELAND - Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois came under a full-out assault Tuesday night from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York in their last debate before crucial primaries in Ohio …
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
The Democratic Debate in Cleveland — 9 p.m. | Taking the Stage: Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama have taken the stage for the grip and grin with local officials. They have not acknowledged each other yet. They're taking their seats, having some water. The debate table is a big shiny black oval.
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Howard Fineman / MSNBC:
Hillary's last stand — Tonight's MSNBC debate is make or break for a candidacy on the brink — Sen. Hillary Clinton at the George Washington University Lisner Auditorium on February 25, 2008 in Washington, DC. — WASHINGTON - In many ways, tonight is Sen. Hillary Clinton's last stand.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
RUSSERT'S LOWEST MOMENT (AND THAT'S SAYING A LOT) — I discussed this in the live debate blog. But I think it's worth going back and watching Russert's run of shame here. I would say it was borderline to bring up the issue of Farrakhan at all. But perhaps since it's getting some media play …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging Cleveland — 10.36 pm. Obama won it - quite easily. It was overwhelming before the final break. But decisive nonetheless. I can't see how she manages to rescue her campaign now. And his momentum will continue. It's over, right? — 10.29 pm. A nice classy semi-closer from Obama.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Clinton's superdelegates rejecting pleas to switch — House Democrats supporting Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) are rejecting Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) plea that lawmakers not overrule voters should they be in a position to decide who will be the Democratic presidential nominee.
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
Democrats Clash on Health, Trade and Rival Tactics
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Jstearns / Save the Internet Blog:
Comcast Blocking: First the Internet — Now the Public — There was huge turnout at today's public hearing in Boston on the future of the Internet. Hundreds of concerned citizens arrived to speak out on the importance of an open Internet. Many took the day off from work …
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Niall Stanage / New York Observer:
Panetta's Lament: They Had No Plan — The argument that the constant carping about Hillary Clinton's campaign has been a function of an Obama-friendly, process-obsessed media is well and good. But how, then, to explain the deeply held dissatisfaction of an old Clinton loyalist like Leon Panetta?
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Frank James / The Swamp:
McCain apologizes for radio host's Obama attack — I think we can safely say Bill “Willie” Cunningham, a conservative radio talk show host in Cincinnati, won't be showing up at any more rallies for Sen. John McCain. — It's never a good idea for someone who's sole job is to fire up the crowd …
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Trymaine Lee / New York Times:
Upset Sends Democrat to Albany — ALBANY — In a major victory for Gov. Eliot Spitzer and his party, a Democratic assemblyman won a stunning upset in a State Senate election on Tuesday in a district that has been in Republican hands for a century. — The win reduces the Republicans' majority …
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Michael Asher / DailyTech:
Temperature Monitors Report Widescale Global Cooling — A twelve-month long drop in world temperatures erases global warming — Over the past year, anecdotal evidence for a cooling planet has exploded. China has its coldest winter in 100 years. Baghdad sees its first snow in all recorded history.
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
OBAMA'S POLICY TEAM. — Everyone is recommending Noam Scheiber's piece on Barack Obama's policy shop of pragmatists, and they're right, it's good. But I'm not sure I agree with it. In the economics section, for instance, Scheiber is sort of caught between wanting to make the larger claim …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Okay, enough with the shoe shopping. Let's live-blog the big debate. — 7:58 ET: I am so ready for this. It's do or die time for Hillary. And I'm watching the debate with a big Hillary supporter. I want to see some major action in the first 20 minutes. MSNBC is banging drums and hyping the debate (which starts in an hour).
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Gotcha BS — Good for Hil getting the name of the new president of Russia right (more or less). Catty of Russert to ask. She got the essential part of the question right — he's Putin's marionette. Did she really need to know the guy's name off the top of her head to convince us she understood what's happening in Russia?