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10:40 AM ET, February 27, 2008

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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 …

Discussion: protein wisdom, Pajamas Media, Althouse, Don Surber, Comments from Left Field, Donklephant, The Reaction, Outside The Beltway and ArchPundit

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:

Digby / Hullabaloo:

How Do We Defeat Tim Russert? — The country wants change. They want Washington to stop all the partisan bickering and they want a different tone. They want their government to be serious and deal with real problems. — Can someone please explain to me how that can possibly happen until something …

Discussion: Firedoglake, The Newshoggers, Polimom Says, The Mahablog and The Carpetbagger Report

Taylor Marsh / The Huffington Post:

Obama Blows his ‘Sister Soujah’ Moment — Clinton fights for children and families. — She fights for women's rights around the world. — She fights for health care. She fights for veterans' health care too. — After a year in the primary season, Hillary Clinton has found her theme: I'm a fighter.

Washington Post:

In a Crucial State, a Contentious Debate — Clinton and Obama Clash Over Tactics In Ohio Showdown — In their final debate before critical primaries in Ohio and Texas, Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton clashed sharply on familiar ground, arguing Tuesday night …

Discussion: New York Times, The Caucus, OPENERS, Marc Ambinder, The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post, Reuters, Below The Beltway and CBS News

Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
The Clang-Fest in Cleveland

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report

Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Gotcha BS — Good for Hil getting the name of the new president …

Discussion: American Spectator and Whiskey Fire

Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:

McCain has edge over Democrats — The GOP candidate is rated ‘strongest leader.’ The survey also shows Obama has a six-point lead over Clinton. — WASHINGTON — As he emerges from a sometimes- bitter primary campaign, presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain poses …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Jules Crittenden, Redstate, JammieWearingFool, QandO and PoliGazette

Quinnipiac University:

February 27, 2008 - Young Voters Help Obama Narrow Gap In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; McCain Runs Neck And Neck Against Either Democrat — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama, surging among younger voters, has cut Sen. Hillary Clinton's lead among Pennsylvania likely Democratic primary voters …

CNBC.com:

Zell Sees Start of Housing Recovery in the Spring — The US economy will avoid recession as the housing market begins to recover this spring, according to billionaire investor Sam Zell. — Speaking on “Squawk Box” this morning, Zell attributed much of the current economic troubles …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org, The Raw Story and Say Anything

Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:

Boehner tells GOP to get off ‘dead asses’ — House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) challenged Republicans on Tuesday to get off their “dead asses” and start raising money for the National Republican Congressional Committee. — And the Republican leader wasn't the only lawmaker berating …

Discussion: michellemalkin.com and TownHall Blog

Aaron Blake / The Hill:

NRCC failed Rep. Gilchrest, aide contends — A top aide to ousted Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) criticized the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Tuesday for not sharing polling information it had on the race prior to the Feb. 12 primary. — Campaign manager and chief …

Duane R. Patterson / Townhall.com:

Hillary's Winning Ways Have Turned Into Whining Ways — Last week, Hillary Clinton waited until well into her debate with Barack Obama to utter the line of the night that cost her the debate. She had a scripted line to use about Barack Obama's change as being something you can Xerox, which fell flat and drew boos from the audience.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Pajamas Media and Betsy's Page

Telegraph:

BBC knew of link to failed 21/7 bombers — A BBC producer failed to give police information that would have helped track down the July 21 bombers, the trial was told. — Don't Panic, I'm Islamic, which featured the group paintballing and an interview with Mohammed Hamid, was shown on BBC2 on June 12, 2005.

Discussion: JammieWearingFool and small dead animals

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:

GOP Halts Effort to Retrieve White House E-Mails — After promising last year to search its computers for tens of thousands of e-mails sent by White House officials, the Republican National Committee has informed a House committee that it no longer plans to retrieve the communications …

Discussion: The Hill, Think Progress, MoJoBlog, Shakespeare's Sister, Emptywheel, War and Piece, Prairie Weather and Preemptive Karma

Thomas B. Edsall / The Huffington Post:

Clinton Camp Presses Super Delegates Not To Take Sides — For weeks, the Barack Obama campaign has warned that Hillary Clinton would try to use her ties to the Democratic establishment to muscle ‘super delegates’ into backing her presidential bid, overriding a popular vote majority …

Discussion: Outside The Beltway