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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
“Why are the letters ‘NIG’ on the child's pajamas?” — Asks a commenter — “Tom” — on my post about the new Hillary Clinton commercial, the one that shows several children sleeping and then Clinton taking a national security phone call in the middle of the night.
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Jerusalem Post:
47 Palestinians killed during ongoing IDF raids in Gaza Strip — Two IDF soldiers were killed and five others wounded during a military operation meant to combat the ongoing Palestinian rocket fire on Israeli cities in the western Negev. Forty-seven Palestinians have been killed on Saturday …
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Israellycool, Truthdig, Israel Matzav, Associated Press, Little Green Footballs and Ynetnews
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Jerusalem Post:
Abbas: IDF action worse than Holocaust — Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas labeled Israel's actions to counter the constant firing of rockets into the Gaza Strip “worse than the Holocaust.” — Abbas said that Israel's response to the continuous bombardment of western Negev towns …
Zogby:
Reuters/C-SPAN/Houston Chronicle Poll - Democrats Locked in Tight Races: Clinton Closes on Obama in Texas; Pair Deadlocked in Ohio — Republican John McCain retains wide leads in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries — UTICA, New York - Democrat Hillary Clinton stemmed her losses …
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Mike Tackett / The Swamp:
Clinton belittles Obama as ‘a lot of talk, little action’ — FT. WORTH, Texas—Democrat Hillary Clinton made it clear to reporters aboard her campaign plane today that in the final days of the Texas-Ohio delegate spectacular, her focus will remain on portraying herself as stronger than Barack Obama on national security.
Spiegel Online:
Obama Calls for Help from NATO Allies in Afghanistan — US presidential candidate Barack Obama began sketching his position toward Europe on the campaign trail this week. He said the US needs more support from its NATO allies in Afghanistan and implied Germany should lift its ban on combat operations in the dangerous south.
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Anna Johnson / Associated Press:
Ahmadinejad on historic Iraq trip — BAGHDAD - President Bush's last trip to Iraq was kept secret until he arrived at a U.S. military base. Eight hours later he left, after Iraq's leaders traveled to meet him there. — In sharp contrast, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit …
Jonathan D. Glater / New York Times:
Judge Reverses His Order Disabling Web Site — SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge on Friday withdrew his earlier order disabling a Web site that allows the anonymous posting of documents to discourage unethical behavior in governments and corporations. — On Feb. 15, the judge …
New York Times:
As Developer Heads to Trial, Questions Linger Over a Deal With Obama — Tony Rezko was obviously in trouble. He was a defendant in at least a dozen lawsuits, federal investigators in Chicago were poking around and his name was in newspaper stories about corruption and fraud.
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
'72 McGovern Team Rallies for One of Its Own: Clinton — AUSTIN, Tex. — Frank Herrera, a prominent lawyer in Texas, was sitting at home two Saturdays ago when he received a telephone call. — The voice at the end of the line was that of an old friend from Senator George McGovern's 1972 …
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The New Republic
Michael Barone / Real Clear Politics:
Throw Out the Maps in 2008 — It's time to throw out that old map with the red states and blue states. The map that implies that all but a handful of states will definitely vote Republican or Democratic and that the real contest will be decided in Florida or Ohio or whatever.
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Riehl World View
Dan / Riehl World View:
Obama Ad In Texas: Are We Rounding Up Arab-American Families? — Update: Seems official - Out of many, One. — I haven't had time to look into this stuff from John Batchelor implying even more links between Obama and some dubious figures in, or with links to the Middle East.
Rebecca Walker / The Huffington Post:
Feminist Infighting — There is a lot of discussion about “feminist in-fighting” of late, spurred by the election. Jessica Valenti of Feministing.com is doing a piece on the subject for The Nation. Here is my response to her query: — 1. The fact is there have always been many …
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Too Sense