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New York Observer:
Stumping for Clinton, Steinem Says McCain's P.O.W. Cred Is Overrated — AUSTIN, Texas—Feminist icon Gloria Steinem took to the stump on Hillary Clinton's behalf here last night and quickly proved that she has lost none of her taste for provocation. — From the stage, the 73-year-old seemed …
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Charlotte Allen / Washington Post:
We Scream, We Swoon. How Dumb Can We Get? — Here's Agence France-Presse reporting on a rally for Sen. Barack Obama at the University of Maryland on Feb. 11: “He did not flinch when women screamed as he was in mid-sentence, and even broke off once to answer a female's cry of 'I love you …
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Linda Hirshman / Washington Post:
For Hillary's Campaign, It's Been a Class Struggle — Maria Shriver sure has great hair. Stepping up to the microphone at a girl-power rally in Los Angeles on Feb. 3, California's first lady tossed her tawny tresses with authority and instructed Golden State women to vote for Sen. Barack …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
K Drum, Breaking A Big Story Or Breaking, Well... Kevin Drum either has a huge story in which Evil BushCo has misled Congress for months, or he has nothing. The topic is indemnification, rather than immunity, for the telecom companies; we will let him start us up:
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
INDEMNIFICATION....As we all know, the Bush adminstration is hellbent on passing a law granting telecom companies retroactive immunity for any surveillance laws they may have broken in the aftermath of 9/11. But there's an odd aspect to this whole thing: the telecom companies themselves …
Chicago Tribune:
Why we sued the phone company — More than six years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush administration remains committed to using the specter of those attacks (and other possible new attacks) as justification for reckless, unlawful and unconstitutional behavior.
Brian Knowlton / International Herald Tribune:
Pressure raised on Clinton to bow out — WASHINGTON: Top supporters of Senator Barack Obama, joined by at least one prominent but uncommitted Democrat, raised the pressure Sunday on Senator Hillary Clinton to bow out of the presidential nominating race if she fails to score clear victories in two big-state primary contests Tuesday.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Hillary Clinton: ‘A fighter, a doer and a champion’
Hillary Clinton: ‘A fighter, a doer and a champion’
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Byron York / The Corner:
Wes Clark: McCain Doesn't Have the Right Kind of Military Experience To Be Commander-in-Chief — On a just-finished conference call in which retired military leaders endorsed Hillary Clinton to be commander in chief, retired General Wesley Clark said John McCain's military experience …
Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
John McCain, grill master supreme — SEDONA, Ariz. - It was a busy weekend of socializing and tending to the grill for Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee for president. — Today, he invited reporters covering his campaign to his cabin for a barbecue.
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Defining Obama's Mandate — As I wrote in the post below this one, Obama appears to be successfully sending out dog whistles to both progressive activists and to center-right, elite media disciples of High Broderism. The combined effect is a tremendous boon for his campaign …
Peter Allen / Daily Mail:
‘9/11 attacks made up, ’ says French best actress Oscar-winner — Actress Marion Cotillard sparked a political row yesterday after accusing America of fabricating the 9/11 attacks. — The 32-year-old French actress, who received an Oscar last month for her performance as singer Edith Piaf …
Lanny Davis / The Huffington Post:
Clinton “Ringing Phone” Ad Similar to Mondale's in 1984 — Reflects, Doesn't Invent, Democratic Voter Concerns Already Seen in Polling Data — Several days ago I posted a blog citing Gallup and USA Today data showing that Senator Obama and Senator Clinton are virtually tied in a race …
Mary Bruce / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Tax Returns to Be Released April 15 — Clinton and Obama's Top Strategists Clash Over Financial Disclosures — Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is poised to release her tax returns “on or around April 15,” Clinton's communications director Howard Wolfson said in an exclusive “This Week” …