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Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Go Already! — Hillary Clinton, fratricidal maniac. — The morning after Tuesday's primaries, Hillary Clinton's campaign released a memo titled “The Path to the Presidency.” I eagerly dug into the paper, figuring it would explain how Clinton would obtain the Democratic nomination despite an enormous deficit in delegates.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THANK YOU, MAY I HAVE ANOTHER? — Let me stipulate to one thing: if this were two Republicans squabbling, I'd be laughing my head off at the moment. And I can assure you a lot of them are. — The Clinton campaign has gotten so deep inside the Obama campaign's collective head it just ain't funny …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Power Resigns Over Hillary-Is-Monster Comment — Here's her statement, just sent out by the campaign: … In an interview with The Scotsman, Power called Hillary a “monster” and said other less-than-flattering things about her. Despite her prompt apology yesterday, the Hillary camp demanded her resignation this morning.
David Corn / MoJoBlog:In “Monster"-Gate, Clintonites Get Away with a Slur, While Respected …
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Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
McCain Loses Cool With NY Times Reporter — ABC News' Bret Hovell Reports: Senator John McCain grew agitated Friday with a New York Times reporter who asked about his 2004 conversation with then-Democratic nominee John Kerry about McCain possibly running as Kerry's vice presidential nominee.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
MCCAIN GETS TESTY WITH THE PRESS — From NBC's Bethany Thomas — What began as a typical chat session with traveling reporters on the plane from Atlanta to New Orleans quickly became a testy exchange with McCain. The senator was questioned on the details of a conversation …
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
McCain clashes with NYT reporter — John McCain became hostile with the N.Y. Times' Elisabeth Bumiller on the campaign's plane today, after the reporter questioned him about a 2004 meeting with John F. Kerry, in which the Massachusetts senator suggested a VP slot. (Click here for audio clip, courtesy of Breitbart.tv)
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:John McCain flies off the handle with NY Times Reporter over John Kerry VP question
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Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:McCain Asked About Kerry's V.P. Offer
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Power on Obama's Iraq plan: “best case scenario” — For all the chatter about Obama adviser Samantha Power's calling Clinton a “monster,” another set of remarks made on her book tour in the United Kingdom may be equally threatening to the Obama campaign: Comments in a BBC interview that express …
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USA Today:
Archivists block release of Clinton papers — LITTLE ROCK — Federal archivists at the Clinton Presidential Library are blocking the release of hundreds of pages of White House papers on pardons that the former president approved, including clemency for fugitive commodities trader Marc Rich.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Playing by Clinton Rules — Barack Obama had a theory. It was that the voters are tired of the partisan paralysis of the past 20 years. The theory was that if Obama could inspire a grass-roots movement with a new kind of leadership, he could ride it to the White House and end gridlock in Washington.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Clinton Rules — The new meme is that politics has returned to normal and that this election will now be run by Clinton rules. Many are relieved by this. You could sense the palpable discomfort among many in Washington that their world might actually shift a little next year.
Rasmussen Reports:
42% Want McCain to Answer 3:00 a.m. Phone Call — Before Hillary Clinton was declared the winner in Texas, most American voters had read, seen, or heard about her 3:00 a.m. telephone commercial. A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 43% had seen at least part of the commercial …
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George McGovern / Wall Street Journal:
Freedom Means Responsibility — Nearly 16 years ago in these very pages, I wrote that “'one-size-fits all' rules for business ignore the reality of the market place.” Today I'm watching some broad rules evolve on individual decisions that are even worse. — Under the guise of protecting us …
Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
Intel Adviser Breaks with Obama over FISA, Telecoms — Justin Rood Reports: — In a new interview with National Journal magazine, an intelligence adviser to Barack Obama's presidential campaign broke with his candidate's position opposing retroactive legal protection for telecommunications companies …
Gary Hart / The Huffington Post:
Breaking the Final Rule — It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are unwritten and are based on common understandings, acceptable practices, and the best interest of the political party a candidate seeks to lead.
Seth Colter Walls / Newsweek:
A plan to raise soft money to pay for a second Florida Democratic primary—this one by mail—seems close to approval, according to Sen. Bill Nelson. … A solution to the growing controversy over Florida's disputed Democratic primary may now be in the works.
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