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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.
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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.
NY Daily News:
A monstrous oops for Obama — BY MICHAEL SAUL IN NEW YORK AND KENNETH R. BAZINET IN WASHINGTON — A senior foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama was forced to apologize Thursday night for describing Hillary Clinton as a “monster” during an interview with a Scottish newspaper …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton-backers demand Power's resignation — On a conference call with reporters this morning, congressional supporters of Hillary Clinton demanded that Obama force adviser Samantha Power out of his camapign. — “We're here today to ask Senator Obama to ask Samantha Power not to be part of his campaign …
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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.
Frank James / The Swamp:
Obama adviser regrets calling Clinton a ‘monster’ — Samantha Power. Power in Manhattan in January 2003. (Suzanne DeChillo/The New York Times) — UPDATE: Samantha Power announced her resignation from the Obama presidential campaign today. Read about it here. — by Rick Pearson
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
A FIRING OFFENSE? — In a conference call just now, the Clinton campaign called on Barack Obama to fire Samantha Power for calling Hillary a “monster.” — There are advisers and then there are advisers. Power is Barack Obama's Condi Rice. — A Harvard Law grad, former foreign correspondent …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:Hillary Campaign Calls On Obama To Fire Adviser Who Called Hillary A “Monster”
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bls.gov:
Employment Situation Summary — Technical information: — Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 08-0294 — Establishment data:(202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release — http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EST), Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, March 7, 2008.
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Associated Press:
Employers slash jobs by most in 5 years — February jobs data seen making recession more likely — WASHINGTON - Employers slashed 63,000 jobs in February, the most in five years and the starkest sign yet that the country is heading dangerously toward recession or is in one already.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:Economy Lost 63,000 Jobs in February
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Florida Democratic Primary — Florida: Clinton 55% Obama 39% — If Florida decides to have a second Presidential Primary this year, Hillary Clinton will begin the race with a sixteen-percentage point lead over Barack Obama. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows …
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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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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.
Katha Pollitt / Washington Post:
Dumb and Dumber: An Essay and Its Editors — I've never watched Oprah Winfrey's show, bought a Celine Dion CD, read “Eat, Pray, Love,” or fainted at an Obama rally, although he is my preferred candidate. According to Charlotte Allen, that makes me an “outlier,” an exception that proves the rule that women …
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 …
Larry David / The Huffington Post:
On the Red Phone — Here's an idea for an Obama ad: a montage of Clinton's Sybillish personalities that have surfaced during the campaign with a solemn voiceover at the end saying, “Does anyone want this nut answering the phone?” — How is it that she became the one who's perceived …
The Huffington Post:
Hale “Bonddad” Stewart: The Housing Market Is Nowhere Near Bottom — Housing has been deteriorating for the last two years. News from yesterday indicates the market stands a very good chance of getting worse. — From the WSJ: … Let's think about those facts for a minute. — 1.)
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Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Clinton supporter is armed and dangerous — New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell make an odd pair. Clinton is the model of message discipline, a politician whose steely demeanor and unerring ways cause voters to question her authenticity.
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Marisa Taylor / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Fired U.S. attorney says colleague told him politics was behind his ouster — WASHINGTON — A longtime protege of President Bush told former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias that he was fired for political reasons and that he shouldn't fight his ouster, Iglesias says in a new book.
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