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12:50 PM ET, March 7, 2008

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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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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 …
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
Gerri Peev / The Scotsman:
Inside US poll battle as fight turns dirty for Democrats
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Campaign Calls On Obama To Fire Adviser Who Called Hillary A “Monster”
Discussion: Spin Cycle, toohotfortnr and Hullabaloo
BBC:
Samantha Power  —  In a HARDtalk interview first broadcast …
Discussion: OxBlog
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama adviser resigns
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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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Clintons blocking release of pardon papers
Jim McElhatton / Washington Times:
Bill Clinton profits from company tied to felon, China
Discussion: Don Surber and Hot Air
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.
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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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Hot Air and Overcoming Bias
Wall Street Journal:
Housing, Bank Troubles Deepen  —  Foreclosures Reach  —  A New Record;  —  Home Equity Falls  —  Two crucial barometers of the nation's housing market have worsened markedly in recent months, ratcheting up pressure on policy makers in Washington for action to stem the growing housing crisis …
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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 …
Discussion: The Reaction
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 …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Over the Top  —  An overview:  —  From the first voting in Iowa on Jan. 3 she had to prove that Clintons Are Magic.  She wound up losing 11 in a row.  Meaning Clintons aren't magic.  He had to take her out in New Hampshire, on Super Tuesday or Junior Tuesday.  He didn't.  Meaning Obama isn't magic.
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Flopping Aces
Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
The Great Non Sequitur  —  WASHINGTON — She threw the kitchen sink at him.  Accused Barack Obama of plagiarism.  Mocked his eloquence.  Questioned his truthfulness about NAFTA.  —  Wasn't enough.  Hillary Clinton still faced extinction in Ohio and Texas.  So what do you do when you have thrown the kitchen sink?
Washington Post:
Officials Lean Toward Keeping Next Iraq Assessment Secret  —  A new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq is scheduled to be completed this month, according to U.S. intelligence officials.  But leaders of the intelligence community have not decided whether to make its key judgments public …
 
 
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Power on Obama's Iraq plan: “best case scenario”
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Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
The Keystone State As Clinton's Last Stand
Karen Brooks / Dallas Morning News:
With tight Texas race, don't count on delegate answer until June
Discussion: MoJoBlog and Prairie Weather
Michelle Malkin:
A rally in Times Square...while anarchists cheer the bombing
Paul Cassell / The Volokh Conspiracy:
WHAT JUDGES LOOK FOR IN LAW CLERKS With the recent discussion …
Times of London:
Hamas claims Jerusalem massacre, as students are buried
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Anxiety Election  —  Democrats won the 2006 election largely thanks …
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Earmark Nation  —  Newly minted presidential nominee John …
 Earlier Items: 
Marisa Taylor / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Fired U.S. attorney says colleague told him politics was behind his ouster
Discussion: Firedoglake and Think Progress
Robert Farley / American Prospect:
FALLON ON HIS WAY OUT?  —  Via ThinkProgress, Thomas Barnett suggests …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Gadahn death rumors continue to surface
Matthew Yglesias:
A Friend Indeed  —  John Hagee has some odd ideas about Jews that …
Discussion: Forward.com, The RBC and QandO
Deb Price / Detroit News:
Poll: Michigan's Walberg may have reelection struggle
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Senate Democrats Hope for a Majority Not Seen in 30 Years: 60 Seats
Times of London:
Row over military uniforms in public
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
Party Donations Show G.O.P. Edge
 

 
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