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2:00 AM ET, March 13, 2008

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New York Times:
Woman at the Center of Governor's Downfall  —  She left a broken home on the Jersey Shore at 17 and came to New York City to work the nightclubs as a rhythm and blues singer.  Now, at 22, she is the unwitting, and as yet unseen, star of the seamy drama that is the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Breaking: Ferraro steps down  —  (CNN) - Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her role as a member of Hillary Clinton's finance committee.In a letter to Clinton obtained by CNN's Suzanne Malveaux — who spoke with the former vice presidential candidate shortly after she sent it to Clinton …
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment: Sen. Clinton, “This is not a campaign strategy.  This is a suicide pact.”  —  Tonight on Countdown, Keith Olbermann's Special Comment was directed at Senator Hillary Clinton over her failure to immediately fire supporter and former member of her campaign finance committee …
dnA / Too Sense:
What The Clinton Campaign Wants You To Hear
Discussion: Daily Kos
Gateway Pundit:   Ferraro Quits Clinton Campaign— Says Obama Blocking Her Freedom of Speech
Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Ferraro Quits Clinton Post
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Ferraro quits Clinton campaign after racial remark
Discussion: Fox News and The Politico
ABCNEWS:
Escort: 'I'm Not THAT Kristen'  —  A Brunette Escort Named Kristen, Who Advertises Her Services Online, Says She Is Not the One Linked to Spitzer  —  A voluptuous brunette escort named Kristen, who advertises her availability online “for discriminating gentlemen,” says she is not the “Kristen” linked to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Misadventures in logical reasoning — and lessons learned from the Spitzer scandal
Jennifer Parker / Rapid Report:
Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored?  —  ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention.  This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
McCain moves to the lead in Michigan, tied in Pennsylvania  —  So far, the burden of the early clincher hasn't done much to damage John McCain.  In a sign that the increasingly bitter Democratic primary campaign may provide some assistance to the Republican nominee, Rasmussen shows McCain ahead …
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Buchanan flips out, tells guest to ‘shut up!’  —  Tonight on MSNBC's Live with Dan Abrams, guests Pat Buchanan, Rachel Maddow, and Keli Goff discussed the role of race in Barack Obama's presidential campaign.  Buchanan suggested Obama is winning the black vote simply because he is black.
Associated Press:
Woman sits on boyfriend's toilet for 2 years  —  Girlfriend was physically stuck to the seat — her skin had grown around it  —  NESS CITY, Kan. - Deputies said a woman in western Kansas sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years, and they're investigating whether she was mistreated.
Discussion: The Corner and Wake up America
David Corn / MotherJones.com:
McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam  —  WASHINGTON DISPATCH: Televangelist Rod Parsley, a key McCain ally in Ohio, has called for eradicating the “false religion.”  Will the GOP presidential candidate renounce him?  —  Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor …
Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Richest man in England may have been Client No. 6  —  The richest man in Great Britain was a customer of the same high-end prostitution service patronized by Gov. Spitzer.  —  The Duke of Westminster, listed as the world's 46th richest person by Forbes magazine, hired four hookers …
New York Times:
Pentagon Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations  —  WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of the videotaping of interrogations at military facilities from Iraq to Guantánamo Bay, and so far it has identified nearly 50 tapes, including one that showed …
Al Giordano / The Field:
Delegate Math Guarantees Clinton a “Big, Big Pennsylvania Victory”  —  Surrogate-in-chief Bill Clinton was making the rounds yesterday in Western Pennsylvania doing his expectations-setting thing, telling reporters and anyone that would listen that Senator Clinton needs to post a “big, big victory” in Pennsylvania on April 22:
Discussion: Open Left
Camille Paglia / Salon:
Hillary's race against time  —  Are Clinton's inept attack ads and faux-feminism enough?  Can Obama learn to attack?  Plus: American eroticism devolves to Barbie boobs and Botox.  —  Greetings from ground zero — the Philadelphia suburbs where the epic battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton …
CBS4:
Proposed Law Looks to Wipe Out Problem  —  TALLAHASSEE (CBS4.com) ― A proposed law currently making its way through the Florida legislature might help you with what can be an embarrassing problem.  Here's the bottom line, the bill would be a mandate that all eating establishment must …
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Arkansas Woman, Left in Cell, Goes 4 Days With No Food or Water  —  A woman was locked for four days in a tiny holding cell in a northern Arkansas courthouse, forgotten by the authorities and left without food or water, the local Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
 
 
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Paul Kiel / TPMMuckraker:
Pelosi Gets Reform Bill While GOPers and Some Dems Kick and Scream
Phillip Carter / INTEL DUMP:
Spitzer And SARs  —  Follow the money.  That's the age-old guidance …
Discussion: The Corner and CNN
The Hill:
Coburn plans counterpunch on pet projects
Discussion: Hot Air and Right Voices
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
$42,000? Let's Get This Party Started!
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Clinton and Obama Split Over Florida and Michigan
 Earlier Items: 
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TPMTV: SEND IN THE CLOWN
Discussion: Political Machine
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Judiciary Committee Members: Administration Has Not Made the Case …
Sean Wilentz / The New Republic:
Hold On—'3 A.M.' Wasn't Racist
Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
HUD E-Mails Refer to Retaliation
National Review:
Brawl in St. Paul
The Wealth Report:
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Inside Higher Ed:
The Shrinking Professoriate
Hannah Allam / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
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