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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
A Ferraro flashback — “If Jesse Jackson were not black, he wouldn't be in the race,” she said. — Really. The cite is an April 15, 1988 Washington Post story (byline: Howard Kurtz), available only on Nexis. — Here's the full context:
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Gene Maddaus / Daily Breeze:
Ferraro defends controversial comments on Barack Obama — Former vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro today defended a remark she made to the Daily Breeze last week, in which she suggested that Sen. Barack Obama would not be where he is if he were white.
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Marc Ambinder:
House Dems in Florida: No Re-Do — Moments ago, Democrats representing Florida in Congress released this joint statement, effectively putting the kibosh on a mail-in re-do primary: … Even if the candidates agree, there will be no expedited solution unless the courts somehow intervene …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Re-vote picture clouds — For a moment, it looked like party leaders were marching toward a Florida revote. But Obama's campaign signaled today that the mechanics would be an obstacle, and Florida's congressional delegation just took a hard line against a re-vote in a joint statement:
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Florida lawmakers balk at new ‘mail-in’ primary — The idea of a new, “mail-in” primary election for Florida, denied its seats for delegates to the Democratic National Convention this summer for holding an early primary contrary to party rules, isn't sitting too well with the Florida delegation to the House.
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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:Democrats in Florida Are Near Plan for New Vote
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Obama Wins in Mississippi — Senator Barack Obama won Mississippi's Democratic presidential primary on Tuesday, building his delegate lead over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the final contest before the nominating fight heads to Pennsylvania for a six-week showdown.
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Richard Wolffe / Newsweek:Going Deep in the Deep South — Obama posts a predicted win in Mississippi
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:MISSISSIPPI CROSSOVERS — I suspect partisans on either side …
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Spitzer Escort: Governor Was a Nice Guy, Good Tipper — 22-Year-Old Escort Says Spitzer 'Didn't Do Anything That Wasn't Clean' — A 22-year-old escort found on another call-girl Web site told ABC News in a phone interview that Gov. Eliot Spitzer had been one of her customers two years ago …
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David Mamet / Village Voice:
Why I Am No Longer a ‘Brain-Dead Liberal’ — John Maynard Keynes was twitted with changing his mind. He replied, “When the facts change, I change my opinion. What do you do, sir?” — My favorite example of a change of mind was Norman Mailer at The Village Voice.
CNN:
Caucus win gives Obama more Texas delegates than Clinton — (CNN) — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has won the Texas Democratic caucuses and will get more delegates out of the state than his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, who won the state's primary, according to CNN estimates.
Reuters:
Hamas sets terms for ceasefire with Israel — Following official truce declaration Hamas announces terms to uphold lull. ‘There must be a commitment by Israel to end all aggression against our people,’ says organization — Israel, calling for an end to Israeli raids in Palestinian territory …
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Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Carson wins seat in 7th District race — 3 candidates vie for seat in U.S. Congress — Democrat Andre Carson defeated his Republican rival tonight by a wide margin in a special election to replace his grandmother in representing the 7th Congressional District.
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BBC Fabricates Home Demolition Report — On Friday, March 7, 2008, the BBC's World News with Jonathan Charles (seen in the U.S. on PBS stations as part of BBC America) aired footage purporting to show the demolition and burning of a house that belongs to the family of Ala Abu Dheim …
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Agence France Presse:
McCain heads to Israel, Europe … Fresh from sealing the Republican White House nomination, Senator John McCain will burnish his foreign policy credentials with a trip next week to Israel and Europe, his office said Monday. — Joined by two close Senate colleagues, Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham …
Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
Foes of Sex Trade Are Stung by the Fall of an Ally — As New York's attorney general, Eliot Spitzer had broken up prostitution rings before, but this 2004 case took on a special urgency for him. Prosecuting an international sex tourism business based in Queens, he listened to the entreaties …
Bob Warner / Philly.com:
Vince Fumo to retire, source says — State senator Vincent Fumo, one of the leading powerbrokers in Pennsylvania politics for the last generation, plans to give up his reelection bid and retire from the legislature at the end of the year. — Fumo, 64, still recovering from a heart attack 10 days ago …
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