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Clinton Apologizes to Black Voters … WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did something Wednesday night that she almost never does. She apologized. And once she started, she didn't seem able to stop. — The New York senator, who is in a tight race with Illinois Sen. Barack …

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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 …

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 …

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Joyce Purnick / New York Times:
Ferraro Is Unapologetic for Remarks and Ends Her Role in Clinton Campaign

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The Huffington Post:
Olbermann Slams Clinton in Special Comment: “You Are Campaigning …

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New York Times:
Racial Issue Bubbles Up Again for Democrats

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Gateway Pundit: Ferraro Quits Clinton Campaign— Says Obama Blocking Her Freedom of Speech

New York Times:

For an Aspiring Singer, a Harsher Spotlight — 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.

Associated Press:
Report: Spitzer Call Girl Identified

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Fox News:

Obama's Controversial Pastor Puts Church in Hot Water — CHICAGO - Barack Obama's controversial pastor and the church he's served for 36 years may be in hot water over statements he has made from the pulpit in support of the Illinois senator's run for the White House.

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:

Wright on film — Sure does feel like we're plunging into the abyss tonight. — Fox just posted a big Jeremiah Wright story, and the video is pretty gripping, and deeply racially confrontational. He begins by describing the Romans, who crucified Jesus, as Italians, and thus white, and more or less goes from there.

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David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:

Support for war effort highest since 2006 — American public support for the military effort in Iraq has reached a high point unseen since the summer of 2006, a development that promises to reshape the political landscape. — According to late February polling conducted by the Pew Research Center …

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Kenneth Thiesen / Berkeley Daily Planet:

Commentary: Why I Don't Support the Troops — In the recent political battle around the Marine recruiting station in Berkeley there has been much confusion around the concept or slogan of “supporting the troops,” but opposing the unjust wars of the Bush regime.

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Bloomberg:

Carlyle Capital Nears Collapse as Rescue Talks Fail — Carlyle Group's mortgage-bond fund moved a step closer to collapse, saying creditors plan to seize the fund's assets after it failed to meet more than $400 million of margin calls. — Concern about the fate of Carlyle Capital Corp. …

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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:
Carlyle Fund's Assets Seized

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Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:

McCain, GOP May Have Cause for Hope — Latest Poll Helps Detail Reasons the Democrats Remain Deadlocked — Rarely have the stars aligned so squarely against the party in power in elections for the White House as it has for Republicans, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll bears out.

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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 …

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Michelle Malkin:

Hot Air TV: Sen. John Kerry confronted about Winter Soldier II — Grab the popcorn. We've got another joint YAF/Hot Air TV production for you, just in time for the anti-war confab known as “Winter Soldier II” that kicks off in Washington, D.C. tomorrow and runs through Sunday.

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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.

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