memeorandum: Felled by Scandal, Spitzer Says Focus Is on His Family (New York Times)

11:45 AM ET, March 13, 2008

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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 …

Discussion: The Newshoggers, Top of the Ticket, Tennessee Guerilla Women, Outside The Beltway, No More Mister Nice Blog, Real Clear Politics, Sister Toldjah, Shakesville, Classical Values, Political Machine, Hot Air, Althouse, Don Surber and State of the Day

The Huffington Post:

Olbermann Slams Clinton in Special Comment: “You Are Campaigning As If Barack Obama Were The Democrat And You Were The Republican” — Tonight, as promised, Keith Olbermann attacked Senator Hillary Clinton in a ten-minute “Special Comment,” saying that he was not endorsing Barack Obama but that …

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New York Times:
Racial Issue Bubbles Up Again for Democrats

Discussion: protein wisdom, MSNBC and The Carpetbagger Report

Keith Olbermann / MSNBC:
Clinton's tepid response to Ferraro is shameful

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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment: Sen. Clinton, “This is not a campaign strategy.

Discussion: Booker Rising, Shakesville, The Moderate Voice and Comments from Left Field

Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Breaking: Ferraro steps down

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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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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

The Politico claims the Iraq war will help McCain — The Politico today published one of the most blatantly one-sided, journalistically flawed “news” articles on the Iraq War in quite some time and promoted it as its featured story, filled with dramatic proclamations certain to attract (by design) significant attention.

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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Study: Public unaware of Iraq toll

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USA Today:
Opposition to Iraq war is divided after 5 years

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ABCNEWS:

Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11 — Obama's Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Has a History of What Even Obama's Campaign Aides Say Is ‘Inflammatory Rhetoric’ — Sen. Barack Obama's pastor says blacks should not sing “God Bless America” but “God damn America.”

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Fox News:

Obama's Spiritual Mentor May Put 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.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Redstate and Taylor Marsh

Detroit Free Press:

Democrats propose do-over primary paid for by donors — LANSING — As negotiators continued to work Wednesday on developing an acceptable plan for a possible do-over Democratic presidential primary in Michigan, the prospect of a state-run — but party-funded — primary was raised …

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Ben Smith / The Politico: Fla. Dems propose June 3 re-vote

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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Thomas Heath / Washington Post:

Carlyle Fund's Assets Seized — Leaders Fail to Stop Securities Sell-Off — A publicly traded affiliate of the Carlyle Group said yesterday that lenders were seizing its assets, sending the fund, Carlyle Capital, into insolvency. — The collapse of Carlyle Capital is the first time a Carlyle Group fund …

Discussion: AMERICAblog

Bloomberg:
Carlyle Capital Nears Collapse as Rescue Talks Fail

Discussion: Redstate and Economics Blog

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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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:

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.