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Ronald Kessler / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the Minister — In a sermon delivered at Howard University, Barack Obama's longtime minister, friend and adviser blamed America for starting the AIDS virus, training professional killers, importing drugs and creating a racist society that would never elect a black candidate president.
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David Brown / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Obama addresses Pa.'s importance, pastor's remarks — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — The following are excerpts of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's telephone interview Thursday with Tribune-Review reporter David. M. Brown. — Q: Gov. (Ed) Rendell and (Philadelphia) Mayor (Michael) …
Janny Scott / New York Times:
A Free-Spirited Wanderer Who Set Obama's Path — In the capsule version of the Barack Obama story, his mother is simply the white woman from Kansas. The phrase comes coupled alliteratively to its counterpart, the black father from Kenya. On the campaign trail, he has called her his “single mom.”
Edmund S. Phelps / Wall Street Journal:
Our Uncertain Economy — In recent times, most economists have pretended that the economy is essentially predictable and understandable. Economic decision- and policy-making in the private and public sectors, the thinking goes, can be reduced to a science.
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Cameron W. Barr / Washington Post:
Petraeus: Iraqi Leaders Not Making ‘Sufficient Progress’ — Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political differences, Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, said Thursday.
Mona Charen / The Corner:
Obama's True Beliefs — Derb: I am coming to believe that Barack Obama is one of the greatest con artists we've seen. His entire campaign has been about “coming together,” a post-racial consensus, etc. Any mention of his middle name was immediately condemned as ignorant fear-mongering.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Saddam supported at least two al-Qaeda groups: Pentagon Update: What it means — Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that an investigation into over 600,000 documents captured at the end of the invasion of Iraq showed no operational links to al-Qaeda — or at least, that's how the media reported it.
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New York Post:
OMG! I JUST DID THE GOVERNOR! — SPITZ HOOKER'S DC DISCOVERY — The high-priced hooker at the center of Gov. Spitzer's sex scandal trysted with him several times before he was caught on a wiretap - but it was only during their last encounter that she realized the real identity of her john, sources said yesterday.
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
McCain says al Qaeda might try to tip U.S. election — SPRINGFIELD, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him.
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama's Michigan Co-Chair Suggests Agreement On Redo Of Primary Is Likely — The Obama campaign's Michigan co-chair says that all the momentum right now in private negotiations between Michigan Dems is behind the option of having a redo primary in the state, suggesting that an agreement on a redo is likely.
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Bloomberg:
Obama Cuts Into Clinton's Delegate Lead Among Elected Officials — Barack Obama has pulled almost even with Hillary Clinton in endorsements from top elected officials and has cut into her lead among the other superdelegates she's relying on to win the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Secret Is Out: There Was No Big Secret — Psst. Congress has a secret. — At 6 p.m. yesterday, the House of Representatives — the People's House, as lawmakers like to call it — turned itself into a private club, determined to shield its deliberations from the prying eyes of the American public.
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Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Rare closed session changes few minds on FISA
Rare closed session changes few minds on FISA
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Getting the Politics of the Press Right: Walter Pincus Rips into Newsroom Neutrality — “The important thing is to show integrity— not to be a neuter, politically. Having good facts that hold up is a bigger advantage than claiming to reflect all sides equally well.”
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Charlie Savage / Boston Globe:
President weakens espionage oversight — Board created by Ford loses most of its power — President Ford with Vice President Dick Cheney (left), then Ford's chief of staff, and Jim Baker. Cheney said in 2005 that postWatergate reforms went too far. (New york times/file 1976)
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama works to convert in Pennsylvania — FAIRLESS HILLS, Pa. — Nearly a month before voters go to the polls, Sen. Barack Obama will get an early clue about his chances against Pennsylvania's prohibitive favorite, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. — In the days after the March 24 voter registration deadline …
Richard Ford / Times of London:
Schools fear that forced marriages poster campaign will upset parents — Schools in areas feared to have high rates of forced marriage are refusing to display posters on the issue because they are too hard-hitting, according to a government report. — Headteachers are unwilling to put …
New York Times:
Obama Lists His Earmarks, Asking Clinton for Hers — Senator Barack Obama on Thursday released a list of $740 million in earmarked spending requests that he had made over the last three years, and his campaign challenged Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton to do the same.
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Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Sen. Ensign paints a grim picture for GOP in November — The Senate Republican campaign committee's motto from early on in the 2008 cycle has been “Two Seats” — the net gain it needs in November to retake the majority. — But a resigned National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) …