Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
4:00 PM ET, March 14, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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.
RELATED:
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) …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama camp: ‘Deplores divisive statements’  —  The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, longtime pastor at Sen. Barack Obama's church in Chicago, has retired - but not without some forceful, parting words for his views on the presidential election campaign.  CNN is reporting on the pastor's words - and the campaign's separation from them.
Tim Graham / NewsBusters.org:   Study: Broadcast Networks Fell Down on Covering Jeremiah Wright
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
House Passes FISA Amendments Act  —  The House has just passed the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 3773, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes, by a vote of 213-197-1.
RELATED:
Jim Oliphant / The Swamp:
FISA bill passes House; time for Spring Break '08!
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Rare closed session changes few minds on FISA
Discussion: The Swamp
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
The Secret Is Out: There Was No Big Secret  —  Psst.  Congress has a secret.
Discussion: The Gavel and TPMMuckraker
Mark Schmitt / American Prospect:
WHY CLINTON DOESN'T WANT A RE-VOTE.  —  <p>p.s.  Commenter <a href="http://www.nycweboy.com/ “>weboy </a>complained that I should have sought out more pro-Clinton blogs, and recommends a few, so I will link to Tom Watson's recent post, <a href="http://tomwatson.typepad.com/ tom_watson/2008/03 …
Discussion: TalkLeft and Matthew Yglesias
RELATED:
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Report: Agreement Imminent on Michigan
Discussion: Washington Wire
John Kennedy / Central Florida Political Pulse:
Nelson Proposes Half Delegation For Florida Dems
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama's Michigan Co-Chair Suggests Agreement On Redo Of Primary Is Likely
Discussion: Detroit News, Commentary and Corrente
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.”
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.
Discussion: Dr. Sanity and Balloon Juice
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.
Discussion: TPMCafe
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton 50% to 44%  —  McCain presents stiff competition for Obama and Clinton  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton in national Democratic nomination preferences by a statistically significant 6-percentage point margin, 50% to 44% …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Matthew Yglesias:
The Romance of Empire  —  George W. Bush laments that his advanced age doesn't let him participate in his own screw-ups: … Need we note that when Bush had an actual opportunity to put his life on the line in a war, he chose to avoid doing so?  The guy who sent me the link observed …
RELATED:
Landon Thomas Jr / New York Times:
JPMorgan and Fed Move to Bail Out Bear Stearns  —  Bear Stearns, facing a grave liquidity crisis, reached out to JPMorgan on Friday for a short-term financial lifeline and now faces the prospect of the end of its 85-year run as an independent investment bank.
RELATED:
BBC:
US bank gets emergency funds
Discussion: culturekitchen and Angry Bear
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.
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.
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.”
NationalJournal.com:
Transcript: Greg Craig On Hillary Clinton's Foreign Policy Experience  —  National Journal's Linda Douglass sat down with Greg Craig for the March 14 edition of “National Journal On Air.”  This is a transcript of their conversation.  —  Q: I want to welcome Greg Craig.
Discussion: The Swamp and Liberal Values
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 4:00 PM ET, March 14, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
IS WRIGHT A “DEATH BLOW” TO OBAMA?
RJ Eskow / The Huffington Post:
Holding Up a Mirror To the Clinton Cult
Discussion: Night Light
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Slate:
Playing the Racist Card
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain to release new Web video highlighting POW experience
Discussion: The Swamp
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Democratic rivals agree to play nicer
Discussion: MSNBC
Jay Reeves / Associated Press:
Ala. building can't shake swastika shape
Fox News:
Weather Channel Founder: Sue Al Gore for Fraud
CNBC.com:
US Faces Severe Recession, Feldstein Says
 Earlier Items: 
New York Post:
OMG!  I JUST DID THE GOVERNOR!  —  SPITZ HOOKER'S DC DISCOVERY
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Damage Done  —  A reader writes: … One small moment …
Discussion: marbury
Bruno Waterfield / Telegraph:
Dutch to legalise gay sex in public park
Richard Ford / Times of London:
Schools fear that forced marriages poster campaign will upset parents
Yeas & Nays:
Ventura: Will he or won't he?  —  To hear Jesse Ventura tell it …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
Aaron Blake / The Hill:
Sen. Ensign paints a grim picture for GOP in November
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama works to convert in Pennsylvania
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Evan Drellich / New York Times:
The MLB is planning national packages for streaming companies to bid on in 2028, when its national TV deals with ESPN, Fox, and Turner expire

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page