Top Items:
Barack Obama / The Huffington Post:
On My Faith and My Church — The pastor of my church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who recently preached his last sermon and is in the process of retiring, has touched off a firestorm over the last few days. He's drawn attention as the result of some inflammatory and appalling remarks he made about our country …
Discussion:
Power Line, Ben Smith's Blogs, TownHall Blog, Gateway Pundit, Little Green Footballs, Stop The ACLU, The Campaign Spot, Marc Ambinder, QandO, protein wisdom, The New Republic, Steve Sailer's iSteve Blog, TBogg, Boston Globe, The Jawa Report, Pat Dollard, AMERICAblog, Shakesville, DownWithTyranny!, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Confluence, Political Machine, Pirate's Cove, Donklephant, Washington Wire, The Jed Report, Political Byline, Slublog, The Swamp, Interesting Times, Spin Cycle, NewsBusters.org, The Trail, American Power, MyDD, American Street, The Sleuth, Obsidian Wings, JammieWearingFool, The Field, The Opinionator, Maggie's Farm, TPM Election Central, Jack and Jill Politics and PrestoPundit
RELATED:
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Wright leaves Obama campaign — Spokesman Tommy Vietor emails: — “Rev. Wright is no longer serving on the African American Religious Leadership Committee.” — That cuts Wright's only formal tie to Obama, and answers what was sure to be a question in Obama's interviews tonight …
Discussion:
Sister Toldjah, MSNBC, Gateway Pundit, NO QUARTER, Jules Crittenden, Wizbang, The Page, MyDD and Patterico's Pontifications
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
IS WRIGHT A “DEATH BLOW” TO OBAMA? — Like a number of emailers, TPM Reader JB is wringing his hands over Obama's Rev. Wright: … Late Update: TPM Reader KR defends JB: … TPM Reader MS foresees this line of attack:
Discussion:
Scared Monkeys
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What Obama Saw in Wright's Church — A reader says that we cannot know what is in Obama's heart, and to a certain extent, that's true. My reader believes therefore that Wright's racist anger is what Obama truly believes - and is now concealing. All I can say is that very …
Discussion:
The Jed Report
Alex Johnson / MSNBC:
Controversial minister leaves Obama campaign — Presidential candidate condemns words but not ministry of former pastor — Editor's note: This article includes language some readers may consider inappropriate. — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., condemned racially charged sermons …
Discussion:
The Daily Dish, The Jawa Report, The Other McCain, Lynn Sweet, Hotline On Call and Macsmind
Dennis Sanders / The Moderate Voice:
Notes From a Black Pastor — Well, considering that I am an African American pastor, I should say something about the whole affair concerning the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, Barack Obama's church. — I have to state, in the interest of full disclosure …
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Like A Rolling Stone - Obama Realizes Wright is Outrageous — MUST READ: Obama steps to The Huffington Post to address the Wright debacle. At a quick glance, his defense will be ripped as BS - he seems to be pretending Wright has made a few awful comments, not twenty years worth. Here we go:
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama issues statement repudiating Wright, may appear on Hannity & Colmes; Update: Wright leaves Obama's campaign; Update: “You can get kind of rough in the sermons” — Not sure about the H&C rumor but DU looks to have picked it up from Hannity's radio show.
CBN.com:Obama Sends Statement on Controversial Pastor to The Brody File
Discussion:
The Huffington Post
Ronald Kessler / Wall Street Journal:Obama and the Minister — In a sermon delivered at Howard University …
Discussion:
Marc Ambinder, The Jawa Report, The Daily Dish, Hot Air, Booker Rising, The Swamp, Commentary, baldilocks, The Jed Report, Tammy Bruce, Obsidian Wings, American Power, Reasoned Audacity, A Blog For All, Top of the Ticket, Confederate Yankee, Dick Polman's American Debate and The Opinionator
David Jackson / Chicago Tribune:
Obama says Rezko played a bigger fundraising role — This corner lot at Hyde Park Boulevard and Greenwood Avenue in Chicago, formerly owned by Antoin “Tony” Rezko's wife, Rita, is next door to the home (right) of U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. (Tribune photo by Milbert O. Brown / March 6, 2008)
RELATED:
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Says Rezko Played a Bigger Fundraising Role Than Previously Known — In a just published interview with Sen. Barack Obama, the Chicago Tribune reports: … Repeated lapses of judgment. The Tribune says that's how Obama views it. — The interview raises another question: Obama's naivite.
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:
Mark Schmitt / American Prospect:
WHY CLINTON DOESN'T WANT A RE-VOTE. — There aren't many windows into a strongly pro-Clinton/anti-Obama view in the blogosphere, making TalkLeft invaluable, where “Big Tent Democrat” (the former Armando of DailyKos) has been focused like a laser on the issue of how to deal with the Michigan and Florida Democratic delegations.
RELATED:
Todd Spangler / Detroit Free Press:Legislators plan talks with Clinton, Obama campaigns today
Discussion:
TalkLeft
Ta-Nehisi Coates / Slate:
Playing the Racist Card — FERRARO'S COMMENTS ABOUT OBAMA WERE RACIST. WHY CAN'T WE SAY THAT? — There is peculiar bit of jujitsu that white public figures have employed recently whenever they're called to account for saying something stupid about black people.
RELATED:
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.
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.
James Carville / Financial Times:
Halt the political hara-kiri — In this, the most fascinating and longest-running Democratic primary process of our time, we were presented with a silly moment that unfortunately is all too reflective of modern American culture. Consider the case of one Samantha Power.
Discussion:
Jules Crittenden
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
