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New York Times:
First a Tense Talk With Clinton, Then Richardson Backs Obama — PORTLAND, Ore. — “I talked to Senator Clinton last night,” Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico said on Friday, describing the tense telephone call in which he informed Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton that, despite two months …
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:
Obama aide: Bill Clinton like McCarthy — SALEM, Ore. - Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is trying to clarify comments by former President Clinton that seemed to question Barack Obama's patriotism — comments an Obama aide likened to Joseph McCarthy. — Clinton's campaign said the comments …
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
READING BETWEEN BILL CLINTON LINES ABOUT OBAMA?
READING BETWEEN BILL CLINTON LINES ABOUT OBAMA?
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Rasmussen Reports:
Obama Speech Grades: 51% Good or Excellent, 26% Fair, 21% Poor — Eighty-four percent (84%) of America's Likely Voters say they have seen or heard at least some portion of Barack Obama's Tuesday morning speech on race and national unity (see Speech). The speech has become …
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CBS News:
CBS Poll: Good Reviews For Obama Speech — But Problems For Democratic Candidate Remain As Fewer Think He Could Unite The Country — (CBS) Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race this week, in which he discussed his relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his controversial longtime minister …
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
White House: Computer hard drives tossed — WASHINGTON - Older White House computer hard drives have been destroyed, the White House disclosed to a federal court Friday in a controversy over millions of possibly missing e-mails from 2003 to 2005. — The White House revealed new information …
The Huffington Post:
Mayhem At Fox News: Anchor Walks Off Set, Wallace Rails Network For “Obama-Bashing” — Fox News' very own anchors are speaking out — and walking off — over what they perceive to be “Obama-bashing” on their network. — This morning on “Fox and Friends,” Brian Kilmeade walked off the set …
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Jim Henley / Unqualified Offerings:
Henley Everywhere 2008alt. — The following appeared this week in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate and The New Yorker in a parallel universe . . . How I Got It Right: Looking Back at a Time of Justified Opposition to a Mad, Violent Enterprise
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Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
On Visit, Pelosi Offers Support to Dalai Lama — DHARAMSALA, India — As far as visits by American politicians go, it would be hard to stage a warmer reception. — Buddhist nuns waved American flags and the Dalai Lama ordered his followers to offer a standing ovation Friday morning as Nancy Pelosi …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Vows to Prevent Iran From Acquiring Nuclear Arms — President Says Tehran Wants to ‘Destroy People;’ Cannot Be Trusted to Enrich Uranium — President Bush said the Iranian government has “declared they want to have a nuclear weapon to destroy people” and vowed that the United States would be …
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World Public Opinion:
American Public Says Government Leaders Should Pay Attention to Polls — Eight in Ten Say Public Should Have Greater Influence on Government — In sharp contrast to views recently expressed by Vice President Cheney, a new poll finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe government leaders …
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TMZ.com:
“Bachelor” On Hunt For Human Remains — Former “Bachelor” bachelor Andy Baldwin just got back from the island of Palau in the South Pacific — not on vacation, on a mission with the Navy. Now let's talk about why we the taxpayers are footing the bill on such BS.
Weekly Standard:
FDR's “indiscretions,” McCain's “gaffe,” etc. — The silver linings in any scandal, or so THE SCRAPBOOK has learned, are the more-in-sorrow-than-anger essays by friends and admirers of the person who's been caught with his hand in the till or sneaking out of the bedroom.
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The New Republic
Jacob Sullum / Reason Magazine:
Why Is Barack Obama Afraid of Decriminalization? — fYesterday I noted that the New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to decriminalize possession of up to a quarter ounce of marijuana. (You can read more about that bill at the website of the New Hampshire Coalition for Common Sense Marijuana Policy.)
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Terry Frieden / CNN:
Mukasey ‘surprised’ by scope of threats — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Attorney General Michael Mukasey has been taken aback by the scope and variety of potential terrorism threats facing the United States, he told reporters Friday at an informal meeting in his office.
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Roland S. Martin / CNN:
The full story behind Rev. Jeremiah Wright's 9/11 sermon — As this whole sordid episode regarding the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has played out over the last week, I wanted to understand what he ACTUALLY said in this speech. I've been saying all week on CNN that context is important …
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