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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Clinton ‘Misspoke’ About Bosnia Trip, Campaign Says — The Clinton campaign says Senator Hillary Clinton may have “misspoke” recently when she said she had to evade sniper fire when she was visiting Bosnia in 1996 as first lady. — She has been using the episode as an example of her foreign policy bona fides.
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Michael Dobbs / Fact Checker:
MORE INCOMING FIRE FOR CLINTON — AS HAS NOW BEEN CONCLUSIVELY ESTABLISHED BY VIDEO FILM AND NEWS PHOTOGRAPHS, HILLARY CLINTON DID NOT COME UNDER SNIPER FIRE IN BOSNIA IN MARCH 1996 WHEN SHE MADE A MORALE-BOOSTING VISIT TO U.S. TROOPS ENFORCING THE 1995 DAYTON PEACE AGREEMENT.
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Clinton Backer Points to Electoral College Votes as New Measure — Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana, who backs Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for president, proposed another metric Sunday by which superdelegates might judge whether to support Mrs. Clinton or Senator Barack Obama.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
REDUCTIO AD ABSURDUM — I don't know where it was. It think it may have been a reader blog at TPMCafe. Wherever it was it was a post that ran down something like ten different ways of counting the popular vote, all to the end of showing that Barack's popular vote lead wasn't nearly so great and may not exist at all.
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Spencer Ackerman / American Prospect:
The Obama Doctrine — Barack Obama is offering the most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique we've heard from a serious presidential contender in decades. But will voters buy it? — When Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama met in California for the Jan. 31 debate …
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Patrick Healy / The Caucus:
Carville Stands By ‘Judas’ Remark — BLUE BELL, Pa. - James Carville, a political adviser to the Clintons, said this afternoon that he stood by his comment last Friday - Good Friday, to Christians - comparing Gov. Bill Richardson to Judas, even though a Clinton campaign aide said today that …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama and Clinton Back to a Tie — McCain continues to hold slight edge in preferences for the fall — PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic nomination battle — having undergone significant shifts last week during the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy — is now back to a virtual …
ABCNEWS:
Cheney on Iraq: 'It's Important to Win' — Vice President Discusses Grim Milestone of 4,000 U.S. Dead in Five-Year Iraq War — In an exclusive interview with ABC News, Vice President Dick Cheney was asked what effect the grim milestone of at least 4,000 U.S. deaths in the five-year Iraq war might have on the nation.
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Blind Faith — THE STATEMENTS OF CLERGYMEN LIKE JEREMIAH WRIGHT AREN'T CONTROVERSIAL AND INCENDIARY; THEY'RE WICKED AND STUPID. — It's been more than a month since I began warning Sen. Barack Obama that he would become answerable for his revolting choice of a family priest.
Anatol Lieven / Financial Times:
Why we should fear a McCain presidency — It may seem incredible to say this, given past experience, but a few years from now Europe and the world could be looking back at the Bush administration with nostalgia. This possibility will arise if the US elects Senator John McCain as president in November.
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Corey Williams / Associated Press:
Detroit mayor charged with perjury — DETROIT - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with perjury and other offenses Monday — and got a stern lecture about the importance of telling the truth — after a trove of raunchy text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with his chief aide.
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M Peretz / The New Republic:
Thoughts on Wright — I've just read Dayo Olopade's fascinating piece, “Far Wright,” on Barack Obama's far-left preacher, Jeremiah Wright. It's an insightful piece, and it evoked memories of the two black churches I sometimes attended when I lived in Georgetown. But I'm no expert and Dayo is.
Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Key Obama Iowa Adviser Invokes 'Monica's Blue Dress' When Assailing Bill Clinton's ‘Patriotism’ Comments — Gordon Fischer, the former director of the Iowa Democratic Party and a senior adviser for Sen. Barack Obama's efforts in the Hawkeye State, is still very much involved …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Barney Frank To File Bill Legalizing Marijuana … I am totally for legalization of marijuana, but I have to differ with Frank on this: to think that at this time with this administration that you could get away with a bill legalizing pot actually is what sounds silly.
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Alastair Crooke / Guardian:
The naive armchair warriors are fighting a delusional war — Calls for the west to use force to restore its values in the face of radical Islam reveal a profound detachment from reality — The French philosopher Michel Foucault notes that in all societies discourse is controlled …
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Conservapedia Attacks! The Democratic Candidates … On Hillary Clinton — this was one of the kinder, gentler passages: … Conservatives suck at satire and are rarely funny on purpose, but I think Conservapedia struck comedy gold. Using sources such as Charles Krauthammer …
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