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3:50 PM ET, March 25, 2008

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PittsburghLIVE.com:
Clinton: Wright ‘would not have been my pastor’  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a wide-ranging interview today with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporters and editors, said she would have left her church if her pastor made the sort of inflammatory remarks Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor made.
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Washington Wire:
Rev. Wright to Deliver Sermon at Florida Church
Discussion: The Swamp and The Page
New York Post:   REV. WRIGHT'S SUNNY EASTER
bbftt.org:   Announcements  —  8:30 AM and 11:00 AM services will be held here …
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Long Defeat  —  Hillary Clinton may not realize it yet, but she's just endured one of the worst weeks of her campaign.  —  First, Barack Obama weathered the Rev. Jeremiah Wright affair without serious damage to his nomination prospects.  Obama still holds a tiny lead among Democrats nationally …
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Clinton camp in lockdown mode over Bosnia flap  —  The campaign of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.) is seeking to play down news that the former first lady gave an incorrect account of landing in Bosnia in 1996 under sniper fire, and refused to answer additional questions about a flap …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Clinton Admits She “Misspoke” On Bosnia And Enters Credibility Danger Zone
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Obama Releases 2000-2006 Tax Returns  —  Barack Obama today released his 2000-2006 tax returns:  — 2006 Return  — 2005 Return  — 2004 Return  — 2003 Return  — 2002 Return  — 2001 Return  — 2000 Return  —  Here is a summary of the figures:
Discussion: PrestoPundit
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The Fact Hub:
Fact Check: Sen. Obama and Disclosure
Fox News:
Obamas Open Tax Returns, Earned Nearly $1M in 2006
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Allie Shah / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Forest Lake event canceled; too political  —  Forest Lake High's principal said the decision was spurred by concerns that the presentation was more political than educational.  —  A national tour featuring decorated veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan won't be stopping …
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Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
THE LEFT HAS NO HEROES  —  Apparently the left doesn't have any heroes, they believe that anyone in or out of uniform who is not protesting or telling tales of atrocities reminiscent of Jenjis Khan, is simply a tool of the vast right-wing conspiracy.  In the La La land inhabited by the liberals …
Dana Goldstein / American Prospect:
HARRY REID: “IT WILL BE DONE.”  —  The Las Vegas Review-Journal's Molly Ball has Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the record seeming to imply that high-level, uncommitted Democrats are ready to tell Hillary to quit the race: … Cryptic.  But as I wrote yesterday, the tide is truly changing …
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Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Presidential primary fight doesn't bother Reid
Discussion: MoJoBlog and The RBC
USA Today:
Worried Dems wish for ‘dream team’  —  WASHINGTON — What are the odds Democrats will field a “dream team ticket” with Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton combining forces?  —  London bookmaker Ladbrokes is taking bets at 8-1, but leading Democratic insiders aren't ready to put down their money — yet.
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: THE TIPPING POINT
Michael Evans / Times of London:
Britain is world's 7th most stable and prosperous nation  —  The United Kingdom has been ranked as one of the most stable and prosperous countries in the world, beating the United States, France and even Switzerland in a global assessment of every nation's achievements and standards.
Jim Oliphant / The Swamp:
Court doesn't mess with Texas; denies new trial  —  Texas has wanted to put Jose Medellin to death for a long time.  It looks like the state is going to get its way.  —  The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday sided with Texas against the Bush administration in a highly charged dispute …
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David Stout / New York Times:   Justices Rule Against Bush on Death Penalty Case
MSNBC:
U.S. sent missile parts to Taiwan in error  —  Investigation launched over ‘disconcerting’ and intolerable mistake  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. military mistakenly shipped four triggers for nuclear missiles to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.  It said the items have been returned to the United States.
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Pale Rider / Blue Girl, Red State:
Exactly What We Don't Need (One More edition)
Discussion: The Newshoggers and CBS News
Wall Street Journal:
A FARC Fan's Notes  —  A hard drive recovered from the computer of a killed Colombian guerrilla has offered more insights into the opposition of House Democrats to the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement.  —  A military strike three weeks ago killed Raúl Reyes, No. 2 in command of the FARC …
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
Dems to hammer McCain for ‘100 years’  —  John McCain is scheduled to deliver a major foreign policy speech Wednesday in Los Angeles, one with a heavy Iraq focus, but chances are Democrats won't be listening.  They've already distilled his views into an easy to remember formulation: 100 years of war.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   Dems plan ‘100 Years of War’ campaign? Just ask McPeak
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Clinton camp tags Obama for ‘the audacity of nope’  —  The Clinton campaign will not let go of the discounted Democratic primary votes in Michigan, where Sen. Hillary Clinton “won” as the only major candidate on the ballot, and in Florida, which Clinton “won” in an uncontested election.
Amanda / Think Progress:
McCain Promises A Series Of ‘Meetings’ To Solve Housing Crisis  —  Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Orange County Hispanic Small Business Roundtable in California on solving the nation's economic woes.  His speech, however, was short on “straight talk” and offered no serious proposals …
Discussion: Wonk Room and MSNBC
Thomas Sowell / Real Clear Politics:
The Audacity of Rhetoric  —  It is painful to watch defenders of Barack Obama tying themselves into knots trying to evade the obvious.  —  Some are saying that Senator Obama cannot be held responsible for what his pastor, Jeremiah Wright, said.  In their version of events …
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Mark Tomasik / TCPalm.com:
Don't discount Gore-led ticket  —  U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, whose district includes much of Martin and St. Lucie counties, is hoping he won't have to attend the Democratic Party national convention in Denver in August.  —  If he does go, that will mean the Democrats still haven't decided a nominee for the presidential election.
Avi Zenilman / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Wisdom of the oracle  —  When asked why she'd appoint Alan Greenspan to a working group of financial leaders to design a response to the housing crisis, Clinton told the Philadelphia Daily News:
 
 
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David Owen / New Yorker:
PENNY DREADFUL  —  They're horrid and useless.  Why do pennies persist?
Jerusalem Post:
Abdullah wants interfaith conference
Dennis Prager / Real Clear Politics:
Why Do Palestinians Get Much More Attention than Tibetans?
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Karl / protein wisdom:
Gore! Keanu barada nikto!
Megan McArdle:
New York, New York  —  One of the reasons that I left New York …
Discussion: The American Scene
Michael Kamber / New York Times:
Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia
Hillary Clinton Headlines... / 2008Central.net:
Clinton Press Conference Call: To Discuss The State Of The Race
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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
46-45 PLUS OR MINUS 3  —  In case you missed our update …
NPR:
A Centerpiece of Obama's ‘Judgment’ Argument
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McCain Expands Campaign Media Team
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Conservatives' Hate-Based Campaign Against Obama
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CNN:
Sources: Air marshals missing from almost all flights
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Senator Obama, Unplugged
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The ongoing exclusion of war opponents from the Iraq debate
 

 
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