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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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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:
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
LET'S TURN OUT TO SUPPORT THE VETS — Scott noted this morning that the principal of Forest Lake High School canceled the scheduled appearance this morning by Forest Lake alum Pete Hegseth and his fellow Vets For Freedom. The cancellation was prompted by an unspecified number of complaints from …
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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 …
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 …
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kdkaradio.com:
The KDKA Morning News with Larry Richert — KDKA On Demand — Hillary Clinton Talks to Larry Richert — Senator Hillary Clinton took a break on the campaign trail to talk with Larry live on the KDKA Morning News. She discussed the Bosnia controversy, her mortgage plan, and many other topics, including listerner questions.
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
Hillary's Delusion Is Mac's Gain — Hillary's fictitious tale of sniper fire in Bosnia might help Obama, but the real winner here is John McCain. — The CBS footage making the rounds clearly refutes the former first lady's claim that she had to run for cover from sniper fire when she got off the plane in Bosnia.
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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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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:Poll: Obama Ahead 21 Points In North Carolina Primary
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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 …
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.
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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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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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Alex Tabarrok / Marginal Revolution:
Why Anti-Cassandras Get the Media Attention — Paul Krugman today bemoans the fact that on the housing crisis and especially on Iraq the people who get the most media attention are those who got it wrong. … (Brad DeLong, Dean Baker and others have made similar complaints.)
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Think Progress / Wonk Room:
McCain's Record Of Denying Assistance To Homeowners — Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is scheduled to give a speech to the Orange County Hispanic Small Business Roundtable in California. In his prepared remarks, McCain promises to offer “some straight talk” on the nation's economic woes …
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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 …
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Conservatives' Hate-Based Campaign Against Obama — The right-wing smear campaign against Barack Obama has already begun. Conservatives intend, as they have so many times before, to appeal to Americans' ugliest prejudices and most craven fears. — For months, I've been predicting …
Anthony Cormier / tbo.com:
1 Of 2 93-Year-Olds Charged In Manatee County Sex Sting — MANATEE COUNTY - Prosecutors are moving ahead with a case against one of two 93-year-old men picked up during undercover prostitution stings. — In the case of Frank Milio, prosecutors have issued subpoenas and plan to take him to trial in April.
RushLimbaugh.com:
If Rush Gets Indicted for Operation Chaos, Indict Obama, Clinton, Too — BEGIN TRANSCRIPT — RUSH: On Friday we made Operation Chaos merchandise available at the EIB Store at RushLimbaugh.com. You have two days to be among the first to order either a T-shirt or a cap or bumper sticker …
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 …
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