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12:45 PM ET, March 25, 2008

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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 …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is ‘success’ of U.S. surge in Iraq about to unravel?  —  BAGHDAD — A cease-fire critical to the improved security situation in Iraq appeared to unravel Monday when a militia loyal to radical Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al Sadr began shutting down neighborhoods in west Baghdad and issuing demands of the central government.
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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, 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 …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and Hot Air
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
No Room for the Vets@School  —  The patriots at Vets for Freedom …
Discussion: Power Line and National Review
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 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:
Discussion: The New Republic
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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.
Discussion: MSNBC, Corrente and Real Clear Politics
E. J. Dionne / Real Clear Politics:
Righting the Right  —  WASHINGTON — What's the matter with conservatism?  —  Its problems start with the failure of George W. Bush's presidency but they don't end there.  Inequality is rising and working-class voters are being hammered.  The cost and availability of health coverage are a big problem …
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
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 …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McCain Expands Campaign Media Team  —  Presumptive GOP nominee John McCain is vastly expanding his campaign media team — bringing in a number of the leading consultants as he prepares for the general election.  —  The media operation, which will be known as Foxhole Productions …
Discussion: The Page
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.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Philly.com:
Rush to register at Pa. deadline  —  At the Montgomery County Board of Elections Office yesterday, there wasn't a single moment when someone wasn't at the counter clutching a voter registration form.  —  “It's been a madhouse,” said Joseph Passarella, the director of voter services …
CNN:
Sources: Air marshals missing from almost all flights  —  (CNN) — Of the 28,000 commercial airline flights that take to the skies on an average day in the United States, fewer than 1 percent are protected by on-board, armed federal air marshals, a nationwide CNN investigation has found.
 
 
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Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
46-45 PLUS OR MINUS 3  —  In case you missed our update …
Discussion: The Swamp
NPR:
A Centerpiece of Obama's ‘Judgment’ Argument
Steven Emerson / Articles by the Investigative Project …:
Funding Ties With HLF and Foreign Donors Show CAIR's True Agenda
New York Post:
REV. WRIGHT'S SUNNY EASTER
Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
Conservatives' Hate-Based Campaign Against Obama
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Clinton camp tags Obama for ‘the audacity of nope’
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Senator Obama, Unplugged
Katharine Zaleski / The Huffington Post:
Did Only Two Papers Feature 4,000 Iraq Deaths Across Their Front Pages?
Discussion: All Spin Zone
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Jacob Gershman / New York Sun:
Paterson Billed Taxpayers for Albany Hotels
Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
When The Post Was Late to Church
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The ongoing exclusion of war opponents from the Iraq debate
Matthew Yglesias:
The Hand-Wringing Gap
Michael Tanji / Weekly Standard:
Intelligently Misleading
Discussion: ThreatsWatch
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Behind the Deal, the Hand of the Fed
Associated Press:
NY gov says he tried drugs in his youth
Molly Ball / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Presidential primary fight doesn't bother Reid
Discussion: MoJoBlog and The RBC
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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