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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 …
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 …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Vets For Freedom National Heroes Tour Banned From High School
Vets For Freedom National Heroes Tour Banned From High School
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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.
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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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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Michael Kamber / New York Times:
Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia
Iraqi and U.S. Forces Battle Shiite Militia
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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.
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:
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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Washington Wire:
Rev. Wright to Deliver Sermon at Florida Church — Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. — Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. , the controversial former pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, is scheduled to speak for three nights starting this evening at a Tampa, Fla., church.
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Robin Toner / New York Times:
Obama's Test: Can a Liberal Be a Unifier? — WASHINGTON — At the core of Senator Barack Obama's presidential campaign is a promise that he can transcend the starkly red-and-blue politics of the last 15 years, end the partisan and ideological wars and build a new governing majority.
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 …
Hillary Clinton Headlines... / 2008Central.net:
Clinton Press Conference Call: To Discuss The State Of The Race — Things We Won't Cover — Clinton's New Electoral College Argument Washington Post: Obama and Clinton Embellishing Records — [More Stories About Hillary Clinton...] — Other Posts From The Blog.... The latest outrage of the day.
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: