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Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
New Backing for Obama As Party Seeks Unity — WASHINGTON — Slowly but steadily, a string of Democratic Party figures is taking Barack Obama's side in the presidential nominating race and raising the pressure on Hillary Clinton to give up. — Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is expected …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Now at 52% to Clinton's 42% — McCain still has slight advantage over both Democratic opponents — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama has extended his lead over Hillary Clinton among Democrats nationally to 52% to 42%, the third consecutive Gallup Poll Daily tracking report …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Cordesman on what's really going on in Basra — Excellent work as usual from a guy who's never shied from telling either side what it doesn't want to hear. I cringe every time I write about Basra since it's impossible anymore to tell who's allied with whom and why: Maliki, Sadr, the JAM …
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Aqeel Hussein / Telegraph:
Iraqi army forces defect to Moqtada al-Sadr — With gunfire and explosions echoing round him, Lt Hamid Abbas of the Iraqi Army was letting no car pass unchallenged at his makeshift roadblock on the outskirts of a Basra slum. — His closest scrutiny, however, was reserved …
Erica Goode / New York Times:
Sadr Offers Deal for Truce as Fighting Persists in Iraq
Sadr Offers Deal for Truce as Fighting Persists in Iraq
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Firedoglake, Washington Monthly, Reuters, Time, Voice of America, Matthew Yglesias, Gorilla's Guides, Daily Kos, kuna.net.kw and Associated Press
Think Progress:
Bush booed loudly while throwing out first pitch in Nationals home opener. — President Bush delivered the first pitch tonight at the new Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to a resounding chorus of boos. After being announced, Bush was showered by boos as he strode to the mound.
Newsweek:
How to Win in a Knife Fight — The Democratic race could well come down to the first contested convention in years. Lessons on how to prevail. — After the last Democratic primary is held in early June, neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama will have enough votes from delegates elected …
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Dean's World
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BRAZILE EXPLAINS CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE — Donna Brazile was on This Week this morning and explained how the credentials committee works. If she's right, and I'm sure Brazile knows this stuff like the back of her hand, it's even worse for Clinton than I thought.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
CLINTON: ALL THE WAY TO DENVER
CLINTON: ALL THE WAY TO DENVER
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Matthew Yglesias, Scripting News, Brendan Nyhan, The Mahablog and The Carpetbagger Report
Michael Scherer / Swampland:
Say It Ain't So, Joe — It's not news that Sen. Joe Lieberman, the onetime Democratic VP candidate, is backing John McCain for President. Nor is it news that Lieberman takes a different view of the Iraq War than most Democrats. But what he said this morning on ABC's “This Week” is certainly news.
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Examining Presidential …, Weekly Standard Blog, Gateway Pundit and StephenBainbridge.com
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MSNBC:
HUD chief reportedly close to resigning — Jackson, facing allegations of cronyism, will hold press conference Monday — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson, buffeted by allegations of cronyism and favoritism, is expected to announce his resignation Monday …
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American Street
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Wall Street Journal:
HUD Secretary Expected to Quit — WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to announce his resignation Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, a decision that will deal a blow to the Bush administration's efforts to tackle the housing crisis.
Cincinnati.com:
Maupin's remains found in Iraq — digg us! del.icio.us! — Sgt. Matt Maupin is dead, the parents of the missing Clermont County soldier said today. — Maupin's remain were found in Iraq, nearly four years after he was captured by insurgents, his parents said.
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Little Green Footballs
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Erik Eckholm / New York Times:
Food Stamp Use at Record Pace as Jobs Vanish — Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.
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I Am TRex
Deborah Howell / Washington Post:
Public Death, Private Life — What should a newspaper print about a person's most private life in a story after his death? — The Post ran a story March 22 about the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of Army Maj. Alan G. Rogers, a decorated war hero killed in an explosion in Baghdad.