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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: TWO DIFFERENT MAPS — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro — *** Two different maps: On TODAY and Morning Joe, NBC's Tim Russert took at a stab at November's electoral map. And this morning, we do the same, to show how different Clinton's and Obama's paths to 270 are.
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama's $40 Million Haul (And What It Means) — Sen. Barack Obama raised better than $40 million for his presidential campaign in the month of March alone, bringing his total raised for the first three months of 2008 to a staggering $134 million. — “Today we're seeing the American people's …
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
When Did The Pledged Delegate Count Become The Holy Grail? How The Obama Camp and NBC Made It So — It is one of the most interesting phenomenas of this campaign and the Obama camp deserves great credit for this spin achievement - the turning of the pledged delegate count into the Holy Grail of this campaign.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Carter hints at Obama backing — The Nigerian paper This Day reports that the former president all but came out for Obama, speaking to reporters in that country: … He was in Abuja, the paper reports, for the Carter Center awards for guinea worm eradication.
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The Swamp, The Moderate Voice, Trailhead, Taylor Marsh, Top of the Ticket, Hot Air and Commentary
Charles Hurt / New York Post:
BARACK'S A LOST CAUSE: HILL — VAIN BID TO WIN RICHARDSON'S SUPPORT — WASHINGTON - While lobbying for his endorsement, Hillary Rodham Clinton flatly told New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that Barack Obama could not win the presidency if he got the Democratic nomination. — “He cannot win, Bill.
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NY Daily News:
GOP under fire from everywhere after 9/11 comments — WASHINGTON - The California congressman who called the Sept. 11 attacks “simply” a plane crash ran for cover Wednesday under a barrage of ridicule from fellow Republicans, first responders and victims' families.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
David Gregory says Bush showed good judgement for not invading …
David Gregory says Bush showed good judgement for not invading …
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Think Progress
Washington Times:
Barr bid could hurt McCain — Can a conservative former congressman who helped impeach President Clinton, is a board member of the National Rifle Association and has done contract work with the ACLU dent Sen. John McCain's presidential bid? — That's exactly what Mr. McCain would face if Bob Barr …
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The New Republic, TownHall Blog, American Spectator, Democratic Strategist and The Other McCain
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Ben / Think Progress:
Graham Claims McCain Has Done ‘Even More’ Than Al Gore On Global Warming — An online ABC News article on the “surrogate wars” of this year's presidential election quoted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), an ardent supporter of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) candidacy, saying that McCain has …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Is AWOL On New GI Bill — In November 2007, Sens. Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel penned an op-ed in the New York Times advocating a reformed G.I. Bill that would provide Iraq war veterans with greater educational opportunities. — The idea, which was first introduced in January 2007, was at once ambitious and benign.
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Saira Anees / Political Punch:
Obama is Smokin' — Last August, I ran into Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, outside the Senate chamber in the Capitol. — This was before the Obama surge, before he had omnipresent Secret Service agents, back when you might see him strolling solo. — We chatted for a second …
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
McCain rejects Secret Service protection — Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) may be the presumptive GOP nominee for president, but, by his own wishes, he is not being protected by the Secret Service. — “He has not requested protection,” Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan told a congressional subcommittee this morning.
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The Page
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
For McCain, son's duty in Iraq is not a talking point — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) regularly talks about his military experience on the presidential campaign trail, but he draws the line when asked about his sons' service in the armed forces. — Jimmy McCain, 19, who returned from Iraq in mid-February …
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Weekly Standard Blog, Wake up America, TPM Election Central, The Page and The Campaign Spot
Anita Vogel / Fox News:
Student Sues ‘Anti-Christian’ Teacher Over Remarks in Class — A student and his family have filed a federal lawsuit demanding that a popular European history teacher at California's Capistrano Valley High School be fired for what they say were anti-Christian remarks he made in the classroom.
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Rachel Lucas, The Corner, Big Brass Blog, Moonbattery, Middle Earth Journal and Patterico's Pontifications
Mike Morris / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Ted Turner: Global warming could lead to cannibalism — Billionaire environmentalist says world has too many people — Failure to address global warming will have us all dead or eating each other by mid-century. — So says Ted Turner, the restaurateur, environmentalist …
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The Corner
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
DNC convention stance surprises campaigns — The Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that Florida and Michigan members will be seated on the three standing committees — including the critical Credentials Committee—at the party's 2008 national convention, a position that could affect the selection of the Democratic nominee.
Andrew Walden / Pajamas Media:
Muslims Leaving Islam in Droves — Pope Benedict's choice to publicly baptize the most prominent Muslim in Italy, Egyptian-born Magdi Allam, highlights a quiet worldwide exodus from Islam. In recent years, millions have moved on. With this high-profile action, Pope Benedict demonstratively blesses …
cfinst.org:
Fast Start for Soft Money Groups in 2008 Election — 527s Adapt to New Rules, 501(c)(4)s On the Upswing — Soft money groups in the 2008 election are off to a strong start. Federally-focused 527 political organizations raised money in 2007 at a faster clip than in the comparable off year before the 2004 election.
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Murtha: Clinton Cannot Win Nomination Without Popular Vote — Hillary Clinton simply cannot be the Democratic nominee if she doesn't win the popular vote, Pennsylvania congressman and Clinton-backer John Murtha said Wednesday. — “Clinton has to win Pennsylvania,” he argued in an interview.
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