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9:25 PM ET, April 3, 2008

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Air America / Air America Radio blogs:
STATEMENT OF AIR AMERICA RADIO, FROM CHAIR CHARLIE KIREKER  —  New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco …
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The Huffington Post:
Air America Host Randi Rhodes Suspended For Calling Hillary A “Big F*cking Whore”  —  Air America host Randi Rhodes called both Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary Clinton “whores” in a recent appearance, seen below.  Rhodes, who hosts a weekday radio show on Air America, said to the cheering crowd, “What a whore Geraldine Ferraro is!
Discussion: Say Anything and Political Punch
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Randi Rhodes Suspended After Calling Hillary ‘Big F***ing Whore’  —  WHORE-ABLE INSULTS  —  Unhinged Rhodes Stand-Up Routine Results In Suspension  —  *** BREAKING NEWS - MORE NEW DETAILS BELOW ***  —  An unhinged tirade by Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes has led to an unprecedented suspension …
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 …
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Ed OKeefe / Political Punch:
Gov. Rendell: There's 50% About Barack Obama We Don't Know Yet  —  As governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell is getting a lot of attention these days as the chief surrogate for Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as she and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., square off in preparation for the Keystone state's April 22 primary.
Hillary Clinton / CNN:   Clinton backers: She must win popular vote
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 …
Satyam / Think Progress:   Gregory: Bush 'didn't jump to invade Iraq' after 9/11.
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
Al Qaeda #2: We'll Attack Iran  —  Recently, Senator John McCain has repeatedly indicated that Iran and al-Qaeda are in cahoots.  The terror group's number two, Ayman al-Zawahiri, would beg to differ.  In a long-promised online Q&A session, Zawahiri says it would be “in the interest” …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Truth, Put Your Boots On
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama's $40 Million Haul (And What It Means)  —  UPDATE — 4:15 p.m.: A Clinton campaign source just confirmed to The Fix that the New York Senator collected $20 million in the month of March, roughly half the total amount collected by Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) over the same time frame.
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Jacqueline Klingebiel / Political Radar:
Clinton Fundraising For March
Discussion: The Politico
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Views On Economy At All-Time Low  —  CBS/NY Times Poll: Just 14 Percent Of Americans Say The Country Is On The Right Track  —  (CBS) Americans' views on the economy and the general state of the country have hit an all-time low in the history of the CBS News/New York Times poll.
Discussion: TalkLeft and AMERICAblog
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New York Times:   Obama's Support Softens, Poll Shows
Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
Conyers, Judiciary Members Demand Answers from Attorney General on 9/11 Surveillance  —  Today Members of the Judiciary Committee wrote a letter (pdf) to Attorney General Mukasey regarding recent comments on 9/11 surveillance.  —  From the Judiciary Committee:
Discussion: Emptywheel, TPMMuckraker and Daily Kos
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Michael Barone / US News:
In Terms of Geography, Obama Appeals to Academics and Clinton Appeals to Jacksonians  —  In reviewing the maps of the Democratic primary results, in Dave Leip's electoral atlas, I was struck by the narrow geographic base of Barack Obama's candidacy.  In state after state …
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Sinead Carew / Reuters:
John Edwards says would not accept VP nomination  —  LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said on Thursday he would not accept the nomination for U.S. vice president as he did four years ago.  —  Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina …
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 …
Matthew Yglesias:
Heritage  —  It seems that April is Confederate Heritage month.  Why one would want to celebrate a heritage of violent rebellion against a democratically elected government in order to perpetuate a system of chattel slavery is a bit hard for me to say.  —  When I was growing up in New York City …
Daily Mail:
British Muslims ‘planned to kill thousands by bombing SEVEN transatlantic airliners in one go’  —  A British terror gang plotted to use liquid explosives to blow up transatlantic passenger jets in mid-flight, a court heard today.  —  Eight men planned to smuggle bombs disguised as soft drinks …
Karen Houppert / The Nation:
Another KBR Rape Case  —  Editor's Note: Lisa Smith is a pseudonym used on request.  Additional reporting by Te-Ping Chen.  Research support provided by the Investigative Fund of The Nation Institute.  —  Houston  —  It was an early January morning in 2008 when 42-year-old Lisa Smith* …
Joe Klein / Time:
The Patriotism Problem  —  When he was really rolling in February, Barack Obama would close every speech with a peroration about the importance of hope.  The setup always seemed a bit defensive to me — an attack on the pundits and party elders who thought he was too idealistic, a “hopemonger” …
 
 
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Washington Post / On The Plane:
He's Outta There  —  BUCHAREST, Romania — Enough is enough, it seems.
Discussion: Think Progress
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Clinton Denies Saying Obama ‘Cannot Win’; Aides Dispute Question
Rick Perlstein / The Nation:
All Aboard the McCain Express
Discussion: Eschaton
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
‘NY Times’ Scribe Withholds Byline on Page One Story — Then OKs It
Discussion: The New Republic
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True Bravery: Burning the Qur'an in Iran
Jeremy Lott / The Politico:
The case for Vice President Coburn
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John McCain As Bob Dole
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King and Kerner: An Unfinished Agenda
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Aides' private info exposed
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Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
McCain rejects Secret Service protection
Discussion: Hot Air and The Page
Marc Ambinder:
Donations to DCCC Spike after Clinton Threat To Pelosi
Discussion: MyDD and TalkLeft
Mike Celizic / MSNBC:
Mom lets 9-year-old take subway home alone
Discussion: Eschaton, Unfogged and Shakesville
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
In Speeches, Clinton Often Veers to Dark Side
Andrew Walden / Pajamas Media:
Muslims Leaving Islam in Droves
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
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