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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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Krooney / The Page:
SOURCE: RICHARDSON SAID OBAMA CAN'T WIN — New Mexico Governor, in talks with both Clintons about his endorsement, is said to have been the one to argue that Obama did not have the experience necessary to beat McCain. — A Clinton associate reacts: “Bill Richardson is clearly embarrassed that he broke his promise to them.”
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Candidate Clinton to Richardson: 'Barack Obama Can't Win' — ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former President Bill Clinton are making very direct arguments to Democratic superdelegates, starkly insisting Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. …
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Bloomberg:
Obama Catches Clinton in Support From Superdelegate Lawmakers — Barack Obama has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in endorsements from top elected officials, with a surge in support from congressional freshmen and governors from Republican-dominated states.
Washington Wire:
McCain Spoofs Clinton in New Ad — Laura Meckler reports from Jacksonville, Fla., on the presidential race. — The McCain campaign plans to begin airing a new ad on national cable TV starting Thursday, aides said tonight. The spot, which attacks Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the economy …
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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 …
Scott Horton / Harper's:
Yoo Two — Yesterday another of the long-withheld torture memoranda was released. In early 2003, beginning after the Ashcroft Justice Department dispensed advice to the Central Intelligence Agency authorizing the introduction of torture techniques, Rumsfeld's lawyer, William J.
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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 …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama breaks $40 million for March — Yet another success of lowered expectations, and well-concealed numbers, as Obama announces his fundraising numbers for March. — The campaign says he raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000, more than 218,000 of whom were giving for the first time.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
The Casey Myth Once Again — Bob Somerby notes Michael Gerson once again repeating the Myth of Bob Casey, blubbering about Casey Sr. being “banned from speaking to the Democratic convention for the heresy of being pro-life” without mentioning that Casey refused to endorse the Democratic ticket.
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USA Today:
Why the Democratic race could end in North Carolina — RALEIGH, N.C. — The end could be near. — Or the endgame, at least, of a surprisingly drawn-out Democratic presidential contest. Four months and 42 states after the opening Iowa caucuses, the primary in North Carolina on May 6 …
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Ann Coulter / Human Events:
Obama's Dimestore ‘Mein Kampf’ — If characters from “The Hills” were to emote about race, I imagine it would sound like B. Hussein Obama's autobiography, “Dreams From My Father.” — Has anybody read this book? Inasmuch as the book reveals Obama to be a flabbergasting lunatic …
Gateway Pundit:
Drink Absolut Vodka— Bring Back Mythical Aztlan — Here's an Absolut-ly Outrageous Ad in Mexico City... Absolut Vodka reaches out to La Raza: — Mi Blog Es Tu Blog saw the ad in the current issue of Quien magazine. — “In an Absolut World anything can happen including getting the US-Mexico border straight once and for all.”
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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.
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Jane Fonda endorses Barack Obama; there goes his crossover vote — Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam War advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president. — There were no formal ceremonies for the endorsement.
New York Times:
U.S. Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra — BAGHDAD — Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker first learned of the Iraqi plan on Friday, March 21: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would be heading to Basra with Iraqi troops to bring order to the city. — But the Iraqi operation was not what the United States expected.
Carolyn Jones / San Francisco Chronicle:
Calls renewed to fix Berkeley's citizen boards — Berkeley is finding that having its own foreign policy isn't cheap. The city's recent dustup with the U.S. Marine Corps has so far cost the city more than $200,000, while businesses say they've been slammed by related protests.
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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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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