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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 …
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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 …
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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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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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
Round 8 on the Richardson Endorsement
Round 8 on the Richardson Endorsement
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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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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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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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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!
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Gregory: Bush 'didn't jump to invade Iraq' after 9/11. — Yesterday, on MSNBC's Hardball, David Gregory exonerated President Bush for his misguided invasion of Iraq, saying there's “not a lot of argument” that Bush “had the right response to 9/11.” Gregory commended Bush for not immediately …
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Tax returns coming — Clinton aide Howard Wolfson suggested that Hillary's tax returns will be out today or tomorrow: — “She said late last week that they would be out within a week and so you can count on that,” he said. — Wolfson also said Clinton's fundraising totals would be out when the filings are due, around April 20.
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.