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2:40 PM ET, April 4, 2008

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Amanda / Think Progress:
Rep. McHenry calls U.S. soldier in Iraq a ‘two-bit security guard.’  —  During a public appearance on Saturday, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) belittled a U.S. soldier in Iraq who was following orders and wouldn't let McHenry go to the gym without the proper credentials.
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Let's play, ‘Imagine If A Democrat Had Said This’  —  As a rule, insulting U.S. troops trying to keep you safe in Iraq doesn't seem like an especially good idea.  And yet, there was Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), one of Congress' most right-wing members, reflecting on his recent visit to Baghdad …
Carolina Politics Online:
McHenry Refers to Soldier as “Two Bit Security Guard”  —  The comment is about 40 seconds into the video.Lance Sigmon, McHenry's primary challenger, has released the following press release:
Discussion: Hot Air and Blue Girl, Red State
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:   In Which I Answer A Question And Ask One
Atrios / Eschaton:
Deep Thought  —  I wonder how many two-bit security guards have been killed in
Discussion: Firedoglake
Juan Williams / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and King  —  Martin Luther King Jr. died at age 39; today, the 40th anniversary of his death, is the first time he has been gone longer than he lived.  —  Figures such as Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton have tried to claim his place on the American stage.  But at most they have achieved fame and wealth.
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
The anniversary of Dr. King's death puts McCain in a tough spot
Discussion: Daily Kos and Political Punch
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
McCain reversal on MLK holiday an issue as he visits Memphis
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Kai Wright / American Prospect:
Dr. King, Forgotten Radical
Discussion: Crooked Timber
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The DOJ comments on the Mukasey controversy  —  (updated below)  —  In response to the growing controversy over plainly misleading comments by Attorney General Michael Mukasey last week in San Francisco, and in response to the questions I submitted, the DOJ's Peter Carr …
Boston Globe:
McCain returns $3m in checks as he considers public funding  —  In another sign that John McCain is moving toward accepting public financing this fall, the Republican's campaign is returning about $3 million in checks to contributors who have given money for his general election campaign …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
And the next GOP primary begins  —  A group of social conservatives have launched an effort to keep Mitt Romney off John McCain's ticket.  —  Under the rubric of an obscure PAC called “Government Is Not God,” a coalition of longtime Romney opponents and past supporters of Mike Huckabee …
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
No Consensus Favorite Among Republicans for McCain VP
Discussion: Redstate
Josh Drobnyk / Morning Call:
Second poll shows Clinton's Pennsylvania lead shrinking  —  49% of those asked favor her, compared with 38% for Obama.  —  Clinton holds an 11-point lead in Pennsylvania, down three percentage points from mid-February, according to a survey by The Morning Call/Muhlenberg College of 406 likely Democratic voters.
Michelle Malkin:
Absolut arrogance and the advertising agency behind the reconquista ad  —  You know what has been heartening the past two days as reaction to the Absolut Reconquista ad continues to pour in?  The fact that so many of you still take our sovereignty seriously and are willing to give voice to your concerns without apologizing for it.
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Clinton Donors Press Dean at Fifth Avenue Bundler Summit  —  Leading donors to the Clinton and Obama campaigns sat down together last night with DNC chairman Howard Dean at a meeting at the Fifth Avenue apartment of super-bundlers Maureen White and Steven Rattner.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
bls.gov:
Employment Situation Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 08-0448  —  Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release  —  http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Friday, April 4, 2008.
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
Obama Adviser Calls for Troops To Stay in Iraq Through 2010  —  WASHINGTON — A key adviser to Senator Obama's campaign is recommending in a confidential paper that America keep between 60,000 and 80,000 troops in Iraq as of late 2010, a plan at odds with the public pledge of the Illinois senator …
John Baer / Philly.com:
Obama could actually win this thing (the Pa. primary)  —  BARACK OBAMA had a pretty good week in Pennsylvania.  —  In a state that pollsters and analysts call tailor-made for Hillary Clinton, Obama is seriously challenging the fit.  —  So much so, some wonder if an unraveling's in the offing.
Matthew Yglesias:
Small City Urbanism  —  I sometimes get the sense that people think the urbanist agenda is all about trying to turn the entire United States into Manhattan, or else that there's no appreciation of the fact that there's a middle ground between never driving a car and driving many dozens of miles every day.
Discussion: Eschaton and Unfogged
Amanda / Think Progress:
Beck Rants Against Polar Bears: 'They Eat People!  For The Love Of Pete, They're Big, Angry Bears!'  —  Beck Rants Against Polar Bears: 'They Eat People!  For The Love Of Pete, They're Big, Angry Bears!'  —  Last night on his CNN Headline News show, right-wing pundit Glenn Beck hosted global warming skeptic Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK).
Discussion: epw.senate.gov and MSNBC
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Hot Air Blowing Smoke
Discussion: Hot Air
Fox News:
U.N. Forecasters: Global Temperatures to Decrease
Discussion: Redstate, HazZzMat and Hot Air
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Obama cuts into Clinton's superdelegate lead
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Matthew Yglesias:
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Certain defeat doesn't deter Ron Paul or his backers
Brian Stelter / The Caucus:
Air America Host Suspended for Clinton Remarks
Chris McGreal / Guardian:
Mugabe: I will quit, as long I do not face prosecution
Charles Krauthammer / Real Clear Politics:
The Fabulist Vs. the Saint
Discussion: Soccer Dad
Virginia Postrel / The Atlantic Online:
The Peril of Obama  —  Barack Obama has brought glamour …
Discussion: Commentary and Dynamist Blog
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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