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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: Blue Girl, Red State
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.
Discussion: Commentary and Israpundit
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
McCain Sees King Speech as Chance to Mend Ties  —  MEMPHIS — Senator John McCain, who says he will court the African-American vote this year and campaign in places Republicans often shun, plans to speak here on Friday to mark the 40th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Kai Wright / American Prospect:
Dr. King, Forgotten Radical
Discussion: Crooked Timber
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.
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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.
Taegan Goddard's Political Wire:
Strategic Vision: Obama Narrows the Gap in Pennsylvania
Discussion: MyDD
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.
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Reuters:
Economy sheds 80,000 jobs in March
Discussion: MoJoBlog
New York Times:
81% in Poll Say Nation Is on the Wrong Track  —  Americans are more dissatisfied with the country's direction than at any time since the New York Times/CBS News poll began asking about the subject in the early 1990s, according to the latest poll.  —  In the poll, 81 percent of respondents …
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Associated Press:
Poll shows tight state primary race between Clinton, Obama
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Page
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.
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 …
StrategyPage:
The Bad Guys Come Out To Die  —  In northern Iraq, Sunni Arab terrorists have changed their tactics recently, moving about in the open much more frequently.  This has made them vulnerable to attack by helicopter gunships.  As a result, in the last two weeks of March, U.S. AH-64 helicopter gunships …
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Bob Barr Era  —  Looks like former congressman Bob Barr is going to get in the race as a Libertarian.  I think it's safe to say that he won't be elected president.  That said, I think there will probably be a bunch of voters who don't much like the McCain Perpetual War agenda …
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Timothy McNulty / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Certain defeat doesn't deter Ron Paul or his backers  —  INDIANA, Pa. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fought back against calls to drop out of the presidential race by comparing herself to Rocky Balboa.  Ask Rep. Ron Paul, who keeps running for the Republican nod, what fictional figure he is like and he can't come up with an answer.
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
Boehner: ‘We are going to gain seats this year’  —  House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) predicted Thursday that Republicans will pick up seats in the 2008 election despite a slew of GOP retirements and the Democrats' significant fundraising advantage.  —  “We don't need as much money as [Democrats] have,” he said.
JewishJournal.com:
20 questions with John McCain  —  U.S. President George W. Bush (right) speaks as he endorses Republican presidential candidate John McCain in the Rose Garden  —  “Hey, Rob, how are you!”  John McCain said on the other end of the phone.  He sounded like he'd been hovering over his cell phone, just waiting for me to dial his number.
 
 
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Obama cuts into Clinton's superdelegate lead
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