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6:45 PM ET, April 10, 2008

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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
McCain erases Obama lead  —  WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain has erased Sen. Barack Obama's 10-point advantage in a head-to-head matchup, leaving him essentially tied with both Democratic candidates in an Associated Press-Ipsos national poll released Thursday.
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Michael Duffy / Time:
TIME Poll: Clinton 6 Points Up in Pennsylvania  —  Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a new statewide poll by TIME reveals.
John McCain / CNN:
Poll suggests McCain-Rice ticket could win big  —  (CNN) - Condoleezza Rice has said she has no desire to be John McCain's running mate, but a new poll out Wednesday suggests that duo could beat the Democratic ticket in the bluest of states.  —  In a new poll conducted by Marist College and WNBC …
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Polls: Clinton's lead down to 4 points in Pennsylvania
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Joe Klein / Time:
Petraeus Meets His Match  —  Senator Joseph Lieberman has become something of an agent provocateur in the semiannual Petraeus-Crocker hearings staged by the U.S. Senate.  This semester he chose to open his remarks by chastising unnamed colleagues for having a “hear no progress …
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Ben / Think Progress:
Maliki Disagrees With Petraeus's ‘Pause,’ Says ‘U.S. Troops Should Be Pulled Out’  —  Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress this week that he is recommending to President Bush that the United States “pause” the draw down of troops in Iraq this July for at least 45 days …
White House:
President Bush Discusses Iraq  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  Fifteen months ago, I announced the surge.  And this week, General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker gave Congress a detailed report on the results.  —  The immediate goal of the surge was to bring down the sectarian violence …
The Huffington Post:
Randi Rhodes Quits Air America Rather Than Apologize For Hillary Clinton “F*cking Whore” Remark; “There's Relief And Joy” At The Station  —  Update: The Huffington Post has learned that Randi Rhodes quit Air America after being asked by the network to apologize for her inflammatory remarks against Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Suspended Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Quits Air America (UPDATED)
Rasmussen Reports:
29% Favor National Health Insurance Overseen by Federal Government  —  Twenty-nine percent (29%) of American adults favor a national health insurance program overseen by the Federal Government.  A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 39% oppose such a government-led initiative while 31% are not sure.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: New Mexico Senate
Discussion: MyDD and TPM Election Central
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Alaska Senate
CNN:
Obama: I'm not ‘getting fresh or anything’  —  (CNN) - Barack Obama appeared to have a bit of an awkward moment on the campaign trail in South Bend, Indiana.  —  From the pool report:  —  “[Obama] posed for report pictures with the staff when he apparently felt his phone start to vibrate …
Discussion: Shakesville and Cliff Schecter …
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Associated Press:
Play of the Day: Obama set on 2 terms
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)
John McCormick / The Swamp:   That buzz in Obama's pocket
Chris / TVNewser:
Judge Dismisses Core of Dan Rather Suit  —  Breaking: The judge in Dan Rather's lawsuit against CBS has issued a motion to dismiss most of the case.  CBS News confirms.  —  Developing...  > More: TVNewser has learned most of issues of the lawsuit have been dismissed.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Judge dismisses most of Rather's lawsuit against CBS …
Discussion: GINA COBB
Ben Smith / The Politico:
David Brock, Dems plan $40M hit on McCain  —  Wealthy Democrats are preparing a four-month, $40 million media campaign centered on attacks on Senator John McCain.  And it will be led by David Brock, the former investigative reporter who first gained fame in the 1990s as a right-wing, anti-Clinton journalist.
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
Obama Talks All Things LGBT with The Advocate  —  In an exclusive Chicago sit-down with The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld, Democratic front-runner Barack Obama discusses “don't ask, don't tell,” Rev. Wright, and what he would do for LGBT Americans if he becomes president.
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: Elie Weisel is a piker  —  Someone at the Barack Obama campaign had better start watching the hyperbole meter when Obama gets off script.  When a questioner at a Levittown event asked Obama about his church's fascination with Louis Farrakhan, Obama offered a very strange defense.
Discussion: Political Punch and Commentary
Sue Shellenbarger / Wall Street Journal:
The Blogger Mom, In Your Face  —  Lots of businesses get hate mail, but few owners react the way Heather Armstrong does.  She prints out nasty emails, puts them in her driveway and drives over them with her car.  “That's the attitude I have,” she says, “and it's made my life a thousand percent better.”
Discussion: On Deadline
Marc Ambinder:
War Crimes!  An Elaboration  —  Thanks to Memeorandum, this short post on an ABC News story has received much attention and much more misinterpretation.  —  It is a fact that many liberal Democrats believe President Bush and other senior administration officials to be guilty of war crimes.
 
 
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Jonathan D. Silver / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
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Saira Anees / Political Punch:
Where Are the Democrats Going to Be in June?:  A Purely Speculative Exercise
Discussion: Trailhead
Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
Bloomberg Introduces McCain
Discussion: Spin Cycle and The News Buckit
Walter Alarkon / The Hill:
With Bush leaving and Democrats rising, Norquist turns to Congress
Discussion: The New Republic
Michelle Malkin:
Hey, remember when I praised McCain's housing stance? …
Ct Bob / Connecticut Bob:
Did Dick Blumenthal lie to me?
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Muslim blogger makes his own version of “Fitna” — about Christianity
Discussion: The Jawa Report
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Jonathan Amos / BBC:
Snakes with legs  —  What was lost tens of millions of years ago is now found.
Gateway Pundit:
NAACP Invites Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Speak
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
McCain Gets the Boot From Project Vote Smart
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Ali / Think Progress:
McCain: Afghanistan's Troubles Are Unrelated To ‘Our Diversion To Iraq’
Brad DeLong / Salon:
No, Hillary Clinton shouldn't be winning
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
“My Answer Is No”  —  A conversation with President Bush.
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