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8:15 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
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)
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 …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
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Matt / Think Progress:
Lieberman, Bennett, And Kristol See Petraeus Hearing As 'An Argument …
Discussion: DefenseLINK and The Reaction
Townhall.com:
Senator Joseph Lieberman on the attacks on John McCain, General …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
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 …
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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
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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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John McCormick / The Swamp:   That buzz in Obama's pocket
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John McCormick / The Swamp:
Obama: Powell, Wright, Olympics
Discussion: The Page
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.
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
McCain Gets the Boot From Project Vote Smart  —  Project Vote Smart, the nonpartisan voter-education nonprofit, confirms today that it has kicked John McCain off its board.  Mother Jones reported on Monday that PVS was prepared to make the move due to McCain's nine-month refusal to fill out its Political Courage Test.
Discussion: Majikthise and American Street
Max Boot / Commentary:
The Secret History of Neoconservatism  —  The furor over the supposedly perfidious influence of “neocons” in the making of Bush foreign policy seems to have died down a bit.  But it will nevertheless remain part of the lasting legend about this administration.
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
 
 
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Stephen Spruiell / The Corner:
McCain's Housing Muddle
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Gateway Pundit:
SHOCKING— New Obama Audio Posted Online!
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Dems fault Bush on executive privilege
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
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:
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Snakes with legs  —  What was lost tens of millions of years ago is now found.
Ali / Think Progress:
McCain: Afghanistan's Troubles Are Unrelated To ‘Our Diversion To Iraq’
Marc Ambinder:
War Crimes! An Elaboration
Chris / TVNewser:
Judge Dismisses Core of Dan Rather Suit
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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