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8:35 AM ET, April 11, 2008

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Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton Retells Hillary's 1996 Bosnia Story  —  ABC News' Sarah Amos and Eloise Harper Report: After a trip to Puerto Rico and two days entirely off the campaign trail, former President Bill Clinton eagerly discussed myriad topics with the crowd that awaited him in Boonville, Ind. …
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Taxpayers fund Bill Clinton spending  —  The Clintons have made a $100-million fortune since leaving the White House, but a Politico analysis found that hasn't kept Bill Clinton from taking full advantage of the publicly funded perks offered to ex-presidents.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Fox News
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bill Clinton defends wife's Bosnia remarks  —  Former President Bill Clinton gave a passionate defense Thursday of his wife's claim about “landing under sniper fire” - just as the damaging controversy was dying down.  —  Bill Clinton said the news media treated her like she'd “robbed a bank” …
Discussion: Power Line
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Is that really a naked woman in Dick Cheney's sunglasses?  —  WASHINGTON — He shot his hunting partner, but Vice President Dick Cheney apparently doesn't fly fish with naked women.  —  Since Wednesday, the blogosphere has been atwitter over a photograph on the White House Web site of Cheney …
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Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
What's Reflected in Cheney's Glasses?
Gateway Pundit:
SHOCKING— New Obama Audio Posted Online!  —  This is just amazing.  —  If Obama really wanted to have a talk about race he could start by explaining his hateful words on this audio.  —  (9 minutes 53 seconds)  —  Just words?  —  Bob McCarty also finds it shocking.
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Dan Collins / protein wisdom:   For Thor  —  I respect Gateway Pundit a lot, but I think that there's …
ABCNEWS:
Dean: McCain's Age Worries Voters  —  DNC Chair Cites Health, ‘Old-Fashioned’ Views  —  Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said Thursday that swing voters participating in focus groups commissioned by the D.N.C. bring up John McCain's age unprompted.
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Seeing a pattern in Paper of Record's coverage of McCain
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
McCain Reverses Himself on Mortgage Position
Discussion: RADAMISTO and michellemalkin.com
Karl / protein wisdom:
More of the Wright stuff  —  Just to keep up to date, the noxious Rev. Jeremiah Wright will speak at the Detroit branch of the NAACP 53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner.  I would have jumped on this one yesterday, but given that NAACP chair Julian Bond has compared the GOP to the Taliban …
Discussion: Hot Air and Wonkette
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Jesse Walker / Reason Magazine:   Poperah  —  A lot of Christians are angry at Oprah …
Michael Evans / Times of London:
Spy photos reveal ‘secret launch site’ for Iran's long-range missiles  —  The secret site where Iran is suspected of developing long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching targets in Europe has been uncovered by new satellite photographs.  —  The imagery has pinpointed the facility …
Times of London:
Athletes who take Tibet stand ‘face Olympic cut’  —  Athletes who display Tibetan flags at Olympic venues — including in their own rooms — could be expelled from this summer's Games in Beijing under anti-propaganda rules.  —  Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Votes to Put Off Trade Deal Bush Sought  —  WASHINGTON — The unity exhibited Thursday by House Democrats in stalling a White House-sponsored trade pact with Colombia masks deep party divisions on the issue, which is certain to become even more highly charged given coming consequential trade deals …
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Washington Post:
Drop Dead, Colombia
Steve Clemons / The Huffington Post:
Obama Triangulates and Won't Go Where Other Great Americans Will on Hamas  —  Ben Smith of Politico points out that Barack Obama has “drawn a line” regarding which of the world's problematic bad guys should be met by Presidents like himself — and Jimmy Carter.  He thinks Carter should not meet any Hamas leaders.
Discussion: War in Context and PoliPundit.com
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Carter and Hamas  —  It's an opportunity for Obama to draw a line, and he takes it:
Discussion: South Jerusalem and Hot Air
Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama may lose support in Philadelphia over ‘street money’  —  CULTURE CLASH: Barack Obama campaigns in Philadelphia last week.  His people are telling Democratic leaders there that he won't pay “street money” to those who help the campaign.  —  Candidates traditionally get out the money to get out the vote.
Discussion: The Swamp and The Page
New York Post:
IRAN'S BUSTED IRAQ BID  —  BASRA ‘RISING’ WAS TEHRAN'S OP  —  A GAMBLE that proved too costly.  —  That's how analysts in Tehran describe events last month in Basra.  Iran's state-run media have de facto confirmed that this was no spontaneous “uprising.”
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:
Rev. Jeremiah Wright to speak in Detroit at month's end  —  The one piece of good news for Barack Obama in Rev. Jeremiah Wright's latest plan for a return to the pulpit (of a sort), is that it will occur five days after Pennsylvania's April 22 primary (though in plenty of time to have a potential impact …
Peter Wallsten / Los Angeles Times:
Allies of Palestinians see a friend in Barack Obama  —  They consider him receptive despite his clear support of Israel.  —  CHICAGO — It was a celebration of Palestinian culture — a night of music, dancing and a dash of politics.  Local Arab Americans were bidding farewell to Rashid Khalidi …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Obama: Elie Weisel is a piker
Discussion: TalkLeft and Weekly Standard Blog
Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Bush Abdicates to Generals on Iraq; 10 Killed in Sadr City; Al-Maliki Excludes Sadrists  —  Bush Abdicates to Generals on Iraq;  —  10 Killed in Sadr City;  —  Al-Maliki Excludes Sadrists  —  War turns Republics into dictatorships.  The logic is actually quite simple.
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
And You Thought the Phone Only Rang at 3 A.M.  —  SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Senator, is there something in your pocket?  —  As Senator Barack Obama wrapped up a drop-by visit to the Sunrise Cafe here today, he was poising for a photograph with two waitresses and the restaurant's owner.
Discussion: The Field, marbury and New York Times
 
 
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myLifetime.com:
As Election Race Shifts, so do Women's Opinions of the Candidates …
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