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3:05 PM ET, April 10, 2008

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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 …
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.
Discussion: TalkLeft and MSNBC
Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho / Marist Poll:
ü Democrats' “Dream Ticket” is a nightmare against McCain/Rice in New York ü NYS voters take a wait and see approach to new governor  —  Contact: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff  —  This WNBC/Marist Poll of New York State reports:  —  Presidential Campaign 2008
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Polls: Clinton's lead down to 4 points in Pennsylvania
Discussion: TPM Election Central
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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Slobodan Lekic / Associated Press:
US airstrikes in Iraq target militants
Discussion: QandO and Donklephant
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Reid: Bush has ‘exit strategy’ only for himself
Discussion: The Swamp
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.
Discussion: The News Junkie
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Suspended Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Quits Air America (UPDATED)
Radio Ink:
Rhodes Leaves Air America
Discussion: MyDD and LiberalOasis
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.
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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.
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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Washington Wire:
Petraeus (Gently) Refutes McCain Assertion
Discussion: Think Progress
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
“My Answer Is No”  —  A conversation with President Bush.  —  I SPENT ABOUT 40 minutes with President Bush in the Oval Office late yesterday afternoon, in a meeting whose purpose was to allow the president to preview the Iraq speech he's giving today.  —  We ended up spending more than half the time on other matters.
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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 over Rathergate
Discussion: GINA COBB
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE ON TRADE....Speaking of trade policy (see below), there's little doubt that the biggest remaining distortion in global trade comes in the form of agricultural tariffs and (especially) subsidies.  The European Union's CAP program is at least as bad as anything we do — probably worse, in fact — but what we do is plenty bad.
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner
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Daniel Imhoff / Los Angeles Times:
We'll reap what we sow  —  The farm bill is loaded with pork …
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Powell Praises Obama, Fears Afghanistan Growing ‘More Difficult’ Than Iraq  —  General Says Next President Will Face Long Struggle, Troop Strain in Two-Front Battle  —  Retired Gen. Colin Powell insists he hasn't yet decided who he'll back in the 2008 presidential election.
Inside Higher Ed:
Pardon Me, but Your Door Is Terribly Offensive  —  Getting one's own office can be a rite of passage right up there with defending a dissertation or receiving tenure — and many professors' lairs are reflections of their own attitudes and beliefs.  Usually, it takes just a quick glance at the door …
Brad DeLong / Salon:
No, Hillary Clinton shouldn't be winning  —  Sean Wilentz spun a fantasy in his Salon piece about Clinton's electability.  In the real world, it's Barack Obama who's more electable.  —  Sen. Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Ohio.  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton has won fewer votes this spring in contested primaries than Barack Obama.
New York Times:
2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain has long made his decades of experience in foreign policy and national security the centerpiece of his political identity, and suggests he would bring to the White House a fully formed view of the world.
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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