Top Items:
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.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, Donklephant, Below The Beltway, Southern Political Report and TPM Election Central
RELATED:
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Polls: Clinton's lead down to 4 points in Pennsylvania — (CNN) — Sen. Hilary Clinton's lead over Sen. Barack Obama in the crucial primary state of Pennsylvania has dwindled to 4 points, a CNN average of recent polls calculated Thursday shows. — The New York senator now holds …
Discussion:
TPM Election Central
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 …
RELATED:
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
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.
RELATED:
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 …
RELATED:
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.
RELATED:
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.
Discussion:
The Corner, Stumper, The Carpetbagger Report, MSNBC, The Washington Independent and The Page
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.
Discussion:
Think Progress, The Swamp, The Page, TPM Election Central, Macsmind, Spin Cycle and Cliff Schecter …
Rebecca Dana / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News, Katie Couric Are Likely to Part Ways — Barring a Change, Departure Could Follow the Election; — A Successor to Larry King? — After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the “CBS Evening News” …
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 …
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.
James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Sophie Masloff to endorse Hillary Clinton — Former Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff will endorse Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton when the New York senator appears this evening for the Allegheny County Democratic Party's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Heinz Field. — “It's been very difficult …
Washington Post:
Bush to Cut Army Tours to 12 Months — President Supports Suspending Pullout Of Forces in Iraq — President Bush plans to announce today that he will cut Army combat tours in Iraq from 15 months to 12 months, returning rotations to where they were before last year's troop buildup in an effort …
Discussion:
MoJoBlog, Jules Crittenden, New York Times, Associated Press, The Huffington Post, Newshoggers.com, TPMMuckraker, Early Warning, QandO, BuzzFlash.org, Outside The Beltway, Connecting.the.Dots, Democratic National Committee, The Page, NY Daily News, Intel Dump and Christian Science Monitor