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12:00 PM ET, April 11, 2008

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Michael James / Political Punch:
From the Fact Check Desk: Former President Bill Clinton's Defense of His Wife's Bosnia Sniper-Fire Story  —  Former President Bill Clinton offered this bit of revisionist history of his wife's Bosnia story in Jasper, Ind., today, one riddled with a veritable sniper fire of errors — ones necessitating footnotes.
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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” …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
First Read: Bill Clinton ‘misspoke,’ twice
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.
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, Eschaton, Althouse and The Page
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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Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
What's Reflected in Cheney's Glasses?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama would have fired Penn  —  In Indianapolis: … It's a standard that could come back to bite him, and he did hold on to Austan Goolsbee, who put him in a different kind of uncomfortable position.  —  But the candidate with a real Mark Penn issue is McCain, whose key consultant …
Discussion: The Swamp and TPM Election Central
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Aaron Bruns / FOX Embeds:
Obama Says He'd Have Fired Mark Penn
Discussion: Spin Cycle
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 …
Washington Post:
Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots  —  Sen. Barack Obama credits his presidential campaign with creating a “parallel public financing system” built on a wave of modest donations from homemakers and high school teachers.  Small givers, he said at a fundraiser this week …
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.
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Fight for Sadr City a Proving Ground for Iraq Military
Discussion: QandO
Frank Davies / Mercury News:
Boos follow cheers as Jackie Speier becomes newest member of Congress  —  WASHINGTON - For a few feel-good moments on the floor of the U.S. House today, Jackie Speier basked in bipartisan applause as she was sworn in as its newest member.  Her family, supporters and kids cheered as she embraced her new colleagues.
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Holocaust Declaration  —  On Tuesday Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges — they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon — in addition to the 3,000 already operating.  The world yawned.  —  It is time to admit the truth …
Discussion: Commentary, TPMCafe, Hot Air and Swampland
Michael Yon / Wall Street Journal:
Let's ‘Surge’ Some More  —  It is said that generals always fight the last war.  But when David Petraeus came to town it was senators - on both sides of the aisle - who battled over the Iraq war of 2004-2006.  That war has little in common with the war we are fighting today.
JD Johannes / Outside the Wire:
The Slandering of a Hero  —  “When have we ever taken a hero on the battlefield and put them up on a pedastal that we would put an athlete?”  David Bellavia asked.  —  For expressing that sentiment, Bellavia has bourne the scorn of lesser and 'accurs'd' men.
Discussion: protein wisdom, BLACKFIVE and Argghhh!
New York Times:
Couric's Fate Was Topic A in CBS Suite  —  A wide-ranging discussion in February about Katie Couric's future as the anchor of the “CBS Evening News” threatened on Thursday to turn her into a virtual lame duck in the job.  —  The discussion took place in New York on Feb. 28 and involved four people …
 
 
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Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic Online:
Unforgiven  —  In early August of 2006, four weeks …
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Boston Herald:
Barry Nolan pleads: Give Bill the boot!
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Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
Dangerous animal virus on US mainland?
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US to Double Visas for Saudi Students
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Mark Krikorian / The Corner:
America's Largest Protestant Denomination
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Constitutional Exception Not Valid, Mukasey Says
Walter Shapiro / Press Association:
Spare votes?  —  ALTOONA, Pa. — The Pleasant Valley Recreation Center …
Discussion: Stumper
James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Clinton basks in support here
Guardian:
Poor go hungry as rich fill their tanks
Discussion: All Spin Zone and AMERICAblog
Michael Scherer / Time:
Has McCain Flip-Flopped on Torture?
Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
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Times of London:
Athletes who take Tibet stand ‘face Olympic cut’
Gateway Pundit:
SHOCKING— New Obama Audio Posted Online!
 

 
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