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The Politico:
What Clinton wishes she could say — Why, ask many Democrats and media commentators, won't Hillary Rodham Clinton see the long odds against her, put her own ambitions aside, and gracefully embrace Barack Obama as the inevitable Democratic nominee? — Here is why: She and Bill Clinton …
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
‘Not relevant’ last time I went to church, fired gun — SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (CNN) - After a weekend spent making direct appeals to gun owners and church goers, Hillary Clinton said Sunday a query about the last time she fired a gun or attended church services “is not a relevant question in this debate” …
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CNN:
Carl Bernstein's View: A Hillary Clinton presidency — What will a Hillary Clinton presidency look like? — The answer by now seems obvious: It will look like her presidential campaign, which in turn looks increasingly like the first Clinton presidency. — Which is to say, high-minded ideals …
The Huffington Post:
Bill Clinton Flashback: “All These Economically Insecure White People...Are Scared To Death” — As the rumination continues over Barack Obama's comments about economically-depressed small town voters, statements made by Bill Clinton on the same topic — uttered while he was running for president in 1991 — have now surfaced.
Morning Call:
Obama's vision is reason to nominate him — Pennsylvania's Democratic voters on April 22 will choose between two candidates in the presidential primary. Both are qualified to become the nation's chief executive. They have more similarities than differences.
Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:
Clinton Says Obama's ‘Bitter’ Remark Could Cost Party General Election — ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., took the opportunity to capitalize on her rivals comments that people in small towns are “bitter” for the third day in a row.
The Times-Tribune:
Barack Obama, for leadership — All of the myriad issues facing the next president of the United States coalesce into a single question: Who can best lead? — For Pennsylvania Democrats, the best answer in the April 22 primary is Barack Obama. — In a nomination campaign that has defied convention …
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Clinton Portrays Herself as a Pro-Gun Churchgoer
Clinton Portrays Herself as a Pro-Gun Churchgoer
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Michael James / Political Punch:
Obama Allies Avoid Trying to Explain Most Controversial Part of His Remarks — As Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and his allies have locked into damage control mode and attempted to explain his controversial remarks about small-town Pennsylvanians, they've attempted to focus their pushback away …
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MSNBC:
James Carville, Bob Shrum, Mary Matalin, Mike Murphy — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: In just nine days, the Pennsylvania primary. Then, on May 6th, showdowns in Indiana and North Carolina. Obama and Clinton, another heated exchange. — SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY) …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
12 reasons ‘bitter’ is bad for Obama — A Clinton comeback was looking far-fetched. But operatives in both parties were buzzing about that possibility Saturday following the revelation that Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) told wealthy San Franciscans that small-town Pennsylvanians and Midwesterners …
Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:
Hillary Clinton's Booze Adviser — While I have enjoyed writing columns here at The Moderate Voice in the short time since Joe Gandelman invited me, I feel it only fair to give warning to both the Editor and our readers that I may be moving on to a new position which could stop me from doing this.
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Fernando Suarez / CBS News:
Bottoms Up: Just Another Saturday Night For Clinton? …
Bottoms Up: Just Another Saturday Night For Clinton? …
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Below The Beltway
Faiz / Think Progress:
National Security Adviser Hadley Confuses Tibet And Nepal — This morning on ABC's This Week, National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley repeatedly confused Tibet and Nepal while discussing President Bush's decision to attend the Olympics. At least 8 different times, Hadley said “Nepal” …
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Art Golab / Chicago Sun Times:
Rev. Jeremiah Wright criticizes media at Eugene Pincham funeral — The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor of Barack Obama's Trinity United Church of Christ, has kept a low profile since some of his sermons landed him in the middle of a political firestorm.
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Hillary has hunted ducks — For all of Obama's weakness on the gun issue that I detail below, Hillary's attempts to exploit the “bitter” issue may have gone a step too far yesterday in Indiana. — As a past advocate for gun control, she's approaching Mitt and varmints territory here.
Stephen Braun / Los Angeles Times:
Bill Clinton, China linked via his foundation — A firm that has donated to the president's charity is accused of collaborating with the government in its crackdown on Tibetan activists. Hillary Clinton has spoken out against China's actions. — NEW YORK — As Chinese authorities …
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