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Gallup Daily: Obama 51%, Clinton 40% — Both Democratic candidates have 46% to 44% margins over McCain — PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama is maintaining his lead over Hillary Clinton among Democrats nationally in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking, with a 51% to 40% margin in the April 12-14 average.
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:
Woe Is He — Barack Obama's going to be the bitter one at the end of this. — Some liberal commentators have downplayed the effect of Barack Obama's fundraising speech at a San Francisco fundraiser last week. But that's wishful thinking. Along with the revelations about Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright …
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WCAU-TV:
Poll: If Primary Held Week Early, Clinton Would Win By Double-Digits — If the Pennsylvania primary to select a Democratic nominee for president were held Tuesday, a week before the actual primary, Hillary Rodham Clinton would defeat Barack Obama by double-digit figures, a new SurveyUSA poll found.
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Reagan Union / Quinnipiac University:
Clinton Stalls Obama, Holds 6-Point Pennsylvania Lead, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Many Clinton Dems Would Back Mccain Over Obama — New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has stalled Illinois Sen. Barack Obama's drive in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary and holds a 50 …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:“Bitter-gate”: Where Do We Go Now? — Critical mass has been reached.
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Ross Douthat:
What Obama Really Got Wrong — Timothy Noah, surveying the literature on the white working class and its voting behavior in the wake of Obama's San Francisco fiasco, tiptoes close to an important point about the roots of culture-war politics but doesn't quite get there.
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Some Perspective on ‘Bitter’ — Maybe Barack Obama felt he couldn't afford to give the correct answer. — He was asked at a fund-raiser in San Francisco about his campaign's experiences in the run-up to next week's Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. One of the main problems, of course …
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Flaws Multiply — Barack Obama's San Francisco-Democrat comment last week - about how alienated working-class voters “cling to guns or religion” - is already famous. But the fact that his aides tell reporters he is privately bewildered that anybody took offense is even more remarkable.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Candidate on a High Horse — Barack Obama may be exactly what his supporters suppose him to be. Not, however, for reasons most Americans will celebrate. — Obama may be the fulfillment of modern liberalism. Explaining why many working-class voters are “bitter,” he said they “cling” …
John McCain 2008:
Remarks By John McCain On The Economy — ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA, today at 9:45 a.m. EDT: — Thank you. I appreciate the hospitality of the Allegheny Business Conference …
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CQ Politics:
Clinton Rates Slim Edge Over Obama in PA District Delegate Race — Is Barack Obama trailing Hillary Rodham Clinton in Pennsylvania by double digit percentages? Or has he closed the gap to single digits, as recent polls suggest? Could he even win the April 22 primary …
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
It's Official: Bush Is Objectively The Most Hated President In History — Congratulations to George W. Bush and the Republican Party for another historic milestone set by the Great Leader: … And the Torturer-in-Chief/Loser-of-Two- Wars has another 8 months to pad his record. Why all the BDS?
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Michael Alison Chandler / Washington Post:
At McLean School, Playing Tag Turns Into Hot Potato — A playground pastime is getting a timeout this spring at a McLean elementary school. — Robyn Hooker, principal of Kent Gardens Elementary School, has told students they may no longer play tag during recess after determining that the game of chasing …
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The Politico:
Long-lost article by Obama's dad surfaces — Barack Obama's dad was such an important but absent figure in his life that he devoted his first book, Dreams From My Father, to the search for details about his father's life and how the quest helped forge a son's identity.
The Huffington Post:
Wall Street Journal Parody — With A Topless Ann Coulter — Rankles Murdoch In Real Life And On YouTube — My Wall Street Journal, a parody of the Wall Street Journal on newsstands this week to mark the April 15 tax deadline, has rankled News Corp executives so much that they're trying to make sure no one sees it.
Catherine Moy / Human Events:
Code Pink ‘Bundles’ for Barack — The co-founder of the radical anti-war group Code Pink has “bundled” more than $50,000 for Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and pro-troops groups are demanding that he return the money. — Jodie Evans, a Code Pink leader, gathered at least $50,000 …
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Warner Todd Huston / Stop The ACLU:Obama Big Money ‘Bundler’ A Hugo Chavez Supporter, Will Media Report?
Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:
McCain, Military Oppose Expanding GI Bill — Presidential Hopeful Believes Legislation Would Hurt Military — Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, seemed to give a thumbs down to bipartisan legislation that would greatly expand educational benefits …
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Agence France Presse:
Basra residents welcome Iraq army crackdown — BASRA, Iraq (AFP) — Three weeks after Iraqi troops swarmed into the southern city of Basra to take on armed militiamen who had overrun the streets, many residents say they feel safer and that their lives have improved.
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