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6:45 PM ET, April 15, 2008

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Janet Hook / Los Angeles Times:
Clinton losing traction over Obama in Pennsylvania, Indiana  —  Her formerly double-digit lead is now just a five-point margin in Pennsylvania, survey finds.  The reduced margin makes a win for her there less significant.  She trails Obama among Hoosiers.  —  WASHINGTON — With three …
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Gallup:
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:
Upcoming: New L.A. Times/Bloomberg polls for Pennsylvania, N.C. and Indiana
Discussion: Commentary, MyDD and The Page
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Obama Wrong On Analysis As Well As Politics?
Discussion: protein wisdom and Marc Ambinder
Matthew Mosk / The Trail:
On Cable, Obama Deluges Pa. with Ads  —  As the Democratic candidates for president close in on Pennsylvania primary day, Sen. Barack Obama continues to vastly outspend Sen. Hillary Clinton on television advertising in the state, an imbalance that is allowing him to pursue voters on specialty channels …
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Robert Creamer / The Huffington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton's Slash-and-Burn Politics May Hurt Her More Than Obama
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
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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Jerry Taylor / Cato-at-liberty:
Attention Sen. McCain: Moderation in the Pursuit of Tax and …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Return of the pin  —  As a reader noticed, Obama was sporting the much-debated flag pin for his speech to veterans today.  —  UPDATE: The pin was given to Obama by a disabled vet at the event.
Discussion: The Page
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama back to wearing an American flag pin
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.
Media Matters for America:
On MSNBC, Brzezinski and Novotny falsely asserted McCain's gas tax plan would eliminate “20 percent of the cost” … On the 9 a.m. ET hour of MSNBC Live, host Mika Brzezinski said that Sen. John McCain “will lay out a new plan to help Americans deal with high gas prices.
Discussion: The New Republic
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Dana Goldstein / American Prospect:
MCCAIN: THE SOLUTION TO RECESSION IS POLLUTION!
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Matthew Yglesias:
J Street  —  Here's an exciting development — J Street, a new, progressive, Israel- and Mideast-focused organization has launched.  The main idea behind the outfit is to address the paradox that most Jewish Americans have liberals views on the issues, including such matters as West Bank settlements …
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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 …
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 …
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?
Discussion: ABCNEWS and DownWithTyranny!
 
 
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Richard Conniff / New York Times:
Abolish All ‘Taxes’  —  THE word “tax” was never pretty.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Benedict in Sackcloth  —  Comments like this one, in an AFP story …
Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Cling V. Bitter, Elitist V. Snob
Martin Kady II / The Crypt's Blogs:
Harry Reid has a sense of humor!
Kenneth Lovett / New York Post:
GOV IS PLAIN CHEAP  —  270G COUPLE DONATES JUST $150 - IN OLD CLOTHES
The New Republic:
No Surprises—and No Logic—in McCain's Big Tax Speech
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Stop The Sub-Prime Bailout
Discussion: Below The Beltway
Victoria McGrane / The Crypt's Blogs:
Colombia debate: still going
Discussion: The Corner and The Swamp
 Earlier Items: 
Jeffrey Feldman / The Huffington Post:
O'Reilly's ‘Soros’ Smear of Obama
The New Republic:
George Will's Not Bitter
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MORE PA POLLS  —  Yesterday we reported on the ARG poll showing …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and TalkLeft
HillaryClinton.com:
100 Keystone State Mayors Endorse
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Matthew Yglesias:
Out of Touch  —  This is the first add from Progressive Media …
Z. Byron Wolf / ABCNEWS:
McCain, Military Oppose Expanding GI Bill
The Huffington Post:
Wall Street Journal Parody …
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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