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8:05 PM ET, April 16, 2008

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Hillary Clinton On Southern Working Class Whites In 1995: “Screw 'Em” — During the past week, Sen. Hillary Clinton has presented herself as a working class populist, the politician in touch with small town sentiments, compared to the elitism of her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama.

Discussion: The New Republic, Spin Cycle, Political Machine, The Carpetbagger Report, Indecision 2008, Hot Air, Swampland and AMERICAblog

The New Republic:

What Did Hillary Say? — Alan Wolfe, a professor of political science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College, is a contributing editor at The New Republic. — Both Chris Orr and Michael Crowley have brought up Ben Barber's recollection …

Josh Drobnyk / Chicago Tribune:

CLINTON'S OFFENDED PA. VOTER - NOT — Barack Obama can take some solace out of Hillary Clinton's new television ad in Pennsylvania. At least one of her supporters featured in the spot hammering Obama for his small town comments isn't registered to vote in Pennsylvania.

Discussion: Philly.com, The Swamp, Pennsylvania Ave., Publius Endures, Spin Cycle, Marc Ambinder, Commentary, Gateway Pundit, MSNBC, Oliver Willis and AMERICAblog

Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:

Obama Support Among “Bitter” Voters Unchanged — No decline in support among low-income, low-education, religious Democrats — PRINCETON, NJ — As Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton prepare for Wednesday night's debate in Philadelphia, Gallup's daily tracking indicates that Obama's support …

Discussion: The Daily Dish, TPM Election Central and Oliver Willis

Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Lead Heading Into Debate

Discussion: ABCNEWS, No More Mister Nice Blog and MyDD

Nitya Venkataraman / ABCNEWS:
Stakes High for Democrats in Philly Debate

Discussion: michellemalkin.com

Glenn Derene / Popular Mechanics:

Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops — This computer rivalry has been elevated to a cultural divide on par with Pepsi versus Coke. Taking it beyond personal taste, PM crunches the numbers—with some surprising results (and detailed benchmark scores). — Photographs by Lendon Flanagan

Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider

Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:

Obama reports income of $4.2 million in 2007 tax returns — PHILADELPHIA - Democratic Sen. Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, made $4.2 million last year as widespread interest in the presidential candidate pushed the sales of his two books. — In tax returns the campaign released Wednesday …

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST and Sweetness & Light

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Iraqi Unit Flees Post, Despite American's Plea — BAGHDAD — A company of Iraqi soldiers abandoned their positions on Tuesday night in Sadr City, defying American soldiers who implored them to hold the line against Shiite militias. — The retreat left a crucial stretch of road …

Discussion: Associated Press, The Huffington Post, TPMMuckraker, Blue Girl, Red State, Outside The Beltway, Macsmind, Buck Naked Politics, The Strata-Sphere, Connecting.the.Dots, The Moderate Voice and Attackerman

Bill Roggio / Weekly Standard Blog:
The Bigger Picture in Sadr City

Discussion: Newshoggers.com

Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times:

Penalty for crossing an Al Qaeda boss? A nasty memo — Mohammed Atef, left, sits with Osama bin Laden, right, and Bin Laden's son Mohammed in early 2001. Documents show Al Qaeda's obsession with paperwork. — Recently declassified documents reveal a little-known side of the network …

Discussion: The New Republic, Commentary, democracyarsenal.org, Independent Liberal, Swampland and Secular Blasphemy

Mark Halperin / The Page:

HALPERIN'S TAKE: The Bad Things That *HAVEN'T* Happened to Obama Since the “Bitter/Cling” Controversy Erupted — Since Obama's San Francisco fundraising remarks, some have predicted deep trouble for his campaign. And, indeed, the flap could still be a danger to him in a possible general election.

Discussion: TPM Election Central and Real Clear Politics

Iain Murray / The Corner:

Bush & Global Warming: Still A Mistake — The President, as I mentioned below, stepped back from calling for a ruinous cap and trade scheme, but his speech still lays out a blueprint for slow motion economic decline. It legitimizes global warming alarmism and undermines opposition in Congress …

Discussion: White House and Washington Times

Iain Murray / The Corner:
President's Global Warming Surrender: “It will be very bad”

Discussion: Wonk Room, MSNBC, Middle Earth Journal and Firedoglake

Eric Trager / Commentary:

Islamic Jihad: We Refused Carter's Request for a Meeting — Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has announced that its leadership has refused former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's request for a meeting. According to PIJ's QudsNews website, Egyptian authorities contacted PIJ Secretary-General …

Discussion: Democracy Project, Little Green Footballs, CNN, Reuters, Gateway Pundit, FP Passport, Israel Matzav and Atlas Shrugs

Megan McArdle:

A not particularly brief, very personal, very feminine rant — There was a debate on this subject a little while back that I didn't link because it centered on me, which seemed a little too much like whining, particularly I'm not sure I have anything to whine about.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, James Wolcott's Blog and alicublog

Reuters:

Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel — The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.

Discussion: Newshoggers.com, At-Largely, TPMCafe and bustardblog

Roy Edroso / Village Voice:

The Official Village Voice Election-Season Guide to the Right-Wing Blogosphere — Sick of political blogs? Too bad! The 2008 campaign is unavoidable; if you know what superdelegates are, or who said “God damn America,” you're already a victim. Thanks to the curse of modern technology …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, The Daily Dish, Liberal Values, Althouse, The American Mind and protein wisdom

John Hawkins / Right Wing News:

Barack Obama In Quotes: Version 1.0 — From the Horse's Mouth … Barack's Race Baiting Spiritual Mentor & Confidant … Theresa Heinz Obama … The Best Of The Rest

Discussion: Atlas Shrugs

Wil S. Hylton / Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing …:

Newt Gingrich Rewrites History — Newt Gingrich Rewrites History … Ten years ago, Newt Gingrich fled the House of Representatives in a haze of ethics scandals and waning influence. Since then, he has spent much of his time rewriting history—literally—by authoring five historical novels …

Discussion: Donklephant

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Source: Hillary TV Ad Campaign Is Now 100% Negative In Most Pennsylvania Markets — Here's a glimpse into Hillary's ad strategy in the final stretch of the Pennsylvania primary: — In most of Pennsylvania's markets, the only TV ad Hillary is running right now is a negative one …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, Booman Tribune, Weekly Standard Blog, The Caucus, Liberal Values, AMERICAblog and Swampland

Mosheh Oinounou / Cameron's Corner:

A Hamas problem for Obama? — While Sen. Barack Obama sought to improve his relationship with the Jewish community today by meeting with leaders Philadelphia, comments by a Hamas political adviser this weekend could potentially hurt the Democratic presidential candidate.

Discussion: Hot Air, Commentary and American Spectator