memeorandum: Congressional Black Caucus Attacks Sovereign Status of Indian Nations (Tim Giago/The Huffington Post)

10:05 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: MoJoBlog, The New Republic, Spin Cycle, NewsBusters.org, 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

Discussion: The Swamp, skippy the bush kangaroo, Don Surber, Pennsylvania Ave., Marc Ambinder, Publius Endures, Spin Cycle, AMERICAblog, Gateway Pundit, Oliver Willis, Philly.com, MSNBC, Commentary and Below The Beltway

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

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

Live-Blogging Pennsylvania — 9.24 pm. Am I the only one to find these Constitution snippets lame beyond belief? Talk about a failure of imagination. We're learning that the networks cannot actually handle these debates any more. Cable did them so much more effectively. — 9.20 pm.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Marc Ambinder, Commentary and Viking Pundit

Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Tactics Uber Alles

Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

Gallup:

Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Lead Heading Into Debate — Obama 50%, Clinton 42% in latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update — PRINCETON, NJ — Democratic presidential nomination rivals Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will debate tonight in Philadelphia before next Tuesday's crucial Pennsylvania primary.

Discussion: TPM Election Central, Decision '08, No More Mister Nice Blog, MyDD and ABCNEWS

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

Discussion: michellemalkin.com

Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Murtha says McCain too old to be president

Discussion: The Hill, Associated Press, DownWithTyranny! and AMERICAblog

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: TownHall Blog, Hot Air, Commentary, Redstate and Counterterrorism Blog

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: Booman Tribune, Weekly Standard Blog, The Page, Liberal Values, Swampland and AMERICAblog

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
New ALP ad also hits Obama

Discussion: The Caucus, TPM Election Central and MSNBC

Tim Giago / The Huffington Post:

Congressional Black Caucus Attacks Sovereign Status of Indian Nations — The Congressional Black Caucus, in attacking the sovereign status of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is placing in question and in jeopardy, the sovereign status of all Indian nations.

Discussion: protein wisdom

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: Blue Girl, Red State, Newshoggers.com, At-Largely, TPMCafe, bustardblog, Comments from Left Field and FP Passport

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

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

Matthew Yglesias:

Lying — Via Kevin Drum, George W. Bush admits to ABC News that he was knowingly lying to the public about conditions in Iraq all throughout 2006. He says he was doing it to keep up morale for the troops in the field. Phil Carter, who was serving in Iraq at the time …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Spencer / Attackerman:
Deny, You're A Liar — Via Yglesias, Bush admits to lying …

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog

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

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

Gary Emerling / Washington Times:

Nuclear attack on D.C. a hypothetical disaster — A nuclear device detonated near the White House would kill roughly 100,000 people and flatten downtown federal buildings, while the radioactive plume from the explosion would likely spread toward the Capitol and into Southeast D.C., contaminating thousands more.

Discussion: Below The Beltway

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

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: Commentary, democracyarsenal.org, Independent Liberal, Swampland and Secular Blasphemy