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George Stephanopoulos Responds To Obama, Defends Handling Of Debate — At some point amid the hailstorm of criticism that greeted ABC's handling of yesterday's Dem debate, moderator George Stephanopoulos received an email — one of the many, many missives about the debate he's received — from an Obama adviser.
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Stephanopoulos defends debate performance: ‘We asked tough but appropriate questions’ — Despite criticism, ABC's George Stephanopoulos defended his performance in last night's Democratic debate, which he co-moderated with Charles Gibson. — “We asked tough but appropriate questions,” Stephanopoulos told me by phone this afternoon.
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The Obamaverse v. George Stephanopoulos — This YouTube is making the rounds:
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The Corner
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AUDIO: Hannity Feeds Stephanopoulos Debate Question On Weather Underground — Last night's ABC News Democratic presidential candidates debate was co-moderated by George Stephanopoulos and Charlie Gibson, but the unseen influence of Fox News' Sean Hannity was also on stage.
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On Saturday Night Live, (Fake) Hillary Told (Fake) Obama To ‘Man Up.’ After Last Night...
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Obama Criticizes Debate, Says Hillary “Looked In Her Element”
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Obama: Let's campaign, not have more debates — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama on Thursday suggested he doesn't see any point in having another debate with Democratic rival Sen. Hillary Clinton. — Clinton has agreed to a debate next week, but Obama has not yet accepted the invitation.
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Obama Shaken, Rattled, and Rolled — Just how bad was Barack Obama's debate performance last night? Not as bad as Britney Spears' song-and-dance routine at the MTV Awards. Not as bad as Bill Buckner's legendary error during the '86 World Series. Not as bad as Bob Dylan's music during his God phase.
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DALEY: DON'T TAR OBAMA FOR AYERS — Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, whose father was famously not so sympathetic to anti-war protesters, is coming to the defense of Barack Obama for his friendship with former Weather Underground member Bill Ayers. — Daley accused Hillary Clinton and other critics …
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VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA — THE CHOICE in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary is not only the one between a white woman and a black man. It's a choice between the past and the future. — More specifically, the nation must decide how to face the future racing toward us in the form …
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Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Deadlocked in Pennsylvania!
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National Journal, Public Policy Polling, American Street, Indecision 2008, The Moderate Voice, MyDD and TalkLeft
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For senior, abortion a medium for art, political discourse — Art major Aliza Shvarts '08 wants to make a statement. — Beginning next Tuesday, Shvarts will be displaying her senior art project, a documentation of a nine-month process during which she artificially inseminated herself …
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The Corner, Majikthise, The XX Factor, Dr. Melissa Clouthier, Redstate, Neptunus Lex, Gawker, Hot Air, Sister Toldjah, TownHall Blog, Cassy Fiano, Pandagon and Vox Popoli
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Aliza Shvarts: Abortion Goo Girl Rants Against the “Patriarchal Heteronormative” — [Note: Yale now claims this was all a hoax. See below.] — [Note: Yale Advisor removes video from YouTube. See below.] — VIDEO UPDATE: Like cockroaches running for the den when the lights go on …
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protein wisdom, The XX Factor, Cassy Fiano, Rachel Lucas, The Jawa Report, Instapundit.com and TownHall Blog
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Yale Student Engages in Shocking Self-Induced Abortion Art Display
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Wake up America
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Obama on debate: ‘Sen. Clinton looked in her element’ — Just now in Raleigh, Obama took issue with ABC News' conduct during last night's debate, and used it to link Clinton to traditional political tactics.
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TownHall Blog, Liberal Values, The Swamp, Ben Smith's Blogs, The Democratic Daily and The Daily Dish
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Obama says debate focused on ‘gotcha,’ not policy issues
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Roger L. Simon
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Dirt off Your Shoulder — This business is pretty cool. Somewhere between a dog whistle to the kids and a reverse Sister Souljah. Check out Obama at 2:20: — And now Jay-Z: — Good stuff, thought I guess rap scold Douthat wouldn't approve.
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Democratic Operative Takes on McCain's Age — Despite a recent promise from Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean not to make Sen. John McCain's age — he turns 72 in August — an issue in the presidential campaign, a senior Democratic operative has started a new website designed to draw attention to just that fact.
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Would A Dem Say This? — Would a Democrat say: — There's really no difference between what happened in the Bush years and the Clinton years; that there's not much difference in how small-town Pennsylvania fared when Clinton was president, and in this decade when Bush was President.
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Tom Watson, MyDD, Booman Tribune, Anglachel's Journal, CANNONFIRE and The Democratic Daily
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Jewish Liberals Launch Counterweight to AIPAC — At last, at long last. There will be a hard money lobby in Washington that represents progressives on Israel/Palestine issues, that lobbies for Israeli/Palestinian peace, that acts as a counterweight to AIPAC. — It's called “J Street.”
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GAO Slams Bush on Terrorism - says Al Qaeda attack likely and we have no plan — Here is the title of a report from the Government Accountability Office on combating terrorism released today: … That is not some line buried in the report. That is the title. Wow.
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Axelrod Reacts to Hamas Endorsement of Obama — In the spin room following the debate, I asked Barack Obama's chief strategist, David Axelrod, to respond to a report that a top Hamas official had endorsed Obama. — “I have no idea about that, I have not heard that,” Axelrod replied.
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