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David Brooks / New York Times:
How Obama Fell to Earth — Back in Iowa, Barack Obama promised to be something new — an unconventional leader who would confront unpleasant truths, embrace novel policies and unify the country. If he had knocked Hillary Clinton out in New Hampshire and entered general-election mode early …
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Byron York / The Hill:
Barack and the bomber — If we're judged by those with whom we associate, here's a question: — Would you rather be associated with a '60s radical who plotted to bomb the Pentagon and to this day believes, as he said a few years ago, “I don't regret setting bombs; I feel we didn't do enough …
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Zogby:
Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Clinton Edges Ahead in Pennsylvania — UTICA, New York - New York Democrat Hillary Clinton had a good day in the Newsmax/Zogby daily tracking poll ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, following a strong debate performance in Philadelphia Wednesday night …
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Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton's Goal: Win Big in Pennsylvania, Sow Doubts Over Obama — PHILADELPHIA — With Sen. Hillary Clinton widely expected to win Pennsylvania's Democratic primary on Tuesday, most of the focus is on the margin. Anything less than a double-digit victory could solidify the perception …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton's Attacks — Throughout their contentious debate on Wednesday, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton tried again and again to put Senator Barack Obama on the defensive in a pointed attempt, her advisers say, to raise doubts about his electability among a small …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Barack Obama makes a one-fingered gesture while speaking of Hillary Clinton — This is one of those political moments that really needs few words. — We'll no doubt hear much more about this incident in coming days. — Right now, we'll just leave this video for Ticket readers to view and judge for themselves.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Obama fingers a ‘gotcha’ debate — Sen. Barack Obama was on the stump today in Raleigh, N.C., the day after his debate in Philadelphia with Sen. Hillary Clinton. Have a look at his body language when he spoke of the sort of debate it was — a “gotcha” fest — and about Clinton being “in her element.”
Redstate:
Talk about no class: Barack Obama gives Hillary the middle finger. [UPDATED and bumped] — After losing the debate tonight, Obama gave Hillary the finger today. I don't know if he intended to do that hand gesture in his pause while talking about Hillary, but it is obvious the crowd thought …
The Huffington Post:
Joe Scarborough Walks Off MSNBC's “Race To The White House” After Exchange With Rachel Maddow — “Joe didn't walk off. He chose not to participate in the final couple of minutes of the discussion because he felt the conversation didn't fit his role as a political analyst.” — Previously:
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama questioner explains why she finds him annoying — WASHINGTON — Nash McCabe is the voter from Wednesday night's presidential debate who noted that Barack Obama doesn't usually wear a flag pin and asked, “I want to know if you believe in the American flag.”
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:George Stephanopoulos Responds To Obama, Defends Handling Of Debate
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CNN:
Dean: I need a decision ‘now’ — (CNN)— An increasingly firm Howard Dean told CNN again Thursday that he needs superdelegates to say who they're for - and “I need them to say who they're for starting now.” — “We cannot give up two or three months of active campaigning and healing time …
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New York Magazine:
Heilemann: Robert Reich to Endorse Obama — Secretary of Labor Robert Reich with Hillary Clinton at an education event in Washington, 1994.Photo: Corbis — If the Democratic presidential race were a poker game, by now you'd have to suspect that Barack Obama's campaign is dealing from the bottom …
Jeff Poor / The Business & Media Institute:
Iwo Jima Veterans Blast Time's ‘Special Environmental Issue’ Cover — Time editor tells MSNBC ‘there needs to be a real effort along the lines of World War II to combat global warming and climate change.’ — Business & Media Institute — For only the second time in 85 years …
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Michelle Malkin:
MoveOn's definition of “hurting the country” — Yes, it's true. The left-wing anti-patriots at MoveOn.org, who didn't think twice about handing jihadists potent ammunition the day before the sixth anniversary of 9/11 with their despicable attack on Gen. Petraeus, are now worried about actions that “hurt the country.”
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
The Two Wars in Iraq & Mistaken Republican Support for Obama — [T]he root function of language is to control the universe by describing it. —James Baldwin. — Bush screwed the pooch in Iraq. There is a good argument to be made that we should not have invaded in the first place.
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