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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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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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 …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
HMMMM — Remember that woman from the debate last night who the moderators showed videotape of asking whether Barack Obama “believes in the flag”? Her name is Nash McCabe. — I remember thinking it was sort of odd to have a couple one-off uses of ordinary voter questions when it didn't really seem like it was part of the format.
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Clinton: Obama's 'walk away" mentality — PHILADELPHIA —The fallout over Wednesday's debate in Philadelphia continued this morning as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested to a local TV newscast that Sen. Barack Obama's complaints about his questioning at the event displayed a “walk away” mentality “when the going gets tough.”
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Byron York / The Hill:
Barack and the bomber
Barack and the bomber
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Pentagon institute calls Iraq war ‘a major debacle’ with outcome ‘in doubt’ — WASHINGTON — The war in Iraq has become “a major debacle” and the outcome “is in doubt” despite improvements in security from the buildup in U.S. forces, according to a highly critical study published Thursday …
ABCNEWS:
POLL: Iraq as a Must-Win Now Rejected by 2-1 — Record Number of Americans Say Winning in Iraq Is Not Necessary for Defeating Terrorism — A record number of Americans say winning the war in Iraq is not necessary for the broader U.S. campaign against terrorism to succeed …
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Solomonia:
Radical NGO Founder Riad Hamad Found Dead, Probably Murdered — Police: Man found in the lake was a teacher … Hamad ran the Palestine Children's Welfare Fund (PCWF), a radical Gaza-based “charity” that helped children by teaching them to hate Jews. He sued a number of people and entities …