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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 …
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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.
Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Obama for President — The formal act of endorsing a candidate is generally (and properly)limited to editorial pages and elected officials whose constituents might be influenced by their choice. The rest of us shouldn't assume anyone cares. My avoidance of offering a formal endorsement until …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Clinton Moves Within 3 Points of Obama — Thursday night interviewing suggests Obama may have been hurt by debate — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows a tightening of the national Democratic race, with Barack Obama now holding just a 3-percentage point advantage over Hillary Clinton, 47% to 44%.
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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 …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Backlash Against ABC — The political fallout from the Philadelphia faceoff between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was all but eclipsed yesterday by a fierce debate about Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos. — The ABC moderators found themselves under fire for focusing …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMANATION'S POWER — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro — *** ObamaNation's power: Curious of what the bitterness and anger could look like if Obama is somehow denied the Democratic nomination? Check out the reaction from the ObamaNation over Wednesday's debate.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton's Attacks
Superdelegates Unswayed by Clinton's Attacks
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Marc Ambinder:
THK's Tax Returns And McCain — A senior aide to John Kerry, confirms that Teresa Heinz Kerry released the first two pages of her 1040 form for 2003. (See them here.) The other McCain campaign explanation, then, is operative: that the campaign will not release information about Cindy McCain …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
PILING ON....Ezra Klein on bittergate: … This really threw me for a loop too. Why did the Clinton campaign do this, and do it so clumsily? The media was doing all their work for them, and if they'd taken the high road ("We should be talking about how to help working Americans …
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The art that was obviously a hoax was a hoax. — WaPo reports: … I wish the WaPo would report that in addition to the “outcry on the Internet,” there were plenty of people, including myself, who immediately spotted a hoax. … Ambiguity surrounding form and function of a woman's body …
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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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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 …
Matt / Think Progress:
Specter: ‘Retroactive immunity is exactly wrong.’ — In an interview with the Washington Post editorial board yesterday, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), the ranking Republican member of the Judiciary Committee, expressed “frustration at Attorney General Michael Mukasey's unwillingness to compromise.”
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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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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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Richard Pendlebury / Daily Mail:
So, Mr Putin, what do you see in this nubile 24-year-old rhythmic gymnast? — This is the kind of question Mrs Merton might ask: — 'So, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, what do you see in a 24-year-old, sensationally beautiful gymnast with a penchant for posing semi-naked …
Matthew Yglesias:
GOP Doom — Here's Ben Schneider's lead from yesterday's Congress Daily: … You know things are bad when your political party won't even pretend it's possible that they'll pick up seats months ahead of an election. Back in January 2007, the congressional Republicans reached the conclusion …
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
While McCain Watches — On Tuesday Hillary Clinton made the best speech of her campaign. She told the American Society of Newspaper Editors how she conceives “the power and promise of the presidency.” She asserted that President Bush had been “unready” for the office, did not understand its …
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