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Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
NEW PA. POLL HAS CLINTON HOLDING LEAD — From NBC's Chuck Todd — A new MSNBC/McClatchy/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette poll of Pennsylvania indicates things are staying fairly competitive in the Pennsylvania Dem primary. — The poll of 625 likely Dem primary voters was conducted Thursday …
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Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Poll: Clinton margin in Pa. won't cut Obama's delegate lead — WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton leads among bowlers, gun owners and hunters in Pennsylvania, a blue-collar trifecta that is helping her hold an edge over rival Barack Obama heading into Tuesday's pivotal primary there.
Scott Helman / Boston Globe:
In Pa., late deciders could lift Clinton — Senator Barack Obama of Illinois greeted supporters outside a whistle stop at the rail station yesterday in Wynnewood, Pa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) — PHILADELPHIA - Despite wall-to-wall media coverage, inescapable TV ads …
Michael Leahy / Washington Post:
McCain: A Question of Temperament — John McCain cupped a fist and began pumping it, up and down, along the side of his body. It was a gesture familiar to a participant in the closed-door meeting of the Senate committee who hoped that it merely signaled, as it sometimes had in the past …
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama & Clinton in Full ‘Outrage’ Mode — The final days before any contested primary are filled with charges and counter-charges as each campaign (and their allies) throw everything against the wall in hopes that something will stick and affect the outcome of the vote.
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John Dickerson / Slate:
RIDING THE RAILS WITH SEN. OBAMA IN PENNSYLVANIA.
RIDING THE RAILS WITH SEN. OBAMA IN PENNSYLVANIA.
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Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Notice Anything? John McCain doesn't wear an American flag pin on THIS WEEK — Let's call Nash McCabe. I don't see a single lapel pin between them, do you? — Spotlight — No Trackbacks To “Notice Anything? John McCain doesn't wear an American flag pin on THIS WEEK”
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Karl / protein wisdom:
Fear and Loathing at the Los Angeles Times — With the Iraqi Army defeating Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army in Basra, the L.A. Times has moved on to tell its readers how terrible things might get in Najaf. Buried in the middle of the piece, however, is a bit about the battle for Basra:
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Brush It Off — It had to be the first time in history that a presidential candidate had a hip-hop moment. — Barack Obama, who says he listens to Jay-Z along with his “old school guy” favorites like Earth, Wind & Fire and the Temptations, alluded to the rapper's 2003 hit “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Major revelation: U.S. media deceitfully disseminates government propaganda — (updated below) — This morning's “blockbuster” New York Times article by David Barstow, documenting the Pentagon and U.S. media's joint use of pre-programmed “military analysts” who posed as objective experts …
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Ali / Think Progress:
Rove Watch Clock: It's Been 75 Days Since Fox Has Failed To Identify Rove As A McCain Adviser — Today on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace brought on Karl Rove to analyze the 2008 election. Peddling Rove as an source of independent analysis, Wallace introduced him as …
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N. Gregory Mankiw / New York Times:
The Wealth Trajectory: Rewards for the Few — IF there is one thing about the United States economy in recent years that is beyond dispute, it is this: It's a great time to be rich. — Yes, I know, being rich has never exactly been a downer. But today it is all the more sweet.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Holds Slight 47% to 45% Advantage — First time in days that Obama's Democratic bid has gained supporters — PRINCETON, NJ — The peeling away of national Democratic support for Barack Obama seen this past week may have run its course.
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J.R. Michael / New York Post:
EXPERT WITNESS — A BLOGGER ON THE FRONTLINES BRINGS REAL STORY OF IRAQ — How a New ‘Greatest Generation’ of American Soldiers is Turning Defeat and Disaster into Victory and Hope — Those already familiar with Michael Yon's work might have one question regarding his book …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Electability — One place I decided to try to avoid going was to the land of the “electability” argument. I find these discussions, though admittedly I occasionally get sucked in, to be quite tiresome. First I reject the idea that one should pick a candidate based on some imagined preferences of other voters.
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Victor L. Simpson / Associated Press:
Pope concludes US trip with Mass at Yankee Stadium in Bronx — NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI arrived in storied Yankee Stadium on Sunday for his final Mass in America, cheered by a joyous crowd after making a solemn stop at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
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