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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Clinton camp: Obama was a ‘hypocrite from day one’ — (CNN) - Hillary Clinton's campaign accused surrogates for Barack Obama of resurrecting her controversial comments over Bosnian sniper fire Saturday. — “One of the inherent duties of the president of the United States is to lay a wreath …
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John Dickerson / Slate:
RIDING THE RAILS WITH SEN. OBAMA IN PENNSYLVANIA. — DOWNINGTON, Pa.— At the next train stop, I'm going to stand behind Senator Obama when he speaks. When he's decrying the trivial distractions in politics, I think he may be crossing his fingers behind his back.
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.
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.
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.
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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David Barstow / New York Times:
Behind Military Analysts, the Pentagon's Hidden Hand — In the summer of 2005, the Bush administration confronted a fresh wave of criticism over Guantánamo Bay. The detention center had just been branded “the gulag of our times” by Amnesty International, there were new allegations …
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Los Angeles Times:
HBO, after the revolution — CURRENT HISTORY: Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney in HBO's “ John Adams.” The classy miniseries, which has done well, in the ratings, ends its run Sunday. — It used to always be the premium of the premiums. Now the cable pack's catching up.
Megan McArdle:
Georgia on my mind — I have to say, I don't like to hear that Barack Obama is going slow on supporting Georgia against Russia's land-grab. Russia not only attempts to exert economic and military hegemony over its neighbors; it has a distinct dislike for free elections.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Bob Casey: Obama Would Probably Find DC Handgun Bill Constitutional — Update: The AP has a new article on Obama's many efforts at gun control. — At Wednesday's debate, Barack Obama wouldn't say what his position is on the DC law banning handguns. He dodged, saying he wasn't familiar with the facts of the case.
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Louis Uchitelle / New York Times:
The Wage That Meant Middle Class — Whatever Senator Barack Obama meant by his less than artful remarks about small-town Pennsylvanians “bitter” over lost jobs, he certainly turned a lot of attention last week to the decline of the American worker, bitter or not.
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
An interesting endorsement for Obama — I noticed yesterday that David Boren, former Democratic Senator from Oklahoma and current President of OU, had joined Sam Nunn in endorsing Obama. I thought that was odd, because Boren was known as a fairly conservative Democrat …