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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.
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 …
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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.
Newsweek:
Obama: Can't ‘Swift Boat’ Me — Charles Ommanney / Getty Images for Newsweek — Seeing Ghosts: Obama's ties to Ayers and Auchi are distant, but his foes plan to pounce — The Obama campaign is planning to expand its research and rapid-response team in order to repel attacks it anticipates …
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”
Austin Hill / Townhall.com:
Obama, Clinton And Capitalism: It's Okay For Them, But Nobody Else — Remember Chico Escuela? — He was a character created by Actor Garrett Morris on the “Saturday Night Live” TV show, back in the 1970's. Morris became famous for uttering these simple words in broken-English …
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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 …
The Huffington Post:
Debate Analysis: ABC Asked Most Scandal Questions, Obama Was Clear Target — The furor over ABC's Democratic debate last week was not universally shared. — While Obama supporters (and many media critics) decried what they saw as biased, gotcha-style questioning, a vocal minority (mostly Clinton supporters) was unmoved.
PittsburghLIVE.com:
In Pennsylvania's Democrat primary for president: Vote for Clinton — For decades, the two major parties have chosen their presidential candidates long before Pennsylvania holds its primary. — Not this year. — Ron Paul's maverick candidacy aside, Republicans have settled on John McCain, whom we previously endorsed.
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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Grand Old Partisan:
Republicans outlawed the Ku Klux Klan — For decades after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan was the terrorist wing of the Democratic Party. Klansmen murdered hundreds of Republican activists and office-holders, including U.S. Representative James Hinds (R-Arkansas).
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Stephen Ohlemacher / Associated Press:
Undecided superdelegates don't feel bound by primaries — WASHINGTON - Many of the Democratic superdelegates who are still undecided say the most important factor in their decision is simple — they just want a winner in November. — Problem is, after nearly four months of primaries …
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” …