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8:40 AM ET, April 21, 2008

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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama says McCain would be better than Bush  —  READING, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Sunday that Republican rival John McCain would be better for the country than President Bush has been over the past eight years.  —  “You have a real choice in this election.
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MSNBC:
Clinton, Obama on the attack in Pa.  —  Democrats trade jabs ahead of crucial Pa. primary; McCain targets Obama  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama headed Monday into the final day of campaigning before the Pennsylvania primary after swapping some of their most negative attacks yet …
Discussion: Hot Air
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
McCain Reports Improved Fund-Raising, but Still Lags
Discussion: The Caucus and The Page
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Hillary Responds to Obama Saying McCain Would Be Better Than Bush
Discussion: The Confluence
CNN:
Carter outlines Hamas' terms for peace deal  —  JERUSALEM (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that Hamas is prepared to accept peace with Israel if the Palestinians approve any agreement negotiated with Israel.  —  Carter's comments came after controversial meetings Friday …
Discussion: AlterNet.org and Balloon Juice
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Karin Laub / Associated Press:
Carter: Hamas is willing to accept Israel as its neighbor  —  JERUSALEM - Former President Jimmy Carter said Monday that Hamas — the Islamic militant group that has called for the destruction of Israel — is prepared to accept the right of the Jewish state to “live as a neighbor next door in peace.”
Discussion: The Corner and Hot Air
Zogby:
Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Clinton Edge Continues to Expand in PA  —  UTICA, New York—The final weekend before tomorrow's important primary election in Pennsylvania was good for New York's Hillary Clinton, as she made a definitive move toward victory over rival Illinois' Barack Obama, a fresh Newsmax/Zogby daily telephone tracking poll shows.
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Gallup
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Spencer / Attackerman:
In A World Of Chaos, You'll Be The First To Go
Discussion: Firedoglake and Babylon & Beyond
Joe Klein / Swampland:
But the melody lingers on  —  I've spent the weekend with the Democrats—yesterday with Obama, today with Clinton.  I'll have a lot more to say about the race in my print column this week...but a few quick notes from Pennsylvania:  —  Substance: Both Clinton's and Obama's stump speeches have collapsed into blatant pandering.
Discussion: The New Republic
New York Times:
Trailing in Pennsylvania, Obama Sharpens Tone  —  READING, Pa. — Senator Barack Obama sharpened his tone against Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday as the six-week Pennsylvania primary contest raced to a close, with the rivals marshaling extensive resources in a battle for undecided voters …
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Josh Drobnyk / Morning Call:
Pennsylvania's primary quirk
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics and The Swamp
Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Party Chiefs Plan Push To Avoid Long Fight  —  Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton unveiled new negative television ads and attacked each other personally from the stump this weekend ahead of Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary, stoking more worries among Democrats that the party's eventual nominee …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and The Page
William Kristol / New York Times:
Exodus Exegesis  —  Every presidential campaign has to produce a stream of appropriate statements for religious holidays, patriotic commemorations, and the like.  Campaigns don't expect to win votes with these messages.  They produce them because there's a risk of giving offense to some group or other if they don't.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Washington Monthly
Alan Johnson / Guardian Unlimited:
The Euston moment  —  When the left lost its way, the Euston manifesto offered signposts and its supporters continue to inform the debate  —  Two years ago a 3,000-word political statement, the Euston manifesto, argued that much of the left had suffered a theoretical collapse and a collapse of sensibility.
Discussion: davidthompson
John Podhoretz / Commentary:
What The Times Was Up To  —  Max Boot's post earlier today about the preposterous New York Times story on the relationship between the Pentagon and former-military men-turned-war-pundits was spot on.  I think, based on many years of experience working at various newspapers …
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Another Anniversary  —  April 20 this year marks the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell's immigration speech in Britain.  There followed a major battle in the never-ending war between elites and people: … It is of course unthinkable that any responsible government should accede to the wishes of 83% of its public.
Discussion: alicublog
 
 
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McCain's Temper, Ctd.
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Nick Gillespie / Reason Magazine:
Attn, DC Reasonoids: If You Care About Free Speech, Come to This …
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Discussion: The New Republic
The Huffington Post:
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