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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
Dem voter surge could cut Clinton margin — An historic spike in Democratic voter registrations in Pennsylvania could help Barack Obama cut into Hillary Clinton's vote in Tuesday's primary, robbing her of the big victory margin she needs to justify continuing the primary fight.
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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.
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Palestinians' backing for terror rises — The number of Palestinians who support attacks against Israelis continues to rise and more than half of them favor suicide bombings, according to a poll published this weekend. — The survey also showed that Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh …
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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 …
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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Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama says McCain would be better than Bush
Obama says McCain would be better than Bush
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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.
Washington Post:
Rice Praises ‘Coalescing Center’ in Iraqi Politics — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit here Sunday to promote what she called the “coalescing center” of Iraqi politics around the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. — The visit followed a night …
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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.
John Engler / Wall Street Journal:
What Nafta Trade Deficit? — It is amazing how some presidential candidates are blaming the North American Free Trade Agreement for U.S. job losses. They seem to believe that a substantial part of the three million manufacturing jobs lost since 2000 resulted from Nafta …
Michael Moore / Mike's Message:
My Vote's for Obama (if I could vote) ...by Michael Moore — I don't get to vote for President this primary season. I live in Michigan. The party leaders (both here and in D.C.) couldn't get their act together, and thus our votes will not be counted. — So, if you live in Pennsylvania, can you do me a favor?
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
CAIR'S FIRST CONGRESSMAN — The Council on American-Islamic Relations holds itself out as a civil rights group and has insinuated itself into programs sponsored by government agencies as a bona fide spokesman for America's Islamic community. Knowledgeable observers have nevertheless long had their doubts about CAIR.
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Relativity and the Prelate — A couple of points on relativity / relativism — (1) Neither the special nor the general theory of relativity asserted that “everything is relative.” All they did was to replace a model of physical reality built around … with a different model built around
Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
PA on the verge — Three polls out: Zogby, ARG, M-D. — I won't get into their specific findings, they average out as a Clinton with a 49-42 percent lead with 9 percent undecided. — Obama's big problem is that he's ending with an even lower final numbers than he had at the end of Ohio's polling …
Michelle Cottle / The New Republic:
Voices in Her Head — Inside Hillaryland's fatal psychodrama. — By the time Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle finally packed up her lovely corner office with its fresh blue carpet and mini-fridge full of Diet Coke, her exit must have come as a relief—even to many of her friends on Team Hillary.
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 …