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1:40 AM ET, April 25, 2008

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PBS:
Jeremiah Wright  —  More than 3,000 news stories have been penned since early April about Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama.  But behind the five second loop is a man who has preached three different sermons nearly every Sunday since 1972.  In his interview on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL …
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Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Wright Says His Words Were Twisted  —  In his first wide-ranging interview since video clips of his inflammatory sermons were aired, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. defended himself over the controversy, saying that his words were twisted.  —  Mr. Wright, Senator Barack Obama's former pastor …
Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
Excerpts from Rev. Jeremiah Wright Interview with Bill Moyers  —  I've been sent by Bill Moyers' people excerpts from his interview with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, which will air tomorrow night on PBS.  This is the first major Wright interview since the Obama “controversy” broke last month.
Discussion: Swampland
Marc Ambinder:
The Most Damaging Thing Rev. Jeremiah Wright Has To Say
Discussion: QandO and American Spectator
Manya A. Brachear / Chicago Tribune:
Rev. Wright says ‘devious’ forces behind use of his words against Obama
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots and The Swamp
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The Wright Stuff: ABC provides the context
Discussion: ABCNEWS and protein wisdom
Richard Cowan / Tales from the Trail:
Top House Democrat denounces Clinton campaign tactics  —  WASHINGTON - “Scurrilous” and “disingenuous” were among the words a top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives used on Thursday to describe Hillary Clinton's campaign tactics in her bid to defeat Barack Obama for their party's presidential nomination.
Discussion: TalkLeft, Booman Tribune and Jay Currie
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Mark Leibovich / The Caucus:
Black Leader in House Denounces Bill Clinton's Remarks
Discussion: Fox News and Gateway Pundit
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Memo: On Electability  —  Seeking to rebut the argument that Sen. Barack Obama's recent primary losses in Ohio and Pennsylvania endanger Democrats' chances of wining the White House in the fall, the Illinois senator's campaign is circulating a memo to superdelegates chock full of polling data …
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
McCain camp: N.C. shelving Wright ad
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Reid, Pelosi, Dean may intervene in nomination  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that he may have to push undecided superdelegates to make their decisions in the Democratic presidential race, if the contest stretches into June.  —  Reid said he would consider writing …
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CNN:
Pelosi says she doesn't want to see a joint ticket  —  (CNN) — For at least the fourth time in a little more than a month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made it clear she thinks Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shouldn't run together on a joint ticket this fall.
CBS News:
Scalia On Bush v. Gore: Get Over It!  —  Supreme Court Justice Tells 60 Minutes It's Nonsense To Say The Decision Was Politically Motivated  —  (CBS) People who believe the U.S. Supreme Court's decision giving the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush was politically motivated …
Patrick / FishBowlDC:
The Obama Watch Comes To An End: Fox News Sunday Gets Obama!  —  Chris Wallace must be happy...  FishbowlDC has learned that Sen. Barack Obama will finally appear on Fox News Sunday this weekend.  A pre-taped interview is slated to take place Saturday in Marion, Indiana.
Discussion: The Page and Macsmind
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:   Ruh-roh: Obama Going On Fox
Fox News:
Obama Countdown Clock Set to Ring With Appearance This Week on ‘FOX News Sunday’
TheDenverChannel.com:
Rush Limbaugh Calling For Riots In Denver  —  Talk Show Host Wants America To See Actions Of ‘Far Left’  —  DENVER — Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer.
Mary Beth Schneider / Indianapolis Star:
Star-WTHR poll: In Indiana, it's Obama — barely  —  Sen. Barack Obama holds a narrow lead over Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in Indiana, with the outcome of the May 6 primary likely in the hands of a large number of undecided voters, according to a new Indianapolis Star-WTHR poll.
Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats Have a Nominee  —  So what?  —  Other than ensuring the Greatest Show on Earth will continue, does it matter that Hillary Clinton defeated Barack Obama Tuesday in Pennsylvania by nine-plus points?  Barack Obama is the nominee.  —  No matter how many kicks the rest of us find …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and TownHall Blog
Michelle Cottle / The New Republic:
No more Michigan talk!  —  That's it.  Enough is beyond enough.  For what feels like the one millionth time, I just did some segment over at MSNBC on the theme of how Michigan possibly impacts Hillary's position if the popular vote there is factored into the candidates' running tallies.
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
Domenici gets ‘qualified admonition’ from Senate Ethics over Iglesias call  —  The Senate Ethics Committee has issued a “qualified admonition” of GOP Sen. Pete Domenici (N.M.) for a phone call he made to David Iglesias, former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, in a corruption case involving local …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Ethics Panel Admonishes Domenici
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Democratic Gap Narrows, Obama Stays Ahead  —  Obama 49% to 44% in latest national polling  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Gallup Poll Daily tracking update based on April 21-23 interviewing shows Barack Obama holding a narrower advantage over Hillary Clinton than he has in recent days …
Associated Press:
VA accused of covering up suicides  —  Dems call for mental health chief to quit after e-mails contradict reports  —  WASHINGTON - Two Democratic senators have called for the chief mental health official of the Veterans Affairs Department to resign, saying he tried to cover up the rising number of veteran suicides.
Discussion: Blue Girl, Red State
WESH-TV:
Snipes Gets Maximum Sentence: 36 Months  —  OCALA, Fla. — Wesley Snipes was sentenced to 36 months in prison Thursday, the maximum sentence allowed.  —  Watch The Story  —  Snipes was convicted of three misdemeanor charges for not filing his taxes.  —  During the sentencing, Snipes did apologize.
Discussion: Riehl World View
 
 
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Ed Ronco / South Bend Tribune:
Poll shows Indiana primary still a tossup
Discussion: MyDD
Steve Benen / Crooks and Liars:
Those ‘experts’ and their ‘fancy degrees’
Megan McArdle:
Strategy or vendetta?  —  I find this argument thoroughly unconvincing.
Melissa McEwan / Shakesville:
Hillary Sexism Watch: Part Eighty-Three
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
‘Jihadist’ booted from government lexicon
Justin McCarthy / NewsBusters.org:
Whoopi Dismisses Elisabeth's Views as ‘Very White’
Discussion: Hot Air and The Jawa Report
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Mullen: We ‘Will Have to Deal with Iran in the Very Near Future’
Discussion: Daily Pundit
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Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
Updated: McCain calls Hagee views “nonsense,” takes jab at Obama
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Electability, Parsed  —  Matt Yglesias makes a great point …
Borzou / Babylon & Beyond:
IRAN: Hillary's threat to “obliterate” in war reverberates
James Glanz / New York Times:
Sunnis Agree to End Boycott, Rejoin Iraq Government
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
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Rasmussen Reports:
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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