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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.
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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 …
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
McCain camp: N.C. shelving Wright ad — Carly Fiorina, background and Charlie Black, advisers to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain work inside the “Straight Talk Express”, Thursday, April 24, 2008 in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) — by Mark Silva
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Confusion in North Carolina — There's some serious confusion over whether John McCain's “every pressure” has convinced the North Carolina Republican Party not to run that ad it's...not running, but threatening to run. — McCain's aides say it's off; the party says it's still on.
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Raleigh News & Observer:
TV station rejects state GOP ad
TV station rejects state GOP ad
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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 …
Marc Ambinder:
The Most Damaging Thing Rev. Jeremiah Wright Has To Say — May well be that Obama “says what he has to say as a politician.”
Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
Excerpts from Rev. Jeremiah Wright Interview with Bill Moyers
Excerpts from Rev. Jeremiah Wright Interview with Bill Moyers
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Wright offering fresh fodder to Obama critics
Wright offering fresh fodder to Obama critics
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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.
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Ruh-roh: Obama Going On Fox — Remember this? — Now whatsay the Netroots? … For the record, I support the boycott of Fox News. I think Hillary Clinton was placed in a terrible position because of the extreme bias of NBC and the unwillingness of the Left blogs to criticize the anti-Hillary bias in the Media.
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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 …
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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 …
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
Ethics Panel Admonishes Domenici
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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.
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.
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 …
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
Updated: McCain calls Hagee views “nonsense,” takes jab at Obama — New Orelans, LA — Rev. John Hagee's view that Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the sins of New Orleans residents is “nonsense,” McCain said at least nine times aboard his bus today. — The DNC has been calling on McCain …
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