memeorandum: DON'T FEAR THE REAPER — Barack Obama has boycotted Fox News for the past two years. (Hindrocket/Power Line)

8:25 PM ET, April 27, 2008

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TRANSCRIPT: OBAMA ON ‘FNS’ — Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate from Illinois, sat for an interview Saturday in Indiana with Chris Wallace. The interview aired on “FOX News Sunday.” They touched on a wide range of topics including the marathon race to the Democratic nomination …

Hindrocket / Power Line:

DON'T FEAR THE REAPER — Barack Obama has boycotted Fox News for the past two years. Obama's boycott ended today, as he was interviewed by Chris Wallace. The result suggests that Obama had nothing to fear from the ostensibly hostile crowd at Fox. — Obama showed, once again, that he is a rare political talent.

Discussion: The Daily Dish

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Obama Doesn't “Take Fox On,” After All — The Fox News Sunday interview is over. And Obama didn't take on Fox at all in any meaningful sense. — On Friday, a senior Obama adviser responded to criticism of his decision to go on Fox with a bunch of tough talk, saying that Obama knew full …

Discussion: The Washington Note, Talking Points Memo, Open Left, Hullabaloo, Little Green Footballs, The Jed Report and Weekly Standard Blog

Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:

McCain lays into Obama on taxes, says he opened door on Wright issue — Miami, FL — Sen. John McCain continues to ride a very thin line on the Jeremiah Wright controversy, reiterating today that while he will not make an issue of Barack Obama's pastor, he will not be surprised if others do.

Discussion: michellemalkin.com and The Campaign Spot

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

Obama on Fox: I supported Roberts when I opposed him — Give Barack Obama this: he performed a lot better on Fox News Sunday today than he did in the debate on April 16th. He stammered less when challenged, allowed his considerable personal warmth to surface, and kept his annoyance and anger in check.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, The Belmont Club and PrestoPundit

Los Angeles Times:
Obama donor received a state grant

Discussion: TalkLeft, Buck Naked Politics, Hot Air and The Page

Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Obama And Ayers Worked Together Once? (Johnson and Maguire Are Now?)

Discussion: Global Labor … and Hot Air

Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Obama on Fox transcript

Discussion: Salon, NO QUARTER, TalkLeft and Newshoggers.com

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Late Night: Johnny Can't Read

Discussion: Unqualified Offerings

Mark Silva / The Swamp:

John McCain's war, Howard Dean's war — For Howard Dean, the Democratic National Committee chairman who launched his own campaign for president five years ago on the wings of a nascent anti-war movement, the sixth year of the war in Iraq offers fertile ground for his party's 2008 campaign.

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs

Kate Phillips / The Caucus:

D.N.C. Advertisement: McCain's ‘100 Years’ in Iraq — Using footage from the town-hall-style meeting way back in January when a voter and Senator John McCain went back-and-forth about how long the United States would stay in Iraq, the Democratic National Committee has begun broadcasting a new advertisement.

Discussion: Top of the Ticket, The Page and Hot Air

CNN:
McCain: 'It's very clear who Hamas wants' in the White House

Discussion: Jonathan Martin's Blogs, Ben Smith's Blogs, Israel Matzav, Newshoggers.com, The Crone Speaks, Salon, PoliGazette and The Road to Surfdom

John Avlon / New York Post:

CLASH OF THE INDEPENDENTS — It's electability, stupid. — That's what Hillary Clinton and her surrogates have been spinning to super-delegates and anyone else who will listen since she lost her grip on once-inevitable nomination. — There's just one problem - when it comes to independent voters …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Middle Earth Journal and Liberal Values

Ryan Lizza / New Yorker: BILL VS. BARACK

NY Daily News:
From Bubba to Flubba: Slew of gaffes makes pals wonder why Bill is losing it

Discussion: Don Surber

Rasha Madkour / Associated Press:

McCain calls Obama insensitive to poor people — CORAL GALBES, Fla. - Republican presidential candidate John McCain on Sunday called Democratic rival Barack Obama insensitive to poor people and out of touch on economic issues. — The GOP nominee-in-waiting rapped his Democratic rival …

Discussion: American Street, Hullabaloo and AMERICAblog

Associated Press:

Nev. GOP recesses state convention, angering Paul supporters — RENO, Nev. - Outmaneuvered by raucous Ron Paul supporters, Nevada Republican Party leaders abruptly shut down their state convention and now must resume the event to complete a list of 31 delegates to the GOP national convention.

Discussion: Newshoggers.com

Anjeanette Damon / Reno Gazette-Journal:
Chaos over Paul cuts short gathering

Discussion: michellemalkin.com and DownWithTyranny!

Ryan Grim / The Politico:

Obama stops the clock on Fox — Barack Obama finally appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” stopping the “Obama Watch” clock at 772 days and change. And, believe it or not, it was a friendly exchange, touching on familiar themes. — Host Chris Wallace, who had started the clock …

Discussion: The New Republic

Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:

How the South Won (This) Civil War — Southernism is taking over our national dialogue. Maybe it's time for the North to secede from the Union. — NEWSWEEK WEB EXCLUSIVE — In the summer of 1863, Robert E. Lee led an ill-advised incursion into Pennsylvania.

Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy, at-Largely, Dean's World, protein wisdom and Ed Driscoll.com

Gallup:

Gallup Daily: Clinton and Obama Remain Tied at 47% — Clinton remains slightly ahead of McCain in general election — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds that national Democratic voters' preferences for their party's nomination remain evenly split, with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton each receiving 47% support.

Discussion: Taegan Goddard's … and Donklephant