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3:25 PM ET, April 29, 2008

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama denounces Wright  —  In Winston-Salem, Obama sharply attacks Reverend Jeremiah Wright and the substance of his remarks yesterday, a far sharper disavowal than he gave in Philadelphia last month.  —  The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.
Michelle Malkin:
Obama's “big press conference” on Wright: “I'm outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle;” Wright's remarks “a bunch of rants that aren't grounded in truth”  —  What, pray tell, could Barack Obama possibly say now to undo the damage of his two decades of bad judgment about Jeremiah Wright?
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Where Wright Goes Wrong  —  We all have our crosses to bear.  The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has become Barack Obama's.  —  I'm sorry, but I've had it with Wright.  I would never try to diminish the service he performed as pastor of his Chicago megachurch, and it's obvious that he's a man of great charisma and faith.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
A ‘big press conference’ on Wright
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Press Club president responds: Reynolds pitched Rev. Wright two years ago
Nitya / Political Radar:
Gingrich: Wright May Be Deliberately Trying to Hurt Obama
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and The Page
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
A THOMAS EAGLETON MOMENT?
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Clinton 47%, Obama 46%  —  Democratic preferences remain very close  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Democrats at the national level remain very closely divided in their preferences for their party's presidential nomination, with the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update showing 47% …
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Democrats Divided Over Gas Tax Break
Dean Baker / American Prospect:   The NYT Allows Senator Clinton to Lie to Hard-Hit Middle-Class …
Associated Press:
N.C. Gov. Easley endorses Clinton
Discussion: Marc Ambinder
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Strongly Rejected Long-Term Iraq Presence: “Bring Them All Home”  —  When it comes to getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, Sen. John McCain was for the idea before he was against it.  —  Three years before the Arizona Republican argued on the campaign trail that U.S. forces could be in Iraq …
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Confederate Yankee:
The DNC IED  —  Several people have forwarded me a link this morning to the Democratic National Committee ad against John McCain that shows two American soldiers at the moment an explosion goes off beside them.  —  The soldiers are on screen for just a split-second, just long enough for viewers …
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Michelle Malkin:
Question of the day: Where did the DNC get its IED footage?
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Hot Air
Thomas Beaumont / Des Moines Register:
Exclusive: Iowa superdelegate to endorse Obama  —  Winthrop farmer Richard Machacek, an Iowa superdelegate, said today he is pledging to support Illinois Sen. Barack Obama.  —  Machacek, a member of the Democratic National Committee, had been uncommitted.  He said he saw little difference between …
Jonathan Kay / National Post:
The Canadian Islamic Congress tries for a ceasefire — but they've already lost the war  —  The following press release (see below) just landed in my inbox: Apparently, the Canadian Islamic Congress is going to announce that it's seeking some kind of plea bargain with Maclean's magazine …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Elana Schor / Guardian:
Cheney lawyer claims Congress has no authority over vice-president  —  The lawyer for US vice-president Dick Cheney claimed today that the Congress lacks any authority to examine his behaviour on the job.  —  The exception claimed by Cheney's counsel came in response to requests …
Scott Goldberg / KARE-TV:
Police looking for meth lab, find fish tank  —  Brooklyn Park police were looking for a meth lab, but they found a fish tank and the chemicals needed to maintain it.  —  And a few hours later, when the city sent a contractor to fix the door the police had smashed open Monday afternoon …
New York Post:
SHARPTON RAPS OBAMA  —  Barack Obama made a call for nonviolence in the aftermath of the Sean Bell verdict - infuriating the Rev. Al Sharpton, who accused the presidential candidate of trying to “grandstand in front of white people,” sources told The Post.  —  During what a source described as a …
Mary Katharine Ham / Townhall.com:
How Obama and McCain Keep Sister Souljah-ing the Wrong People  —  It was a pickle only John McCain could have gotten himself into.  —  What should have been a mostly uneventful weekend for McCain, two weeks before the increasingly ugly Democratic campaign culminates in a Carolina showdown …
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Charlie Cook / National Journal Online:
The New, New Math  —  Despite the recent show of strength by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., the odds against her winning the Democratic presidential nomination are as imposing as ever — and probably worse.  —  There was a time when one of the stronger arguments in favor of nominating …
Elizabeth Donatelli / WAVE-TV:
Chandler announces endorsement for Obama  —  Updated:  —  LOUISVILLE (WAVE) — Hoosier voters head to the polls next week, but the presidential hopefuls are already looking ahead to the Kentucky primary.  Tuesday morning, Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama picked up a big endorsement.
Discussion: MSNBC and TPM Election Central
 
 
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