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2:00 PM ET, April 30, 2008

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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dumb as We Wanna Be  —  It is great to see that we finally have some national unity on energy policy.  Unfortunately, the unifying idea is so ridiculous, so unworthy of the people aspiring to lead our nation, it takes your breath away.  Hillary Clinton has decided to line up with John McCain …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WHAT THE GAS HOLIDAY COULD BE.  —  . They know how to imply that Barack Obama has had bad friends, and Hillary Clinton tells lies, and John McCain — well, they know how to doodle his initials inside a sparkly heart.  What they don't know how to do, however, is say that one candidate's health plan …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Economy grows by only 0.6 percent in first quarter  —  Economy limps ahead at a 0.6 percent pace in first quarter, better pace than expected  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The bruised economy limped through the first quarter, growing at just a 0.6 percent pace as housing and credit problems forced people and businesses alike to hunker down.
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Michelle Malkin:
All aboard the Jive Talk Express  —  My syndicated column today deconstructs Barack Obama's pitiful performance yesterday.  Try as he might, he simply cannot disown the un-disownable preacher of hate.  That press conference yesterday renders the Philadelphia speech from March null and void.
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Getting to Know John McCain  —  It came to me while I was having dinner with Doris Day.  No, not that Doris Day.  The Doris Day who is married to Col. Bud Day, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, fighter pilot, Vietnam POW and roommate of John McCain at the Hanoi Hilton.
The Politico:
Obama may win Hill superdelegate fight  —  Capitol Hill insiders say the battle for congressional superdelegates is over, and one Senate supporter of Barack Obama is hinting strongly that he has prevailed over Hillary Rodham Clinton.  —  While more than 80 Democrats in the House and Senate …
CBS News:
“Hostile” Iran Sparks U.S. Attack Plan  —  Pentagon Wary Of Tehran's Expanding Nuclear Program And Support Of Iraqi Insurgents  —  (CBS) A second American aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf on Tuesday as the Pentagon ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran.
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Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
U.S. Role Deepens in Sadr City
Discussion: Attackerman and NewsBusters.org
Sue Sturgis / Facing South:
FACING SOUTH EXCLUSIVE: D.C. nonprofit aimed at women voters behind deceptive N.C. robo-calls … FACING SOUTH EXCLUSIVE: D.C. nonprofit aimed at women voters behind deceptive N.C. robo-calls  —  Who's behind the mysterious “robo-calls” that have spread misleading voter information …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Brian Williams' “response” to the military analyst story  —  It has now been more than ten days since the New York Times exposed the Pentagon's domestic propaganda program involving retired generals and, still, not a single major news network has even mentioned the story to their viewers …
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Limbaugh calls for restart to ‘Operation Chaos’  —  A day after he called for a pause in his “Operation Chaos” plan to keep the Democratic primary going, Rush Limbaugh today opened up his show by urging his conservative listeners to keep up the hijinks.  —  “You are to go out and sustain …
Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog
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MSNBC:
April 27: Howard Dean, political roundtable  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday:  —  SEN. HILLARY CLINTON (D-NY): I have received more votes by the people who have voted than anybody else.  —  SEN. BARACK OBAMA (D-IL): If we've won the most delegates from the voters …
Fredric U. Dicker / New York Post:
REV-ENGE IS SWEET FOR ‘BETRAYED’ PASTOR  —  ALBANY - The Rev. Jeremiah Wright would be happy to see Barack Obama's presidential campaign derailed because the pastor is fuming that his former congregant has “betrayed” their 20-year relationship,  —  The Post has learned.
Steven Ginsberg / The Trail:
Clinton Exuding Confidence  —  South Bend, Ind.—As Hillary Clinton continues virtually non-stop campaigning between North Carolina and Indiana, the candidate and her team are showing signs of increased confidence.  —  After spending weeks blasting Barack Obama at any potential opening …
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Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
In Evoking Good of '90s, Clinton Risks Memories of the Bad
Discussion: The Swamp and The Page
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Rep. Capps to endorse Obama  —  A California congresswoman with long ties to both Clintons will announce her endorsement of Barack Obama today, a campaign source said.  —  Rep. Lois Capps, who represents a district on California's central coast, is the third member of Congress to announce …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton blasts Bush for not stopping a project her husband approved  —  INDIANAPOLIS — It's a story Hillary Clinton loves to tell, about how the Chinese government bought a good American company in Indiana, laid off all its workers and moved its critical defense technology work to China.
Floyd Abrams / Wall Street Journal:
Foreign Law and the First Amendment  —  Late in 1941, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion which, for the first time in our history, starkly distinguished American protection of speech from that of England.  —  Two union members had been convicted of assaulting nonunion truck drivers.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: MCCAIN UPS THE ANTE  —  It turns out that a hundred years in Iraq really is for wussies.  TPM video czar Ben Craw has just dug up this January appearance in which Sen. McCain upped the ante to a million years in Iraq ...
Discussion: Marc Ambinder, MyDD and Too Sense
New York Times:
Shortages Threaten Farmers' Key Tool: Fertilizer  —  XUAN CANH, Vietnam — Truong Thi Nha stands just four and a half feet tall.  Her three grown children tower over her, just as many young people in this village outside Hanoi dwarf their parents.  —  The biggest reason the children are so robust: fertilizer.
Discussion: Megan McArdle, Salon and FP Passport
 
 
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Top-of-Mind Candidate Perceptions In-Depth
Discussion: The Swamp and Hot Air
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Obama campaign files FEC complaint against pro-Clinton group
Discussion: TalkLeft
Michelle Malkin:
Berkeley College Republicans apply for same protest privileges as Code Pink
Discussion: Daily Californian
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
Why John McCain Wants You To Give Up Your Health Insurance
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Marc Ambinder:
Chelsea Picks Up A Puerto Rico Superdelegate For Her Mother
Discussion: The Page, TalkLeft and Spin Cycle
PennLive.com:
Hillary Clinton picks up a Pa. superdelegate
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and Donklephant
Joseph Gerth / Courier-Journal:
Chandler, superdelegate, endorses Obama
Michelle Malkin:
Mystery at Goose Creek update: Bombs away
Discussion: TBO.com and The Jawa Report
 Earlier Items: 
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard Blog:
McCarthy on Mylroie  —  Andrew McCarthy, a former federal prosecutor …
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
McCain Strengthening His Political Marriage
Paul Kiel / TPMMuckraker:
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Matthew Yglesias:
Trade-Offs  —  Here's Randy Scheunemann, John McCain's top …
John M. Murtagh / NY Daily News:
Be Our Guest: Obama pal is an enemy, too
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Betrayal  —  I have frankly been a little bit confused …
David Rogers / The Politico:
GI bill sparks Senate war
Benjamin J. Romano / Seattle Times:
Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime
Discussion: Threat Level, Digg and Engadget
 

 
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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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