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Pew Research Center:
Obama's Image Slips, His Lead Over Clinton Disappears — Public Support for Free Trade Declines — Summary of Findings — Democratic voters are not as positive about Barack Obama as they were a month ago. Somewhat smaller percentages of Democrats describe Obama in favorable terms …
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Clinton 49%, Obama 45% — McCain leads Obama in general election; McCain and Clinton tied — PRINCETON, NJ — Hillary Clinton has edged ahead of Barack Obama, 49% to 45%, in the latest Gallup Poll Daily tracking update. — The four percentage point Clinton advantage …
WRTV-TV:
Indiana Poll Shows Clinton With Big Lead Over Obama — Survey Taker: Pastor Controversy Possibly Big Factor — INDIANAPOLIS — A statewide poll indicates a dramatic shift of support from Sen. Barack Obama to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ahead of next week's Indiana Democratic presidential primary …
CNN:
Poll: Bush most unpopular in modern history — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new poll suggests that George W. Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history. — A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent of the American public disapprove …
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The Politico:
What Obama wishes he could say — Thrown off his game by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright uproar, Barack Obama's strongest answer to Hillary Rodham Clinton is one he won't give: Senator, do you really want to get in a contest with me over who has more unsavory personal associations?
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Xan Brooks / Guardian:
Spike Lee tells US pastor to ‘shut up’ — Director Spike Lee has waded into the ongoing controversy surrounding Jeremiah Wright, the Chicago pastor whose provocative statements have proved a thorn in the side of Democrat frontrunner Barack Obama. Lee advises the preacher to do the right thing and keep quiet.
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Obama's Misplay — “That is just terrible, absolutely dreadful …
Obama's Misplay — “That is just terrible, absolutely dreadful …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MALPRACTICE — I really don't get what it is with the Clinton campaign sometimes. Getting Joe Andrew's super-delegate endorsement is a minor coup for the Obama campaign. It certainly gives them some help in Indiana. But he's hardly a household name. So why is it that when Howard Wolfson gets asked …
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Katie Escherich / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Says Calls to Drop Out Are ‘Just Idle Talk’ — Clinton on Why She'll Fight to the Finish, and Why Bill Won't Be in the West Wing — Hillary Clinton campaigned Wednesday in Indianapolis, on the same day that Indiana superdelegate and former Clinton supporter Joe Andrew announced …
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Joseph J. Andrew / The Huffington Post:
On My Switch From Clinton to Obama
On My Switch From Clinton to Obama
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Wolfson: I'm Not Sure That Joe Andrew Is “Actually From Indiana”
Wolfson: I'm Not Sure That Joe Andrew Is “Actually From Indiana”
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Associated Press:
‘D.C. Madam’ dead in Florida — Palfrey had been convicted of running $2 million prostitution ring — TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - The woman convicted of running a high-end Washington prostitution ring that snagged a senator killed herself Thursday, police said, weeks after she was convicted on charges she vowed not to go to prison for.
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Mitch Stacy / Associated Press:
Police: ‘D.C. madam’ kills herself in Fla. coastal town
Police: ‘D.C. madam’ kills herself in Fla. coastal town
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myfoxtampabay.com:
DC Madam commits suicide in Tarpon Springs
DC Madam commits suicide in Tarpon Springs
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Justin Rood / ABCNEWS:
D.C. Madam Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
D.C. Madam Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
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Des Moines Register:
McCain fields audience question on whether he called wife an expletive — A widespread Internet rumor about Sen. John McCain popped up in an audience question today during the Republican presidential candidate's Iowa forum. — A member of the audience at the Polk County Convention Complex asked …
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Hilzoy / Obsidian Wings:
The Lincoln-Douglass Debate: Live On Fox! — Two weeks ago, publius tried to imagine what the Lincoln-Douglas Debates would have looked like had they been moderated by ABC. I thought it was one of the funnier things I'd ever read. It turns out, however, that in a startling breach with precedent …
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
FOX News: Lincoln debated Frederick Douglass in 1858?!?
FOX News: Lincoln debated Frederick Douglass in 1858?!?
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The New Republic
Peter Dreier / The Huffington Post:
Sidney Blumenthal Uses Former Right-Wing Foes To Attack Obama — Former journalist Sidney Blumenthal has been widely credited with coining the term “vast right-wing conspiracy” used by Hillary Clinton in 1998 to describe the alliance of conservative media, think tanks, and political operatives …
Daniela Deane / Washington Post:
Rep. Fossella Arrested on Charges of Driving While Intoxicated — Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-N.Y.) was arrested overnight in Alexandria and charged with driving while intoxicated, court records showed today. — Fossella is scheduled to appear in Alexandria General District Court on May 12 for an advisement hearing, the records said.
Michelle Malkin:
The Michelle Obama-patented subject-changer — In a pickle with your spouse over laundry you neglected to do or trash you forgot to take out? — Looking for an easy way to wriggle out of a tough spot with your boss? — Never fear. Michelle Obama is here with her new patented subject-changer:
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Breaking: ABC's ‘This Week’ holds town hall with Clinton — Hillary Clinton will appear in a live town hall meeting Sunday on ABC's “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.” — Just two days before the primaries, ABC's town hall event will be broadcast live from Indiana, and also include viewer questions from North Carolina.
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