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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Adviser Claims Indiana Slur Video Is Conspiracy — A former aide to President Bill Clinton, and current informal adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton, expressed outrage and shock on Friday after a videotape from 1992 surfaced allegedly showing him describing Indianans as “white n—rs.”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Pennebaker: Clip Doctored — I just spoke to D.A. Pennebaker, the director of “The War Room,” who said his film had been doctored to produce a widely-viewed YouTube clip. — In a clip from his film on the 1992 Clinton campaign, posted to YouTube today, Clinton advisor Mickey Kantor is …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Clinton operative didn't call Indianans “white n*****s” in 1992 Update III: Dirty trick? Update: Character witness — Update IV: This is almost certainly a dirty trick aimed at Mickey Kantor and the Clinton campaign. Read all the way through the updates.
Dehydratedcracker / Daily Kos:
UPDATED (2x): Team Clinton 1992: Hoosiers are “worthless white ni**ers” — This video was just posted on youtube. The video speaks for itself. Also says something about Boy George who the slur was made to. — For those without speakers: … Props to “indy007q” for posting it on youtube this morning.
Byron York / The Corner:
Mickey Kantor Does Not Hold the People of Indiana in the Highest Esteem
Mickey Kantor Does Not Hold the People of Indiana in the Highest Esteem
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Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Obama Holds Big Lead Over Clinton in NC; Pair tied in Indiana — UTICA, New York—Five days before the important Democratic presidential primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, Barack Obama of Illinois enjoys a substantial lead in one state and remains tied with Hillary Clinton …
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Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Clinton: Tuesday Will Be a ‘Game Changer’ — ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Senator Hillary Clinton speaking in Kinston, NC said that Tuesday's primary will be a big day in the contest for the Democratic nomination. Clinton has denied in interviews and in press availabilities that she will drop out of the race if she loses Indiana.
Indianapolis Star:
Endorsements chip away at Bayh pedestal — It's been a rough few days for Sen. Evan Bayh. — After years of holding a near death grip over so much of the state's Democratic Party establishment, the junior senator from Shirkieville has taken a series of very public hits in recent days.
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New York Times:
Clinton May Be Hopeful, but Obama Rolls On
Clinton May Be Hopeful, but Obama Rolls On
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Daniel Whitten / Bloomberg:
Obama May Levy $15 Billion Tax on Oil Company Profit — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal for a windfall profits tax on oil companies could cost $15 billion a year at last year's profit levels, a campaign adviser said. — The plan would target profit …
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CNN:
Clinton to Congress: You're either with us or against us
Clinton to Congress: You're either with us or against us
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Alison Fitzgerald / Bloomberg:
Clinton, McCain Push Gas Tax Break That May Help Oil Companies
Clinton, McCain Push Gas Tax Break That May Help Oil Companies
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Indianapolis Star:
Experience makes Clinton better choice in primary — In this extraordinary election year, Indiana's Democratic voters have been presented with an extraordinary opportunity: Choose for their party's presidential nominee between a gifted senator from Illinois who has enthused millions of new voters …
Rasmussen Reports:
58% Say Obama Denounced Wright for Political Convenience, not Outrage — A Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 30% of the nation's Likely Voters believe Barack Obama denounced his former Pastor, Jeremiah Wright, because he was outraged. Most—58%—say he denounced the Pastor for political convenience.
Peter Suderman / The American Scene:
SHOULD DEMOCRATS GO ON FOX? — The Politico tells us that some netroots types aren't pleased with the fact that Howard Dean, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton are all appearing on Fox News. … I agree with Melber to an extent, but I suppose I'm not entirely sure why the base …
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Robert Winnett / Telegraph:
Boris Johnson poised to become London Mayor as Tories seal local election success — Boris Johnson is preparing to be unveiled as the new mayor of London later today following Labour's collapse across Britain in the local elections. — Senior Conservative sources said they would be …
Pablo Guzman / WCBS-TV:
On YOUR Dime: Congressmen Lease Luxury Cars — Little-Known But Exploited Loophole Allows Politicians To Drive, Maintain Expensive Cars, SUVs On Taxpayer Money — Rep. Charles Rangel: ‘My Constituents Appreciate It’ — NEW YORK (CBS) ― You may not realize it …
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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
AL FRANKEN: THE COVER-UP BEGINS — We've covered the tax and legal compliance problems of Minnesota Democratic Senatorial candidate Al Franken over the past few weeks. First came the revelation of his failure to pay workers' compensation insurance in New York.
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Bill Vlasic / New York Times:
As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Are Flocking to Small Cars — DETROIT — Soaring gas prices have turned the steady migration by Americans to smaller cars into a stampede. — In what industry analysts are calling a first, about one in five vehicles sold in the United States was a compact …
Fox News:
U.N.'s World Food Program Cried Poverty While Sitting on Cash Stockpile of More Than $1.22 Billion — Just weeks before it announced the onset of a global food crisis and the urgent need for donors to provide at least $775 million in additional funding, the World Food Program was sitting …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Party of Denial — During Barack Obama's Sunday appearance on Fox News, the interviewer asked him for an example of “a hot-button issue where you would be willing to buck the Democratic Party line” and say that Republicans have the better idea. — Mr. Obama's answer was puzzling …