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11:10 AM ET, May 3, 2008

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Karl / protein wisdom:
GOP 2008: McCain's real slip on Middle Eastern oil  —  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain spent Friday clarifying his earlier suggestion that the Iraq War was motivated by US dependence on foreign oil: … Allahpundit suggests that McCain's concerns on this point are hard to take seriously …
Discussion: Political Radar and Hot Air
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Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Obama Lead in NC Shrinks; He and Clinton Remain Deadlocked in Indiana  —  UTICA, New York - Democrat Hillary Clinton made gains in North Carolina yesterday, drawing within single digits of rival Barack Obama, while the two remain deadlocked in Indiana with just days …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Michael Barone / Townhall.com:
Wright Controversy Affects the Polls  —  Is the bottom falling out for Barack Obama?  It's too early to say that, but there are some disturbing signs.  On the positive side, superdelegates still are breaking his way.  Rep. Baron Hill, whose southern Indiana district almost certainly will vote for Hillary Clinton, came out for Obama.
Discussion: Hot Air
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Colorful Tory Beats Laborite to Become Mayor of London  —  LONDON — Boris Johnson, the floppy-haired media celebrity and Conservative member of Parliament who transformed himself from a shambling, amusing-aphorism-uttering figure of fun into a plausible political force, was elected mayor of London on Friday.
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
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Benedict Brogan / Daily Mail:
Boris has last laugh after routing Red Ken to complete Gordon Brown's day of misery  —  Boris Johnson capped a cataclysmic day for Labour last night by seizing power in London.  —  His victory left Gordon Brown facing a desperate fight for survival.  —  The Old Etonian celebrity politician …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Ralph Blumenthal / New York Times:
After Hiatus, States Set Wave of Executions  —  HUNTSVILLE, Tex. — Here in the nation's leading death-penalty state, and some of the 35 others with capital punishment, execution dockets are quickly filling up.  —  Less than three weeks after a United States Supreme Court ruling ended …
Discussion: TalkLeft, The Corner and On Deadline
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:   Lethal injection: a one-drug alternative?
Michael James / Political Punch:
Stumping for Delegates, Clinton Pledges Voting Rights to Guam  —  Guam's four Democratic delegates (not to mention its five superdelegates) are up for grabs in Saturday's primary, and Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., has told residents of that Pacific territory …
RushLimbaugh.com:
Rush Interviews Andrew McCarthy  —  BEGIN TRANSCRIPT  —  RUSH: Now, as you know, folks, we don't do too many interviews here.  We're not on the author circuit.  Friends of mine, however, do write books; and I try to have them on, especially in this most recent example.
Discussion: Power Line and Macsmind
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Paul Steinhauser / CNN:   Poll: 70 percent in U.S. say things are going badly
CNN:
Former DNC chairs: Hillary would beat McCain today — Obama wouldn't
Discussion: Bang the Drum, Taylor Marsh and Hot Air
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
On Sunday TV, One Hot Rivalry Fuels Another  —  WASHINGTON — It will be a generational battle royal, the younger upstart against the more seasoned warrior who resents the challenge.  —  Senator Barack Obama vs. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton?  —  Yes, there is that.
Andy McCarthy / The Corner:
Caroline Glick on the West's Whitewashing of Hamas  —  Caroline is her usual must-read self in the Jerusalem Post, beginning with: … The most depressing part is the discussion of Secretary Rice's recent speech to the American Jewish Committee.  In that setting at least …
Discussion: Jerusalem Post
Larry Rohter / MSNBC:
NYT: GOP crossing over to vote for Dems  —  Economy, discontent over Bush policies drive some; spoilers out there too  —  INDIANAPOLIS - Until now, Shirley Morgan had always been the kind of voter the Republican Party thought it could count on.  She comes from a family of staunch Republicans …
 
 
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Michael C. Moynihan / Reason Magazine:
Is Mrs. Conyers Smarter than an Eighth Grader?
Discussion: Power Line and The Corner
Caren Bohan / Tales from the Trail:
Obama says don't judge him by ex-pastor's comments
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and The Page
Saul Hansell / New York Times:
Amazon Sues Over State Law on Collection of Sales Tax
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Employers cut fewer jobs in April, jobless rate falls
Julie Jargon / Wall Street Journal:
Kraft Reformulates Oreo, Scores in China
Discussion: Althouse and FP Passport
Frank Eaton / BlueNC:
Well, here's something interesting...
Discussion: MyDD, Taylor Marsh and TalkLeft
Jonathan Schwarz / A Tiny Revolution:
Jeffrey Goldberg Battles Manfully Against Internet's Glaring Flaws
Dotcomabc / Political Punch:
Official Transcript: Kantor Never Impugned Hoosiers
 Earlier Items: 
Time:
How Much Did Rumsfeld Know?  —  Ricardo Sanchez, the commander …
Mark Udall for Colorado:
UDALL ANSWERS CLINTON GAS TAX CHALLENGE, STANDS WITH COLORADANS …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Airs Another Indiana Ad Hitting Obama On Gas Tax
Andrew Cockburn / CounterPunch:
Secret Bush “Finding” Widens War on Iran
Discussion: MoJoBlog
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Why do Catholics prefer Clinton to Obama?
Discussion: Slate and protein wisdom
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Ohio attorney general admits to affair with employee
Michael Tomasky / Guardian Unlimited:
Hillary's right turn