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10:45 PM ET, May 4, 2008

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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Listen to Economists  —  When asked this morning by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said “I'm not going to put my lot in with economists.”  —  I know several of the economists …
Discussion: Political Machine and The RBC
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Jodi Kantor / The Caucus:
There Goes the Economists' Vote  —  INDIANAPOLIS — This morning, George Stephanopoulos began his televised interview with Senator Hillary Clinton by asking if she could name a single economist who supports her plan for a gas tax suspension.  —  She did not.
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
I'm not listening to economists on gas tax holiday  —  INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (CNN) — In the face of criticism from a slate of economists who say her gas tax holiday plan would be ineffective or even harmful, Hillary Clinton said she wasn't taking stock of their opinions and emphasized …
Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Clinton ‘Not Going To Put My Lot In With Economists’ on Gas Tax
Discussion: The New Republic
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:   Clinton On ABC's “This Week”: Awkward For Stephanopoulos
Fernando Suarez / CBS News:
Clinton Reminds Viewers: Journalist Was Once on Her Side
Discussion: Don Surber
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama 49%, Clinton 45%  —  McCain leads Obama in general election; Clinton-McCain essentially even  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows Barack Obama is the current choice of 49% of Democratic voters nationwide for the party's presidential nomination, while 45% back Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: Comments from Left Field and MyDD
Tim Shipman / Associated Press:
Michelle Obama: Barack has hit boiling point  —  Barack Obama is struggling to contain his anger and frustration over the constant barrage of questions about his character and judgment, his wife has revealed.  —  Michelle Obama lifted the lid on the irritation felt by the leading Democrat candidate …
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Support For Obama Rebounds  —  In Wake Of Controversy Over Former Pastor, Illinois Senator Builds Lead Over McCain, Clinton  —  (CBS) Democrat Barack Obama appears to have rebounded from some of the damage caused by the controversy surrounding his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright …
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New York Times:
Poll Shows Most Voters Unaffected by Wright  —  WASHINGTON — A majority of American voters say the furor over the relationship between Senator Barack Obama and his former pastor has not affected their opinion of Mr. Obama, but a substantial number say it could influence voters this fall …
Discussion: Fox News and American Power
Allison Samuels / Newsweek:
Something Wasn't Wright  —  Why Oprah Winfrey left Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church.  —  For any spiritually minded, up-wardly mobile African-American living in Chicago in the mid-1980s, the Trinity United Church of Christ was—and still is—the place to be.  That's what drew Oprah Winfrey …
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MSNBC:
Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL)  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday, only 48 hours until the Indiana and North Carolina primaries.  The epic Clinton and Obama battle continues.  Issues such as the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and the soaring cost of gasoline and food prices dominate the debate.
New York Post:
BARACK'S REV. ‘STOLE A WIFE’
Discussion: NO QUARTER and JammieWearingFool
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton mailing's gun gaffe  —  Senator Hillary Clinton's mailing attacking Senator Barack Obama's record on guns appears to include a striking visual gaffe: The image of the gun pictured on the face of the mailing is reversed, making it a non-existent left-handed model of the Mauser 66 rifle.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton mailing attacks Obama on guns
Discussion: race42008.com and The Page
Michael James / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton Asks N.C. Churchgoers to Pray for Hillary  —  ABC News' Sarah Amos reports: Former President Bill Clinton spent time in two western North Carolina churches this morning, speaking more from his heart than any sort of political handbook.  —  “I didn't come here to ask you to vote for my wife …
Discussion: The Swamp and The Page
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton going to church with superdelegate Shuler
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israeli Political Crisis Overshadows Rice's Trip  —  JERUSALEM — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held a series of talks on Israeli-Palestinian peace here on Sunday, saying she believed an accord was attainable by year's end.  But the process was overshadowed by an intensifying police investigation …
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Associated Press:
IDF halts deliveries at Karni, Nahal Oz
Discussion: The New Republic and Israel Matzav
Ian Shapira / Washington Post:
Too Solemn for Her Generation?  —  The YouTube clip is hard to hear at first, but thankfully, the main character is clutching a microphone.  In the 90-second video entitled “Madison audience Defend Chelsea Clinton,” a crowd member asserts that the former first daughter's phone calls …
Discussion: Althouse
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Initial Thoughts on Cazayoux's Huge Win  —  Some initial thoughts...  - There is no overstating it: This was a huge win for the Democrats.  This was a district that had been in Republican hands for decades, one that tends to lean about 7 points more Republican than the nation as a whole …
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Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb  —  BAGHDAD — Four marines were killed in Anbar Province by a roadside bomb, and in Baghdad, the Iraqi president's wife narrowly escaped an attack on her motorcade, officials said Sunday.  —  Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, the wife of President Jalal Talabani …
Discussion: SWJ Blog and The Long War Journal
 
 
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alicublog:
IMMANENTIZING THE ESCHATON. …
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
Angelica Martinez / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bomber targets San Diego courthouse
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
New York Times:
Op-Ed Contributors: How to See This Mission Accomplished
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Will age just be a number in '08?  —  Is John McCain Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole?
New York Times:
Even the Insured Feel Strain of Health Costs
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
EMINENT DOMAIN....SPECIAL CALIFORNIA EDITION....Three years ago …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Joseph Romm / The Huffington Post:
McCain calls for 700+ new nuclear plants (and 7 Yucca mountains) costing $4 trillion
Discussion: Wonk Room
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Face The Nation: Schieffer Wakes Up To Life Under The Bush Administration
 Earlier Items: 
Nicholas D. Kristof / New York Times:
A Prison of Shame, and It's Ours
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early vote numbers for political junkies
Discussion: The Corner
Diane Sweet / The Raw Story:
Judge orders all references to ‘Taser’ stricken from medical examiner's reports
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Who Will Tell the People?
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
This Bud's for You  —  Barack Obama is going to get down if it kills him.
New York Times:
Missing Records  —  Senator John McCain is 71 years old …
 

 
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