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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.
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 …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary: It's Me And Ordinary Folks Against “Elite” On Gas Tax Holiday — Hillary Clinton has just started doing an Indiana town-hall meeting being broadcast on ABC, and George Stephanopoulos asked her a direct question: — Could she name a single economist who agrees with her support for the gas tax holiday?
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
I'm not listening to economists on gas tax holiday
I'm not listening to economists on gas tax holiday
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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 …
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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Bill Clinton going to church with superdelegate Shuler — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton will attend Sunday church services with North Carolina Congressman and uncommitted Democratic superdelegate Heath Shuler in his district, CNN has learned.
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
La. Democrat Wins In GOP Stronghold — Strategy to Link Victor to Obama Falls Short — A Louisiana Democrat captured a House seat held by Republicans for the previous 33 years, defeating a former GOP state legislator yesterday in a special election that Republicans tried to turn into a referendum on Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).
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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Initial Thoughts on Cazayoux's Huge Win
Initial Thoughts on Cazayoux's Huge Win
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Cazayoux wins La. special election
Cazayoux wins La. special election
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Greg Giroux / CQ Politics:
Louisiana Dem Cazayoux Nabs GOP Seat in Saturday House Special
Louisiana Dem Cazayoux Nabs GOP Seat in Saturday House Special
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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.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Clinton On ABC's “This Week”: Awkward For Stephanopoulos — It sounds as if this morning's special Town Meeting format “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on ABC could give ABC's — and Stephanopoulos' — critics ammunition to say he and his network gave Senator Hillary Clinton an hour of largely softball interview airtime.
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Fernando Suarez / CBS News:
Clinton Reminds Viewers: Journalist Was Once on Her Side
Clinton Reminds Viewers: Journalist Was Once on Her Side
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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 …
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Frank Rich / New York Times:
The All-White Elephant in the Room — BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive. — What you'll find is a white televangelist, the Rev. John Hagee …
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Thomas B. Edsall / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Camp Considering Nuclear Option To Overtake Delegate Lead — Hillary Clinton's campaign has a secret weapon to build its delegate count, but her top strategists say privately that any attempt to deploy it would require a sharp (and by no means inevitable) shift in the political climate …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Face The Nation: Schieffer Wakes Up To Life Under The Bush Administration — Download | Play Download | Play (h/t BillW) — I don't know where Bob Schieffer's been these last seven years, but he thinks that the White House might have an credibility problem: … Oh Jiminy Christmas.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton mailing attacks Obama on guns — Hillary Clinton has re-opened her sharp attack on Barack Obama's position on guns, with a mailer in Indiana that seeks to raise questions about him with both supporters and opponents of gun rights. — The mailing — perhaps the sharpest-edged …