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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 …
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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.
Dotcomabc / Political Radar:
Clinton: ‘Still the Underdog’ in Indiana — ABC News' Eloise Harper reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton greeted a group of about 150 volunteers in South Bend, Ind., Sunday afternoon. She thanked the group for their work and delivered another short stump speech with a focus on the high gas prices she has been harping on for days.
Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Clinton ‘Not Going To Put My Lot In With Economists’ on Gas Tax
Clinton ‘Not Going To Put My Lot In With Economists’ on Gas Tax
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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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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Hillary: It's Me And Ordinary Folks Against “Elite” On Gas Tax Holiday
Hillary: It's Me And Ordinary Folks Against “Elite” On Gas Tax Holiday
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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 …
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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.
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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Michael James / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton Asks N.C. Churchgoers to Pray for Hillary
Bill Clinton Asks N.C. Churchgoers to Pray for Hillary
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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 …
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.
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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.
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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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 …
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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 …
Angelica Martinez / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bomber targets San Diego courthouse — SAN DIEGO - A pipe bomb or series of pipe bombs exploded at the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse downtown early Sunday morning, sending shrapnel into a courtyard and to the eighth floor of a building across the street.