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William Kristol / New York Times:
McCain-Jindal? — Barack Obama said Friday, “We've had a rough couple of weeks.” Actually, he's had a rough couple of months. He's lost three big primaries to Hillary Clinton. And, should he hold on to win the nomination, he can no longer be considered a clear favorite over John McCain in the general election.
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Flap over pastor hurts Obama — Barack Obama's national standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, raising questions for some voters about the Illinois senator's values, credibility and electability.
Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Obama Leads by 8 Points in NC; Race Still Very Tight in Indiana — Undecideds in both states remain high, as likely voters wait for last minute to commit to Clinton or Obama — UTICA, New York—The Democratic Party presidential contests in Indiana and North Carolina remained remarkably stable …
Attaturk / Firedoglake:
How much you paying him NY Times? — Poor Bill Kristol...but mostly poor us. — The Uriah Heep of war criminality cannot even mange to write malicious editorials anymore. Now they are just lame and pathetic. — Wanting to get a few digs in about how Reverend Wright has buried …
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 …
Byron York / The Corner:
Bill Clinton, Selling the Product in Small-Town North Carolina — Greetings from North Carolina. I spent yesterday following Bill Clinton around small towns in the western part of the state — he hit six of them, not counting two church visits. Today, he'll go to nine.
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Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Listen to Economists
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Listen to Economists
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Hezbollah Trains Iraqis in Iran, Officials Say — BAGHDAD — Militants from the Lebanese group Hezbollah have been training Iraqi militia fighters at a camp near Tehran, according to American interrogation reports that the United States has supplied to the Iraqi government.
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Michael Yon / NY Daily News:
In Iraq, a storm before the calm — April saw 49 U.S. casualties in Iraq, the highest total in seven months. Does this mean, as some insist, that the enormous progress we have made since the start of the military surge is being lost? — As one who has spent nearly two years …
Marc Ambinder:
Clinton's “Nuclear Option?” — HuffPost political editor Tom Edsall writes that the Clinton campaign is preparing to “ram through” the party's rules and bylaws committee a proposal to seat the disputed Florida and Michigan delegations and thus close the delegate gap by about 55.
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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 …
Matthew Yglesias:
Outback Strikes Back — Ezra Klein's right to bemoan the sneering condescension in this NYT piece on suburban chain restaurants. For me, this is made all the worse by the knowledge that the attitude of contempt is almost certainly fake. I was actually born and raised in Manhattan …
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Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
AND I'LL TAKE SOME CONTEMPT ON THE SIDE. — I'm pretty much your consummate coastal elite (I biked back from the farmer's market today with a baguette and artisan cheese fastened to my rack), but even I wouldn't go so far as to mount an expedition to chain restaurants as if I were visiting rural Mangolia and chewing on caterpillars.
Booman Tribune:
I Don't Want to Talk About the Clintons Anymore — Even bloggers get tired. I'm tired of writing about the sins of the Clinton campaign. Maybe I'll wake up tomorrow all filled with new energy, but much like the way I feel about the Bush administration, I feel like my point has been made.
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New York Times:
Ruthlessness and Grit Seen in Clinton's Style — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton at a campaign rally on Sunday at Indiana Tech in Fort Wayne. That state and North Carolina will hold primaries on Tuesday. More Photos > — JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is waving …
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Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
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Justin Gardner / Donklephant:
Andrew Sullivan Suggests A “Hate-Filled Dream Ticket” — Sully's scared she'll damage him too much. — I have a similar concerns, but is choosing her for Veep really the way to go? — From TimesOnline: … I think Sullivan's points about JFK picking LBJ and Reagan picking the elder Bush …
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Wall Street Journal:
Obama Says Teamsters Need Less Oversight — Campaign Talks On Issue Preceded Union's Backing — Sen. Barack Obama won the endorsement of the Teamsters earlier this year after privately telling the union he supported ending the strict federal oversight imposed to root out corruption …
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