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9:35 AM ET, May 5, 2008

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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Obama-Clinton, a hate-filled dream ticket
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
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 …
Discussion: MSNBC and The Caucus
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Byron York / The Corner:
Bill Clinton, Selling the Product in Small-Town North Carolina
Discussion: National Review
Washington Post:
Dueling Appeals On Taxes From Obama, Clinton
Discussion: TPMCafe and The Page
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
Discussion: The Page
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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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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Agence France Presse:   Iraq says no hard evidence of Iranian support for militia
Associated Press:
$5 billion U.S. plan for Iraq's Green Zone met with doubt
Discussion: Attackerman
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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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.
Discussion: CBS News and American Street
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 …
Discussion: The Page
Steve Chapman / Chicago Tribune:
McCain finds his own radical friend  —  Can a presidential candidate justify a long and friendly relationship with someone who, back in the 1970s, extolled violence and committed crimes in the name of a radical ideology—and who has never shown remorse or admitted error?
Matthew Yglesias:
Fair and Balanced  —  Sweet Iraq panel from the NYT.  It's got Richard Perle and Danielle Pletka and Frederick Kagan and Paul Bremer.  That's four out of the nine slots!  Plus you've got Ken Pollack, and what Spencer Ackerman describes as “non-liberal members of the reality-based community …
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Will age be just a number in '08?  —  Is John McCain Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole?
Discussion: MSNBC and Associated Press
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Why Oprah quit Jeremiah Wright's church and Barack Obama didn't
Daniel Hannan / Politics:
How bad does the UN have to get?
Lynnley Browning / New York Times:
Government Intensifies Mortgage Investigation
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Tells Workers, When They Lose Their Job, They Lose Their Dignity
Ben Adler / The Politico:
ID law could depress black turnout in Ind.
Discussion: The Swamp and Dean's World
Dallas Morning News:
Dallas County district attorney wants unethical prosecutors punished
Discussion: Reason Magazine
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The Huffington Post:
Howard Dean On Fox News Sunday: Your Coverage Is “Shockingly Biased” (VIDEO)
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton: ‘Partner’; ‘Spoke out’
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Why Johnny Can't Read (Or Drive)
Discussion: MSNBC
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb
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Bomber targets San Diego courthouse
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Clinton mailing's gun gaffe
 

 
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