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9:30 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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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 …
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.
Discussion: MSNBC and The Page
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 …
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.
Discussion: National Review
New York Times:
Ruthlessness and Grit Seen in Clinton's Style
Discussion: MSNBC and The Caucus
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
Discussion: The Page
Attaturk / Firedoglake:   How much you paying him NY Times?
Washington Post:
Dueling Appeals On Taxes From Obama, Clinton
Discussion: TPMCafe and The Page
Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Obama-Clinton, a hate-filled dream ticket
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
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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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?
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.
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
 
 
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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
Matthew Yglesias:
Fair and Balanced  —  Sweet Iraq panel from the NYT.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
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
 Earlier Items: 
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
Dotcomabc / Political Radar:
Clinton: ‘Still the Underdog’ in Indiana
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb
Angelica Martinez / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bomber targets San Diego courthouse
Ethan Bronner / New York Times:
Israeli Political Crisis Overshadows Rice's Trip
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
As the NYT Tech Guild goes on strike, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas offers the AI company's services to the NYT to help ensure election coverage is available

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Ellen Clegg / What Works:
After The Minnesota Star Tribune decided last summer not to endorse anyone for president, 15 former opinion staffers posted their own endorsement online

 
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