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9:45 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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: The Corner and Swampland
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Agence France Presse:   Iraq says no hard evidence of Iranian support for militia
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 …
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
 
 
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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
Associated Press:
$5 billion U.S. plan for Iraq's Green Zone met with doubt
Discussion: Attackerman
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
 Earlier Items: 
Dallas Morning News:
Dallas County district attorney wants unethical prosecutors punished
Discussion: Reason Magazine
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’
Steve Chapman / Chicago Tribune:
McCain finds his own radical friend
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Why Johnny Can't Read (Or Drive)
Discussion: MSNBC
Associated Press:
After 2 faint, Clinton cracks joke about making 'em swoon
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton mailing's gun gaffe
 

 
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Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

 
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