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1:05 PM 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.
Ross Douthat:
Don't Do It, Bobby  —  Perhaps the most prescient piece I've ever written (it's a short list) was a column for the Wall Street Journal in June of '06, which urged Barack Obama to run for President - because, I argued, “in presidential politics, it's usually better to run too early than to wait …
Discussion: American Spectator
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?
Discussion: TPM Election Central
David Morgan / Reuters:
Obama damaged by Wright flap: USA Today/Gallup poll
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Rangel blasts Blitzer: Brings up Bizarre beliefs of Falwell and Robertson
Discussion: Open Left and The Democratic Daily
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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.
John Ruberry / Marathon Pundit:
Bill Ayers stepping on a US flag in 2001  —  My good friend Anne Leary of Backyard Conservative, a fabulous North Shore blogger, tipped me off to this picture, which I've heard rumors about, of Bill Ayers stepping on a US flag in 2001.  —  I believe it's from Chicago Magazine …
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Marcia Froelke Coburn / Chicago Magazine:   No Regrets  —  From our August 2001 issue: “Kill your parents! …
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 …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Hezbollah Trains Iraqis in Iran, Officials Say
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
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Weighting our final NC Poll  —  Our final North Carolina poll will be released within the next few hours.  A big decision for pollsters on this one is how to weight for race.  28% of the Democratic primary electorate in 2000 was black, and in 2004 it was 32%.  But over 40% of early voters were.
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Marc Ambinder:
The Black Vote In North Carolina
Scott Martelle / Los Angeles Times:
California superdelegates' wavering bodes ill for Hillary Clinton  —  Some who have supported her say they'll switch to Barack Obama if she doesn't make big gains in the remaining Democratic primaries.  —  FRESNO — Hillary Rodham Clinton, stung last week by the defection of a prominent superdelegate …
Joseph Rago / Wall Street Journal:
Dartmouth's ‘Hostile’ Environment  —  Often it seems as though American higher education exists only to provide gag material for the outside world.  The latest spectacle is an Ivy League professor threatening to sue her students because, she claims, their “anti-intellectualism” violated her civil rights.
Discussion: Betsy's Page
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama at issue in Mississippi  —  In perhaps the toughest negative spot yet in a Mississippi congressional race where Barack Obama has become a central issue, Greg Davis accuses Travis Childers of falsely distancing himself from Obama.  —  The downside to Obama for these ads …
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
WHY THE GAS TAX WAS DIFFERENT.  —  Ryan Avent brings us some good news: … The problem with the press's relatively good behavior on the gas tax is that it was a one-off produced by a fairly rare set of circumstances: Namely, a 1) high profile fight between two leading national candidates who were 2) …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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: Newshoggers.com and CBS News
 
 
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Charles Murray / The New Criterion:
The age of educational romanticism
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City Journal:
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Glenn Thrush / Spin Cycle:
Hillary and the “Wall St. Money Grubbers”
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Rasmussen Reports:
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Obama's Chilly Spring
Discussion: The New Republic and The Page
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Wright's Secret  —  There's an aspect of the Rev. Wright business …
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Matthew Yglesias:
“Windfall” Profits  —  I'd say that John Cole is right and a …
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The Party System and the 2008 Campaign
 Earlier Items: 
Elizabeth Kolbert / New Yorker:
NO ENDGAME … Presidential-primary races tend to proceed along self-reflexive lines.
Discussion: Wonkette and Donklephant
Shankar Vedantam / Washington Post:
The Willie Horton of the 2008 Campaign?
Spencer / Attackerman:
And Then You Wonder Why They Burn Your Buildings Down
Charlie / abu muqawama:
Lee Greenwood...really? REALLY?
Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
For Immigrants Who Died in U.S. Custody, Few Details Provided
Justin Gardner / Donklephant:
Andrew Sullivan Suggests A “Hate-Filled Dream Ticket”
Marc Ambinder:
Clinton's “Nuclear Option?”
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Tells Workers, When They Lose Their Job, They Lose Their Dignity
 

 
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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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