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12:25 PM ET, May 6, 2008

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Drudge Report:
DANGER DAY: HILLARY FACES ‘15-POINT DEFEAT’ IN NC; SEES INDIANA WIN  —  Hillary Clinton's inner circle now fears a stinging defeat is likely in North Carolina.  —  “Look, we worked hard and gave it our best shot, but the demographics, well, they are what they are,” a top campaign source explained …
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Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Obama Expands Lead in NC; Dems Still Biting Nails in Indiana!  —  Obama enjoys a strong final day of polling before the elections  —  UTICA, New York—On the strength of good polling numbers on the final day before the primary elections in Indiana and North Carolina …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Eight Questions About Today's Primaries  —  Has Obama put the Rev. Jeremiah Wright controversy behind him?  —  1. Barack Obama dealt forcefully with the issue last Tuesday, breaking with his former pastor and denouncing his words in strong language.  Many Democrats think he's done the best …
Indianapolis Star:
‘Hardcore’ Republicans voting Democrat  —  10:51 AM — ‘Hardcore’ Republicans voting Democrat  —  The two precincts at Broad Ripple Family Center selected Republican Jon Elrod over Democrat Andre Carson in March's special election for U.S. Congress.  But by 9 a.m., just 21 voters …
Discussion: On Deadline and The Page
ABCNEWS:
Obama Heats Up Indiana, North Carolina Primaries  —  Sen. Barack Obama Addresses Wright Controversy, Clinton's Claims  —  On the eve of two crucial primaries in Indiana and North Carolina, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., campaigned across both states in a last-ditch effort to woo undecided voters …
Discussion: RADAMISTO
Peter St. Onge / Charlotte Observer:
Polls open in North Carolina  —  Some long lines reported  —  pstonge@charlotteobserver.com; slyttle@charlotteobserver.com  —  Long lines were reported this morning at some polling places across North Carolina in the state's first significant presidential primary election in two decades.
Discussion: Sister Toldjah, Open Left and The Page
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Obama vs. Clinton 2.0
Discussion: protein wisdom and Hot Air
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
... and in North Carolina  —  If Barack Obama's late decision …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Marc Ambinder:
What McCain's Speech Isn't About  —  Journalists who pressed for details about “the abortion speech” or the “gay marriage speech” were told, repeatedly, that the speech was not about those issues at all, really, and would focus exclusively on McCain's longstanding convictions about judicial nominations …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
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David Brooks / New York Times:
Combat and Composure  —  Life is short, but campaigns are long.  And during the course of them, each candidate will have impressive and pathetic moments.  But underlying the highs and lows, there are the fundamentals.  The fundamentals of the Obama-Clinton race were on display Sunday morning.
Dr. iRack / abu muqawama:
Who Stopped the Talks?  —  Dr. iRack took note of some big news today: the Iranians have decided to halt talks with the United States over the security situation in Iraq until American forces stop their assault on Sadr City.  According to the New York Times:
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
It's About Nothing  —  Dispatches from the twilight of a presidency:  —  7:13 a.m.: The South Lawn.  President Bush, determined to dispel doubts about his relevance, grants an early-morning interview to Robin Roberts of ABC News's “Good Morning America.”  Joined by the first lady …
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
MICHELLE OBAMA'S GOSPEL OF BITTERNESS  —  This past Friday Michelle Obama gave essentially the same stump speech in Charlotte, North Carolina that she had given the week earlier in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Based on the stump speech, Yuval Levin calls Mrs. Obama “The unhappiest millionaire.”
Discussion: National Review, QandO and PrestoPundit
George Frost / Salon:
Obama is wrong about the gas tax  —  Think Clinton's plan to suspend the gas tax temporarily is a bad idea?  A similar measure in Illinois — which Obama backed — seems to have helped consumers.  —  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has repeatedly accused rival Hillary Clinton of …
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Libby Copeland / Washington Post:
Middletown, Teetering On the Divide  —  An Indiana City With an Average Past Anxiously Faces an Uncertain Future  —  In the 1920s, two amateur sociologists went searching for a city that was singularly unexceptional.  They wound up here.  —  They made a study of Muncie …
Discussion: PSoTD
Daily Mail:
You hippy-crites!  When it comes to saving the planet do celebrities practise what they preach?  —  Is the hot air emitted by celebrities when they spout ecological platitudes a greenhouse gas?  —  If so, then the melting of the polar ice caps just moved a step closer, following calls by Trudie Styler …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Christina Bellantoni / Washington Times:
Clinton campaign retools delegate math  —  DURHAM, N.C. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign yesterday tried to redefine the delegate math for securing the Democratic presidential nomination, signaling its willingness to wage a divisive battle with front-runner Sen. Barack Obama through the summer.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Donklephant
Dan Collins / protein wisdom:
The Fempest [Dan Collins; UPDATE]  —  Thor notifies me of more delectable fallout from Amandaquiddick: namely, she's been accused of stealing ideas from women-of-color feminist bloggers and peddling it as her own.  This leads us to the general victimology premise:
Discussion: Don Surber and QandO
Christian Grantham / Nashville is Talking:
Bible Theme Park Backer Photographed Women For Adult Magazines  —  One of the backers of the proposed Bible Theme Park USA in Murfreesboro is a very successful businessman but was once more known for his photographs of cover girls and “Pets of the Month” for Penthouse Magazine.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and KnoxViews
 
 
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Michelle Malkin:
Top 10 reasons McCain should repudiate the National Council of La Raza
Discussion: The Corner
Brian Faler / Bloomberg:
Economists Criticize Clinton, McCain Gas-Tax Plans
Discussion: Balloon Juice
NY Daily News:
Vito's wild night out on the town!
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Reid diverges from Pelosi on superdelegate decision
Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Pins and Panders  —  Obama Wears His Independence on His Lapel
Ross Douthat:
Jindal and the GOP  —  Yuval Levin pushes back on the “no Jindal for veep” meme.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain courts right wing
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Swing Low, Sweet Hillary
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Todd Beeton / MyDD:
He Hasn't Won Yet  —  I was asked the other night: “Why is Hillary still in this thing?”
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Five things to look for in Indiana
Douglas Martin / New York Times:
Mildred Loving, Who Fought Ban on Mixed Marriage, Dies at 86
Jeffrey Breinholt / Counterterrorism Blog:
Deconstructing Islamaphobia
Garance Franke-Ruta / Washington Post:
Paul Campaign Never Ended, Spokesman Says
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
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Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton disclosures didn't list $24 million of Bill's income
 

 
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