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11:25 AM ET, May 6, 2008

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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 …
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
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Obama vs. Clinton 2.0
Discussion: protein wisdom and Hot Air
ipsos-na.com:
Clinton (47%) Overtakes Obama (40%) Nationally On Eve of Indiana …
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
... and in North Carolina  —  If Barack Obama's late decision …
Discussion: Democratic Strategist
Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
McCain on Obama: “Too lofty” on judges  —  While we await results in Indiana and North Carolina today, Sen. John McCain appears to expect that Sen. Barack Obama will win the Democratic nomination for president.  —  During a speech today on his judicial philosophy at Wake Forest University …
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Marc Ambinder:
What McCain's Speech Isn't About  —  Journalists who pressed …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain courts right wing
Discussion: Firedoglake
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 and PrestoPundit
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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.
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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Juliet Eilperin / The Trail:
McCain Addresses Charlotte Chamber of Commerce  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A day before North Carolinians head to the polls, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) addressed Charlotte's Chamber of Commerce on slew of business-oriented issues.  —  Since McCain isn't worried about Tuesday's primary …
Discussion: QandO
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Jazz Shaw / The Moderate Voice:   For McCain, There Goes the Roofers' Vote
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
Inside Bay Area:
Security guards at Kaiser Oakland, other cities, to strike  —  Security guards are planning to begin a three-day strike Tuesday morning at Bay Area Kaiser Permanente facilities to protest alleged unfair labor practices by the employer.  —  The strike will begin at 8 a.m. affecting Kaiser …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
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 …
Discussion: The Corner
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Things that don't exist in Harry Reid's world  —  (updated below)  —  Harry Reid was on The Daily Show last night (to promote his book, ironically entitled The Good Fight) and said that Joe Lieberman “supports us on virtually everything except the war.”  This is exactly what Reid …
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
 
 
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