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Kathy Barks Hoffman / Associated Press:
Clinton campaign opposes giving Obama more Mich. delegates — LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign opposes Michigan's plan to give fewer delegates to her and more to rival Barack Obama, a campaign spokesman said Thursday. — The Democratic National Committee stripped Michigan …
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
The Michigan Proposal is Unfair to Hilllary — This is the supposed Michigan compromise. … Shorter version: It not only gives Obama all of the uncommitted delegates, a number that includes those who voted for Edwards, Dodd, Kucinich and Gravel, it gives him some that voted for Hillary. [More...]
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Associated Press:
Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns — WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain says she will never make her tax returns public even if her husband wins the White House and she becomes the first lady. — “You know, my husband and I have been married 28 years and we have filed separate tax returns for 28 years.
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Obama Also Runs Even with Kerry Among White Voters — So much for the notion that Barack Obama is uniquely weak among White voters. New Gallup polling puts that theory to rest as well. … So at a point when Obama was getting hit as hard in the media (both paid and nonpartisan) …
The Hill:
Backs turn on Clinton
Backs turn on Clinton
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Frank Newport / Gallup:
Obama's Support Similar to Kerry's in 2004
Obama's Support Similar to Kerry's in 2004
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CNN:
Obama: McCain is ‘losing his bearings’ — WASHINGTON (CNN) - Barack Obama chastised John McCain Thursday for engaging in “smear” politics, and defended himself from critics who question whether he is capable of being commander-in-chief, during a wide-ranging interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer …
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The Politico:
‘Deafening’ silence on analyst story — Even with countless media outlets available these days, a Sunday New York Times cover story could always be counted on to send a jolt through the television news cycle. — But apparently that's no longer the case. Indeed, reporter David Barstow's …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Larsen endorses Obama after Hill meeting — Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) surprise visit Thursday to the House floor has already paid dividends in the form of a superdelegate endorsement. — Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Wash.) announced, after meeting with Obama at the Democratic Congressional …
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Mark Blumenthal / National Journal Online:
The Poblano Model — Over the last week, an anonymous blogger …
The Poblano Model — Over the last week, an anonymous blogger …
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Jerry Seper / Washington Times:
Once-secret memos question Clinton's honesty — A decade before Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton admitted fudging the truth during the presidential campaign, federal prosecutors quietly assembled hundreds of pages of evidence suggesting she concealed information and misled a federal grand jury …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
It's Obama, Warts and All — Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama each took a state Tuesday. But the result was a damaging loss for the woman who was once the overwhelming front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Here are some observations on the race: — Mr. Obama is now the prohibitive favorite.
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
Obama vs. McCain: Let's Get It On
Obama vs. McCain: Let's Get It On
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John Sullivan / New York Times:
Clinton Aide Says Race May Not Go to Convention — As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton rejected calls for her to drop out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, her campaign signaled Thursday that Mrs. Clinton might not take the battle all the way to the convention at the end of August.
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Karen Tumulty / Time:
The Five Mistakes Clinton Made — For all her talk about “full speed on to the White House,” there was an unmistakably elegiac tone to Hillary Clinton's primary-night speech in Indianapolis. And if one needed further confirmation that the undaunted, never-say-die Clintons realize their bid might …
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Anne Schroeder Mullins / Anne Schroeder's Blogs:
Chris Matthews: the hair edition — He's a sprightly 62 but, still, rumors of Chris Matthews coloring his hair have abounded for years. — And now, the proof.
Brad Plumer / The New Republic:
Burying Trees: Brilliant or Crazy? — Normally, if anyone claimed to have a simple, elegant solution to the problem of runaway greenhouse-gas emissions that didn't require a massive restructuring of the world's energy policies, well, I'd narrow my eyes and keep a hand on my wallet.
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Jana Winter / Fox News:
Code Pink Protesters Try Witchcraft at Anti-Marine Rallies — Code Pink is now resorting to witchcraft to beef up the number of its supporters protesting Berkeley's controversial Marine Corps Recruiting Center. — The women's anti-war group has told ralliers to come equipped with spells …
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Inside Higher Ed:
Unwanted Sexual Contact, in Context — The college social scene is the setting or context for much of the unwanted sexual contact that happens on campuses, as a new report by researchers at the University of New Hampshire, exploring the experiences of the university's undergraduates, details.
CNN:
Clinton supporter pressures Pelosi over White House battle — WASHINGTON — In a heated phone call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi late last month, Hillary Clinton supporter Harvey Weinstein threatened to cut off campaign money to congressional Democrats unless Pelosi embraced a new plan …