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4:40 AM ET, May 8, 2008

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USA Today:
Clinton makes case for wide appeal  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Wednesday to continue her quest for the Democratic nomination, arguing she would be the stronger nominee because she appeals to a wider coalition of voters — including whites who have not supported Barack Obama in recent contests.
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New York Times:
Support for Clinton Wanes as Obama Sees Finish Line  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton struck a publicly defiant posture on Wednesday about continuing her presidential bid despite waning support from Democratic officials and donors.  Some of her advisers acknowledged privately that they remained unsure …
Marc Ambinder:
7 Reasons Why Clinton Should Stay In The Race**  —  **One is perfectly capable of acknowledging that the identity of the nominee is no longer in dispute and still find that, aside from morbid speculation and existential unknowability, there are reasons for her to postpone any plans for a concession.
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Feinstein to ask Clinton for her primary game plan  —  Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), one of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) most prominent Senate supporters, said Wednesday that she will ask the former first lady to detail her plans for the rest of the Democratic primary.
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Amid Talk of the End and Boos From the Crowd, Clinton Carries On  —  SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's greatest gift may be her ability to remain upright and smiling as chaos and chagrin surround her.  —  On what was probably one of the toughest days of her campaign so far …
Christopher Hitchens / Mirror.co.uk:
Christopher Hitchens on Barack Obama's latest primary victory
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Thomas B. Edsall / The Huffington Post:
Big Rewards Await Clinton If She Ends Campaign Now  —  Clinton Fundraising, Clinton Dropping Out, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Dropping Out, Politics News  —  She has ruled it out, but a prompt withdrawal from the contest for the Democratic nomination offers Sen. Hillary Clinton the prospect of major rewards.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Limbaugh now wants ‘weaker’ Obama  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — He has publicly urged Republicans to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton to keep the divisive Democratic nomination fight alive, but talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Wednesday he really wants Sen. Barack Obama to be the party's nominee.
Discussion: Preemptive Karma
Chadwick Matlin / Slate:
The Hillary Deathwatch  —  MCGOVERN, LOANS, AND SUPERDELEGATES ALL CONTINUE TO SINK THE SHIP. … A high-profile change of heart, a multimillion-dollar loan, and more Obama superdelegates drag Clinton down 1.7 points to 2.5 percent.  —  George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for president in 1972 …
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Oliver Willis:
Barack Obama's Big Mistake: He's Getting Too Many Votes  —  Following in the footsteps of other bloggers like Jeralyn Merritt and Armando, I must urge the superdelegates, the media and other creative class left blogs to be aware of something before it is too late.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Why Did Obama Do Worse in N.C. Than Virginia?
Discussion: MyDD
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Ed Koch: Obama Is A Sure Loser, Clinton Should Fight On  —  As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needlessly and unaware into a general election buzzsaw.  —  “I believe Obama probably will win …
Marc Ambinder:
Clinton Begins To Meet With Superdelegates  —  ...right now... at the headquarters of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Discussion: Pam's House Blend and Salon
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Marc Ambinder:   Clinton's Next Moves
Don Campbell / USA Today:
Wright story: What took so long?  —  The controversial reverend's 20-year relationship with Obama was left to simmer for a year.  In our 24/7 media age, how could this have happened?  —  Barring some really strange math or a lot of second thoughts, the Democrats seem poised to nominate …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and PrestoPundit
Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
Hillary Borrows Bill's Foreign Cash  —  Hillary Clinton has now dipped into the joint checking account she shares with her husband, largely made up of speaking fees earned in foreign countries, to finance her presidential campaign.  —  Clinton's campaign says the New York senator has lent …
Discussion: The Corner
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Seeing Inflation Only in the Prices That Go Up  —  Next week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its monthly report on inflation, and it sure is going to sound strange.  Wall Street is expecting the bureau to announce that the Consumer Price Index rose just three-tenths of a percentage point in April.
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Michelle Malkin:
Stuff Muslims Don't Like: A new feature  —  You know that popular blog “Stuff White People Like?”  It's a humorous site that keeps a running list of, well, stuff that white people like.  The mainstream media went ga-ga over the site and a NY publisher forked over a book advance reported to reach $300,000.
Discussion: The Jawa Report
 
 
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Discussion: Off the Kuff
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Los Angeles Times:
‘The Godfather’ doctrine  —  Coppola's film offers lessons …
Matthew Yglesias:
The MI/FL Excuse  —  Yesterday, Marc Ambinder reported …
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Spiegel Online:
'I Don't See Anything Good That Has Come from this War'
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THE DAY IN DELEGATES, SUPER SWITCH
Megan McArdle:
Is the middle class really doomed?
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Lawrence O'Donnell / The Huffington Post:
Hillary Will Drop Out by June 15
 

 
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