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Al Qaeda in Iraq leader not captured - U.S. — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the head of al Qaeda in Iraq, has not been captured, a senior U.S. military official told CNN on Friday. — Iraqi authorities said Thursday that al-Masri had been captured in Mosul.
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James Hider / Times of London:
Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri captured — Iraqi forces claimed tonight to have arrested the head of Al-Qaeda in Iraq during an operation in the northern city of Mosul, one of the terrorist organisation's last major hold-outs in the country. — Abu Ayyub al-Masri …
Bill Roggio / The Long War Journal:
Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda in Iraq's leader, reported captured in Mosul
Abu Ayyub al Masri, al Qaeda in Iraq's leader, reported captured in Mosul
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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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Obama Also Runs Even with Kerry Among White Voters
Obama Also Runs Even with Kerry Among White Voters
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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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Robert Schwaneberg / New Jersey Online:
Congressman Payne, NJ superdelegate, switches from Clinton to Obama — Rep. Donald Payne (D-10th Dist.), a New Jersey superdelegate who had been supporting Hillary Clinton for president, has switched his allegiance to Barack Obama. — “After careful consideration, I have reached the conclusion …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Don't Expect Clinton to Quit Before Superdelegates Decide — How will the Democratic nomination battle end? — At a time when Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton faces ever longer odds in her quest to deny Sen. Barack Obama the nomination, that question has become increasingly important to the candidates and the party.
John Sullivan / New York Times:
Clinton Aide Says Race May Not Go to Convention
Clinton Aide Says Race May Not Go to Convention
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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.
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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 uncommitted for Edwards, it includes those who voted for Dodd …
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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Real Time Economics:
Many Economists Back McCain, but More Are Silent — Almost half of the economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey decided against answering a question on which presidential candidate offers the most responsible fiscal policies. However, Sen. John McCain was the clear favorite of those who answered the question.
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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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General — WASHINGTON — When the Pentagon announced in March that Maj. Gen. Jay W. Hood would become the senior American officer based in Pakistan, it reflected the military's aim to put a crisis-tested veteran in a critical job at a pivotal …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Salter: Who's the victim now? — An exquisitely sensitive McCain memo says it's the senator* from Arizona. Writes Mark Salter: … Victimhood is, of course, a favored posture for everyone. But Obama has never actually played the victim card this directly: As Clinton learned …
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 …
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.