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Marc Ambinder:
From The “If McCain Did This” Files — Obama, below, is tired, nothing more. — But if John McCain did this — if he mistakenly said he'd visited 57 states — the media would be all up in his grill, accusing him of a senior moment. Just saying....
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States — Ah, Oregon. The beautiful Northwest. Rain. Trees. Clouds. Rain. Friendly territory for Sen. Barack Obama, the leading contender for the Democratic Party's long-disputed presidential nomination.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Obama: I want to be president of all 57 states — Ambinder asks the question you're already asking yourself. Verdict: Dude's lost his bearings. — Blowback
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
IF MCCAIN DID THIS: Marc Ambinder comments, “But if John McCain did this — if he mistakenly said he'd visited 57 states — the media would be all up in his grill, accusing him of a senior moment. Just saying....” — UPDATE: L.A. Times: “Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States.”
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Los Angeles Times:
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama beat John McCain in Los Angeles Times poll — She's seen as best able to manage voters' top priority, the economy, and the Republican is seen as least able. — WASHINGTON — Although Democrats are tangled in a fractious primary contest …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
CAN HE SPELL “POTATO?” — Yesterday Barack Obama said that John McCain …
CAN HE SPELL “POTATO?” — Yesterday Barack Obama said that John McCain …
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Tom Baldwin / Times of London:
Barack Obama sacks adviser over talks with Hamas — One of Barack Obama's Middle East policy advisers disclosed today that he had held meetings with the militant Palestinian group Hamas - prompting the likely Democratic nominee to sever all links with him. — Robert Malley told The Times …
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Leila Fadel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
In big concession, militia agrees to let Iraqi troops into Sadr City — BAGHDAD — Followers of rebel cleric Muqtada al Sadr agreed late Friday to allow Iraqi security forces to enter all of Baghdad's Sadr City and to arrest anyone found with heavy weapons in a surprising capitulation …
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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Lanny Davis on CNN primary night: ‘Worst experience I ever had on television’ — When Clinton supporter Lanny Davis appeared on CNN during primary night, shortly before 10 p.m., there was a peculiar exchange with host Anderson Cooper. … During the Election Night broadcast …
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Associated Press:
Another Texas superdelegate backs Clinton — DALLAS — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton picked up another endorsement from a Texas Democratic superdelegate for the party's presidential primary. — Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, announced Friday night that he is endorsing Clinton.
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Al Meyerhoff / The Huffington Post:
McCain to Me in 1999: Bush “As Dumb as a Stump” — As a lawyer might say (OK, I am one), I have no personal knowledge of whether John or Cindy McCain voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 election. However, now that that has been called into question by Arianna Huffington (who says no) …
Chris / TVNewser:
Fox News Assistant Fired For Red Carpet Disclosure — TVNewser Exclusive: A 24-year-old Fox News Channel production assistant was fired this morning for something she said during the red carpet arrivals at the Time 100 Gala last night. — Insiders tell us the assistant, identified as Jennifer Locke …
John M. Broder / New York Times:
For First Time, More Superdelegates Favor Obama — The trump card Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton held in her faltering bid for president — her support among the superdelegates who can control the fate of the Democratic nomination — began slipping from her grasp on Friday as Senator Barack …
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HillaryClinton.com:
Swing State Democrats Say Hillary Best For Top Of Ticket — Over a dozen members of Congress wrote to other Democrats touting their support for Hillary, saying she is the strongest candidate to have at the top of the ticket in the fall. — The text of the letter is below. — Dear Fellow Democrat,
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Supporters Send Last-Ditch Obama Attack Emails To Supers — As the Democratic primary nears its long-awaited conclusion, undecided superdelegates have been drowned under a sudden deluge of angry, sometimes vicious emails from Hillary Clinton supporters urging them to not fall in line behind Barack Obama.