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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.
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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....
Hindrocket / Power Line:
CAN HE SPELL “POTATO?” — Yesterday Barack Obama said that John McCain was “losing his bearings,” a remark that McCain's campaign, perhaps protesting too much, took as a reference to his age. In fact, though, it is Obama, not McCain, who keeps having senior moments.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:Obama: I want to be president of all 57 states
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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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Bill / INDCJournal:
Day Trip to Sadr City — A wide variety of vehicles enter Sadr City. — I finally made it into Sadr City. Gaining entrance has been difficult, because Army public affairs embedded me with a unit (3-89 Cav) that operates only up to the Shia district's southwestern border.
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Obama: time to engage in diplomacy — Guess what time it is? It's time for Obama's “diplomatic efforts” to come save the day. … Oh the time we wasted by fighting Hizbullah all those years with rockets, invasions of their homes and shutting down their media outlets.
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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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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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Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Clyburn Sees ‘Tipping Point’ to Obama — The “tipping point” has been reached, according to Representative James E. Clyburn, a prominent uncommitted superdelegate. — Mr. Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat who is the House Majority whip and the party's highest-ranking African-American leader, remains officially neutral.
Philip Giraldi / The American Conservative:
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You Think — Friday, May 9th in Foreign policy, War by Philip Giraldi — There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack an Iranian al-Qods-run camp …
Ellen R. Malcolm / Washington Post:
Quitters Never Win — When I was growing up in the 1960s, I wanted to play basketball. In those days, the rules said girls could dribble only three steps and then had to pass the ball. To make sure we didn't overexert ourselves, we weren't allowed to cross the half-court line.
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
Schakowsky, Durbin: Clinton should quit — Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) urged Sen. Hillary Clinton to end her Democratic presidential campaign Friday, while U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he'd “counsel” Clinton to do the same. — “There really are no options left …
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) …
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