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Stephen Braun / Los Angeles Times:
West Virginia could spell trouble for Obama — Scant support among white working-class Democrats, especially men, could dog him into November. — MOOREFIELD, W.VA. — In Hardy County, Democrats outnumber Republicans more than 2 to 1. But there is little enthusiasm for Barack …
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Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Deal with defeat — I'd humbly suggest, to all the Obama supporters that join us here on this blog, that if you can't stand the heat of the West Virginia primary, you stay out of the kitchen. While I'm at it, I also suggest that you refrain from accusations against West Virginians as being racist …
KPIX-TV:
Californians Would Switch Clinton Vote For Obama — SAN FRANCISCO (CBS 5) ― California voters would change their February primary vote for Hillary Clinton to a vote for Barack Obama if the vote were held again, according to an exclusive poll commissioned by CBS 5.
Robert Novak / Real Clear Politics:
Michelle Vetoes Hillary — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama. — The Democratic front-runner's wife …
Romesh Ratnesar / Time:
Is It Time to Invade Burma? — The disaster in Burma presents the world with perhaps its most serious humanitarian crisis since the 2004 Asian tsunami. By most reliable estimates, close to 100,000 people are dead. Delays in delivering relief to the victims, the inaccessibility …
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Cernig / Newshoggers.com:
Sadr Surrenders? Nope — An article from McLatchy today reports a “big concession” from the Sadrist movement which it says is “a surprising capitulation that seemed likely to be hailed as a major victory for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki” … Rightwing pro-occupation bloggers …
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Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Seeds of Destruction — The Clintons have never understood how to exit the stage gracefully. — Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class. So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today that she was the candidate favored by “hard-working Americans …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Oregon Senate — Oregon Senate: Smith Still Below 50% in Re-election Bid — Gordon Smith, United States Senator from Oregon, remains below the 50% level of support for the third straight month in Rasmussen Reports polling. Any incumbent who polls below 50% …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Oregon Presidential Election — Oregon: Obama Builds Double Digit Lead Over McCain — The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone poll in Oregon shows Barack Obama leading John McCain 52% to 38%. That's a significant improvement for Obama compared to a month ago when he led …
Stanley Kurtz / Weekly Standard:
Jeremiah Wright's ‘Trumpet’ — The content of the magazine produced by Barack Obama's pastor reveals the content of his character. — To the question of the moment—What did Barack Obama know and when did he know it? —I answer, Obama knew everything, and he's known it for ages.
Jill Zuckman / The Swamp:
McCain paints Obama's portrait — WASHINGTON — Three months ago, Sen. John McCain made a calculated decision to begin painting a not-so-pretty picture of Sen. Barack Obama. — Although Sen. Hillary Clinton was — and still is — battling Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination …
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Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Los Angeles Times:
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama beat John McCain in Los Angeles Times poll
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama beat John McCain in Los Angeles Times poll
From Beirut to the Beltway:
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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New York Times:
Pragmatic Politics, Forged on the South Side — LESSONS LEARNED Barack Obama campaigning for the Illinois State Senate in 1996, a race he easily won. A look at Mr. Obama's tough test in the primaries. Week in Review. — In August 1999, Barack Obama strolled amid the floats and bands making …
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.
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Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Wow, We Nominated The Black Guy — Wow, it is really happening: Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States. Only eighteen months after the Democratic Party elected Nancy Pelosi the first female Speaker of the House, we are now the first major party to nominate an African-American for President.
Daily Mail:
Anti-terror police arrest Muslim author and former al-Qaida recruiter as he boards flight to Pakistan — A muslim author who admits being a former al-Qaida recruiter was today being questioned by anti-terror police. — Hassan Butt, who penned a book on his terrorist past - was detained at Manchester Airport yesterday afternoon.