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7:30 PM ET, May 15, 2008

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CNN:
Bush suggests Obama wants ‘appeasement’ of terrorists  —  JERUSALEM (CNN) - In a particularly sharp blast from halfway around the world, President Bush suggested Thursday that Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats are in favor of “appeasement” of terrorists in the same way U.S. leaders appeased Nazis in the run-up to World War II.
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Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Biden: Bush's comments were ‘bulls**t’  —  Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), piling on to Democratic complaints about President Bush's speech in Israel today:  —  “This is bulls**t, this is malarkey.  This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country …
Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:
McCain Agrees With Bush's Remarks on Appeasement  —  Senator John McCain, who has been critical of President Bush on the environment and other policies this week, on Thursday morning wholeheartedly endorsed Mr. Bush's veiled rebuke in the Israeli Knesset of Senator Barack Obama that talking to …
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
President Bush committed political treason today  —  I've seen a lot of sad things in American politics in my lifetime — the resignation of a president who became a national disgrace after he oversaw a campaign of break-ins and cover-ups, another who circumvented the Constitution to trade arms for hostages …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Blasts Obama As Unfit To Defend America  —  On a conference call with conservative bloggers this afternoon, John McCain launched what may be his most direct attack yet on Barack Obama's national security credentials, saying flat out that Obama is incapable of protecting America and lacks …
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Obama Takes Issue With Bush Foreign Policy Speech  —  ABC News' Ed O'Keefe Reports: The Obama campaign is taking issue with a comment President Bush made while speaking to the Knesset on the 60th anniversary of Israel's statehood.  —  “Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals …
Wall Street Journal:
Prepared Text of Bush's Knesset Speech  —  As Prepared for Delivery: Remarks by the President to Members of the Knesset  —  Shalom.  Laura and I are thrilled to be back in Israel.  We have been deeply moved by the celebrations of the past two days.  And this afternoon …
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton defends Obama from Bush  —  Hillary, today in Rapid City, South Dakota, defended Obama from President Bush's apparent comparison of him to Neville Chamberlain, Ken Vogel reports.  —  She told reporters: … “There is a very clear difference between Democrats and Republicans …
Discussion: Blue Girl, Red State
CNN:
Biden calls Bush comments ‘bulls**t’
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Rahm's defense  —  An interesting pattern I've noticed lately …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama says Bush falsely accused him of appeasement
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage  —  Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.  —  The court's 4-to-3 decision, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman …
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
State Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry  —  (05-15) 10:24 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November.
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain and Obama weigh in on Cali marriage decision  —  McCain opposed the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) because he believes states should set their own marriage laws, but did back Arizona's ballot initiative in 2006 to ban gay marriage.  —  But it's an issue he rarely brings up and is plainly uncomfortable pushing politically.
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Marriage statements
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Shakesville
Frank James / The Swamp:
Gay-marriage election-year deja vu
Discussion: Gallup and The Crypt's Blogs
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Key Points  —  Two early passages in the California decision stand out.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
Conyers: 'We're closing in on Rove'  —  Just off the House floor today, the Crypt overheard House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers tell two other people: “We're closing in on Rove.  Someone's got to kick his ass.”  —  Asked a few minutes later for a more official explanation …
Discussion: Think Progress and TPMMuckraker
Guardian:
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power  —  Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades.  Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president
Discussion: Emptywheel
 
 
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The Hill:
GOP leaders tout policies as they mull NRCC changes
Discussion: The New Republic
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Senate panel adds immigration measure to Iraq supplemental
Discussion: The Corner
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
House Republicans Collapse on Iraq
Peter Svensson / Associated Press:
Study: Cox, Comcast Internet subscribers blocked
Ali / Think Progress:
Chris Matthews Stumps Right-Wing Radio Host: ‘Tell Me What Chamberlain Did?’
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
Israel's Response to the Speech
Discussion: Hot Air
Scott Horton / Harper's:
Six Questions for Sidney Blumenthal, Author of The Strange Death …
Discussion: The Corner
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
CATCALLING.
Discussion: CNN, Megan McArdle and Pandagon
 Earlier Items: 
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Massive Blowback To NARAL's Obama Endorsement
Discussion: Political Punch
Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
McCain believes Iraq war can be won by 2013
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: NOW OBAMA'S PARTY?
CREW:
CREW and VoteVets release email telling VA staff to “refrain …
Discussion: Slog and VetVoice
Michelle Malkin:
The problem with McCain's Big Vision Thing speech; Update …
Fred Thompson / TownHall Blog:
The Place to Discuss Our Fundamental Principles
Bob Beckel / Real Clear Politics:
If Clinton Wants VP, Obama Can't Stop Her
The Politico:
Six ways the GOP can save itself
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
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