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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Obama an appeaser? How dare you — “That's enough. That - that's a show of disrespect to me.” — That was Barack Obama, a couple of weeks back, explaining why he was casting the Rev. Jeremiah Wright into outer darkness. It's one thing to wallow in “adolescent grandiosity” …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Obama Response To Bush McCain “Appeasement” Charge Shows Big Changes — When Senator Barack Obama responded to President George Bush and presumptive GOP Presidential nominee Senator John McCain's suggestion that he would indulge in the “appeasement” of terrorists, it underscored several lessons …
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McCain, Bush to appear together in Phoenix for fundraiser
McCain, Bush to appear together in Phoenix for fundraiser
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Hillary turns fire on media — PORTLAND, Ore. - Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is increasingly aiming its punches not at her front-running opponent Barack Obama, but at the media. — On the campaign trail, in a new ad and in her meetings with donors and superdelegates …
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Skirting Appalachia — As Hillary Clinton's rout in West Virginia underscores, Appalachia is not Obama country. Of 410 counties in the region, which stretches from New York to Mississippi, Barack Obama has won only 48 (12 percent) so far. Of the counties he has lost, nearly 80 percent have been by a margin of more than 2 to 1.
Scot Lehigh / Boston Globe:
Clinton's ‘sexism’ dodge — LET'S SAY Hillary Clinton's remaining primary rival were not Barack Obama but a white male. Suppose she were ahead in pledged delegates, led in the popular vote in DNC-approved contests, had raised the most money, and had attracted the most contributors.
Karl Rove / CNN:
Rove slams Obama over ‘bitter’ comments, flag pin — (CNN) — Karl Rove launched a wide-ranging attack on Barack Obama during a speech at the National Rifle Association Convention Friday, blasting him for his recent comments calling some small town American's “bitter,” and suggesting …
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John H. Hinderaker / Weekly Standard:
A Conspiracy So Lunatic... Only 60 Minutes could fall for it. — Jill Simpson is an unusual woman. A lawyer, she has scratched out an uncertain living in DeKalb County, Alabama. Fellow DeKalb County lawyers describe her as “a very strange person” who “lives in her own world.”
Beth Frerking / The Politico:
NARAL reeling from Obama endorsement — With the clock running down on a long-fought primary, NARAL Pro-Choice America leaders sent state affiliates reeling this week by endorsing Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. It was seen as a gratuitous slap in the face to a longtime ally …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
What was NARAL thinking? — Earlier this week, the management …
What was NARAL thinking? — Earlier this week, the management …
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Jane Norman / Des Moines Register:
Harkin: McCain too ‘military’ — Washington, D.C. — Republican presidential candidate John McCain's family background as the son and grandson of admirals has given him a worldview shaped by the military, “and he has a hard time thinking beyond that,” Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Ia., said Friday.
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Kavita Kumar / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Hundreds turn back on Schlafly at ceremony — ST. LOUIS — Some felt the silent protest with white armbands and the dramatic turning of backs was disrespectful. — But those who took part said it was a fitting way to show their disapproval that Washington University was honoring …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Hillary Clinton: It's the Map Not the Math — Jeralyn Merritt recounts a blogger call with Senator Hillary Clinton: … This is simultaneously ridiculous and sublime. — On the one hand, it's absurd beyond words to count Michigan, in which only she was on the ballot, in any “popular vote” count.
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Dan Morain / Los Angeles Times:
Obama's wealth has skyrocketed — His assets were worth as much as $7.35 million at the end of 2007, an FEC filing shows. Even so, he is the least wealthy of the three major presidential candidates. — Barack Obama's wealth has more than doubled during his presidential campaign …
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
A week after his 57-state remark, Obama puts himself in the wrong city — The nightmare comes in different versions. You show up for the first day of class, but it's really the final exam. You're introduced to speak to a large audience and totally forget what you're supposed to say.