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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Not A Serious Threat — This remarkable bit of footage from Barack Obama's appearance in Oregon last night is now floating around on YouTube. It might be useful as an undergraduate course exam: how many errors can you spot? Obama apparently believes that Iran and other rogues states …
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Responds To McCain: “Strong” Presidents Aren't Afraid To Meet With Enemies — Barack Obama, in Montana, responded moments ago to McCain's ridicule of the Illinois Senator for saying that Iran is a minuscule threat compared to the former Soviet Union. — McCain said this revealed Obama's “inexperience and reckless judgment.”
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John McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Obama counters McCain on ‘appeasment’
Obama counters McCain on ‘appeasment’
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Paul J. Nyden / Charleston Gazette:
Byrd endorses Obama for president — Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., endorsed Barack Obama for president shortly after noon today, focusing on his hope to end the Iraq War. — “As people all across this great nation know, I have been one of the most outspoken opponents of the Bush …
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Sen. Robert Byrd endorses Obama — The Charleston Gazette reports an endorsement deep with symbolism: West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd is endorsing Barack Obama. — “Barack Obama is a noble-hearted patriot and humble Christian, and he has my full faith and support,” Byrd says.
Imaeyen Ibanga / ABCNEWS:
Obama Warns GOP “Lay Off My Wife” — Obama Loses Argument With Wife Over Getting a Dog — Sen. Barack Obama ripped into a Republican ad today that targets comments made by his wife, Michelle, and called the GOP tactic “low class” and “detestable.” — The Illinois senator told …
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Michelle Malkin:
The proud Obamas lash back — You know what I have to say about Barack Obama calling the Tennessee GOP “low-class” and “unacceptable” on Good Morning America because of its ad answering Michelle Obama's lack of pride in her country? — Barack, sweetie, your conversation …
Saira Anees / Political Punch:
Rove's Latest Electoral Maps Have Clinton Stronger Than Obama Against McCain — Electoral maps put together by the consulting firm helmed by Karl Rove, and obtained by ABC News, show Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, to be a stronger general election candidate in a hypothetical general election match …
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The Huffington Post:
Superdelegates Turned Down $1 Million Offer From Clinton Donor — One of Sen. Hillary Clinton's top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization's two uncommitted superdelegates to endorse …
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Top Hillarylander mulls Obama job — Hillary Rodham Clinton's former campaign manager and confidante, Patti Solis Doyle, and Sen. Barack Obama's top adviser have informally discussed the former Clintonite's going to work for the Obama campaign in the general election.
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Marc Ambinder:
Guilt-By-Association Update: The Optics — Item: Conservative activists create and begin to spread a video calling on Obama to fire adviser Greg Craig for representing — as a lawyer, not a lobbyist — a Panamanian accused of murdering a U.S. soldier. — Comment: Craig is not a peripheral figure in the Obama campaign.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Opens Up 16-Point Lead, Biggest Yet — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking finds Barack Obama with his largest advantage over Hillary Clinton in Democratic voters' nomination preferences thus far, 55% to 39%. — Obama's previous largest lead was 11 percentage points, in May 15-17 and April 12-14 polling.
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Agence France Presse:
US billionaire Buffett backs Obama for president — Buffett told a press conference here Monday he had offered support to both Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but that since it appeared Obama would win the party's nomination, “I will be very happy if he is elected president.
CNN:
Ferraro suggests she may not vote for Obama — (CNN) — Geraldine Ferraro, the outspoken former Democratic vice presidential candidate and a supporter of Hillary Clinton's White House bid, told the New York Times she may not vote for Barack Obama should he be the party's nominee.
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Matt / Think Progress:
Kristol's Third Strike: Weekly Standard Editor Gets The Facts Wrong In His New York Times Column — In his New York Times column today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol tried to find reasons for conservatives to be optimistic about 2008 elections, despite the claims of some Republicans that …
Dana Goldstein / American Prospect:
SHOULD OBAMA DELCARE VICTORY? — Polls show Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will likely split Tuesday's primary states one-for-one once again, with Obama picking up Oregon and Clinton winning Kentucky. What was true last week, and the week before, and the week before that (etc.) …
Robertgreenwald / Brave New Films blog:
McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare — There's no question John McCain is getting a free ride from the mainstream press. But with the power of YouTube and the blogosphere, we can provide an accurate portrayal of the so-called Maverick. We can put the brakes on his free ride!
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stranded in Suburbia — I have seen the future, and it works. — O.K., I know that these days you're supposed to see the future in China or India, not in the heart of “old Europe.” — But we're living in a world in which oil prices keep setting records, in which the idea …
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