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3:55 PM ET, May 19, 2008

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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 …

Discussion: The Swamp, TownHall Blog, The Jawa Report, Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Campaign Spot, Political Punch, Don Surber, QandO, American Street, baldilocks, Jules Crittenden and BizzyBlog

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 …

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Macsmind

Mark Halperin / The Page:
More from The Obamas' Interview with “Good Morning America”

Discussion: TalkLeft and The Confluence

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 …

Discussion: protein wisdom, The Hill's Blog Briefing Room, Redstate, PoliBlog (TM), Macsmind and Wake up America

Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Obama: Making Jimmy Carter Look Tough

Discussion: The Daily Dish and PrestoPundit

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Responds To McCain: “Strong” Presidents Aren't Afraid To Meet With Enemies

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Carpetbagger Report, Donklephant and Oliver Willis

John McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Obama counters McCain on ‘appeasment’

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog, Ben Smith's Blogs, The Corner, The Swamp, Hot Air and Gateway Pundit

The Campaign Spot:
Today's Must-Read Post: Obama's Assessment of the ‘Tiny’ Threat From Iran, Venezuela, Cuba

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Wall Street Journal, Newshoggers.com, American Street and Atlas Shrugs

Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Iran not a “serious threat”?

Discussion: Israel Matzav and Sister Toldjah

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Macsmind, Spin Cycle, Booman Tribune, Wonkette, 2008 Democratic …, Taylor Marsh and TPM Election Central

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.

Discussion: The Swamp, The Crypt's Blogs, Page One and The Field

Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:

IN MCCAIN'S COURT … Successful politicians know how to attract attention, and how to avoid it, so it's worth noting that John McCain chose to give his speech about the future of the judiciary on May 6th, a day when the political world was preoccupied with the Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.

Discussion: Democratic Strategist, Majikthise, Reproductive Health, The Carpetbagger Report and Law Blog

William Kristol / New York Times:

McCain Exceptionalism — Last Tuesday, Republicans lost another Congressional seat in a special election — their third such defeat in two months. On Wednesday I received an acerbic e-mail message from a disgusted young G.O.P. loyalist: “I just have to say that Republicans are a dumb party that chooses stupid candidates.

Discussion: Room Eight blogs, Salon, Think Progress, PERRspectives Blog, The Carpetbagger Report, Ben Smith's Blogs, What I Saw in America, The Page, Wonkette, TBogg, Shakesville and Blogs of War

Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Court Upholds Law That Prohibits Promotion of Child Pornography

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Reason Magazine and TalkLeft

David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
John McCain and Barack Obama: Two visions of the Supreme Court

Discussion: The New Republic, JustOneMinute, Patterico's Pontifications and QandO

John M. Broder / The Caucus:

Clinton: ‘This Is Nowhere Near Over’ — MAYSVILLE, Ky. - Adding a new mathematical twist to her case for the Democratic presidential nomination, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said on Monday that she had not only won more popular votes than Senator Barack Obama, she had won states totaling far more electoral votes.

Discussion: The New Republic and Prairie Weather

Saira Anees / Political Punch: Rove's Latest Electoral Maps Have Clinton Stronger Than Obama Against McCain

Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama: No victory declaration Tuesday

Discussion: Boston Globe, Ben Smith's Blogs, The Caucus, The Corner, MyDD, Real Clear Politics, Corrente, Political Perceptions, The Page, Salon, Writes Like She Talks and TPM Election Central

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.

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:

Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE — Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a “pinhead” and a “despicable human being” who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, The Progress Report, The Carpetbagger Report, Think Progress, Philly.com, Firedoglake and NewsBusters.org

New York Post:
ANCHOR'S ADRIFT AGAIN

Discussion: Gawker, NewsBusters.org and Hoffmania!

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.

Discussion: Marc Ambinder, Wonkette, The Page and TPM Election Central

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!

Discussion: Attackerman, MyDD, Booman Tribune, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos and Group News Blog

Walter Pincus / Washington Post:

Keeping Secrets: In Presidential Memo, A New Designation for Classifying Information — Sometime in the next few years, if a memorandum signed by President Bush this month ever goes into effect, one government official talking to another about information on terrorists will have to begin by saying …

Discussion: Newshoggers.com, Matthew Yglesias, Commentary, TPMMuckraker and The Impolitic

The Trail:

Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City — Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) speaks to people at Waterfront Park in Portland, Ore., May 18, 2008. (Associated Press) — By Matthew Mosk — PORTLAND, Ore. — Sen. Barack Obama has seen his share of large crowds …

Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog, Wonkette, The Huffington Post, Associated Press, Slog, The Caucus and SquareState.net

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 …

Discussion: What I Saw in America, Matthew Yglesias, NewsBusters.org, Crunchy Con, Eschaton and Slog