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Boston Globe:
Sen. Edward Kennedy diagnosed with brain tumor; prognosis seen as uncertain — Senator Kennedy was joined in a Mass. General solarium today by his son Patrick; stepson Curran Raclin; son Edward M. Kennedy Jr.; daughter Kara Kennedy; and wife, Victoria. — By Brian C. Mooney, Globe Staff
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Sen. Kennedy has malignant brain tumor — BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor. — Doctors for the Massachusetts Democrat say tests conducted after Kennedy suffered a seizure this weekend show a tumor in his left parietal lobe. Preliminary results from a biopsy …
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Glen Johnson / Associated Press:
Sen. Edward Kennedy has cancerous brain tumor — BOSTON - Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor Tuesday in what could be the grim final chapter in a life marked by exhilarating triumph and shattering tragedy. Some experts gave the liberal lion less than a year to live.
CBS News:
Voters In Oregon, Kentucky Weigh In Today — Early Exit Polls Show 80 Percent Of Clinton Voters In Ky. Would Be Dissatisfied With Obama As Nominee — (CBS/AP) Barack Obama competed with Hillary Rodham Clinton in Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday, the latest contests …
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Marc Ambinder:
8 In 10 Clinton Voters in KY Dissatisfied With Obama As The Nominee — From the folks at CBS News, some early exit polls: — In Kentucky, lots of anger and polarization. In Oregon, much less... In Kentucky, 8 in 10 Clinton voters... say they'd be DISsatisfied if Obama were the nominee …
Ed OKeefe / Political Punch:
Obama Takes In More Than $31 Million in April — Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., hauled in $31.9 million in April (including $600,000 for the general election) to continue his battle for the Democratic nomination against Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, ABC news was first to report tonight.
CNN:
CNN projects big Clinton win in Kentucky — (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton will win the Democratic primary in Kentucky by a wide margin, CNN projects. — With 23 percent of precincts reporting, Clinton was leading Barack Obama by 12 percentage points. — But polls leading …
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The Huffington Post:
McCain Confronted With New Iran Gaffe, Gets Facts Wrong Again (VIDEO) — Yesterday, Time's Joe Klein noted that he could find no evidence that Sen. Barack Obama had ever specifically said he would negotiate with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: … Later in the day, Klein confronted McCain with this question at a press conference.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Key Clinton Constituencies Moving Toward Obama — Obama now competitive among women, whites, and the less educated — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking has documented a surge in Democratic voters' support for Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton in recent days …
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Marc Ambinder:
Why Are Superdelegates Waiting? — Clinton talking point: the superdelegates aren't satisfied yet; they want the race to continue; a large number are waiting. — Discussion: Many of those superdelegates are from districts and states that Clinton won, but they haven't endorsed her …
Robert Knight / NewsBusters.org:
Free Concert by Popular Band Preceded Obama's Big Rally — From CNN to the New York Times, the media hyped Barack Obama's Portland, Oregon rally on Sunday, some comparing him to a rock star. — Unmentioned in national reporting was the fact that Obama was preceded by a rare …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McKinnon To Step Aside From McCain Effort — Mark McKinnon, the lead media consultant for Sen. John McCain's (Ariz.) presidential bid, is stepping down from that role — making good on a pledge he made last year not to work against Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) in the fall campaign.
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Sara Reistad-Long / New York Times:
Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain — When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong. — Instead, the research finds …
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Sara Just / Political Radar:
McCain Has Record Fundraising Month — ABC News's Bret Hovell reports: Senator John McCain raised approximately $18 million during the month of April, according to a spokeswoman for his campaign. — That is the most that McCain has raised in any month of the campaign so far.
Matthew Miller / DSCC:
Musgrove Leads Wicker By Eight In New Poll — email this print this del.icio.us digg this rss feed — Poll, House Election Results Show Mississippi Voters Ready for Change in Washington — Former governor Ronnie Musgrove leads appointed Senator Roger Wicker by 8 points …