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8:30 PM ET, May 20, 2008

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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.
Ted Barrett / CNN:
Senate colleagues react to news about Kennedy
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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CNN:
Schneider: Democratic division continues to run deep  —  (CNN) - The vast majority of Hillary Clinton supporters in Kentucky are not willing to support Barack Obama should he win the party's nomination, a sign of the continuing division in the Democratic Party as the primary race comes to a close.
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Russell Goldman / ABCNEWS:
Clinton Projected to Win Kentucky as Obama Looks for Tipping Point  —  Obama Heads to Iowa as Clinton Picks Up Late Win in Kentucky  —  Sen. Hillary Clinton will win the Kentucky primary, ABC News projects, but her victory will do little to stop Sen. Barack Obama from capturing the majority …
Discussion: The Swamp, The Moderate Voice and MSNBC
Marc Ambinder:   7:00 pm ET: Clinton Projected To Win Kentucky
Greg Giroux / CQ Politics:   5 Questions About the Kentucky and Oregon Primaries
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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Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
Here's the Video of Obama Saying He'd Meet With A'Jad  —  Joe Klein writes: … I can't say I'm surprised that Time magazine and the Obama campaign managed to miss this clip which completely undermines their shared narrative.  But now we have a new narrative: Obama intends to meet with Ali Khamenei …
Ben / Think Progress:
McCain's New Iran Gaffe: If The ‘Average American’ …
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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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Large Lead Over Clinton
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Marc Ambinder:   The Party Coalesces Around Obama
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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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
As Primaries End, Clinton Appeals Directly to Blogs  —  As Hillary Rodham Clinton decries the mainstream media for diminishing her chances of capturing the Democratic nomination, she is turning more to the Internet to make her increasingly urgent case.  —  She held her first blogger …
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Virginia Abortion Ban Struck Down  —  A federal appeals court panel in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday struck down a Virginia law that made it a crime for doctors to perform what the law called “partial birth infanticide.”  —  In a 2-to-1 decision, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals …
Anil Dawar / Guardian:
Scientology summons sparks anger  —  A teenager is facing prosecution for using the word “cult” to describe the Church of Scientology.  —  The unnamed 15-year-old was served the summons by City of London police when he took part in a peaceful demonstration opposite the London headquarters of the controversial religion.
Discussion: Boing Boing, The Impolitic and Gawker
 
 
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