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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 …
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
Digby / Hullabaloo:   Life's Work  —  I'm very sorry that Senator Kennedy is facing …
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 …
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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 …
CNN:
Schneider: Democratic division continues to run deep
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
Live blogging Kentucky, Oregon
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and ABCNEWS
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:
The Party Coalesces Around Obama
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Large Lead Over Clinton
Discussion: protein wisdom
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
 
 
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