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11:40 PM ET, May 20, 2008

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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Schneider: Democratic division continues to run deep
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Kentucky Projection: Clinton by 19
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:   Should Obama Have Played In Kentucky?
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
Live blogging Kentucky, Oregon
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 …
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.
Digby / Hullabaloo:   Life's Work  —  I'm very sorry that Senator Kennedy is facing …
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
Discussion: Daily Kos
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Large Lead Over Clinton
Discussion: protein wisdom
Allison Benedikt / Runnin' Scared:
My lady parts do not ache for Hillary Clinton.  —  As The First Viable Female Contender's bid for the Democratic nomination sputters to its inevitable end, everyone and their mother/sister/daughter has something to say about the poisonous misogyny that's apparently to blame.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:   As Primaries End, Clinton Appeals Directly to Blogs
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:   NY Times on Hillary and the Blogs
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 …
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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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 …
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
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
TERRY'S NEW GOALPOSTS  —  If I'm not mistaken Terrry McAuliffe just announced two new goalposts.  —  1. Hillary has gotten more votes and delegates since March 4th.  —  2. Hillary has gotten more votes in a nomination race than anyone in history.  “Hillary Clinton has now received …
Discussion: AMERICAblog and The Jed Report
 
 
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McCain Is Losing the Iran Debate
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Matthew Yglesias:
Zellification  —  I speculated maybe a week or two ago …
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John Smith / CNN:
Exit polls: Voters want the Democratic race to continue
Cliff Schecter:
Kentucky/Oregon Liveblog 1  —  Subsequent editions of the liveblog …
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Obama backer raps McCain's military record
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Scientology summons sparks anger
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
McKinnon To Step Aside From McCain Effort