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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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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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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.
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.
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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.
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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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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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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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 …
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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 …
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Matthew Yglesias:
Zellification — I speculated maybe a week or two ago that soon enough we were regularly going to start hearing liberal hawk types excoriating Joe Lieberman as the new Zell Miller for saying exactly the kind of things they themselves said during the Years of Hubris. Take, for example, this Jon Chait post:
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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 …