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10:35 AM ET, May 20, 2008

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Jerusalem Post:
‘Bush intends to attack Iran before the end of his term’  —  US President George W. Bush intends to attack Iran in the upcoming months, before the end of his term, Army Radio quoted a senior official in Jerusalem as saying Tuesday.  —  The official claimed that a senior member of the president's entourage …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: EVERYONE'S A WINNER  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Everyone's a winner: Much like a children's soccer or Tee Ball game, tonight's contests in Kentucky (which Clinton is expected to win big) and Oregon (ditto for Obama) are going to allow everyone to walk out a winner.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Time Runs Short, Clinton Claims Lead in Popular Vote  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is entering the Kentucky and Oregon primaries on Tuesday with one of the most pugnacious political messages of her campaign: That she is ahead in the national popular vote when all votes are counted …
Staten Island Advance:
Exclusive: Fossella will not seek re-election  —  In a bombshell announcement that brings the curtain down on one of the most storied careers in Staten Island political history, fifth-term Republican Rep. Vito Fossella will not seek re-election this fall.  —  Mired in scandal after revelations …
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Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Tennessee Senator Takes On His Own Party  —  Talk about internecine upset.  —  The office of Senator Bob Corker, Republican from Tennessee, has weighed in today, siding with Senator Barack Obama's objections to the state's G.O.P. Web campaign against Michelle Obama.
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Lois Romano / Washington Post:
Clinton Puts Up A New Fight  —  The Candidate Confronts Sexism On the Trail and Vows to Battle On  —  Women of all ages and nationalities push against the rope line carrying books and T-shirts, posters and stuffed animals — anything for her to autograph.  They tote huge signs that shout …
SteveK / TVNewser:
WH vs. NBC: NBC News' Response  —  NBC News responds to The White House letter: … Meanwhile, CNN has already picked up the story, as Elaine Quijano filed a report outside The White House regarding the letter during The Situation Room at 5:37pmET.  —  Click continued to see the full letter …
Discussion: News Hounds and The Page
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Steve Capus / White House:
Setting the Record Straight: President Bush's Interview With Richard Engel of NBC News  —  The following is a letter from Counselor to the President Ed Gillespie to NBC News President Steve Capus:  —  30 Rockefeller Plaza  —  New York, N.Y. 10112  —  Mr. Capus:
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Muslim school officials attack news crew in Twin Cities  —  I've followed the story about the Tarik ibn Zayad Academy and allegations that it abuses its status as a state-funded charter school to teach Islam instead of a public-school curriculum for the last six weeks.
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KSTP-TV:
News crew attacked during report at TiZA charter school
Discussion: Power Line
Hans A. Von Spakovsky / Wall Street Journal:
Anatomy of a Beltway Smear Campaign  —  During the past two years, while my nomination to the Federal Election Commission was pending - and before I withdrew last week - friends would call whenever the latest newspaper story or blog post attacking me was planted by political operatives and left-wing advocacy organizations.
Kleinheider / Post Politics:
TNGOP's Controversial Obama Video Features Former Strip Club Owner Expressing His Pride In America  —  Andy Sher, at the end of an obligatory article on the controversy and Senatorial rebukes set off by the Tennessee Republican Party's YouTube missive welcoming Michelle Obama to Nashville …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
John McCain's Rapid-Fire Responders  —  Aides Turn the Media Rebuttal Into a Savvy Campaign Tactic  —  When Newsweek ran a story last week on how John McCain and his allies may attack Barack Obama in the fall, the Arizona senator's top adviser fired off a letter calling the article “offensive” …
Discussion: MSNBC and Romenesko
Weekly Standard:
Obama Will Meet with Leader of Iran (TBD)  —  Obama advisor Susan Rice serves up the nuance to Wolf Blitzer: … Translation: Ahmadinejad may not be the leader of Iran when Obama is president, in which case Obama isn't going to travel all the way to Tehran just to make a social call on a Holocaust denier.
Gateway Pundit:
John Bolton: “Bush Hit the Nail on the Head— Now the Nails Are Complaining” (Video)  —  “Bush hit the nail on the head in Jerusalem and the nails are complaining now.” … Former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton slammed Barack Obama and democrats for their policies of appeasement tonight on Hannity and Colmes:
 
 
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Major new ad campaign — aimed at Blue Dog Rep. Chris Carney — begins
Discussion: Firedoglake and Hullabaloo
Caroline Glick / Real Clear Politics:
Obama's Unique Appeasement Style
Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Keeps Up Fight As Staff Tensions Rise
Discussion: The Page
CNN:
White House denies Bush apology over Quran
Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
McCain attacks Obama over Iran comments
Jim Michaels / USA Today:
Military retools detainee releases
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
Obama and the Jews  —  America's Jews account for a mere 2% of the U.S. population.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
David Brooks / New York Times:
Talking Versus Doing
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Top female rebel leader surrenders in Colombia
FiveThirtyEight.com:
Oregon Projection: Obama by 13
Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
A Living-Room Crusade via Blogging
David Streitfeld / New York Times:
Economic Tide Is Rising for Repo Man
Discussion: Don Surber
Steve Schifferes / BBC:
Soros warns global boom is over
Discussion: AMERICAblog
New York Times:
McCain Finds a Thorny Path in Ethics Effort
Associated Press:
Iowa Democratic Chairman Brennan to endorse Obama
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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