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CNN:
Another split decision in Democratic race — (CNN) — Despite Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in Kentucky, Barack Obama has won a majority of pledged delegates in the race for the Democratic nomination. — Clinton won Kentucky by more than 30 points, but Obama's share of the state's 51 delegates …
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New York Times:
Obama Declares Bid Is ‘Within Reach’ — Senator Barack Obama took a big step toward becoming the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday, amassing enough additional delegates to claim an all but insurmountable advantage in his race against Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Clinton Sees Many Reasons to Stay In — Rebuffing associates who have suggested that she end her candidacy, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has made it clear to her camp in recent days that she will stay in the race until June because she believes she can still be the nominee — and …
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Clinton Fades Even in a Victory — While Senator Barack Obama gingerly commended his rival's “perseverance,” the shrinking candidacy of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton all but vanished from the television set on Tuesday, sidelined by bigger news. — Even her victory speech in Kentucky …
Roger Simon / The Politico:
What is Clinton's argument now? — Hillary Clinton does not lack for victories.
What is Clinton's argument now? — Hillary Clinton does not lack for victories.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Money shocker! Hillary Clinton's campaign debt soars* — (*UPDATE: Due to a mathematical error, Hillary Clinton's loans to herself were added twice in the calculation of this item. Her total debts are about $20 million, not $31 million. A corrected item will be published shortly.)
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John McCain / Zogby:
Reuters/Zogby Poll: Obama Opens Double-digit Lead Over McCain in National Test — Third-party candidates Nader and Barr show signs of strength in key demographic groups — UTICA, New York - Democrat Barack Obama has sprinted out to a 10-point lead over Republican John McCain in a four …
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Obama leads McCain in November match: Reuters poll — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama has opened an 8-point national lead on Republican John McCain as the U.S. presidential rivals turn their focus to a general election race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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The Reaction
Attaturk / Firedoglake:
More than just financing Bush Wars... The Chinese are apparently taking a supervisory role in overseeing their investment. … Ms. Manning are you forgetting who the President and Vice-President are? Sadly, it's par for the course. — This occurred during the period …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Chuck Hagel Takes On McCain, Repeatedly Praises Obama — Chuck Hagel is quickly becoming Barack Obama's answer to Joe Lieberman. — The Republican Senator from Nebraska was a political thorn in McCain's side on Tuesday night, repeatedly lavishing praise on the presumptive Democratic candidate …
James Andrew Miller / Washington Post:
Next Stop, Supreme Court? — As the primary season nears a merciful end, the Clinton-Obama conflict is giving way to Obama-Clinton conjecture. Many in the Democratic Party support a so-called dream ticket of both, with Barack Obama at the top. They believe Hillary Clinton has earned …
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
AWESOME NEW CLINTONIAN BULLS**T- BREAKING FAST
AWESOME NEW CLINTONIAN BULLS**T- BREAKING FAST
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Allison Benedikt / Runnin' Scared:
My lady parts do not ache for Hillary Clinton.
My lady parts do not ache for Hillary Clinton.
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Joseph Lieberman / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats and Our Enemies — How did the Democratic Party get here? How did the party of Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman and John F. Kennedy drift so far from the foreign policy and national security principles and policies that were at the core of its identity and its purpose?
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE REAL BUSH RECORD — The Democrats were never able to beat George Bush when he was on the ballot, but they seem to think that the third time's a charm. To hear Barack Obama talk, you might think he is running against Bush. And the conventional wisdom is that Republican candidates …
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Gizmodo:
Flying RC Penis Disrupts Garry Kasparov Speech — We had to double check that this wasn't a story about Second Life, but rather is an actual event in actual meatspace occurring this past weekend in Moscow. As former chess champion Garry Kasparov was giving a speech to unite opposition political forces …
New York Times:
Operation in Sadr City Is an Iraqi Success, So Far — BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces rolled unopposed through the huge Shiite enclave of Sadr City on Tuesday, a dramatic turnaround from the bitter fighting that has plagued the Baghdad neighborhood for two months, and a qualified success for Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
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Michelle Malkin / National Review:
Barack Gaffes — All it takes is one gaffe to taint a Republican for life. The political establishment never let Dan Quayle live down his fateful misspelling of “potatoe.” The New York Times distorted and misreported the first President Bush's questions about new scanner technology …
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
We've Been Had — This was Obama's rally in Oregon over the weekend, which saw 75,000 people gather on the waterfront, on a sunny summer day, to hear the great one speak. Or did they? The headline in the New York Times was “Obama Draws Huge Crowd in Oregon.” So they must have been there to see Obama, right?