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11:20 AM ET, May 21, 2008

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Roger Simon / The Politico:
What is Clinton's argument now?  —  Hillary Clinton does not lack for victories.  She has had several recently.  —  What she lacks is a way to make her victories meaningful.  What she lacks is an argument.  —  What is the game-changing argument that will cause the superdelegates …
Discussion: American Spectator and TIME.com
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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 …
CNN:
Another split decision in Democratic race
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
Clinton Fades Even in a Victory
Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
Transcript of Obama's Speech in Des Moines, Iowa
Washington Post:
Clinton Wins Her Faithful in Ky., But Obama Gains Whites in Ore.
Discussion: PoliGazette and Hot Air
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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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 …
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
Discussion: The Reaction
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama Plans General Election Team
Discussion: Associated Press
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 covering the first five paragraphs of this one has been published here.)
CNN:
Ted Kennedy leaves hospital  —  BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor, was released from the hospital Wednesday morning, earlier than expected.  —  “Sen. Kennedy has recovered remarkably quickly from his Monday procedure …
Discussion: The Reaction, TVNewser and Dean's World
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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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Justin Rood / ABCNEWS:
Report: U.S. Soldiers Did ‘Dirty Work’ for Chinese Interrogators
Discussion: Sadly, No!
Jason Ryan / ABCNEWS:
Former Detainee Describes ‘Water Treatment’
Discussion: Think Progress
New York Times:
Israel and Syria Say They Are Holding Peace Talks in Turkey  —  JERUSALEM — Israel and Syria have begun indirect peace talks, mediated by Turkey, aimed at reaching a comprehensive peace accord, the three governments announced in a coordinated statement Wednesday.
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Barak Ravid / Haaretz:
Israel and Syria officially confirm indirect talks
Discussion: Commentary, Israel Matzav and Hot Air
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 …
Discussion: Bench Memos and Balkinization
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Jesse A. Hamilton / On Background:
Courtney Endorses Obama  —  Though he had said he was going to wait until the last of the primaries was over, Rep. Joe Courtney decided to instead make his pick for a Democratic candidate clear this morning, chosing Sen. Barack Obama.  —  Courtney's was the only district in Connecticut that was won …
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 …
Discussion: TownHall Blog, Althouse and Hot Air
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Michelle Malkin:   Barack Obama: Gaffe machine
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.
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 …
 
 
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Washington Post:
McCain Assails Obama Over Readiness To Talk With Hostile Foreign Leaders
Discussion: Commentary and MSNBC
W. Gardner Selby / Postcards:
Chris Bell considers state Senate run
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
The Ground Clinton Broke
Mark Blumenthal / Pollster.com:
KENTUCKY AND OREGON EXIT POLLS AND RESULTS
Paul Bedard / US News:
Huckabee Apologizes to Obama
Tom Doggett / Reuters:
House passes bill to sue OPEC over oil prices
John McCain / CNN:
McCain adviser steps down to avoid working against Obama
Discussion: Emptywheel and Wizbang
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UK PC Criminal: 15-Yr-Old Youth Who Called Scientology a Cult
Philip Klein / American Spectator:
Will the Real Libertarian Please Stand Up?
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
The Last Debate
Discussion: Whiskey Fire
Brian Stelter / TV Decoder:
Is MSNBC a Political Liability to NBC?
Discussion: News Hounds, Hot Air and TVNewser
IBDeditorials.com:
Bashers Beware  —  The Presidency: It takes little courage …
Discussion: Power Line and Sadly, No!
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
We've Been Had  —  This was Obama's rally in Oregon over the weekend …
 

 
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