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5:15 PM ET, May 26, 2008

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Rebecca Sinderbrand / CNN:
Bill Clinton: ‘Cover up’ hiding Hillary Clinton's chances  —  (CNN) — Former President Bill Clinton said that Democrats were more likely to lose in November if Hillary Clinton is not the nominee, and suggested some were trying to “push and pressure and bully” superdelegates to make up their minds prematurely.
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Aaron Bruns / FOX Embeds:
Dancing Days Are Here Again For Hillary Clinton?  —  It was one of the happiest days we've seen her spend on the campaign trail in weeks — and given the last few days, a much needed one.  —  Hillary Clinton started her Sunday morning at an evangelical church in Puerto Rico …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org, TIME.com and Hot Air
CNN:
Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to ‘give it up’  —  (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday that in a little more than a week, when the last Democratic primary voters weigh in, it will be time for Hillary Clinton to “give it up.”
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Why Krugman Is Wrong  —  In his column today he suggests that two Clinton “gaffes” are inventions of the media and/or the Obama campaign.  Only when wrested from context is that in any way plausible.  In context, the response to what the Clintons were saying both times is perfectly understandable - and the Clinton implication ugly.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Will McCain Make A Play For Hillary's Female Suporters?  —  I was watching a clip of Geraldine Ferraro on Fox News the other day, and the ground is definitely being tested for an appeal to Hillary's female supporters who think she's been done wrong.  (We'll leave aside the supreme irony …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Divided They Stand
Associated Press:
Fidel Castro bashes Obama Cuba policy  —  HAVANA (AP) — Former President Fidel Castro says Sen. Barack Obama's plan to maintain Washington's trade embargo against Cuba will cause hunger and suffering on the island.  —  In a column published Monday by government-run newspapers …
Discussion: TalkLeft, FOX Embeds and TIME.com
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granma.cu:
The empire's hypocritical politics
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
FEC computers can't handle Obama jackpot  —  The record-shattering fundraising by Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton has reshaped the financing of presidential elections and generated breathless coverage and analysis of the otherwise arcane area of campaign finance.
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Libertarians pick Bob Barr to run for president  —  Candidate from Georgia says he's not trying to be GOP ‘spoiler’  —  Denver — Georgia's Bob Barr won a long and tense battle Sunday for the 2008 Libertarian Party's presidential nomination and now faces the daunting task of doing …
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New York Times:
Mr. Bush and the G.I. Bill  —  President Bush opposes a new G.I. Bill of Rights.  He worries that if the traditional path to college for service members since World War II is improved and expanded for the post-9/11 generation, too many people will take it.  —  He is wrong, but at least he is consistent.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Kentucky Presidential Election  —  Kentucky: McCain 57% Obama 32%  —  In Kentucky, the latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey shows John McCain leading Barack Obama by twenty-five percentage points, 57% to 32%.  The candidates remain evenly matched nationally …
Editor and Publisher:
Fox News Contributor Jokes About Bumping Off Obama  —  NEW YORK Even as Hillary Clinton worked to defuse her Friday comment about the 2008 campaign and the Robert Kennedy assassination, a Fox News contributor went much further, joking about someone actually targeting Barack Obama.
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
White House rips NYT for ‘misleading’ editorial  —  The White House on Monday blasted The New York Times for “irresponsibly distort[ing] President Bush's strong commitment to strengthening and expanding support for America's service members and their families.”
Dallas Morning News:
Dallas Republican proposes cure for what ails GOP  —  WASHINGTON - The last time House Republicans were this lost, they turned to Newt Gingrich to lead them from the wilderness.  He put together a Contract With America to give voters a clear way to distinguish the D's from the R's.
Discussion: Sadly, No!
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Sistani vs McCain  —  The entire premise of John McCain's view of Iraq policy going forward is that the US will be able to position permanent military bases in the heart of the Middle East, on the model of Japan and South Korea.  The trouble is: Iraq is part of the holiest territory in Islam …
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Mark Kukis / Time:
The Return of Iraq's Ayatollah
Discussion: Attackerman
Alexandra Zavis / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq violence falls to four-year low, U.S. says  —  Children jump and run as Iraqi troops arrive in their neighborhood to distribute food rations in the impoverished Sadr City district of eastern Baghdad.  Iraqi troops poured into the Baghdad Shiite bastion of Sadr City three days ago …
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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
Iraqi army: 6 teens trained as suicide bombers
Discussion: McClatchy Watch
 
 
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Redstate:
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John Vidal / Guardian:
UN carbon fund ‘wastes billions’
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
What happens when we win?  —  There's an interesting question posed …
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
A Pro-Choicer's Dream Veep
Evan Thomas / Newsweek:
A Memo to Senator Obama
Hindrocket / Power Line:
ARE WE SAFER?  —  On the stump, Barack Obama usually concludes …
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Michelle Obama is fair game
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Senator Obama Addresses Wesleyan University Graduates
Taylor Marsh:
Buyer's Remorse  —  How Rank and File Democrats are Rejecting Their ‘Inevitable’ Nominee
Discussion: American Power
John Harwood / New York Times:
The White Working Class: Forgotten Voters No More
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
Obama picks up three superdelegates from Hawaii
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Clinton Could Face an Uneasy Return to the Senate
Discussion: The New Republic and TIME.com
Thom Shanker / New York Times:
Military Chief Warns Troops About Politics
Discussion: TIME.com
William Kristol / New York Times:
Remember to Remember  —  Last Thursday, the soldiers …
 

 
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