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11:15 PM ET, May 28, 2008

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MSNBC: White House Officals Are ‘Flat Out Angry,’ Calling McClellan ‘Traitor,’ ‘Benedict’ — When Scott McClellan resigned as Press Secretary on April 19, 2006, his White House officials colleagues heaped praise on him: … Yet news of McClellan's tell-all book seems to have soured White House officials' impression of him.

Discussion: MSNBC, FishBowlDC, Commentary, The Corner, Balloon Juice, The Political Carnival, Wonkette, The Vanity Press and A Tiny Revolution

Wall Street Journal:

Scott McClellan's Confession — Scott McClellan worked as a loyal press spokesman for George W. Bush for eight years, ultimately becoming White House Press Secretary . He resigned from that position in 2006, in the wake of the controversy over the Valerie Plame leak scandal.

Discussion: The Trail, The American Mind, On Deadline, Taylor Marsh, Attackerman, Washington Wire, Media Blog, Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Slog and Romenesko

Scott McClellan / CNN:

Bartlett rips McClellan, calls allegation ‘total crap’ — McClellan and Bartlett worked closely together in the White House. (Getty Images) — Watch Dan Bartlett respond to McClellan at 4 p.m. ET on The Situation Room — (CNN) — Former White House counselor Dan Bartlett lashed …

Discussion: New York Times, The Crypt's Blogs, SFGate and Wonkette

Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:

What Happens When the Ex-Press Secretary Doesn't Trash His Boss — Before Scott McClellan was President Bush's Press Secretary, there was Ari Fleischer, and when Fleischer left the White House he wrote his own book, “Taking Heat: The President, the Press, and My Years in the White House.”

Discussion: Power Line, Gateway Pundit, TBogg, Salon, Sadly, No! and michellemalkin.com

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Scott McClellan on the “liberal media”

Henry Blodget / The Huffington Post: McClellan Book's Real Message: “I'm a Loser”

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
WHITE HOUSE REACTS TO MCCLELLAN'S BOOK

Discussion: Think Progress, Bloomberg, The Corner, The Impolitic, The Carpetbagger Report, The Raw Story, The Democratic Daily, TBogg, Connecting.the.Dots and The Moderate Voice

Mark Halperin / TIME.com:

Clinton's Letter to Superdelegates — The stakes in this election are so high: with two wars abroad, our economy in crisis here at home, and so many families struggling across America, the need for new leadership has never been greater. — At this point, we do not yet have a nominee …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, Sister Toldjah, Wake up America, Salon, Booman Tribune, Irish Trojan in Tennessee, QandO, Spin Cycle and TalkLeft

Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Hillary Clinton's Swing-State Advantage — Clinton says her primary wins are indicative of general-election results — PRINCETON, NJ — In the 20 states where Hillary Clinton has claimed victory in the 2008 Democratic primary and caucus elections (winning the popular vote) …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Hot Air, Redstate, TPM Election Central, PSoTD and Taylor Marsh

Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:

Democrats Are Advised to Seat Half of 2 States' Delegations — Democratic Party lawyers have determined that no more than half the delegates from Florida and Michigan can be seated at the party's August convention, dealing a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's efforts to seat the full delegations from those states.

Discussion: The Field, TIME.com, Comments from Left Field, Political Machine, Commentary, A Blog For All, the talking dog and Don Surber

Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain 46%, Obama 45%

Discussion: MyDD, The Swamp and NO QUARTER

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Selfless Leader's Final Appeal

Discussion: James Poulos

Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:

Obama Says He Is Considering Iraq Trip — THORNTON, Colo. - Senator Barack Obama said today that he is considering visiting American troops and commanders in Iraq this summer. He declined an invitation from Senator John McCain to take a joint trip to Iraq, saying: “I just don't want to be involved in a political stunt.”

Discussion: Hot Air, Stop The ACLU and Sister Toldjah

GOP.com:

RNC Launches Online Clock Counting Days Since Obama's Last Visit to Iraq — Why Does Obama Readily Agree To One-On-One Negotiations With Ahmadinejad, But Decline One-On-One Briefings With Our Military Leaders? — WASHINGTON - RNC Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan released the following statement today:

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, The Caucus, Wake up America, Top of the Ticket, Redstate and Needlenose

Fox News:
Obama Considering Solo Trip to Iraq, After McCain Challenge

Discussion: Boston Globe, Spin Cycle, The Swamp and Sister Toldjah

Hillary Clinton / CNN:

Rendell: ‘Very unlikely’ Clinton will win — (CNN) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell - who has been one of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's biggest backers - said Wednesday that she would make a “far better candidate” than frontrunner Barack Obama in major swing states, but is “very unlikely” she will be the Democratic nominee this fall.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and The Political Carnival

Nitya / Political Radar:
Rendell: Clinton ‘Very Unlikely’ To Win

Discussion: TIME.com

Chris Cillizza / The Fix: Clinton: The Difference Between Could and Will

Stephen Adams / Telegraph:

John Bolton escapes citizen's arrest at Hay Festival — John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has escaped an attempted citizen's arrest as he appeared at the Hay Festival. — George Monbiot is held off by security guards — Security guards blocked the path …

Discussion: Gateway Pundit, Atlas Shrugs and Moonbattery

Transterrestrial Musings:

The Uncle Seems Real — OK, Occam's Razor would indicate that Barack Obama has a maternal great uncle (i.e., his mother's mother's brother), named Charles Payne (middle initial unclear) who served with the 355th Infantry that liberated one of the camps in the Buchenwald complex, despite previous concerns on that score.

Discussion: Balloon Juice, PrestoPundit, The World Wide Rant and Weekly Standard

Bob Smizik / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Madden removed from air by ESPN — Mark Madden, who made his reputation with bold, outlandish attacks on famous people, has been permanently removed from the air by ESPN. — His dismissal, which came down from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., came five days after he made a scurrilous remark …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Radio Equalizer

Walter Alarkon / The Hill:

Wasserman Schultz: Judiciary Committee Willing To Arrest Rove If He Doesn't Testify — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that the House Judiciary Committee would be willing to arrest Karl Rove if the former White House official doesn't testify about his role in the firing of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006.

Discussion: Think Progress and The Political Carnival

Josiah Ryan / CNSNews:

Conservatives Give Jindal Thumbs up as McCain's VP — (CNSNews.com) - Conservative leaders are rallying around Bobby Jindal, the 36-year-old Republican governor of Louisiana, as a possible vice presidential running mate for presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).

Discussion: PoliPundit.com