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10:00 PM ET, May 28, 2008

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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, On Deadline, Taylor Marsh, Attackerman, Media Blog, Washington Wire, Clayton Cramer's BLOG, Slog and Romenesko

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: Salon, Gateway Pundit, Power Line, Sadly, No!, michellemalkin.com, Lynn Sweet, Hot Air and Outside The Beltway

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: SFGate, Commentary and Wonkette

Ali / Think Progress:
MSNBC: White House Officals Are ‘Flat Out Angry,’ …

Discussion: MSNBC, FishBowlDC and A Tiny Revolution

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

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

Discussion: Think Progress, The Corner, The Impolitic, The Carpetbagger Report, The Democratic Daily, The Raw Story, TBogg, The Moderate Voice, The Swamp, Firedoglake, FishBowlDC, Redstate and Don Surber

Douglas Stanglin / Bloomberg:
Bush ‘disappointed’ by tone of McClellan memoir

Discussion: Nitpicker, Swampland, Connecting.the.Dots and On Deadline

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

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, Commentary, Comments from Left Field, Political Machine, the talking dog, A Blog For All and Don Surber

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

Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Florida court throws out DNC suit

Discussion: The Trail, MyDD, Wake up America, Associated Press, 2008 Democratic … and The Political Carnival

Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
Clinton's Two-State Two-Step

Discussion: The Corner, Matthew Yglesias, Daily Kos, The Carpetbagger Report, TalkLeft and The Hill

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

Discussion: TIME.com

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

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, Wake up America, Salon, Booman Tribune, Irish Trojan in Tennessee, Spin Cycle and TalkLeft

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

Discussion: NO QUARTER, The Swamp and MyDD

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 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, Wake up America, The Caucus, Top of the Ticket, Redstate and Needlenose

Fox News:

Obama Considering Solo Trip to Iraq, After McCain Challenge — Barack Obama is considering a trip to Iraq, after John McCain repeatedly challenged the Democratic front-runner to join him there and see the situation on the ground before concluding that U.S. efforts have failed to get the war-torn nation back on track.

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

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

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, Moonbattery, Pat Dollard and Nice Deb

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

Transterrestrial Musings:

Maybe He Sailed Up The Rhine — OK, when we last left our hero, his [uncle]great-uncle had liberated [Auschwitz]Buchenwald while in the army. Or did he? … Hey, maybe the story is fake, but accurate. — You know, if I were an Obama staffer, I'd start fact checking everything he says, to try to stay ahead of the blogosphere.

Discussion: Stubborn Facts, Riehl World View, baldilocks, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Sweetness & Light, The American Mind and A Blog For All

Courtland Milloy / Washington Post:

Hard-Line Drug Law Threatens a Pillar of the Community — When D.C. police allegedly found a small amount of marijuana in her grandson's bedroom last year, Frances Johnson had to take the rap with him. As a tenant in a federally subsidized apartment, she is subject to eviction for any criminal act …

Discussion: The Huffington Post, AlterNet.org and Comments from Left Field