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12:50 PM ET, May 28, 2008

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Scott McClellan on the “liberal media”  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  In a minimally rational world, this extraordinary passage, from the new book by Scott McClellan, would forever slay the single most ludicrous myth in our political culture: The “Liberal Media”: … Just consider how remarkable that is.
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq  —  Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated “political propaganda campaign” led by President Bush and aimed at “manipulating sources of public opinion” …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Heckuva job, Scotty: McClellan writes a book Update: AOL Hot Seat Poll added  —  Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has written a memoir of his experiences — and the political punditry has already started feasting at the appetizers.  Politico's Mike Allen gives an exclusive preview …
Discussion: The Swamp and Redstate
Mike Carney / On Deadline:   White House responds to ex-Bush aide's book
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Exclusive: McClellan whacks Bush, White House
Seth Leibsohn / The Corner:   Re: Scott McClellan
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Dems seek to avoid meltdown  —  Those people who believe all problems have solutions may be unfamiliar with the inner workings of the Democratic Party.  —  On Saturday, the party's Rules and Bylaws Committee will try to solve a big problem, in order to avoid a huge problem in order to prevent a train wreck.
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Bob Cusack / The Hill:
Obama urges supporters not to demonstrate at crucial DNC meeting  —  Sen. Barack Obama's (D-Ill.) campaign is urging its supporters not to demonstrate at Saturday's highly anticipated Democratic National Committee (DNC) meeting on how to handle the delegates of Florida and Michigan.
Discussion: TIME.com and Boston Globe
Krooney / TIME.com:
DNC Lawyers: Michigan, Florida Delegates Can't Be Fully Restored
Marc Ambinder:   The RBC Meeting: A Preview
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Memo: Fla., Mich. can't be fully restored
Discussion: TalkLeft and 2008 Democratic …
Fernando Suarez / CBS News:
Clinton Casts Wide Net of Exaggeration, Claims to Lead in “Every Poll”  —  From CBS News' Fernando Suarez:  —  BILLINGS, MONT. — During an evening rally in Montana's largest city Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton explained to the crowd why she should be the Democratic Party's nominee …
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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) …
Oregonian:
Why I've chosen to back Barack Obama  —  F or the first time in 40 years, the Oregon Democratic primary has played a pivotal role in deciding who may be our president.  In casting our votes, we Oregonians understood the seriousness of our decision.  —  As one of the superdelegates …
Stephen Adams / Telegraph:
John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival  —  John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, faces a citizen's arrest when he addresses an audience at the Hay Festival in Wales this evening.  —  George Monbiot, the journalist and activist …
Discussion: MoJoBlog and A Blog For All
David Boaz / Wall Street Journal:
Our Collectivist Candidates  —  On Sunday Barack Obama urged graduates of Connecticut's Wesleyan University to devote themselves to “collective service.”  This is not an unusual theme for a commencement address.  But it was interesting how long he went on discussing various kinds …
Discussion: TownHall Blog and PrestoPundit
Steven Lee Myers / New York Times:
Using the President, but Carefully Going Only So Far  —  PHOENIX — The last time the two met — 83 days ago — President Bush promised that he would do whatever Senator John McCain asked him to do to help elect him the 44th president.  —  “You know, if he wants me to show up, I will,” Mr. Bush said in the Rose Garden.
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Washington Post:
McCain Accepts a Hand From Bush, at Arm's Length
Discussion: Obsidian Wings and MSNBC
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Truth or Consequences  —  Imagine for a minute, just a minute, that someone running for president was able to actually tell the truth, the real truth, to the American people about what would be the best — I mean really the best — energy policy for the long-term economic health and security of our country.
Scott W. Johnson / Weekly Standard:
The Kennedy-Khrushchev Conference for Dummies  —  Remedial history for Barack Obama.  —  BARACK OBAMA FIRST VOWED to meet unconditionally with the leaders of America's foremost enemies in the YouTube Democratic candidates' debate on July 23, 2007.  Since then he has reaffirmed and expanded …
Paul Graham:
Cities and Ambition  —  Great cities attract ambitious people.  You can sense it when you walk around one.  In a hundred subtle ways, the city sends you a message: you could do more; you should try harder.  —  The surprising thing is how different these messages can be.
Discussion: Megan McArdle
Patterico's Pontifications:
Revealed: Exclusive New Details Regarding (Different) Allegations of Bribery of U.S. Rep. William Jefferson  —  A civil complaint filed yesterday in a Louisiana federal court reveals new details of an alleged bribery scheme involving Rep. William Jefferson.  The alleged bribe is different …
 
 
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Adam Tanner / Reuters:
Californians support gay marriage: poll
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Wall Street Journal:
Change You'll Have to Pay For  —  Here's one “change” …
Discussion: Hot Air and Redstate
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Michael Vasquez / MiamiHerald.com:
Muslim group to help keep peace in Miami's Overtown
Thomas Carothers / Washington Post:
An Unwanted League  —  A puzzle of globalization is that despite …
New York Times:
Iran and the Inspectors  —  Amid all of the White House's saber …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
MSNBC, Leaning Left And Getting Flak From Both Sides
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Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Stark Contrasts Between McCain and Obama in Judicial Wars
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Can He Take a Frisk?  —  After “Rahmbo” Emanuel, the Illinois …
Discussion: Prairie Weather
New York Times:
Challenger Gets Cold Shoulder in New Jersey
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Amartya Sen / New York Times:
The Rich Get Hungrier  —  WILL the food crisis that is menacing …
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
FBI interviews Arizona staffers
Boston Globe:
Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad
StrategyPage:
Al Qaeda Discusses Losing Iraq