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3:50 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” …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
WHITE HOUSE REACTS TO MCCLELLAN'S BOOK  —  From NBC's Les Kretman  —  White House press secretary Dana Perino released this statement on Scott McClellan's critical book on the Bush White House:  —  “Scott, we now know, is disgruntled about his experience at the White House.
Redstate:
Incompetence, Thy Name Is . . .  “SCOTT MCCLELLAN”  —  There's not much more that needs to be said than what Haystack said, but let me pile on a bit.  —  Since I began blogging, I've begged and pleaded for the White House to fire the guy.  He was a terrible press secretary who now resorts to sounding like one of the Kos Kidz.
Mike Carney / On Deadline:
White House responds to ex-Bush aide's book
Discussion: The Trail
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) …
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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 …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: McCain 46%, Obama 45%  —  Obama leads Clinton among national Democrats by 50% to 44%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — John McCain and Barack Obama are now virtually tied at 46% to 45% when registered voters nationally are asked for whom they would vote next November if these were the two …
Discussion: The Swamp and NO QUARTER
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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Adam Tanner / Reuters:
Californians support gay marriage: poll  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A majority of registered Californian voters oppose changing the constitution of the most populous U.S. state to bar gays from marrying, according to poll released on Wednesday.  —  The Field Poll survey found 51 percent …
Discussion: Calitics, Lean Left, MyDD and AMERICAblog
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John Wildermuth / San Francisco Chronicle:
CALIFORNIA MAJORITY BACKS GAY MARRIAGE
Mercury News:
First-ever majority favors gay marriage
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 …
Michelle Malkin:
The keffiyeh kerfuffle  —  My syndicated column today examines the keffiyeh kerfuffle with Dunkin Donuts and Rachael Ray that I noted on the blog last week.  As you'll recall, I linked to an item by LGF's Charles Johnson about the scarf she wore in a recent Dunkin' ad.
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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 …
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 …
The Campaign Spot:
Is Obama Willing To Meet Ahmadinejad, But Not Petraeus?  —  Obama spokesman Bill Burton, responding to John McCain's suggestion that both he and Obama take a trip to Iraq in the near future: … You know what is intriguingly missing from that answer?  Any indication that Obama will return to Iraq before Election Day.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
MSNBC, Leaning Left And Getting Flak From Both Sides  —  MSNBC, which bills itself as “the place for politics,” is being pummeled by political practitioners.  —  “It's an organ of the Democratic National Committee,” says Steve Schmidt, a senior strategist for John McCain's campaign.
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.
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Florida court throws out DNC suit  —  (CNN) — A Florida court threw out a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Democratic Party's decision not to seat delegates from Florida — as litigants prepared to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  Political consultant Victor DiMaio …
Jeff Stier / The Politico:
Will Obama's former smoking impact health?  —  Now that John McCain has finally released his medical records, the issue of candidates' health should be put to rest, right?  Not so fast.  Barack Obama's campaign has said at least some of his medical records would be released next week …
Discussion: The Swamp
 
 
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Michelle Cottle / The New Republic:
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Peter Kiefer / New York Sun:
Congress Eyes a Rocket Train to Washington
Discussion: A Blog For All
Karl / protein wisdom:
Barnicle Mike blasts bloggers on some cable show
Discussion: Hot Air and NewsBusters.org
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
McCain and Bush: Gone in under 60 seconds
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
FOX News' Brian Kilmeade: Volunteer troops don't deserve new Webb GI bill
Discussion: Liberty Street
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Campaign Spouses
Discussion: PewResearch.org and Spin Cycle
SurveyUSA:
California: Approval Ratings Fall for Schwarzenegger and Feinstein …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Pundit Review Radio / BLACKFIVE:
MARINE JAILED OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND FOR EXERCISING 5TH AMENDMENT
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
 Earlier Items: 
Jared Allen / The Hill:
Rep. Richardson defaulted on three Calif. home loans
Discussion: L.A. Land and TPMMuckraker
David Adam / Guardian:
Exxon ditches climate change deniers
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama: ‘Mensaje a Puerto Rico’
Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
Realtors Agree to Stop Blocking Web Listings
Wall Street Journal:
Change You'll Have to Pay For  —  Here's one “change” …
Discussion: Megan McArdle and Hot Air
Patterico's Pontifications:
Revealed: Exclusive New Details Regarding (Different) Allegations …
Thomas Carothers / Washington Post:
An Unwanted League  —  A puzzle of globalization is that despite …
David Boaz / Wall Street Journal:
Our Collectivist Candidates  —  On Sunday Barack Obama urged graduates …