memeorandum: Both Obama And Clinton To Be In NYC Wednesday (Walter Alarkon/The Hill's Blog …)

5:20 PM ET, June 2, 2008

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Clinton Summons Top Donors, Supporters For Tuesday Speech — stumble digg reddit del.ico.us news trust buzz up — Hillary Clinton has summoned top donors and backers to attend her New York speech tomorrow night in an unusual move that is being widely interpreted to mean she plans to suspend her campaign and endorse Barack Obama.

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CNN:

Sources: Most uncommitted senators to endorse Obama — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Most of the seventeen Democratic senators who have remained uncommitted throughout the primaries will endorse Barack Obama for president this week, CNN has learned. — Sources familiar with discussions between Obama supporters …

Discussion: Capitol Briefing, Liberal Values, Salon, MSNBC, Althouse and Booman Tribune

Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:

BILL'S ‘LAST DAY’? — From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger — MILBANK, S.D. — Bill Clinton acknowledged Monday that today may be his last campaigning for his wife. — “I want to say also, that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this kind,” the former president said at a town hall at the Milbank Visitor Center.

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Marc Ambinder:

Clinton Clue: Staffers Urged To Turn In Receipts — Clinton Campaign staffers and former campaign staffers are being urged by the Clinton campaign's finance department to turn in their outstanding expense receipts by the end of the week. That's a sign, to them, that the campaign wants to get its affairs in order soon.

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Marc Ambinder:

Clinton Aides: Tomorrow Night's Speech Isn't Concession — Senior Clinton campaign aides privy to the construction of tomorrow night's election night celebration in New York insist that Sen. Clinton will not use the occasion to drop out of the race. — They project that Clinton will do better …

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Walter Alarkon / The Hill's Blog Briefing Room:

Both Obama And Clinton To Be In NYC Wednesday — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama will both be in New York City Wednesday, one day after the last two primaries. — Clinton will be in Gotham starting Tuesday night, when she plans to give a speech after the results of the South Dakota and Montana contests, her campaign said.

Nitya / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton: 'This May Be the Last Day I'm Ever Involved …

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Tuesday night in New York

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Scott Martelle / Top of the Ticket:
Is Hillary Clinton preparing for the end? Signs say yes

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Nitya / Political Radar:
Clinton Campaign Shows Signs of Slowing

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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs: Clinton rejects concession buzz

Agence France Presse:
Bill Clinton hints at end to wife's campaign

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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press: Clinton plans New York speech

Ellen Wulfhorst / Reuters:
Hillary Clinton “It is not over 'til it's over”

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Marc Ambinder:
Clinton Clues

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Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:

Michelle Obama and Louis Farrakhan Take On Whitey — I learned over the weekend why the Republicans who have seen the tape of Michelle Obama ranting about “whitey” describe it as “STUNNING.” I have not seen it but I have heard from five separate sources who have spoken directly with people who have seen the tape.

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SusanUnPC / NO QUARTER:

[VIDEO UPDATE] BREAKING NEWS on “Whitey” Tape from Fox News: A TV Network HAS the Tape — Here's the text version at TVEyes.com: — FNC 06/01/2008 14:43:30: ...>>> welcome back to our special coverage live coverage from puerto rico. just before the break, roger stone the republican strategist …

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Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Americans Favor President Meeting With U.S. Enemies — Public thinks it's a good idea to meet with leaders of enemy countries — PRINCETON, NJ — Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet with the leaders …

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Matthew Yglesias: Let's Talk — One point I've been trying to make in my book talks …

Spencer / Attackerman:
We Don't Talk About It — Ilan Goldenberg has a good post about diplomacy with Iran.

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Agence France Presse:

Ahmadinejad says Israel will soon disappear … Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted on Monday that Muslims would uproot “satanic powers” and repeated his controversial belief that Israel will soon disappear, the Mehr news agency reported. — “I must announce that the Zionist regime …

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William Kristol / New York Times:

What Obama Left Out — Commencement speeches are hard. — I gave one at a college about seven years ago. I labored over it, consulting orations from years past, writing and rewriting drafts. I ended up with remarks that struck me — even while I delivered them — as banal and platitudinous.

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Ben / Think Progress: Kristol: Obama was rolling in the dough as community organizer.

Marc Ambinder:

Exclusive: McCain Almost Took “One-Term” Pledge — When he formally announced his presidential candidacy last year, Sen. John McCain was inches away from making an unprecedented pledge: if he were elected, he would serve only one term as president. — It could have been an earth-shifting moment for the campaign and the primary.

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The Politico:

Drudge Report keeps campaigns guessing — May 19 was a fairly typical day in the recent life of the Drudge Report. — There was a breathtaking picture of Sen. Barack Obama's rally in Portland, Ore., framed by the words “AS FAR AS CAMERA'S EYE CAN SEE ... THE OBAMA MASS.”

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Matt / 2008 Democratic Convention Watch:
Superdelegate endorsements for Monday 6/2

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New York Times:

Doctor Says Kennedy's Brain Surgery Is Successful — Senator Edward M. Kennedy successfully underwent surgery at Duke University Medical Center on Monday for a malignant brain tumor, the doctor who performed the procedure said Monday afternoon. — “I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy's surgery …

Scott Michels / ABCNEWS:
Sen. Ted Kennedy to Undergo Surgery Today for Brain Tumor …

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William Kristol / Weekly Standard Blog:

(Bumped) Kristol: So long (for a while) to Michael Goldfarb — Note to our readers: The online editor of THE WEEKLY STANDARD and proprietor of this blog, Michael Goldfarb, has taken a leave of absence effective today to serve as deputy communications director of the McCain campaign.

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Newest McCain official: President has “near dictatorial powers”

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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:

McClellan Recounts Administration's Missed Chances After '04 Election — Believe it or not, even after a week of wall-to-wall media coverage, there's still grist to mull over from the new Scott McClellan memoir, “What Happened.” — McClellan, the press-secretary-turned-administration critic …

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Thomas Harding / Telegraph:

Afghan insurgents ‘on brink of defeat’ — Missions by special forces and air strikes by unmanned drones have “decapitated” the Taliban and brought the war in Afghanistan to a “tipping point”, the commander of British forces has said. — The new “precise, surgical” tactics have killed scores …

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Max Blumenthal / The Huffington Post:

Pastor Hagee: The Antichrist Is Gay, “Partially Jewish, As Was Adolph Hitler” (Paging Joe Lieberman!) — On March 16, 2003, on the eve of the United States' invasion of Iraq, Pastor John Hagee took to the pulpit to warn of the coming Antichrist. In his sermon, “The Final Dictator,” …