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10:35 AM ET, June 5, 2008

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Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Unlikely as No. 2  —  Concession Expected Saturday; Obama Camp Discounts VP Talk  —  WASHINGTON — Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton suggested she would like to be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, but close advisers to Sen. Obama are signaling that an Obama-Clinton ticket is highly unlikely.
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The Politico:
Dems struggle to heal wounds on Hill  —  Party unity may have been the theme of the day for Democrats on Wednesday, but as Barack Obama made his victory lap on Capitol Hill, there was no road map for how to heal the party's wounds, and Hillary Rodham Clinton's supporters — like the candidate herself …
Washington Post:
Clinton Pullout Likely Saturday  —  Endorsement of Obama, Bid for VP Slot Seen  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is likely to suspend her presidential campaign on Saturday and endorse Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee, according to informed sources …
New York Times:
Clinton Ready to End Bid and Endorse Obama  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton will endorse Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, bringing a close to her 17-month campaign for the White House, aides said.  Her decision came after Democrats urged her Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to coalesce around Mr. Obama.
MinnPost:
Clinton supporters wowed with warm reception at Obama rally
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
The Hill:
Sen. Warner avoids backing would-be GOP successor  —  Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) is avoiding an endorsement in the closely watched Senate contest to succeed him, so far declining to support fellow Republican Jim Gilmore several days after the former Virginia governor clinched the GOP nomination.
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA'S WIDER MAP  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Obama's wider map: About two months ago, we unveiled our early look at the electoral map.  And this being the second official day of the general election, now's as good a time as any to see where we stand in the McCain vs. Obama race.
inRich.com:
Three Va. figures probably long shots for VP
Discussion: Associated Press and TIME.com
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
GOP fears Obama's money machine  —  With Hillary Clinton's campaign coming to an end this weekend, Barack Obama's rise as the Democratic nominee brings serious bad news to a new group — John McCain's finance team.  —  A review of campaign finance data offers not one ounce of good news …
Discussion: The Caucus, MSNBC and TIME.com
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Rips Off Obama's Slogan And Logo  —  Is John McCain trying to be the older, whiter, more conservative Barack Obama?  —  On Tuesday, the Senator co-opted the slogan that has come to personify Obama's candidacy, taking the Illinois Democrat's “Change You Can Believe In” and altering it into “A Leader You Can Believe In.”
Los Angeles Times:
Obama has cash advantage over McCain
Discussion: TIME.com
Marcus Mabry / New York Times:
Many Blacks Find Joy in Unexpected Breakthrough  —  Kwabena Sam-Brew, a 38-year-old immigrant from Ghana, doubted that Nana, his 5-year-old American-born daughter, would remember the rally that effectively crowned Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee Tuesday night.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and AMERICAblog
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Wall Street Journal:   Democrats Hoping For ‘Obama Effect’
ABCNEWS:
Clinton Will Drop Out of Presidential Race
Hilary Bok / Washington Monthly:
HISTORY...  I didn't support Barack Obama because of his race.
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Eschaton
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman  —  Update: Obama and Lieberman had a heated conversation on the floor of the Senate later today.  Details below.  —  Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as John McCain's foreign policy attack dog, jumped on a conference call with reporters …
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News24:
Hamas hits out at Obama
Robert M. Goldberg / New York Post:
HOW ‘LIBERAL’ CARE WOULD KILL TED  —  IRONICALLY enough, the dangers of the lib eral health-care agenda are being made clear by the care that a liberal icon, Sen. Ted Kennedy, has received since his brain seizure last month.  —  One day after an MRI detected a tumor, Kennedy was quickly diagnosed …
Associated Press:
Michelle Obama to be guest host on ‘The View’  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama will be a guest host on “The View” on June 18.  —  The popular ABC daytime talk show had invited her to be a guest this month, but she sent back word that she would like to be a host like Cindy McCain did in April …
Discussion: TIME.com
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Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rivals Obama and McCain work together behind scenes
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME.com
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Gas Prices We Deserve  —  Rising in the Senate on May 13, Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat, explained: “I rise to discuss rising energy prices.”  The president was heading to Saudi Arabia to seek an increase in its oil production, and Schumer's gorge was rising.
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Obama Leads McCain  —  Obama Ahead By Six Points; But Many Clinton Voters Plan To Back McCain  —  (CBS) Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama holds a six point lead over his Republican counterpart John McCain, a new CBS News poll finds.  Obama leads McCain 48 percent …
Elaine Ganley / Associated Press:
Outcry after French court rules on virginity  —  PARIS (AP) - The bride said she was a virgin.  When her new husband discovered that was a lie, he went to court to annul the marriage—and a French judge agreed.  —  The ruling ending the Muslim couple's union has stunned France and raised concerns …
Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
Overseas, Excitement Over Obama  —  In Presumptive Nominee, Many See Chance for New Direction and New Attitude  —  For much of the world, Sen. Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic primaries was a moment to admire the United States at a time when the nation's image abroad has been seriously damaged.
 
 
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Inside Hillary Clinton's decision to quit: The 5 hidden emotional stages
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Senate fight night
Discussion: The Swamp, CQ.com and A NEWT ONE
Marc Ambinder:
Suspending v. Dropping Out... In This Case S=DO.
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Oh Hillary!  —  While pondering contributing to her campaign-debt fund …
Jay Cost / HorseRaceBlog:
Obama Wins On Points
Discussion: TalkLeft
Associated Press:
Iran threatens to sue Western nations
Discussion: Hot Air and Roger L. Simon
Pete Hegseth / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Former Obama Fundraiser Convicted of Corruption
 Earlier Items: 
Fox News:
Dead Voters Still Showing Up on Election Records, Puzzling Officials
Bob Owens / Pajamas Media:
Vindication For Marine Charged in Haditha Cover-up
David Frum:
Rush & Me - Part 1  —  As mentioned below, Rush Limbaugh …
Agence France Presse:
The force is with Obama, ‘Star Wars’ creator says
Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton's dilemma: Awash in both cash and debt
Discussion: Eschaton
Patrick Cockburn / The Independent:
Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control
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Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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