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David M. Herszenhorn / The Caucus:
More on the Obama-Clinton Meeting — Senator Dianne Feinstein of California got the call from Hillary Rodham Clinton Thursday afternoon: Could she, would she let Mrs. Clinton use her home in Northwest Washington for a little sit-down with a certain senator from Illinois …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Clinton Meets With Obama, and the Rest Is Secret — WASHINGTON — For 17 months, they tracked one another's movements like prey. — But Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton came together here Thursday evening to pull off a secret rendezvous. They ditched their traveling entourages …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain bumbles the delivery — NEW ORLEANS - As Democrats buzzed this week about their new de facto nominee, his historic candidacy and the unlikely political demise of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican circles were humming with another topic. — The topic: Is there a way John McCain …
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton expected to look to Obama for help on debt — WASHINGTON (AP) — In politics, money talks. And money is likely to be an important factor in discussions between Barack Obama's advisers and the debt-saddled Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign. — Clinton will likely seek help …
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New York Times:
Obama Moves to Next Phase as Clinton Douses Talk of Ticket — BRISTOL, Va. — Senator Barack Obama moved forcefully into the general election on Thursday, placing his stamp on the Democratic Party apparatus and holding a private nighttime meeting with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in an effort to unify Democrats.
George Will / Real Clear Politics:
For Obama, a Ticket Test — WASHINGTON — An axiom. When voters watch a presumptive presidential nominee considering this or that running mate, they think: What if the president dies? When the presumptive nominee considers this or that running mate, he thinks: What if I live?
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Pat Toomey / Wall Street Journal:
Don Young Embodies What's Wrong With the GOP — Today, the Club for Growth Political Action Committee endorses Alaska Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell in his bid to unseat Republican Rep. Don Young in the state's August primary. — The reason for the endorsement is simple.
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Josh Kraushaar / The Crypt's Blogs:
Club for Growth endorses challenger to Young
Club for Growth endorses challenger to Young
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
William Jennings Obama? — McCain tells USA Today: — “I believe that people are interested very much in substance,” McCain said, contrasting himself with Barack Obama's charismatic style. “If it was simply style, William Jennings Bryan would have been president.”
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David Jackson / USA Today:
McCain says he won't run from Bush in campaign
McCain says he won't run from Bush in campaign
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Fred Thompson / Townhall.com:
HamNation: Obama on Your Shoulder — Mary Katharine Ham, with the help of her favorite songwriter, explores life under the new rules and politics of an Obama administration that's in all your business. — Your Name: — Your Email:
Satyam / Think Progress:
McCain Endorses Bush's Illegal Wiretapping Program, Despite Saying President Should Not ‘Disobey Any Law’ — The New York Times' Charlie Savage reports that in a recent letter, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, top adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), said McCain believes that the Constitution gave President Bush …
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps
Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps
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Neil Degrasse Tyson / New York Times:
Vote by Numbers — IT appears that Hillary Clinton is going to suspend her presidential campaign this weekend, at the urging of Democratic Party leaders and superdelegates. Before that happens, Mrs. Clinton and the superdelegates might want to know this: if the general election were held today …
American Prospect:
She Made Us Talk About Sexism — There were some truly admirable policies put forth by Sen. Clinton in her historic campaign for the presidency, most notably her ambitious (if flawed) plan to provide universal health care. But ultimately I don't think policy positions will be the greatest progressive legacy of her candidacy.
Juan Williams / Wall Street Journal:
It's Time for Another Obama Race Speech — Now what? How does Barack Obama, fresh from claiming the Democratic nomination, put Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Father Michael Pfleger behind him, before they ignite yet again and blow up his general election campaign?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Great moments in cable TV — A bit of a reality gap in a story alleging that Obama was borrowing from Mario Cuomo. Hard to tell what's going on, but the commentators don't seem to notice.
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
What Clinton is telling — and hinting to — her disappointed supporters — Tonight on his show, Jay Leno will open his monologue with a sports joke. He congratulates the Detroit Red Wings on winning the NHL championship Wednesday night and says the vanquished Pittsburgh Penguins announced today …
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
The moment America became the leader of the Free World — Sixty-four years ago today, Allied forces swept onto the beaches of Normandy to liberate France and put an end to Nazi domination of Europe. The D-Day assault comprised American, Canadian, and British forces, but the Americans led …