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4:40 PM ET, June 7, 2008

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CNN:
Clinton endorses Obama for president  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton said Saturday “we need to do all we can” to help elect Sen. Barack Obama the next president of the United States.  —  Her endorsement was met with a scattering of boos and thumbs downs from the large crowd at the National Building Museum in Washington.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Endorses Barack Obama  —  Following is a transcript of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech in Washington, in which she suspended her campaign and endorsed Senator Barack Obama, as provided by CQ Transcriptions:  —  Thank you very, very much.
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Clinton Bloc Becomes the Prize for Election Day  —  Now that a would-be first female president is ending her quest for the White House, the race is more about women than ever before.  —  With Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's ending her campaign for the Democratic nomination …
New York Times:
Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton formally threw her support behind Senator Barack Obama on Saturday, clearing the way for Mr. Obama to head into the general election with a plan to challenge Senator John McCain in typically Republicans states.
Discussion: Political Machine and marbury
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
With Legacy and Future in Mind, Clinton Ends Run  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton today offered a full-throated endorsement of Barack Obama's presidential campaign in a speech that mixed the historic nature of the protracted Democratic nomination fight with intimate personal reflections …
Discussion: Power Line
John F. Harris / The Politico:   For Clintons, an old dream finally fades
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Prolonged battle gave Obama's opponents much time to prepare
NY Daily News:
Last dance for Hillary  —  Hillary Clinton will wave goodbye …
Discussion: TMZ.com
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Video: Hannity on the Obama-Khalidi connection  —  We have written on the network of radicals attached to Barack Obama's political and public career, and perhaps none carry the impact of Rashid Khalidi.  Barack Obama tried to shrug off Khalidi as a person he “knew” from Khalidi's days …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU and Flopping Aces
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
David Broder: Embodiment of Beltway values  —  David Broder, Washington Post chat, yesterday: … David Broder, Washington Post chat, September 15, 2006: … No matter how many times one sees it, it will never cease to amaze that the exact same media mavens who righteously strutted around demanding …
Wonk Room:
McCain Adviser Holtz-Eakin Ludicrously Asserts Obama Would Be A Third Bush Term  —  Our guest bloggers are Center for American Progress Action Fund fellows James Kvaal and Robert Gordon.  —  Apparently the McCain campaign is feeling the sting of comparisons to George Bush.
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Matthew Benjamin / Bloomberg:   McCain Aide Says Bush Knows Little About Economy
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
re: Hillary Speech  —  I just returned from the Clinton rally, and I don't know if this really came across on TV but there was a surprisingly audible number of boos every time Obama was mentioned.  There were also a lot of people who didn't clap for him.  —  The majority obviously …
Discussion: Hot Air
Ogged / Unfogged:
Not Just Chris Matthews, Either  —  Not watching cable news, and not reading any feminist blogs regularly, my appreciation of the misogyny Hillary Clinton faced was mostly abstract and I was a little surprised at the intensity of the anger some women were expressing over her treatment.
Spiegel Online:
UN's ElBaradei Speaks of ‘Historic Turning Point’ in Nuclear Policies  —  The UN's top nuclear watchdog, Mohamed ElBardei, tells SPIEGEL that the current trend of atomic proliferation is creating an unprecedented threat to world peace.  Unilateral military actions, like Israel's strike …
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and Israel Matzav
Frederick W. Kagan / Weekly Standard:
Voting for Commander in Chief  —  There can only be one.  —  It would be hard to design a better test for the job of commander in chief than the real-life test senators John McCain and Barack Obama have undergone in the last two years.  As the situation in Iraq deteriorated during 2006 …
Discussion: Chicago Boyz and Fausta's blog
 
 
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The Whitey Tape
Washington Post:
Former NRCC Treasurer Embezzled $500,000, Court Papers Say
Discussion: The Raw Story and Emptywheel
Ian Urbina / New York Times:
University Head Resigns After Degree Dispute
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
MCCAIN TO OPEN UP FUNDRAISERS TO PRESS
Discussion: TIME.com and Commentary
Thomas Frank / USA Today:
10 airports install body scanners
Gateway Pundit:
More Obama Gaffes- Including Kids Getting “Breathalyzer” Tests
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Hot Air
American Solutions for Winning the Future:
Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Susan Decker / Bloomberg:
Alberto Gonzales to Help ‘Special Master’ on Check Patent Case
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
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ESPN:
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Discussion: Hot Air and Think Progress
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
As Ills Persist, Afghan Leader Is Losing Luster
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Nelson bill would abolish Electoral College
Leslie Wayne / New York Times:
Candidates Forgo Soft Money, but Conventions Rake It In
Discussion: TIME.com
Paul Krugman:
We need a new business cycle vocabulary
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Bloomberg:
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