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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.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Yes She Did — Senator Clinton did all she needed to do: thanked everyone and unequivocally endorsed and supported Barack Obama. One theme stuck out to me: she essentially said that even though she was careful to avoid ever saying that she was running because she was a woman and that people …
New York Times:
Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama — WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton brought her campaign for the White House to an end on Saturday with a rousing farewell to thousands of supporters here and an emotional and unequivocal call for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama …
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Hilary Rosen / The Huffington Post:
Gratitude for Hillary — Hillary Clinton gave the speech of her life today and as she stated her intentions and desires for the general election, she cemented her place in history. As importantly, she also shone a path for herself as a national leader for years to come.
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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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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:Clinton Endorsement Speech Gave Obama And Her What They Both Needed
Larry Johnson / NO QUARTER:
An Update on the Michelle Obama Rant — The recording that shows Michelle Obama saying disparaging things about white folks is for real. It is not part of some elaborate dirty trick. The people who have seen her comments describe it as “stunning” or “devastating.”
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John Cole / Balloon Juice:
The Whitey Tape — Here: — It really was not that shocking. — *** Update *** — Who said the following: … Three guesses.
New York Times:
The Long Road to a Clinton Exit — WASHINGTON — By the time the campaign tracked down the small-city Indiana mayor, Bill Clinton was in a lather. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton had lost the North Carolina primary that evening and was eager to offset it with a win in Indiana.
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New York Times:
Obama Is Mapping a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds — WASHINGTON — Senator Barack Obama's general election plan calls for broadening the electoral map by challenging Senator John McCain in typically Republican states — from North Carolina to Missouri to Montana …
Adam Fogle / The Palmetto Scoop:
Huckabee knows how to save a life — FORMER ARKANSAS GUV PERFORMS HEIMLICH ON NC LT. GOV. CANDIDATE — The North Carolina State Republican Convention got quite exciting today — and it had nothing to do with politics. — During a pre-event hospitality breakfast, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee …
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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 …
Sean / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Rehabilitation for Herself: What Could Clinton Say? — Most of you realize that two of us post here now - Nate (the guy who built everything and all around super-star, formerly known as Poblano), and Sean (PocketNines). Some haven't quite caught that, probably because our names are not bolded at the bottom of posts.
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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
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