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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Republican National Committee Outraises Democratic National Committee Five Times — To Democrats now giddy about what appears to be a huge campaign funding advantage enjoyed by presumptive Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, you might control your giddiness: the RNC has out-raised …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
McCain may lag in money, but RNC outraises the DNC by 5 times — Led by chairman Mike Duncan, the Republican National Committee ended May with 13 times more money in the bank than its Democratic counterpart, and raised five times as much money in the same time frame.
Jay Mandle / Washington Post:The Small-Donor Fallacy — Not long ago, Sen. Barack …
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Michael Luo / New York Times:Ready to Attack Obama, if Some Money Arrives
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:Clinton, Obama could help each other financially
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Caren Bohan / Reuters:
Obama says Republicans will use race to stoke fear — JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) - Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Republicans to highlight the fact that he is black as part of an effort to make voters afraid of him.
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Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
McCain closes the cash gap against Obama — For the first time in the campaign, Republican John McCain in May raised about the same amount of money, $22 million, as Democrat Barack Obama. — McCain also closed the gap in the amount of cash the two parties' presumptive presidential nominees …
Alexander Marquardt / CNN:
When the Obama logo and presidential seal collide — CHICAGO, Illinois (CNN) - Presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama sat down in Chicago Friday morning to discuss the economy with visiting Democratic governors, but all eyes were on the Illinois senator's podium bearing …
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard Blog:
Is Obama's Great Seal Illegal? — Did Obama break the law? … Bummer. The Great Seal of Barack would have made for a, like, totally fierce and rad lapel pin.
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NY Daily News:
Barack's seal, with a dis from Team Mac — Yes, he can. But, really: Oh, no, he didn't! — Barack Obama's presidential campaign raised eyebrows and elicited snickers Friday when it unveiled the Obamamania version of the presidential seal. — At a meeting with Democratic governors in Chicago …
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Balkinization:
Why Obama Kinda Likes the FISA Bill (But He Won't Come Out and Say It) — Emily Bazelon wonders, entirely correctly, why Barack Obama has been missing in action on the FISA compromise bill passed by the House today. Finally, the Obama campaign sent a lukewarm endorsement of the measure …
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ABCNEWS:
Sparks Fly at Black Caucus Meeting — Just What Was Said Between the Presumptive Democratic Nominee and Clinton-Supporting Congresswoman? — A Thursday afternoon meeting between Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus grew tense and emotional for a moment …
Alayna Demartini / The Columbus Dispatch:
Science teacher dissed evolution — He taught creationism, report says — A Mount Vernon teacher undermined science instruction in the public school district by discrediting evolution in his classroom and focusing on creationism and intelligent design, an investigation has found.
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Lori Montgomery / Washington Post:
Big Promises Bump Into Budget Realities — New President Won't Have an Easy Time Paying for New Initiatives, Fiscal Experts Say — On the presidential campaign trail, Democrat Barack Obama promises to “completely eliminate” income taxes for millions of Americans, from low-income working families …
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David Kravets / Threat Level:
MPAA Says No Proof Needed in P2P Copyright Infringement Lawsuits — The Motion Picture Association of America said Friday intellectual-property holders should have the right to collect damages, perhaps as much as $150,000 per copyright violation, without having to prove infringement.
Alan Boyle / MSNBC:
REPORT RULES OUT SUBATOMIC DOOMSDAY — Europe's CERN particle-physics lab has issued its long-awaited report on safety issues surrounding the Large Hadron Collider, the world's biggest and most expensive atom-smasher. Some have feared that when the collider reaches full power, sometime next year …
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