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Alexa Ainsworth / Political Radar:
Obama Camp Disavows Last Year's ‘Inartful’ Statement on D.C. Gun Law — ABC News' Teddy Davis and Alexa Ainsworth Report: With the Supreme Court poised to rule on Washington, D.C.'s, gun ban, the Obama campaign is disavowing what it calls an “inartful” statement to the Chicago Tribune last year …
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Paul Duggan / Washington Post:
High Court To Announce Ruling on D.C. Gun Ban
High Court To Announce Ruling on D.C. Gun Ban
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New York Times:
U.S. to Take North Korea Off Terror List — TOKYO — North Korea took a major step on Thursday toward re-integration into the world community and rapprochement with the United States by submitting for outside inspection a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program.
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CNN:
Bush welcomes N. Korea move on nuclear program — PYONYANG, North Korea (CNN) — U.S. President George W. Bush, who once branded North Korea part of an “axis of evil,” welcomed moves Thursday to remove itself from a U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism.
Ian Welsh / Firedoglake:
The Real FISA Vote Passes 80 to 15 With the Presidential Nominees Passing — They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. - Benjamin Franklin — The FISA Cloture vote just passed. The Senate will now consider the motion …
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Redstate:
Gov. Bobby Jindal Signs Bill to Chemically Castrate Sex Offenders — On the heels of today's SCOTUS decision in Kennedy v. Louisiana barring the death penalty for sex offenders, Gov. Bobby Jindal released a statement calling the ruling an “affront to the people of Louisiana” - and what's more …
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New York Times:
Democrats in Delicate Talks to Unify Party — WASHINGTON — With the help of one of Washington's best-connected lawyers, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated issues, like how to repay Mrs. Clinton's campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
John McCain doesn't work weekends — Since effectively capturing the Republican nomination when Mitt Romney dropped out of the race on February 7, John McCain has held just one public campaign event on a weekend. — Instead, after workweeks full of fundraisers, town hall meetings and interviews …
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
The Obamacons Who Worry McCain — What is an “Obamacon?” The phrase surfaced in January to describe British conservatives entranced by Barack Obama. On March 13 the American Spectator broadened the term to cover all “conservative supporters” of the Democratic presidential candidate.
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TBogg:
“Optical intercourse” — TPM Muckraker adds to the rogues gallery that made up the Justice Department's God-Squaders: … Thanks to TPM reader Citoyen92, we learn a few things about Pensacola Christian College which makes the Yearning For Zion Ranch look like Hef's mansion:
Dan Eggen / The Trail:
While Fundraising, Bush Mounts Attack on Obama — LIVONIA, Mich. — President Bush came to suburban Detroit Wednesday to mount a clear attack on Sen. Barack Obama, though he never actually mentioned the Democratic candidate's name. — Instead, Bush suggested through red-meat GOP rhetoric …
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Jann S. / Rolling Stone:
A Conversation With Barack Obama
A Conversation With Barack Obama
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Belle Waring / John & Belle Have A Blog:
Pretty Girls...Rock and Roll...America....RULES! — I'm in America! So, New York is wonderful, my children are horribly jet-lagged...uh, what was I talking about again? Need...more...coffee—hey, it's thin, old school, regular New York coffee, I forgot about that.
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Maura Reynolds / Los Angeles Times:
75% blame Bush's policies for deteriorating economy — The figure includes large numbers of dissatisfied Republicans and represents a sharp increase in pessimism over the last year. Higher fuel prices have sharpened the criticism. — WASHINGTON — Three out of four Americans …
Jacqueline L. Salmon / Washington Post:
ACLU Might File Suit To End Lunch Prayer — The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening to sue the U.S. Naval Academy unless it abolishes its daily lunchtime prayer, saying that some midshipmen have felt pressured to participate. — In a letter to the Naval Academy, Deborah Jeon …
New York Post:
KEITH GOES NUTS OVER KETCHUP — MSNBC blowhard Keith Olbermann couldn't even control his temper at a memorial reception for beloved Tim Russert. — Network sources told Page Six Olbermann was furious last week when MSNBC didn't get him a first-class ticket to Washington, DC …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
It's All About Obama — Many candidates have measured the Oval Office drapes prematurely. But Barack Obama is the first to redesign the presidential seal before the election. — His seal featured an eagle emblazoned with his logo, and included a Latin version of his campaign slogan.