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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Clinton and Obama Set New Tone — UNITY, N.H. — Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton set off on their maiden political voyage on Friday, trading their rivalry from the presidential primary battle for a newfound display of harmony intended to set a fresh tone …
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Kevin Merida / Washington Post:
Hill, Yes! O., No! — The Battle Isn't Over for Many Women Who Fought for Clinton — For several weeks, some of Hillary Clinton's fiercest supporters, most of them women, have been struggling with a defeat that burns and a question with no soothing answer: What next?
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
BILL AND HILLARY MAX OUT FOR OBAMA — A day after Obama wrote a $4,600 check to Hillary Clinton, First Read has learned Bill and Hillary Clinton have returned the favor, donating the maximum to the Illinois senator's campaign, a Clinton spokesperson says.
CNN:
Clinton rallies with Obama: ‘We are one party’ — (CNN) — They beamed, hugged and praised one another. Their outfits even matched. — The long-awaited Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton unity event in Unity, New Hampshire, on Friday was carefully choreographed, with the images and speeches …
Marc Ambinder:After The Press Leaves, Some Edgy Questions
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Redstate:
Damn us all and our party if we let this go — CONGRESSMAN DELAHUNT CAN BE REACHED AT 202-225-3111 AND BY FAX AT 202-225-5658 — By The Directors Posted in Bill Delahunt | It is no secret that public discourse in this country has become very shrill. Blogs on the left regularly feature vulgar diatribes against the right.
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
When Anonymity Fails, Be Nasty, Brutish and Short — Throughout the Bush presidency, he toiled in secrecy deep within the White House, a mysterious and feared presence who never stepped into the sunlight of public disclosure. — Until yesterday. — There he sat, hunched and scowling …
Fox News:
Congressman Meant ‘No Ill’ With Al Qaeda Comment to Cheney Aide — A Democratic congressman who was accused of suggesting that Al Qaeda may want to harm a prominent White House official told FOX News he meant “no ill” by the comment. — Massachusetts Rep. Bill Delahunt made the remark Thursday …
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:Conyers issues subpoena to DOJ for Bush-Cheney interviews on Plame leak
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Mark Kleiman / The RBC:
An individual right to keep and bear arms: Ho, hum. — Now that the Supreme Court has struck down the DC gun ban, how much should we expect the Washington homicide rate to go up as a result? — Zero. — There's simply no evidence that keeping guns out of the hands of those currently eligible …
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Eugene Robinson / Associated Press:Deadly Consequences — But the Right Call
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Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
The Federal Marriage Amendment is back — with Vitter's and Craig's support — Just this week, a group of Republican senators re-introduced the Federal Marriage Amendment to the Constitution, which, as we know, would ban gay marriage. — And once again, the language is pretty straightforward:
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Ezra Levant:
The Canadian Human Rights Commission blinks — See update below. — The Canadian Human Rights Commission, like any petty tyranny, has a strong instinct for survival. As I predicted last week on the Michael Coren Show, that instinct would cause them to drop the complaint against Mark Steyn and Maclean's.
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Steven Pearlstein / Washington Post:
This Recession, It's Just Beginning — So much for that second-half rebound. — Truth be told, that was always more of a wish than a serious forecast, happy talk from the Fed and Wall Street desperate to get things back to normal. — It ain't gonna happen. Not this summer. Not this fall.
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See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Democrat mayor says healthy food is “the new patriotism”. … So it's not merely a ban on fried food-it's affirmative action for food! As I said yesterday, they're patriotic, it's just...a different kind of patriotism. — Not surprisingly, Mayor Hickenlooper's already been causing trouble …
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Kris Kitto / The Hill:
Who's that man?: Obama asked for ID at gym — Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may have one of the best-known faces in the world, but that doesn't mean he is recognized everywhere, even in Washington. — Washington Sports Club employee Takehia Wheeler was manning the front desk …
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David Brooks / New York Times:
The Sam's Club Agenda — Among the many dark tidings for American conservatism, there is one genuine bright spot. Over the past five years, a group of young and unpredictable rightward-leaning writers has emerged on the scene. — These writers came of age as official conservatism slipped into decrepitude.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama, McCain Still Tied at 44% — PRINCETON, NJ — For the third straight day, Gallup Poll Daily tracking shows Barack Obama and John McCain tied in national registered voter preferences for the fall election, each now with 44% of the vote. — Today's report is based …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Keith Olbermann's reply and Obama's secret plan to protect the rule of law — (updated below - Update II - Update III) — Keith Olbermann went to Daily Kos to respond to what I wrote yesterday regarding his and Jonathan Alter's statements on Obama's support for the FISA bill.
John Santucci / Political Punch:
McCain Gambles with Awkward Joke — In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was asked by columnist Jon Ralston why he didn't choose Gov. Jim Gibbons to chair his Nevada campaign. — “I appreciate his support,” McCain said. “As you know, the lieutenant governor is our chairman.”
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
The odd couple — Obama's advance staff is very good at the visuals, and the Unity event is flawless on TV. — Even better: It's dominating the news cycle without making any news. — And that's one of the key things Hillary (and Bill) bring to Obama: Whenever he wants to deliver …
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