memeorandum: Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon (Larry Rohter/The Caucus)

3:40 AM ET, May 19, 2008

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Mark Murray / MSNBC:

75,000 ATTEND OBAMA RALLY IN PORTLAND — From NBC's Mark Hudspeth — Per the Obama campaign, 75,000 people (60,000 in the gates and 15,000 outside of them) turned out in Portland to hear Obama speak there this afternoon — making it the largest Obama crowd to date.

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Larry Rohter / The Caucus:

Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon — An estimated 75,000 gathered on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland on Sunday to see Barack Obama. — “Wow! Wow! Wow!” were his first words, as he surveyed the multitude, which included people in kayaks and small pleasure craft on the river.

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Agence France Presse:

Obama camp spies endgame in Oregon — WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama set his sights on November's general election Saturday as he campaigned in Oregon, where he hopes to declare victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. — Obama has said Tuesday's primaries in Oregon …

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New York Times:

Obama Draws Huge Crowd in Oregon as Clinton Courts Kentucky — PORTLAND, Ore. — Senator Barack Obama drew the largest crowd of his campaign so far on Sunday, addressing an estimated 75,000 people who had gathered here on the banks of the Willamette River. — “Wow! Wow!

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Charlie Burr / BlueOregon:

Massive Obama waterfront rally: Largest in Oregon history — As Obama said when he first took the stage, wow. — With a little more than 48 hours to go until Oregon's primary, the Oregon Obama campaign held a picture perfect rally this afternoon at McCall Waterfront Park attracting the largest crowd of the campaign yet.

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Blake Fleetwood / The Huffington Post:

Powerful Video of Ugly Sexist Vilification of Hillary Clinton — Sexism is alive and well in America. — One exit poll I saw had almost twice as many voters having trouble voting for a woman for president than voting for a black man. — The New York Times had a long piece about a future woman president today, Kate Zernike writes:

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Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:

As Clinton chances wane, old slights come due — Some prominent Democrats recall past grievances — WASHINGTON - When Democratic superdelegate Jim Cooper, a Tennessee congressman, pondered the choice between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, his thoughts wandered back to 1993.

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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
And The Democratic Primary Campaign Battle Goes On (UPDATED)

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Libby Spencer / Newshoggers.com: Better messaging please

CNN:
Clinton: ‘Think about this as a hiring decision’

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Kate Zernike / New York Times:
She Just Might Be President Someday

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Mike Allen / The Politico:

Another top McCain official resigns — Former Rep. Thomas G. Loeffler, a Texan who is among the McCain campaign's most important advisers and fundraisers, has resigned as a national co-chair over lobbying entanglements, a Republican source told Politico on Sunday.

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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:

Annoyed at lobbyist issue, McCain camp plays Ayers card — Aggravated over persistent questions surrounding their new policy on lobbyists working for the campaign, Team McCain sought to change the topic tonight by raising Barack Obama's ties to a 60s-era radical.

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Michael Isikoff / Newsweek:
Mccain vs. Lobbyists

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Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:

U.S. General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran — BAGHDAD — The commander of United States troops in Baghdad asked local leaders and tribal sheiks this weekend for their forgiveness after the discovery that a soldier had used a Koran for target practice at a shooting range.

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CNN:
U.S. soldier uses Quran for target practice; military apologizes

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Gallup:

Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 11 Points — Ties previous high-water mark for Obama, recorded in mid-April — PRINCETON, NJ — Gallup Poll Daily tracking of national Democratic voters from May 15-17 finds Barack Obama with an 11 percentage point lead over Hillary Clinton, 52% to 41%.

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MSNBC:

May 18: Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA), political roundtable — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday, John Edwards endorses Barack Obama after Hillary Clinton's landslide victory in West Virginia. The next battle for the Democrats: Tuesday in Oregon and Kentucky. John McCain outlines his priorities for a first term.

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Ali / Think Progress:
Webb: Bush Would Be First President In History To Veto Benefits For Vets

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Chuck Plunkett / Denver Post:

Record crowd shows signs of rift — Supporters of both Clinton and Obama pack the state Democratic convention — COLORADO SPRINGS — The state's Democratic Party brought its convention to this Republican stronghold Saturday and demonstrated that the faithful are more divided in their support …

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Jodi Kantor / New York Times:

Gender Issue Lives On as Clinton's Hopes Dim — With each passing day, it seems a little less likely that the next president of the United States will wear a skirt — or a cheerful, no-nonsense pantsuit. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now in what most agree are the waning days …

Discussion: TalkLeft

White House:

President Bush Attends World Economic Forum — Sharm el Sheikh International Congress Center — THE PRESIDENT: Klaus, thank you very much. Thanks for inviting me. Klaus said, it's about time you showed up. Proud to be here. Laura and I are so honored that, Klaus, you gave us a chance to come.