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HRC courts media backlash, protest vote 11 May 2008, 5:24 pm
Hillary Clinton supporters now seem driven by emotional desire to stick it to those who have written her off.
Hillary who? Obama acts likes it’s over 11 May 2008, 5:24 pm
From Clinton-free speeches to more partisan introductions, the signs are apparent that Obama is now playing the role of nominee.
McAuliffe: Need ’something big’ 11 May 2008, 1:54 pm
Clinton campaign chairman admits “something big would have to happen” for her to overtake Obama.
Second McCain aide quits over DCI ties 11 May 2008, 1:33 pm
Another McCain aide exits over ties to PR firm that once represented Burmese junta. See also: Goodyear goes
WaPo’s Baker joins the NY Times 11 May 2008, 1:24 pm
Rumors of a Baker exit flew after wife Susan Glasser was removed from her post.
Yahoo! News: Politics News
Clinton spends Mother’s Day campaigning in W.Va.
(AP) 11 May 2008, 11:36 pm
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton toured the birthplace of Mother’s Day in rural West Virginia, offering Democrats a subtle reminder Sunday that her fading. […]
Hillary who? Obama acts likes it’s over
(Politico) 11 May 2008, 5:24 pm
Politico - BEND, Ore. — When the election returns filter in Tuesday from West Virginia, Sen. Barack Obama won’t be there. Nor will he leapfrog ahead. […]
Edwards: Clinton didn’t choose words well on race
(AP) 11 May 2008, 4:10 pm
AP - Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards said Sunday that he thinks Barack Obama will be the party’s presidential nominee and that Hil. […]
Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
(AP) 11 May 2008, 2:26 pm
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win.
College prof no walkover for Franken in Minn. Senate run
(AP) 11 May 2008, 12:00 pm
AP - On the Senate campaign trail, Al Franken frequently invokes the name of his friend, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, as a major inspiration.
The Ruckus
Talk Left: NC Exits, Thread 2 6 May 2008, 7:32 pm
(BTD) The NC exits. Obama wins. Whites (63%) go Clinton by 59-36 (5% missing?). African Americans (33%) go Obama by 93-7. 4% of the vote is missing fr. […]
The Ruckus | Anonymous
Talk Left: CNN : Obama Wins North Carolina 6 May 2008, 7:30 pm
CNN calls North Carolina for Obama as soon as the polls closed. I’m still following Indiana, as i think that’s the more important state for Hillary C. […]
The Ruckus | Anonymous
Talk Left: Indiana Results: Thread Two 6 May 2008, 7:04 pm
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The Ruckus | Anonymous
Talk Left: Indiana Exits, Thread 2 6 May 2008, 6:50 pm
(BTD) - The Indiana exit polls are up. I’ll blog about them here. Clinton won (45%) Men 51-49, (55%) Women 53-47, Whites (81%) 60-40. Lost African Ame. […]
The Ruckus | Anonymous
The Moderate Voice: ABC News: Obama Wins North Carolina But Indiana Too Close To Call 6 May 2008, 6:43 pm
ABC News says that based on exit polling it is calling the North Carolina primary for Senator Barack Obama — amid increasing signs that the Democrat. […]
The Ruckus | Anonymous
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By BENJAMIN WEISER : Police in Gun Searches Face Disbelief in Court 11 May 2008, 6:20 pm
Federal weapons charges were dismissed in a number of cases in New York City after judges found police officers’ testimony to be unreliable, inconsi. […]
186 k per second.com | By BENJAMIN WEISER
By DAN BILEFSKY : Tilt to West Is Seen in Elections in Serbia 11 May 2008, 6:18 pm
The parliamentary elections were viewed as a referendum on if Serbia would turn toward the West or revert to the nationalism and isolation of the Slob. […]
186 k per second.com | By DAN BILEFSKY
By THE NEW YORK TIMES : When Burmese Offer a Hand, Rulers Slap It 11 May 2008, 6:17 pm
The politics of food aid is not just confined to the dispute between Myanmar’s military junta and relief agencies, but extends to citizens who want. […]
186 k per second.com | By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Yahoo News : Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes
(AP) 11 May 2008, 6:07 pm
AP - Despite extensive efforts to educate workers about saving for retirement, many employees are not doing a good job of managing their company-spons. […]
186 k per second.com | Yahoo News
Seattle pi : Study: Retirement savers make costly 401(k) mistakes 11 May 2008, 6:07 pm
NEW YORK — Despite extensive efforts to educate workers about saving for retirement, many employees are not doing a good job of managing their compan. […]
186 k per second.com | Seattle pi
BBC : Several die in Kashmir violence 11 May 2008, 6:06 pm
Eight people die in violence involving armed militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police say.
186 k per second.com | BBC
By JIM RUTENBERG and JACQUES STEINBERG : The Pundit Analyzing Obama? Some TV Upstart Named Rove 11 May 2008, 6:05 pm
The bête noire of the Democrats has turned pundit, and his old nemeses do not always know what to make of it.
186 k per second.com | By JIM RUTENBERG and JACQUES STEINBERG
By JOE DRAPE : Long and Bumpy Journey in Search of a Triple Crown 11 May 2008, 5:59 pm
Big Brown, winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby, is perfect. The colt’s trainer, Rick Dutrow, once a drug-addled horseman, admittedly is not.
186 k per second.com | By JOE DRAPE
By RACHEL L. SWARNS : State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest 11 May 2008, 5:49 pm
Arkansas and at least a dozen other states are giving monthly payments to thousands of low-income workers in hopes of keeping them off the welfare rol. […]
186 k per second.com | By RACHEL L. SWARNS
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN : Generation Faithful: Young Saudis, Vexed and Entranced by Love’s Rules 11 May 2008, 5:49 pm
Young men and women in Saudi Arabia may chafe against the rules, even try to evade them, but they can be merciless in their condemnation of those who. […]
186 k per second.com | By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
By STEPHEN FARRELL and AMMAR KARIM : Drive in Basra by Iraqi Army Makes Gains 11 May 2008, 5:49 pm
Three hundred miles south of Baghdad, Basra has been transformed by its own surge, now seven weeks old.
186 k per second.com | By STEPHEN FARRELL and AMMAR KARIM
By IAN URBINA : Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship 11 May 2008, 5:48 pm
Supporters of a measure in Missouri cite concerns about illegal immigrants voting, but critics say tens of thousands of legal residents could be disen. […]
186 k per second.com | By IAN URBINA
CBA : Canadian military, CIDA consider restoration of Afghanistan buildings 11 May 2008, 5:45 pm
Canadian soldiers and engineers on Sunday toured a bomb-damaged complex of six former Russian barracks in southern Afghanistan to consider whether the. […]
186 k per second.com | CBA
By TIM ARANGO and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA : Cablevision Offer Baffles Wall Street (Again) 11 May 2008, 5:38 pm
Wall Street is skeptical about why Cablevision wants to buy Newsday. But a deal is said to be imminent.
186 k per second.com | By TIM ARANGO and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
CNN : Red Cross relief boat sinks in Myanmar 11 May 2008, 5:28 pm
A Red Cross boat delivering supplies to help 1,000 victims of last weekend’s cyclone sank today when it hit debris in the Irrawaddy Delta region, as t. […]
186 k per second.com | CNN
Right-Blogs
Quote of the day
Hot Air » Top Picks | Allahpundit
Running Interference for Obama
Power Line | Hindrocket
McCain and La Raza/The Race: A “serious lapse of judgment”
michellemalkin.com | Michelle Malkin
Another 3600 Words from Fjordman
Little Green Footballs |
Criminal Justice in the United Kingdom
Power Line | Hindrocket
We Got to Boogie
Little Green Footballs |
Media Alert
Power Line | Hindrocket
Could Musharraf make a comeback?
Hot Air » Top Picks | Ed Morrissey
Finkelstein in His Element at UC Irvine
Little Green Footballs |
Arab League ‘Condemns’ Hizballah
Little Green Footballs |
Leibovich’s six theses on Obama, plus six more
Power Line | The Big Trunk
Telegraph: Obama clinches?
Hot Air » Top Picks | Allahpundit
It’s over
Power Line | deacon
Happy Mom’s Day
Little Green Footballs |
McAuliffe to Tim Russert: If only your father was alive to see this
Hot Air » Top Picks | Allahpundit
Palestinian Work Accident Watch
Little Green Footballs |
Time Magazine Hearts Al-Sadr
Little Green Footballs |
Video: Worst ghost hoax evah
Hot Air » Top Picks | Allahpundit
Another Antisemite at the Washington Post
Little Green Footballs |
Global Cooling Alert
Power Line | Hindrocket
Left-Blogs
Book Review: Tim Shorrock’s ‘Spies for Hire’
Daily Kos |
Open Thread and Diary Rescue
Daily Kos |
Enter the Inhofian Polar Bear Expert
Daily Kos |
Sunday Late Nite: Happy Mothers Day from Norman Bates
Firedoglake | TeddySanFran
Hoyer’s and Rockefeller’s Strange Corporate Bedfellow
Daily Kos |
Caught in the Middle
Firedoglake | Siun
If the price is right, you’ve got a friend in John McCain
Daily Kos |
Why Do Republicans Hate The Law?
Firedoglake | Eli
Lebanon: Yet Another Foreign Policy Opportunity Screwed Up by the Bush Administration
Daily Kos |
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Jeffrey Feldman: Outright Barbarous
Firedoglake | Amanda Marcotte
Halliburton/KBR is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful corporation I’ve ever known in my life.
Firedoglake | TBogg
Harwood: McCain ‘Has Benefited From Very Friendly Press Coverage For Many Years’
Think Progress | Ben
Cost of veterans care to rise, despite decline in total number of vets.
Think Progress | Satyam
Book Review: Larry Bartels’ "Unequal Democracy"
Daily Kos |
Politicizing Show Trials at the Same Time as Politicizing DOJ
Firedoglake | emptywheel
Midday Open Thread
Daily Kos |
Blunt: McCain ‘Would Be’ A Third Bush Term On Economy, ‘And I Think That’s A Good Thing’
Think Progress | Faiz
What? No Pie-Fighting?
Firedoglake | Peterr
Another Top Republican’s Ties To Myanmar Junta Surface
Firedoglake | David Neiwert
Disasters, Surge and Pandemics
Daily Kos |
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