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1:05 PM ET, February 13, 2008

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Clinton Says Nothing About Losses — As news of her triple defeat in the Potomac Primary sank in, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton did what has become a specialty in recent weeks: She headed someplace else. — After flying from Virginia to Texas for a rally on Tuesday night …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters, New York Post and Comments from Left Field

Adam Nagourney / New York Times:

With a Surge in Momentum, Obama Makes His Case — WASHINGTON — The lopsided nature of Senator Barack Obama's parade of victories on Tuesday gives him an opening to make the case that Democratic voters have broken in his favor and that the party should coalesce around his candidacy.

Discussion: The Politico, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, protein wisdom, Balloon Juice, Taylor Marsh, INTEL DUMP, Brilliant at Breakfast, American Street, The Carpetbagger Report, Althouse and Live Coverage

Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:

Shifting Loyalties — Cracks in Clinton Coalition May Mark a Turning Point — For more than a month, the grand coalitions of Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama battled to a draw: women, rural Democrats and the white working class pairing almost evenly with African Americans, young voters and affluent, educated whites.

Discussion: JustOneMinute, New York Times, Booman Tribune, Hot Air, The Caucus, Dick Polman's American Debate, Stumper, Outside The Beltway, Times of London and The Politico

CNN:
Clinton: Still no congratulations for Obama

Chris Cillizza / The Fix: How-To Guide For a Clinton Comeback

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: MR. FRONT-RUNNER — From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro

Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Reaction

CNN:

Hezbollah commander on U.S. ‘most wanted’ list killed — BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — A senior Hezbollah commander implicated in some of the most high-profile international terrorist attacks of the last 25 years has died in an explosion in Syria, Hezbollah TV said Wednesday.

Discussion: Associated Press, Hot Air, Ynetnews, The Jawa Report, Jerusalem Post, Pirate's Cove, The Long War Journal, Captain's Quarters, Macsmind and Outside The Beltway

Sam F. Ghattas / Associated Press:

Hezbollah Says Top Militant Is Killed — BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) - Imad Mughniyeh, the militant accused of attacks that left hundreds of Americans and Israelis dead, including a U.S. Navy diver during the infamous 1985 hijacking of a TWA jetliner, has been killed, Hezbollah said Wednesday.

Discussion: Gateway Pundit and Israel Matzav

Mesh / Harvard:
Imad Mughniyah is dead

Discussion: Associated Press, Haaretz, Guardian, Solomonia and Weasel Zippers

New York Times:
Top Hezbollah Operative Is Killed in Syria

Discussion: Haaretz and MoJoBlog

Ron Fournier / Associated Press:

ON DEADLINE: Chickens Come Home to Roost — For years, Bill and Hillary Clinton treated the Democratic National Committee and party activists as extensions of their White House ambitions, pawns in a game of success and survival. She may pay a high price for their selfishness soon.

Discussion: The New Republic, Talking Points Memo, Balloon Juice, Betsy's Page, MSNBC and The Field

Jim Tankersley / Baltimore Sun:

Bill Clinton's '92 campaign manager backs Obama — David Wilhelm, who managed Bill Clinton's winning 1992 presidential campaign and went on to be the youngest Democratic National Committee chairman in history, is set to endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) this afternoon.

Discussion: The Politico, Taegan Goddard's … and Political Punch

Philip Elliott / Associated Press:
Bill Clinton campaign chief backs Obama

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report and TPM Election Central

zombietime:

Berkeley Marines Protest — These photos were taken on February 12, 2008 in front of Berkeley City Hall, at the protest and counter-protest over the decision by the Berkeley City Council to support Code Pink's attempt to expel the Marine Corps officer recruiting office from Berkeley.

Discussion: Babalu Blog, Gateway Pundit, BLACKFIVE, Sister Toldjah and Little Green Footballs

San Francisco Chronicle:
Berkeley backs down

Discussion: Weekly Standard, Don Surber, Hot Air, Blue Crab Boulevard and The Hill

Michelle Malkin:
The Berkeley after-action report

Discussion: Tad Cronn, Weasel Zippers, Wake up America and CNN

Baltimore Sun:

Incumbents Wynn, Gilchrest ousted — Change-minded electorate sides with challengers in congressional districts — Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest made a phone call during his Election Night party, just minutes before polls in Maryland closed. (Sun photo by Barbara Haddock Taylor / February 12, 2008)

Discussion: The Gate, Redstate and TIME

Club for Growth:
Harris Defeats Gilchrest in MD-01!

Discussion: Capitol Briefing, TownHall Blog and DownWithTyranny!

Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters.org:

Matthews: Obama Speech Caused ‘Thrill Going Up My Leg’ — During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's presidential primary elections, after the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain had aired, Chris Matthews expressed his latest over the top admiration for Obama's speaking skills …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Redstate, The Washington Independent, American Spectator and Sister Toldjah

Michelle Malkin:

Mohammed cartoon reprint: Show your solidarity — Two years ago, the Mohammed cartoon conflagration consumed the world and the blogosphere helped lead the way in fighting back. Longtime readers will remember that this site hammered the issue in support of Denmark.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Telegraph, Captain's Quarters, Wake up America, Publius Pundit, Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, Pirate's Cove, A Blog For All, snapped shot, UrbanGrounds and PoliGazette

Wall Street Journal:

Obama's Wiretap Votes — Now and then sanity prevails, even in Washington. So it did yesterday as the Senate passed a warrantless wiretap bill for overseas terrorists while killing most of the Lilliputian attempts to tie down our war fighters. — “We lost every single battle we had on this bill …

Discussion: The Jawa Report, The Strata-Sphere, American Power, The Heretik and skippy the bush kangaroo

Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:

Why Is Clinton's Back Against Wall? Nobody Prepared — 'We Didn't Put Any Resources In Small States,' Says Finance Chair Hassan Nemazee — John Catsimatidis (left), Hassan Nemazee (center) and Mark Penn. — “What's gone wrong is very simple,” said Hassan Nemazee …

Discussion: Wonkette

Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:

Obama Campaign: We're On The Verge Of Wrapping This Thing Up — On a conference call this morning, Obama advisers sounded as confident a note as they ever have, arguing that yesterday's victories have left them with an all but insurmountable lead in delegates.

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, Donklephant and Spin Cycle

Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:

Wynn Loses, America Wins — Last year I wrote a column, naturally unavailable online due to non-functioning servers, about how significant elements of the Congressional Black Caucus had been corrupted by K Street, and advocated measures like estate tax repeal or the bankrputcy bill that harm their own constituents.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, The Carpetbagger Report, Booman Tribune and Firedoglake

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Get What You (Over)pay For, Part 2 — One of the most exciting things about this Democratic race is that it's between two genuine titans, each of whom has brought off clutch victories that propelled them back into contention. And they are each in their own ways masters of the game.