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8:20 AM ET, February 15, 2008

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New York Times:
Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama  —  MILWAUKEE — Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Black Lawmakers Rethink Clinton Support  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In a fresh sign of trouble for Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the former first lady's congressional black supporters intends to vote for Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, and a second, more prominent lawmaker is openly discussing a possible switch.
Discussion: The Field, Spin Cycle and The Politico
Hindrocket / Power Line:
Not Serious  —  About national security, that is.  Over the last 36 hours, Congressional Democrats have again demonstrated a casual, even frivolous attitude toward their Constitutional duty to assist in keeping Americans safe from attack.  —  First, the Senate joined the House …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Leaves Surveillance Law to Expire  —  WASHINGTON — The House broke for a week's recess Thursday without renewing terrorist surveillance authority demanded by President Bush, leading him to warn of risky intelligence gaps while Democrats accused him of reckless fear mongering.
The New Republic:
Every Day's a Bad Day For Nancy Pelosi
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
West Wing Aides Cited for Contempt
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MSNBC:
7th person dies after campus attack  —  At least 15 others injured; shooter kills self after targeting students  —  DEKALB, Ill. - Another student shot has died after a former student armed with two handguns and a shotgun opened fire at a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University …
Nick Baumann / MoJoBlog:
The SEIU Picks Obama  —  The national executive board of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) endorsed Barack Obama Thursday evening.  The members of the board voted electronically following a conference call scheduled for 6 p.m. The official announcement will come at a press conference on Friday.
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Gateway Pundit:
RIOTS IN DENMARK!  Muslim Youths Go On Torching Rampage  —  Rioting in Denmark!  —  “Immigrant” youths are torching cars and schools.  —  An elementary school was torched in the violence.  —  A fireman tries to put out a fire at Vaerebro elementary school that was set alight by demonstrators …
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Associated Press:
17 arrested after youths riot in Denmark
Discussion: Commentary
Associated Press:
Nicaraguan leader calls Obama's campaign ‘revolutionary’  —  MANAGUA, Nicaragua: President Daniel Ortega, who led the 1979 revolution in Nicaragua, says Barack Obama's presidential bid is a “revolutionary” phenomenon in the United States.  —  “It's not to say that there is already a revolution under way in the U.S. ...
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
WON'T GO THERE  —  In the thick of a campaign it is easy to overrate the importance of an endorsement or a political hit.  But it is difficult to overstate the significance of John Lewis' switch from the Clinton to Obama camps because it is a devastating blow on two or three levels wrapped together in a single person.
Discussion: Eschaton
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Senior McCain Adviser Refuses To Campaign Against Obama: UPDATED  —  Update: Tucker had the audio of McKinnon's interview on NPR.  (h/t Silent Patriot)  —  Download |  Play Download |  Play  —  Via The Baltimore Sun: … Can you even fathom the notion that any senior adviser …
Discussion: The Fix
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Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
Obama at the Top  —  Hillary Clinton probably didn't watch …
Discussion: American Thinker and Althouse
Hillel Fendel / Arutz Sheva:
Mughniyeh Was in Midst of Planning Mass Terror Attack  —  (IsraelNN.com) A Kuwaiti newspaper reports that Hizbullah terrorist chief Imad Mughniyeh, who was killed in a car-bomb attack in Damascus on Tuesday, was in the midst of planning major terrorist attacks in moderate Arab countries when he was killed.
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
Countdown Special Comment on FISA: President Bush Is A Liar And A Fascist  —  Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on today's Countdown was a scathing rebuke of President Bush for continuing to play the fear card, trying to scare the hell out of the American people and vowing to veto …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Seton Hall University School of Law:
Seton Hall Law Students Uncover Proof that Guantánamo Interrogations Routinely Videotaped  —  General Reports More than 24,000 Interrogations Conducted Since 2002;  —  Assertions that All Interrogations Were Videotaped Affect Impending 9/11 Trials  —  Newark, NJ—Seton Hall Law's Center …
Discussion: The Newshoggers and TalkLeft
James Taranto / Wall Street Journal:
We Shall Be Overcome  —  Consider these reports from Obama rallies:  —  • Montecito, Calif., Sept. 8, 2007.  “A woman standing in front of the stage appeared to faint as Obama spoke about Iraq,” the Associated Press reported.  “The candidate paused and asked the crowd to make way for firefighters.
 
 
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