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7:40 AM ET, February 16, 2008

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Michael James / Political Punch:
Bill Clinton: Obama ‘Literally Not Part of Any of the Good Things’ From the 1990s  —  ABC News' Sarah Amos reports that former President Bill Clinton — despite myriad promises he would stop assailing his wife's opponent given how it has backfired on her — upped his harsh attacks today in Tyler, Texas.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Bill Clinton On Sharp Attack Against Obama Again  —  The upcoming primaries in Ohio and Texas are widely-considered as critical for Senator Hillary Clinton to regain momentum against Senator Barack Obama.  So, just as he surfaced after his wife lost Iowa and began a series of controversial personal attacks …
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Another Unfounded Media Attack on Bill Clinton  —  Friday night, every cable news show I watched, mostly on MSNBC, took former President Bill Clinton to task for reverting to attacks on Barack Obama, much like he did before the South Carolina primary.  —  Now comes the Dallas Morning News, with just the opposite story.
Discussion: Dallas Morning News
Bruce Tomaso / Dallas Morning News:
Bill Clinton avoids attacks on Obama in East Texas  —  btomaso@dallasnews.com  —  TYLER - On a campaign swing through East Texas on Friday, Bill Clinton said over and over that he has nothing against Barack Obama.  —  “I'm not against anybody,” he told an overflow crowd in the student center at Tyler Junior College.
Discussion: The Page, Donklephant and The Ruckus
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama not counting Clinton out
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and NO QUARTER
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Ignorance Of The Right  —  Here's Victor Davis Hanson: … Now the reason I balk at this is that I actually sat through a long Obama speech on taxes last year in Washington.  I couldn't get through the details there were so many.  It bored the pants off me.
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Victor Davis Hanson / The Corner:
The Problems with Obama  —  Under pressure to produce some facts …
Discussion: Macsmind and Blue Crab Boulevard
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama would seek McCain deal  —  Asked about public financing, he tells reporters in Milwaukee, “If I am the nominee, then I will make sure our people talk to John McCain's people to make sure we abide by the same rules.”  —  That's not exactly a promise to reach agreement …
Discussion: Wonkette and Daily Kos
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
McCain to hammer Obama on financing
Discussion: Hot Air and MyDD
Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
It's Not You, It's Me  —  LETTER FROM A YOUNG, HIP, CYNICAL FORMER OBAMAMANIAC.  —  Dear Barack:  —  I know it's kind of lame to break up with you on Valentine's Day.  And on the Internet to boot.  But it's also kind of ironic.  And that's what I need to tell you.
New York Times:
Democrats Look for Way to Avoid Convention Rift  —  Former Vice President Al Gore and a number of other senior Democrats plan to remain neutral for now in the presidential race in part to keep open the option to broker a peaceful resolution to what they fear could be a bitterly divided convention, party officials and aides said Friday.
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
1,000 Words: Supporting the Troop, Lefty Style  —  If a picture is worth a thousand words, what does this picture say about Code Pink taken at the site of the Berkeley Marine Corps protest?  —  It reads “Support U.S. deserters and Mutineers” and “Support the Iraqi resistance!”  Iraqi resistance?
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Kyle-Anne Shiver / American Thinker:
Berkeley at the First Amendment Brink
Discussion: BLACKFIVE
Zachary Coile / SFGate:
Pelosi: Don't overrule the voters  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — who may be the most super delegate of all as chair of the Democratic national convention in Denver — gave an interview with Bloomberg TV's Al Hunt in which she laid down the law for super delegates:  —  Don't veto the people's choice.
Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Most Shocking Video Ever: 12 Year Old Taliban Boy Beheads Man (Uncensored Version)  —  Some time back we brought you news that the Taliban had reached new lows and were now circulating a propaganda video, produced by the Taliban themselves, showing a 12 year old boy beheading a hostage.
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama's Texas Dilemna  —  The Washington Post lays out the problems for Obama in Texas.  Shorter version: He still suffers from a lack of support in the Hispanic community.  —  It begins with John McCain, who does have Hispanic support in Texas: … On to Hillary: [More...] … Back to Texas:
Discussion: The Trail
New York Times:
China Didn't Check Drug Supplier, Files Show  —  A Chinese factory that supplies much of the active ingredient for a brand of a blood thinner that has been linked to four deaths in the United States is not certified by China's drug regulators to make pharmaceutical products, according to records and interviews.
Maggie Thurber / Toledo Free Press:
The $57.7 million mayoral mistake  —  Well, it was only a matter of time.  —  There is intense anger over Mayor Carty Finkbeiner's decision to halt planned urban exercises in Downtown Toledo by the U.S. Marines — and the horrible way in which he implemented his decision …
Discussion: The Radio Equalizer
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Who Is Killing All Of The Great Jihadis Of The Ummah?  —  First Umad Mughniyeh takes the 72-virgin ride with a Bashar Assad Special.  Now Ayman Atallah Fayed gets blasted in the most literal sense of the word.  Both men were high-ranking members of terrorist groups arrayed against Israel.
Chris Hawes / WFAA-TV:
80-year-old John Wayne fan puts attacker in hospital  —  Immediate justice  —  Investigators say they were definitely going to rob him - possibly even kill him.  —  But an 80-year-old North Texan wasn't about to let that happen, so he took action.  —  One of the suspects is in the hospital and both are facing charges.
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Don Surber
Pamela Hess / Associated Press:
Bush Says Congress Putting US in Danger  —  WASHINGTON — With a government eavesdropping law about to expire, Washington is awash in accusations over who's to blame.  President Bush said Friday that “our country is in more danger of an attack” because of Congress' failure to adopt a Senate bill …
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CNBC.com:
Citigroup Stops Withdrawals from Hedge Fund: WSJ
Gateway Pundit:
BAGHDAD IS SAVED—Iraqis Celebrate Surge Anniversary!!
Discussion: The Belmont Club and Hot Air
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
In a First, Ahmadinejad To Visit Iraq Next Month
NationalJournal.com:
Transcript: Howard Wolfson On Transparency And The Clinton Campaign
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Daniel Scarpinato / Arizona Daily Star:
Once-reluctant DeLay says he would back McCain as nominee
Jon Cohen / Behind the Numbers:
An education gap among white voters
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Clyburn: Superdelegates should keep quiet on candidate support
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Why Did Clinton Not Fight For Florida And Michigan In 2007?
Discussion: The Ruckus
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Friday House Line: Republican Retirements Galore
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
No Recession  —  A number of economists on and off Wall Street …
William Kern / The Moderate Voice:
‘God Bless America’: George W. Bush Will Soon ‘Walk on Our Soil’
Discussion: WORLDMEETS.US
Megan McArdle:
‘Tax Me More Fund’ raises little revenue …
Discussion: Washington Times and EconLog
Rick Noriega / VetVoice:
Stop Them Before They Start
New York Sun:
‘Realism’ in Syria
Discussion: Arutz Sheva
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Primary Send Shivers Through Capitol Moderates
Noah Shachtman / Danger Room:
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