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12:50 PM ET, February 18, 2008

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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
An Obama Refrain Bears Echoes of a Governor's Speeches  —  CHICAGO — Senator Barack Obama adapted one of his signature arguments — that his oratory amounts to more than inspiring words — from speeches given by Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts during his 2006 campaign.
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Big Head DC:
Obama Caught Plagiarizing 2006 Speech?  —  Big Head DC has discovered alarming similarities between a speech made by Sen. Barack Obama on February 16 while campaigning for president in Wisconsin and an October 2006 speech made by Deval Patrick, the current Democratic governor of Massachusetts.
Zzaki / Political Punch:
Obama Echoes Deval Patrick...Again  —  The charismatic, brilliant, inspiring black politician came to the stage to address the latest attack from his white female opponent.  —  “Her dismissive point, and I hear it a lot from her staff, is all I have to offer is words,” he said.  “Just words.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and NO QUARTER
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Obama's rhetoric getting some friendly help?
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
Obama, “Plagiarism” and YouTube Attack Ads
Frank James / The Swamp:
Did Obama plagiarize? Clinton team says yes
Discussion: Donklephant and Political Radar
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
System Worries Clinton Backers  —  Supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton are worried that convoluted delegate rules in Texas could water down the impact of strong support for her among Hispanic voters there, creating a new obstacle for her in the must-win presidential primary contest.
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Hilzoy / The Daily Dish:
Competence  —  From the Washington Post (emphasis added, and stolen from publius): … When I read this, I dissolved in giggles after the first sentence.  It was that part about the Texas delegate selection rules “creating a new obstacle for her” that got me.  In what sense are the Texas rules a “new obstacle?”
Greg Jefferson / MySanAntonio.com:
Clinton laid groundwork in this area decades ago
Publius / Obsidian Wings:
They're Not a Machine  —  This article should put to rest …
USA Today:
Clinton campaign accuses Obama of ‘flip-flop’
Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
That Clinton Competence
Discussion: Washington Post
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
How Evangelical Leaders Blew It  —  Dan Gilgoff does a post-mortem on how the evangelical movement managed to allow John McCain to win the Republican Party nomination over two candidates more amenable to their cause.  Gilgoff focuses on their failure to back Romney, and makes it plain …
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Daimnation!
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Daniel Gilgoff / USA Today:
Why the Religious Right is stuck with McCain  —  The lukewarm support for Mitt Romney left a void that evangelical preacher Mike Huckabee was only too happy to fill.  The result: A GOP nominee who strays far from the flock.  —  As co-founder of the blog Evangelicals for Mitt …
Discussion: Ross Douthat and Hot Air
William Kristol / New York Times:
Democrats Should Read Kipling  —  Browsing through a used-book store Friday — in the Milwaukee airport, of all places — I came across a 1981 paperback collection of George Orwell's essays.  That's how I happened to reread his 1942 essay on Rudyard Kipling.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Obama's Corner On Public Financing  —  Barack Obama has made a historic presidential run this cycle primarily on the basis of changing the political culture in Washington.  His unbelievable success has ironically set a trap for a potential general-election run.
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
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Reid Wilson / RealClearPolitics:   Obama's No-Win On Financing
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Obama's Campaign Finance Pledge
Edwin Chen / Bloomberg:
Former President Bush Endorses McCain's Candidacy  —  Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed Republican presidential candidate John McCain today, saying he is best prepared to succeed his son and has the “right values and experience to guide our nation forward.”
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Why Torts Trumped Terrorism  —  A closed-door caucus of House Democrats last Wednesday took a risky political course.  By 4 to 1, they instructed Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call President Bush's bluff on extending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to continue eavesdropping on suspected foreign terrorists.
Ari Kaufman / American Thinker:
America's Three Worst Presidents  —  Presidents Day has taken a deep back seat these days on our holiday calendar to the point that not only do schools go on as scheduled, but so do many state and government offices.  This is not surprising in 2008, and many revel in it.
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
Ben Smith / The Politico:
More Obama and Patrick  —  Mike Allen has more on a pretty striking borrowing, seen in the videos below.  —  Also, I'd be interested in how others hear this, but it's striking to see Obama deliver the same lines, almost verbatim, as another politician; it really gives you a sense of what's …
Discussion: The New Republic
Timothy J. Burger / Bloomberg:
Obama Bought His Home With No Rezko ‘Discount,’ Seller Affirms  —  Feb. 18 (Bloomberg) — The couple who sold Barack Obama his Chicago home said the Illinois senator's $1.65 million bid “was the best offer” and they didn't cut their asking price because a campaign donor bought their adjacent land …
Discussion: MSNBC
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
It's All Uphill From Here  —  It was 15 degrees outside on a wind-whipped Pennsylvania Avenue as Hillary Clinton, smile firmly fixed in place, made an early-morning stop for a primary she didn't have a prayer of winning.  —  Inside the high-ceilinged office of the National Council of Negro Women …
 
 
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Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
What would JFK do?  —  IN 1963, John F. Kennedy was murdered …
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