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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Obama Responds: I Will Never Use “Threat Of Terrorism To Scare Up Votes” — Okay, Obama has now directly responded to Hillary's ad asking who you want in the White House at 3 A.M. when the red phone rings and your kids are safely asleep. — And his reply suggests that the Obama camp …
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Nitya / Political Radar:
Clinton Goes Nuclear; Obama Camp Fires Back — ABC News' David Wright, Sunlen Miller, Andy Fies, Eloise Harper, Kate Snow & Nitya Venkataraman Report: Closing in on the March 4 contests, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., debuted a campaign ad on Friday with ominous undertones.
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Eric Kleefeld / TPM Election Central:
Hillary Ad: Who Do You Want Answering The White House Phone At 3 a.m.? — Hillary Clinton has a new ad in Texas, making what is perhaps her most forceful argument yet against Barack Obama on national security: — “It's 3 a.m., and your children are safe and asleep,” the announcer says.
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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
Hillary Cuts an Ad ... for McCain — Only the Clinton campaign would think mom would be checking on the kids at 3:00 am still dressed in her snazzy business suit. — I thought it was a bit creepy of that person to be looking in on your kids sleeping at 3am.
Ben Smith / The Politico:New Clinton ad is the scariest of cycle
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Marc Ambinder:
Unless Obama Wins, He Loses — Huh?
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The Trail:
Obama Backs Law Helping McCain — U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wrote her legislative fix on a yellow legal pad, which she delivered to the Senate clerk, to ensure that any person born to U.S. citizens serving in the armed services while stationed abroad would qualify to become president of the United States.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The McCain/Hagee story picks up steam — (updated below - Update II) — The McCain/Hagee story is growing, though still not as much as it ought to. My new friends from the Catholic League emailed earlier to advise that Bill Donohue was being interviewed for tonight's program of The Situation Room on CNN.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
THAT'S IT? — McCain's statement on Hagee, his new endorser, who calls the Catholic Church the “great whore” and “anti-christ” ... So he welcomes Hagee's endorsement for president, though that doesn't mean he agree with all his views. — Let's run down some specifics.
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
The White House Plagiarist — Timothy S. Goeglein, a top White House aide who is President Bush's chief liaison to religious groups, has admitted to plagiarizing a column he wrote for his hometown paper, the Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel. — Goeglein is a special assistant to the president and deputy director of public liaison.
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Sylvia A. Smith / The Journal Gazette:White House column was copied
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Marc Ambinder:
Inside Delegate Math: The Numbers — Using delegate projection software created by Matt Vogel, I ran a scenario yesterday showing how tough it will be for Hillary Clinton to catch up to Barack Obama's earned delegate lead. — Some of you have asked for my specific state-by-state projections.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Bush Condemns Leaders Who ‘Sit Down At The Table’ And ‘Have Pictures Taken’ With ‘Tyrants’ — In yesterday's news conference, President Bush sharply attacked Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) argument that the president “should never fear to negotiate” with America's enemies. Bush told reporters:
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Byron York / The Corner:
Michelle Obama: “Don't Go Into Corporate America” — I have a new story today about Michelle Obama's visit to Zanesville, Ohio, where she met with a group of women at a local day care center. According to the U.S. Census, Muskingum County, where Zanesville is located …
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Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Harry Withdrawn From Afghanistan — LONDON — The Defense Ministry announced Friday that Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, would have to come home from Afghanistan because it was too risky for him to stay there. — The prince, 23, has been in Helmand Province …
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Jon Williams / The Editors:News black-out — At its simplest, journalism is about telling …
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clinton.senate.gov:
Senator Clinton Cosponsors Legislation to Ban Use of Private Security Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan — Washington, DC - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that she has cosponsored legislation to ban the use of Blackwater and other private mercenary firms in Iraq.
Jay Root / Fort Worth Star-Telegram:
State's Democratic Party braces for lawsuit — AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party is warning that its primary night caucuses could be delayed or disrupted after aides to White House hopeful Hillary Clinton raised the specter of an “imminent” lawsuit over its complicated delegate selection process, officials said Thursday night.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
She's Always A Victim — Puke-worthy self-pity: … Is she f**king kidding me? You think it was a level playing field for Nita Lowey as she was bigfooted out of a New York Senate seat for the carpet-bagging former president's wife? You think it was a level playing field when Clinton bullied …
Comedy Central:
SENATOR HILLARY CLINTON TO APPEAR ON “THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART” — Senator Hillary Clinton will make an appearance as a guest on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on Monday, March 3 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT). This will mark the Senator's second appearance on “The Daily Show,” …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
AG Refuses Probe of Ex-Bush Aides — WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday rejected referring the House's contempt citations against two of President Bush's top aides to a federal grand jury. Mukasey says they committed no crime. — Mukasey said White House Chief …
ABCNEWS:
Reformer: Trial Will Reveal ‘Cesspool’ of Obama's Allies — Trial for Indicted Fundraiser Tony Rezko Set for Monday — With the corruption trial of one of Sen. Barack Obama's longtime friends and supporters set to begin Monday in Chicago, Ill., reform watchdogs say it will reveal the …
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