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11:30 AM ET, March 5, 2008

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Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Clinton Wins in Texas and Ohio; McCain Is In as G.O.P. Choice  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton defeated Senator Barack Obama in the Ohio and Texas primaries on Tuesday, ending a string of defeats and allowing her to soldier on in a Democratic presidential nomination race that now seems unlikely to end any time soon.
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WCBS-TV:
Clinton Hints At Sharing Ticket With Obama  —  NEW YORK (CBS) ― Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted at the possibility of a Democratic “dream ticket” with Sen. Barack Obama.  —  Speaking on “The Early Show” on CBS, Clinton said “that may be where this is headed, but of course we have to decide who is on the top of the ticket.”
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton's lesson: Attacking Obama works  —  A few weeks ago, though it feels like months, exhausted campaign staffers and reporters amused themselves with gallows humor about the Pennsylvania Scenario — a wildly improbable convergence of circumstances that would extend a race that was supposed …
Discussion: Spin Cycle and The Page
Washington Post:
OBAMA: In the Weeks to Come, A Costly Battle on Two Fronts  —  With losses in three out of four primaries yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and his campaign face a scenario that a barrage of advertising, phone calls and door-knocking could not avert — a protracted, two-front war …
Carrie Budoff Brown / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama says it is ‘premature to talk about a joint ticket’  —  Speaking to reporters on his plane before leaving San Antonio for Chicago, Sen. Barack Obama hinted at taking a tougher line against Clinton in the coming weeks, telling reporters that she must back up her experience argument with details …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Clinton sees ticket with Obama  —  The morning after reviving her candidacy with two big primary wins, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) hinted Wednesday that she and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) may wind up as ticket mates.  —  “That may, you know, be where this is headed …
Discussion: Wonkette
Washington Post:
CLINTON: Energizing Victories, But Difficult Delegate Math
Discussion: Hot Air and Connecting.the.Dots
The Politico:
Clinton scrambles to freeze defectors
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:   Hillary Clinton Wins Texas Democratic Primary And “Comeback” Narrative (UPDATED)
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
FINAL THOUGHTS  —  The big headlines tonight are now in focus.  Hillary takes three of four primaries, and the two big states.  Yet the delegate spread didn't budge.  The possibilities seem to range from a high-single digit pick up for Hillary to the possibility of a net pick up for Obama.
Chicago Sun Times:
Sen. Obama, time to call us about Rezko: (312) 321-2417  —  Jury selection began Monday in the trial of political influence peddler Tony Rezko.  This would be the time — before a single witness takes the stand — for Barack Obama to finally share every detail of his relationship with Rezko.
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Now the Hard Part  —  McCain's to-do list.  —  NOW THAT HE'S WON the Republican presidential nomination, John McCain has some serious tasks ahead of him.  Wooing conservatives and raising money are the least of it.  Telling his life story to the country and making speeches on big issues …
Discussion: The Corner
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Brent Baker / NewsBusters.org:
Nets Turn on McCain: Just 30% Positive; Obama: 67% Good Press
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Right Wing News
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Was It Rush?  —  I've been doing a number of radio interview this morning and the question keeps popping up: did Rush Limbaugh put Hillary over the top in Texas?  Some quick, back-of-the-envelope math based on the exits shows:  — Republicans represented 9% of the electorate in Texas.
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Mark Halperin / Time:
Clinton Wins Big, But Math is Troubling  —  Hillary Clinton's popular vote victories in Texas and Ohio fundamentally change the race for the Democratic presidential nomination in at least one important way: she's still in the race for the nomination.  Clinton's long, arduous campaign might …
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Sentiment on Iraq Is Changing  —  WASHINGTON — The perception that the U.S. troop surge in Iraq has succeeded is changing some public views of the war, potentially blunting Democrats' political edge on the issue.  —  Americans continue to judge the nearly five-year-old U.S. invasion of Iraq as a mistake …
Discussion: Early Warning and Sister Toldjah
Andrea Ball / Austin American-Statesman:
Central Texans jam caucuses in ‘record-shattering turnout’  —  Clinton, Obama campaigns accuse each other of rule violations.  —  Confusion, chaos and controversy ruled Central Texas' precinct caucuses Tuesday night.  —  Precincts struggled with a shortage of sign-up sheets.
Discussion: Firedoglake and Vodkapundit
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Here's A First Look At Third-Party Group's Ad Against McCain  —  We've just obtained a copy of the new ad that the 501c4 issue-advocacy group Campaign to Defend America is running against John McCain in Ohio and Pennsylvania.  —  It says that McCain offers more of the “McSame as Bush,” …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Hold Fast
Jim Manzi / The Corner:
McCain's Excellent Speech  —  Largely overlooked in the drama of Hillary Clinton's wins last night was John McCain's excellent speech upon becoming the presumptive Republican nominee.  While any Republican faces a very uphill battle against any Democrat in 2008, he used this speech to lay …
Leo Grin / The Cimmerian:
The Dungeonmaster Has Died  —  Gary Gygax, 1938-2008  —  (hat tip: Jonah Goldberg and John J. Miller at NRO and Will Greenwald at Crave)  —  One of the seminal influences in fantasy in the twentieth century has left us for Valhalla.  Gygax was a giant, a man whose enthusiasm and sense …
 
 
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Marc Ambinder:
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David Freddoso / The Corner:
Free trade costs Democratic votes
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Dick Polman / Dick Polman's American Debate:
Onward they slog  —  So onward they shall slog across …
Associated Press:
Vt. towns put Bush, Cheney on arrest list
Michael Cooper / New York Times:
With McCain Atop Ticket, Talk Shifts to Spot No. 2
James Fallows:
More on Clinton, Obama, and the OODA loop
Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Ron Paul lives! So does Elizabeth Kucinich's husband!
Jacques Berlinerblau / Washington Post:
The God Vote  —  Jacques Berlinerblau is associate Professor …
Discussion: Eschaton
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Larry McShane / NY Daily News:
Oprah's mag gushed over memoir of fake gangbanger
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton speaking in Ohio.  Ohio, Ohio, Ohio.  —  You have to give Clinton credit.
Discussion: Guardian Unlimited
Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Ohio aftermath
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Marc Ambinder:
I Sound Like A Broken iPod...
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Cogitamus
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Duel of Historical Guilts
Daniel W. Reilly / The Politico:
Congress deadlocked on FISA
Discussion: The Hill and Los Angeles Times