Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:10 PM ET, March 6, 2008

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Rick Pearson / Chicago Tribune:
Clinton: I've crossed commander-in-chief threshold  —  In a Cabinet-style setting, surrounded by retired military leaders, Sen. Hillary Clinton said the public should ask whether Democratic presidential rival Barack Obama has met the criteria needed to become the nation's commander in chief.
RELATED:
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
Obama Aide: Neither Candidate Ready for 3 a.m. Call  —  As Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton prepares for an afternoon news conference here in Washington, where she is to be surrounded by “military officers,” her campaign has put up a YouTube moment that you can bet will be replayed over and over.
Greg Veis / The New Republic:
BREAKING: MI Caucus Likely, Says DNC Rules Committee Member  —  A member of the DNC's Rules And Bylaws Committee—the committee that stripped Florida and Michigan of its delegates for moving their primaries before February 5th—told me that Michigan plans to get out of its uncounted delegate problem …
RELATED:
Manu Raju / The Hill:
Sen. Bill Nelson paints Florida ‘train wreck’ scenario  —  Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) warned the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Thursday that it is facing the “biggest train wreck you've ever seen” if a standoff is not resolved over his state's pledged delegates to the party's presidential nominating convention.
Mark Schmitt / American Prospect:
WHAT SHOULD OBAMA DO ABOUT MICHIGAN AND FLORIDA?
Discussion: TalkLeft
RELATED:
New Statesman:   Interview: Samantha Power
Deacon / Power Line:
THE BOOK TOUR FROM HELL
RELATED:
SurveyUSA:
Electoral Math as of 03/06/08: Clinton 276, McCain 262  —  SurveyUSA interviewed 600 registered voters in each of the 50 states.  A total of 30,000 interviews were completed.  If John McCain faces Hillary Clinton, Clinton wins 276 to 262.  Clinton carries 20 states.  McCain carries 30 states.
RELATED:
SurveyUSA:
Electoral Math as of 03/06/08: Obama 280, McCain 258  —  SurveyUSA interviewed 600 registered voters in each of the 50 states.  A total of 30,000 interviews were completed.  If John McCain faces Barack Obama, Obama wins 280 to 256.  McCain carries 26 states.
John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Pre-bombing photos mailed to House Dems  —  Eight House Democrats were mailed a letter and photo of a Times Square recruiting station in Manhattan before it was bombed this morning, according to House insiders.  —  UPDATE 2: A senior House aide suggested many more members …
RELATED:
Neil McCormick / Telegraph:
‘We Are The Chosen Ones’: A new hymn to Barack Obama  —  Simon Woods, a volunteer for Hillary Clinton, explains how music reveals the strength and weakness of Barack Obama's campaign  —  I've been volunteering for Hillary Clinton across America, knocking on doors and handing out flyers …
RELATED:
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard:
L. Ron Obama
Discussion: The Corner
Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:
Ron Paul Suspending Presidential Campaign  —  ABC News' Z. Byron Wolf reports: Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, will become the final Republican candidate for president who is not John McCain to drop out of the presidential race tonight, ABC News has learned.  —  It was a spirited run for Paul …
Discussion: Hot Air, Political Machine and Salon
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Obama radio ad targets Clinton's Mississippi comments  —  (CNN) - Barack Obama's campaign has debuted a new radio ad in Mississippi called “Respect,” highlighting what they call “derogatory” remarks Hillary Clinton made about the state late last year.  —  The ad also argues that Obama will …
The Huffington Post:
Pelosi Blasts McCain Over Anti-Catholic Pastor  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the most prominent Catholic serving in the U.S. government, called on Sen. John McCain to reject the endorsement of Texas televangelist John Hagee, who has labeled the Catholic church “the great whore,” a “false cult system …
RELATED:
Atrios / Eschaton:   Closing Triangle  —  It is true that the media are much more likely …
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Why do conservatives really find the Obama campaign “scary”?  —  (updated below - Update II)  —  I'm anything but a fan of the various music videos floating around which promote the Obama campaign.  For many reasons, they just don't personally appeal to me.
Discussion: The Impolitic
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Obama cited in Rezko opening statement  —  CHICAGO — Barack Obama is only a bit player in the federal trial of his former fundraiser and friend Antoin “Tony” Rezko, but it didn't take long for the name of the Illinois senator and Democratic presidential candidate to be raised in court.
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Why are the results so different in the primary and the caucus in Texas on the same day and what does that mean more generally about caucus results?  —  There are allegations of irregularities in the Texas caucus process: … More: “The complaints from the Clinton campaign include …
Discussion: TalkLeft
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:10 PM ET, March 6, 2008.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA GAINS MORE SUPERS
Discussion: Eschaton and Booman Tribune
Robert Dreyfuss / The Nation:
Hothead McCain  —  If you've followed Senator John McCain at all …
Discussion: Think Progress
Darren Murph / Engadget:
Turbine could generate electricity each time you flush
Mort Kondracke / Real Clear Politics:
Sorry to Say, Race Is Still a Factor in Democratic Contest
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Christy Needs a New Computer
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
$55 Million  —  Obama brings in the money.  I've been lambasting the Clintons today.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Bush's Awkward Embrace
Charles Warner / The Huffington Post:
TV Got What It Wanted: A Profitable Horse Race
 Earlier Items: 
Martin Kady II / The Politico:
Reid likens filibusters to assault
Discussion: Hot Air and Wonkette
CNN:
Pair of bombs kills 53 in Baghdad, officials say
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Ben Smith / Associated Press:
Obama raises $55 million
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
OBAMA-REZKO AND MEDIA IGNORANCE OF “THE CHICAGO WAY”
Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Hillary's New Math Problem
Yossi Melman / Haaretz:
Who leaked the details of a CIA-Mossad plot against Iran?
Farah Stockman / Boston Globe:
Top Iraq contractor skirts US taxes offshore
Los Angeles Times:
Ruling seen as a threat to many home-schooling families
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon reports Q1 ad revenue up 24% YoY to $11.8B, vs. $11.7B est., driven by the growth of its Stores and Prime Video businesses

Jacob Bryant / The Wrap:
Fubo cuts ties with WBD after renewal negotiations for their partnership fell through, citing WBD's “abuse of massive market power” as cause for the decision

Sara Guaglione / Digiday:
The Athletic has ~2.95M newsletter subscribers, up nearly 20% YoY; Comscore: it had 17.6M unique visitors in the US in March 2024, up from 6.6M a year prior

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page