memeorandum: Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary's “Archie Bunker” strategy for Pa. (Will/Attytood)

12:35 AM ET, March 13, 2008

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Woman at the Center of Governor's Downfall — She left a broken home on the Jersey Shore at 17 and came to New York City to work the nightclubs as a rhythm and blues singer. Now, at 22, she is the unwitting, and as yet unseen, star of the seamy drama that is the downfall of Gov. Eliot Spitzer of New York.

Associated Press:

Report: Spitzer Call Girl Identified — NEW YORK (AP) - New details emerged Wednesday about the call girl at the center of the prostitution scandal engulfing New York's governor, with a newspaper report identifying her as a 22-year-old aspiring musician from Manhattan.

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Hillary Clinton / CNN:

Breaking: Ferraro steps down — (CNN) - Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her role as a member of Hillary Clinton's finance committee.In a letter to Clinton obtained by CNN's Suzanne Malveaux — who spoke with the former vice presidential candidate shortly after she sent it to Clinton …

The Huffington Post:

Keith Olbermann To Do “Special Comment” About Hillary Clinton Tonight — First Time Targeting A Democrat — On last night's “Countdown,” Keith Olbermann announced that tonight he'd be delivering another of his “Special Comments” — his impassioned, angry monologues fueled by outrage …

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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:

Countdown Special Comment: Sen. Clinton, “This is not a campaign strategy. This is a suicide pact.” — Tonight on Countdown, Keith Olbermann's Special Comment was directed at Senator Hillary Clinton over her failure to immediately fire supporter and former member of her campaign finance committee …

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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:

DOG WHISTLES....Jonathan Cohn says this about Geraldine Ferraro's recent comments to the press: … Well, sure. Except for one thing. Torrance is a faceless little bedroom community most famous for having a big shopping mall, and the Torrance Daily Breeze is a faceless little local newspaper with a circulation of about 60,000.

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Rebecca Sinderbrand / CNN:
Ferraro steps down from Clinton campaign

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dnA / Too Sense:
What The Clinton Campaign Wants You To Hear

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Gateway Pundit: Ferraro Quits Clinton Campaign— Says Obama Blocking Her Freedom of Speech

Will / Attytood:
Geraldine Ferraro and Hillary's “Archie Bunker” strategy for Pa.

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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Ferraro Quits Clinton Post

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ABCNEWS:

Escort: 'I'm Not THAT Kristen' — A Brunette Escort Named Kristen, Who Advertises Her Services Online, Says She Is Not the One Linked to Spitzer — A voluptuous brunette escort named Kristen, who advertises her availability online “for discriminating gentlemen,” says she is not the “Kristen” linked to New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer.

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Nturitz / PageSix.com:

Spitzer's Hooker “Revealed” — PageSix.com can reveal a portfolio description from the Emperors Club web site which could depict the “Kristen” mentioned in the Governor Eliot Spitzer prostitution case. — The 5-foot-5-inch brunette likes dining at fancy restaurants and will show up wearing very high heels.

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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Spitzer Resigns, Citing Personal Failings

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Misadventures in logical reasoning — and lessons learned from the Spitzer scandal

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Jennifer Parker / Rapid Report:

Pentagon Report on Saddam's Iraq Censored? — ABC News' Jonathan Karl Reports: The Bush Administration apparently does not want a U.S. military study that found no direct connection between Saddam Hussein and al Qaeda to get any attention. This morning, the Pentagon cancelled plans to send …

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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:

McCain moves to the lead in Michigan, tied in Pennsylvania — So far, the burden of the early clincher hasn't done much to damage John McCain. In a sign that the increasingly bitter Democratic primary campaign may provide some assistance to the Republican nominee, Rasmussen shows McCain ahead …

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Jed / The Jed Report:
The GOP is now gaming our primary for Hillary Clinton. It's time to end it.

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Rick Klein / ABCNEWS:
Time on Her Side: Obama Maintains Lead, but Clinton Might Have the Edge

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Associated Press:

Woman sits on boyfriend's toilet for 2 years — Girlfriend was physically stuck to the seat — her skin had grown around it — NESS CITY, Kan. - Deputies said a woman in western Kansas sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years, and they're investigating whether she was mistreated.

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David Corn / MotherJones.com:

McCain's Spiritual Guide: Destroy Islam — WASHINGTON DISPATCH: Televangelist Rod Parsley, a key McCain ally in Ohio, has called for eradicating the “false religion.” Will the GOP presidential candidate renounce him? — Senator John McCain hailed as a spiritual adviser an Ohio megachurch pastor …

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New York Times:

Pentagon Cites Tapes Showing Interrogations — WASHINGTON — The Defense Department is conducting an extensive review of the videotaping of interrogations at military facilities from Iraq to Guantánamo Bay, and so far it has identified nearly 50 tapes, including one that showed …

Camille Paglia / Salon:

Hillary's race against time — Are Clinton's inept attack ads and faux-feminism enough? Can Obama learn to attack? Plus: American eroticism devolves to Barbie boobs and Botox. — Greetings from ground zero — the Philadelphia suburbs where the epic battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton …

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Al Giordano / The Field:

Delegate Math Guarantees Clinton a “Big, Big Pennsylvania Victory” — Surrogate-in-chief Bill Clinton was making the rounds yesterday in Western Pennsylvania doing his expectations-setting thing, telling reporters and anyone that would listen that Senator Clinton needs to post a “big, big victory” in Pennsylvania on April 22:

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Adam Nossiter / New York Times:

Arkansas Woman, Left in Cell, Goes 4 Days With No Food or Water — A woman was locked for four days in a tiny holding cell in a northern Arkansas courthouse, forgotten by the authorities and left without food or water, the local Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.

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