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3:50 PM ET, March 18, 2008

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Drudge Report:
OBAMA SPEECH IN FULL: A MORE PERFECT UNION  —  “We the people, in order to form a more perfect union.”  —  Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy.
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Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Full Text Of Obama's Big Race Speech: A Big Break With Political Precedent  —  We have a full transcript of Obama's big race speech for you after the jump.  He's set to deliver it in Philadelphia within moments.  —  Reading it, you can't escape the fact that in various ways it represents …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Speech  —  Alas, I cannot give a more considered response right now as I have to get on the road.  But I do want to say that this searing, nuanced, gut-wrenching, loyal, and deeply, deeply Christian speech is the most honest speech on race in America in my adult lifetime.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA'S BIG SPEECH  —  From Chuck Todd and Mark Murray  —  *** Obama's big speech: The last time a top presidential candidate gave an important speech on a sensitive topic was last December, when Mitt Romney talked about American faith.  His speech drew favorable reviews …
Discussion: MyDD and Trailhead
Shelby Steele / Wall Street Journal:
The Obama Bargain  —  Geraldine Ferraro may have had sinister motives when she said that Barack Obama would not be “in his position” as a frontrunner but for his race.  Possibly she was acting as Hillary Clinton's surrogate.  Or maybe she was simply befuddled by this new reality …
Charles Murray / The Corner:
Have I missed the competition?  —  I read the various posts here on “The Corner,” mostly pretty ho-hum or critical about Obama's speech.  Then I figured I'd better read the text (I tried to find a video of it, but couldn't).  I've just finished.  Has any other major American politician ever …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
The speech  —  He hasn't started speaking yet here in Philly, but Drudge just busted the embargo, so I've posted the text after the jump.  —  It's quite a speech: autobiographical, embracing complexity, and answering questions about Wright — whose most offensive words, he says …
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Obama's Lies  —  Not so much lies as a sort of slippery sleight-of-mouth.
Discussion: The New Republic
Pete Abel / The Moderate Voice:   ‘Not This Time’  —  I watched most of Obama's speech live on CNN.com.
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
The Politics of Obama's Speech
Charlotte Hays / The Corner:
The Politics of Grievance  —  Obama is no longer a post-racial candidate.
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:   MoveOn Move In  —  Obama's speech was thoughtful, powerful …
The New Republic:   John McWhorter Reviews Obama's Speech
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
Obama as Mortal: Blame America
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Mark Hemingway / The Corner:
About Obama's Speech
Discussion: American Spectator
Marc Ambinder:
Reflections On Obama's Speech
Discussion: Bluey Blog
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
It's an Impressive Speech
Discussion: The Opinionator and TownHall Blog
Washington Post:
A McCain Gaffe in Jordan  —  AMMAN, Jordan — Sen. John McCain, traveling in the Middle East to promote his foreign policy expertise, misidentified in remarks Tuesday which broad category of Iraqi extremists are allegedly receiving support from Iran.  —  He said several times that Iran …
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Matthew Yglesias:
Doesn't Understand Economics, Either
Discussion: Eschaton
Marc Ambinder:
More On Imminent Death Of Michigan Primary....  This dispatch from the MIRS News Service in Michigan (no link)
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and Daily Kos
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WWJ:
Democratic Re-do Likely Won't Happen
Discussion: TPM Election Central and TalkLeft
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 2-1/4 percent.  —  Recent information indicates that the outlook for economic activity has weakened further.  Growth in consumer spending has slowed and labor markets have softened.
Discussion: Economist's View and On Deadline
Jim Oliphant / The Swamp:
Supreme Court hears historic gun-ban case  —  In what could be a historic decision, a majority of the Supreme Court Tuesday appeared ready to embrace the view that the Second Amendment creates an individual right to own a gun.  —  While that conclusion alone could elate many gun-rights supporters …
Discussion: New York Times
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: Defining a right of self-defense
CNN:
Archives to release Clinton's first lady schedules  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Over 11,000 pages of Hillary Clinton's schedule as first lady are set to be released to the public on Wednesday, the National Archives announced.  —  The documents are among those the Obama campaign has long said need …
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Blogging While Female Part 2: Five Women Bloggers Talk About Gender Issues And The Blogosphere  —  A couple of weeks back, I put together an article called Blogging While Female: 5 Conservative Women Bloggers Talk About Gender Issues And The Blogosphere.  —  The article and the revelations …
 
 
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Marc Ambinder:
Personal Reflections On Obama's Speech
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Weep for the Big Guys
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Discussion: Associated Press
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
The Street on Welfare  —  Never do I want to hear again …
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