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4:10 AM ET, March 19, 2008

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Obama's faith in the reasoning abilities of the American public  —  (updated below)  —  I haven't written about the Obama speech yet (video here) because I spent much of the day reading the instantaneous reactions of virtually everyone else, and because the issues raised by the speech …
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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 …
John Derbyshire / The Corner:
Obama's Lies  —  Not so much lies as a sort of slippery sleight-of-mouth.  I'm starting to really dislike Obama. … Segregation was not “the law of the land” in the 1950s.  It was the law in a minority of states. … If, as Obama seems to be claiming, those are the sentiments …
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.
Washington Post:   Sen. Barack Obama Addresses Race at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia
The New Republic:
Todd Gitlin Reviews Obama's Speech
Discussion: The Huffington Post and TPMCafe
Stanley Kurtz / The Corner:
MoveOn Move In  —  Obama's speech was thoughtful, powerful …
Discussion: Flopping Aces
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Speech  —  Alas, I cannot give a more considered response right …
The New Republic:   Alan Wolfe Reviews Obama's Speech
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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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard Blog:
McCain Was Right, Iran Works with Al Qaeda  —  Some bloggers are jumping all over Senator John McCain for his supposed “gaffe” today.  According to The Trail, a blog over at the Washington Post, McCain said that Iranian operatives were “taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back.”
Michael Cooper / MSNBC:
McCain misspeaks on Iraq
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ali / Think Progress:
Campaign denies McCain's Iran/al Qaeda gaffe.
Discussion: The Page and Crooks and Liars
Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
John Murtha Endorses Hillary Clinton  —  LANCASTER, Pa. — Rep. John P. Murtha has announced his endorsement of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, bringing his clout as a 17-term member of the House and a prominent anti-war Democrat to bear with more than a month until the primary here in his home state.
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Quinnipiac University:
Clinton Widens Lead Over Obama In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Momentum Shifts To Her, But Racial Split Grows  —  The momentum in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary battle has shifted back to New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who now leads Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 53 …
Mike Faher / The Tribune Democrat, Johnstown, PA:   Murtha backing Hillary Clinton
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
Throw grandma under the bus  —  When seeking to extricate himself from the tight spot in which he has been placed by his long association with the spiritual leadership of Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama hauled in his (living) maternal grandmother, Madelyn Dunham.
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Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters.org:
Chris Matthews Hails Obama Speech As ‘Worthy of Abraham Lincoln’
Discussion: Pat Dollard
New York Times:
Mr. Obama's Profile in Courage  —  There are moments — increasingly rare in risk-abhorrent modern campaigns — when politicians are called upon to bare their fundamental beliefs.  In the best of these moments, the speaker does not just salve the current political wound, but also illuminates larger …
Economics Blog:
Volcker: Fed's ‘Extreme’ Intervention ‘Raises Some Real Questions’  —  Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker said the Fed's decision to lend money to Bear Stearns Cos. to keep it from collapsing is unprecedented and “raises some real questions” about whether that's the appropriate role for the Fed.
Discussion: Economist's View
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Patti Waldmeir / Financial Times:
Supreme Court set to back gun rights  —  The US Supreme Court appears ready to rule that Americans have a constitutional right to keep a gun in their home for self-defence, a ruling that could help Republicans in the upcoming presidential election.  —  Hearing the most important gun rights case …
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Roger L. Simon / Pajamas Media:
'BARACK, I DIDN'T DO IT FOR THIS': AN HOMAGE TO ANDREW GOODMAN  —  Barack Obama's speech today moved Roger L. Simon to poetry for the first time since high school.  He apologizes for the inadequacies.  —  Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers  —  Barack, I didn't do it for this.
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Clinton Tries to Keep Plan for Two Revotes Alive  —  WASHINGTON — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's hopes of ending the primaries with game-changing victories from new contests in Florida and Michigan grew dim on Tuesday as Florida officially scuttled plans for a new vote and Michigan lawmakers appeared far from a deal.
Discussion: The Caucus and Ben Smith's Blogs
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John Leicester / Associated Press:
Calls Mount for Olympic Ceremony Boycott  —  PARIS (AP) - Moves to punish China over its handling of violence in Tibet gained momentum Tuesday, with a novel suggestion for a mini-boycott of the Beijing Olympics by VIPs at the opening ceremony.  —  Such a protest by world leaders …
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Rosemary Righter / Times of London:
Crush Tibet: China's only path
Discussion: New York Times
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Obama's Spine  —  A reader points out: … I don't know if it will “work” against the likes of O'Reilly and Hannity and cable news, which seems unable to show any other of Wright's speeches except the now-almost mind-numbingly familiar clips.  What I do know is that it was the right speech, with the right nuance and brave.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
CNN:
The beer v. wine vote  —  (CNN) - As some Americans recover from hangovers induced by St. Patrick's Day, a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Tuesday suggests a voter's drinking preferences may also reveal their political preferences.  —  Beer drinkers appear more likely to vote …
Discussion: Top of the Ticket
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Right And Obama's Speech  —  For me, this is an epiphany of sorts.  Not that I have changed my mind about the things I wrote in “The Conservative Soul.”  Not that I have stopped believing in limited government, individual freedom, personal responsibility, pragmatic change.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
 
 
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
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Katharine Q. Seelye / The Caucus:
Obama's New Radio Ads
Discussion: The Page
Monisha Bansal / CNSNews:
Pelosi Wants ‘Rwanda-Like Genocide’ in Iraq, Expert Says
Paul Krugman:
Shouting “fire” in a crowded theater
Discussion: Portfolio.com and EconLog
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Pastor's Remarks Hurt Obama
Rich Lowry / The Corner:
“The Throw Your Grandmother Under the Bus Speech” [Rich Lowry]
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For immediate release  —  The Federal Open Market Committee …