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4:40 PM ET, March 21, 2008

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The Politico:
Story behind the story: The Clinton myth  —  One big fact has largely been lost in the recent coverage of the Democratic presidential race: Hillary Rodham Clinton has virtually no chance of winning.  —  Her own campaign acknowledges there is no way that she will finish ahead in pledged delegates.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Can Clinton win popular vote, superdelegates?  —  The apparent collapse of planned new votes in Florida and Michigan could push victory on a key symbolic measure — the primary season popular vote — beyond Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's grasp.  —  Clinton's top supporters, including her husband …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
PRETTY MUCH  —  As Jim Vandehei and Mike Allen argue in this piece …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Eschaton
New York Times:   Passport Files of 3 Candidates Breached, Officials Say
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Another Angry Black Preacher  —  Let's ask the hard question about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Is he as far outside the African American mainstream as many of us would like to think?  —  Because Barack Obama's speech on race in America was so candid about both the legitimacy of black and white grievances …
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
A Thinking Man's Speech  —  I thought Barack Obama's speech was strong, thoughtful and important.  Rather beautifully, it was a speech to think to, not clap to.  It was clear that's what he wanted, and this is rare.  —  It seemed to me as honest a speech as one in his position could give within the limits imposed by politics.
Gary Reese / Southern Political Report:
New InsiderAdvantage Poll  —  Obama's speech meets unsympathetic ears with Americans  —  Barack Obama's speech about race on Tuesday impressed many who witnessed it or read it.  But most of America did neither, and many of them — white and black — were less persuaded of the speech's capacity …
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
NOT GONNA SAY IT.  —  As the Daily Show clip I posted …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
CNN:
All three candidates' staffs briefed on passport breaches  —  (CNN) — The security of the passport files of the three remaining presidential candidates was breached, the State Department admitted Friday.  —  Department spokesman Sean McCormack said Sen. Barack Obama's files had been viewed three times …
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WSJ.com:
Clinton Aide Says Richardson's Endorsement Is Insignificant  —  Susan Davis reports on the presidential race.  —  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson finally made up his mind and endorsed Sen. Barack Obama today, but a senior adviser to Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign — which likewise spent months courting …
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Marc Ambinder:
Stage Directions Anyone?  —  The Obama campaign distributed Gov. Bill Richardson's endorsement speech...note the stage direction:
Discussion: Wonkette
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Richardson Endorses Obama  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico delivered a forceful endorsement of Senator Barack Obama for president on Friday, urging Democrats to unite behind his candidacy to move the nation beyond its racial and partisan divide.
Jane Hamsher / The Huffington Post:
A Few Unanswered Questions About Bill Richardson's Obama Endorsement
Discussion: Corrente
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Clinton Now at 47% to Obama's 45%  —  Clinton's recent surge among national Democrats appears to be receding  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Hillary Clinton's recent lead over Barack Obama in national Democratic nomination preferences has dwindled to the point that the two are now nearly tied …
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Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Keystone Democrats Set to Defect
Discussion: American Spectator
Michael Barone / US News:
State by State, Obama and Clinton Stack Up Differently Against McCain
Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog
ABCNEWS:   Obama Campaign Claims Clinton Has ‘Character Gap’
Think Progress:
Fox's Chris Wallace Takes Fox And Friends ‘To Task’ For ‘Two Hours Of Obama Bashing’  —  On Fox and Friends this morning, hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Gretchen Carlson spent multiple segments sensationalizing a comment Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made yesterday, in which he referred …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
What I Got Wrong About Iraq  —  Slate asked me to reflect on my own failings of judgment on the fifth year of the war.  Maybe the day we Christans are called to atonement is a good day for publishing it.  It's cross-posted here.  —  I think I committed four cardinal sins.  —  Historical Narcissism.
Discussion: Buck Naked Politics
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Partying Like It's 1929  —  If Ben Bernanke manages to save the financial system from collapse, he will — rightly — be praised for his heroic efforts.  —  But what we should be asking is: How did we get here?  —  Why does the financial system need salvation?  —  Why do mild-mannered economists have to become superheroes?
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Roland S. Martin / CNN:
The full story behind Rev. Jeremiah Wright's 9/11 sermon  —  As this whole sordid episode regarding the sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has played out over the last week, I wanted to understand what he ACTUALLY said in this speech.  I've been saying all week on CNN that context is important …
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Wright In Context  —  This strikes me as worth a look.
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and Swampland
 
 
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Arianna Huffington / The Huffington Post:
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
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Discussion: The Newshoggers
Al Giordano / The Field:
Oops! The Field Got this Story Wrong
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Is the DNC broke?  —  Democrats have a dramatic financial advantage …
Discussion: The New Republic
Jacob Gershman / New York Sun:
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Matthew Sheffield / NewsBusters.org:
NewsBusters Interview: Karl Rove Slams Lefty Blogosphere …
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Joel Rubin / Los Angeles Times:
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Charles Murray / The Corner:
My Last Word on Obama, I Promise.
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Margaret Talev / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Obama's church pushes controversial doctrines
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
EXPELLED!  —  There is a rich, deep kind of irony that must be shared.
 

 
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