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10:20 AM ET, March 26, 2008

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Byron York / The Corner:
Hell Has Officially Frozen Over  —  It caught my eye as a flash on Brit Hume a few moments ago, but here is a photo from Hillary Clinton's visit today to the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.  In this picture, she is seen talking to none other than Richard Mellon Scaife …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
YA THINK?  —  As you know, earlier today Hillary Clinton tried to stoke the Jeremiah Wright controversy by telling an editorial board meeting in Pittsburgh that Jeremiah Wright “would not have been my pastor” and then going on to note that she had denounced Don Imus in contrast to Obama's allegedly …
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Time to Lose McPeak  —  I tell pretty much anyone who asks …
Frank Newport / Gallup:
If McCain vs. Obama, 28% of Clinton Backers Go for McCain  —  If McCain vs. Clinton, 19% of Obama backers go for McCain  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A sizable proportion of Democrats would vote for John McCain next November if he is matched against the candidate they do not support for the Democratic nomination.
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama and Clinton Remain Nearly Tied
Discussion: protein wisdom and Pollster.com
Neal Gabler / New York Times:
The Maverick and the Media  —  Amagansett, N.Y.  —  IT is certainly no secret that Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is a darling of the news media.  Reporters routinely attach “maverick,” “straight talker” and “patriot” to him like Homeric epithets.
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Just How Did John McCain Obtain What He Has in the Bank with the Press?  —  “Maybe 'Iran is training Al Qaeda is McCain's way of signaling that he intends to pick up where Bush and Cheney left off in discarding the whole reality-based approach to policy-making and public communication.”
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
The Buzz on the Bus: Pinched, Press Steps Off  —  As Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama debated in Cleveland on a snowy evening in late February, 650 journalists descended on the city to follow every jab and parry, albeit on enormous televisions in two makeshift filing centers.
The Politico:
Southern Dem warns party to avert disaster  —  Democrats are increasingly nervous about their party's protracted nomination fight, and some prominent figures are publicly warning that the party needs to act fast to avoid disaster.  —  Chief among these voices is Phil Bredesen …
Jennifer Parker / Political Punch:
Jarheads  —  In light of Tuzla-gate (catchy, no?), reporters are going over past statements by Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, (and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois) to see if others don't stand more rigorous examination.  —  One that may get renewed scrutiny is a story she told “Women in Military Service” …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Wag the Blog: Clinton in Bosnia
Discussion: The Sleuth and Associated Press
Brianinmo / BLOGS FOR JOHN McCAIN:
McCain Asks When Hillary Clinton Will Apologize to Gen. Petraeus - Video  —  Here is Sen. John McCain on March 24, 2008 asking when Sen. Hillary Clinton will apologize to Gen. David Petraeus for her remarks last year ridiculing the idea that “The Surge” strategy in Iraq was working.
New York Times:
Iraqi Crackdown on Shiite Forces Sets Off Fighting  —  BAGHDAD — Heavy fighting broke out Tuesday in two of Iraq's largest cities, as Iraqi ground forces and helicopters mounted a huge operation to break the grip of the Shiite militias controlling Basra, and Iraqi forces clashed with militias in Baghdad.
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Battles wrack Basra, threatening success of U.S. surge
Discussion: Firedoglake
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Hillary or Nobody?  —  While the cool cat's away, the Hillary mice will play.  —  As Barack Obama was floating in the pool with his daughters the last few days in St. Thomas, some Clinton disciples were floating the idea of St. Hillary as his vice president.
Kate Barrett / ABCNEWS:
Is Sex Ed Working?  —  Lawmakers Renew Call to Eliminate Funding for Abstinence-Only Education  —  Concern over sex education is alive and well in the nation's capital.  —  The political and ethical debate over what to teach teenagers about sex is being reinvigorated after a recent study …
Discussion: ScrappleFace
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Devon Williams / CitizenLink:
Liberals Want Federal Abstinence Education Cut
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
Yitzhak Benhorin / Ynetnews:
Obama advisor: US Jews hinder peace  —  More trouble for presidential hopeful: Inquiry by conservative US media outlets reveals that Obama advisor Merrill ‘Tony’ McPeak is a longtime anti-Israel critic who slammed American Jews for acting against US interests
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Half-Baked  —  The latest in global-warming denialism.  —  Republicans are no longer denying the scientific basis for global warming.  That's good news for those of us who have grown accustomed to the continued existence of things like polar sea ice, various forms of life, and Miami.
Discussion: The Corner
Yuval Levin / The Corner:
Wright and Israel  —  This Trinity United Church of Christ newsletter (PDF link) from last June seems to be making the rounds in Jewish circles.  I have now had it e-mailed to me three times in the last 24 hours from friends who all more or less seem to have gotten it through their synagogues.
Discussion: RIGHTWINGSPARKLE
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Wherefore, Gore?  Inconvenient Al Makes Party Wait  —  If He Gets in at All, His Part May Be Mr. Unity, After Last Primaries Done  —  Al Gore.  —  History may record that there were three distinct windows of opportunity for Al Gore to play a decisive role in this year's Democratic primary contest.
 
 
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Sara A. Carter / Washington Times:
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Mark Halperin / Time:
Exclusive: Clinton Vows to Push On
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David Leonhardt / New York Times:
Be It Ever So Illogical: Homeowners Who Won't Cut the Price
Washington Post:
The Reliable Source  —  A New Campaign Sign for Obama: ‘Gone Fishing’
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Are You For Obama Or The Family?
Peter Hoekstra / Wall Street Journal:
Islam and Free Speech
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Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
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Matt Welch / New York Times:
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 Earlier Items: 
Kathie Durbin / Columbian:
Cantwell supporting Clinton — for now
Mary Flood / Legal Trade:
Presidential pardons — the raw list
Discussion: At-Largely
National Journal:
Catching Fire From All Sides
James Romoser / Winston-Salem Journal# North …:
Route to Victory?  —  N.C. may be pivotal in race, analysts predict
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Obama related to Pitt, Clinton to Jolie
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Behind in the Ratings, CBS News Hopes for Help From a Debate
Discussion: Romenesko and Truthdig
Paul Krugman:
Look and feel 15 years younger!
Suzanne Smalley / Newsweek:
Embellished Memory  —  Had Hillary come to believe …