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8:25 AM ET, March 28, 2008

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James Hider / Times of London:
Iraqi police in Basra shed their uniforms, kept their rifles and switched sides  —  Abu Iman barely flinched when the Iraqi Government ordered his unit of special police to move against al-Mahdi Army fighters in Basra.  —  His response, while swift, was not what British and US military trainers …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Armor Forces Join Offensive In Baghdad Against Sadr Militia  —  Americans Appear To Take the Lead As Iraqi Units Wait  —  U.S. forces in armored vehicles battled Mahdi Army fighters Thursday in Sadr City, the vast Shiite stronghold in eastern Baghdad, as an offensive to quell party-backed militias entered its third day.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
WHO'S WHO....Can't tell the players without a program in the 2-way …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Fester / The Newshoggers:
Basra Force Ratios
Discussion: Time and Balloon Juice
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Pew Research Center:
Obama Weathers the Wright Storm, Clinton Faces Credibility Problem  —  National Discontent Approaches 20-Year High, Bush Approval at 28%  —  Summary of Findings  —  The videos of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial sermons and Barack Obama's subsequent speech on race and politics …
Southern Political Report:
New InsiderAdvantage Poll  —  Obama Leads Big In North Carolina  —  Hillary Clinton desperately needs to claim more white votes if she is to win a desperately needed primary by taking the Democratic presidential contest in North Carolina May 6.  —  But with five weeks to go …
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton, Obama predict eventual unity
Associated Press:
Obama would have left if Wright stayed  —  WASHINGTON - White House hopeful Barack Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church had his longtime pastor, whose fiery anti-American comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations threatened Obama's campaign, not stepped down.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Let's Just All Agree That Wright Apologized And Move On
Discussion: protein wisdom
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Transcript of Dodd's Interview With National Journal  —  Q: As I mentioned earlier, you were the General Chairman of the Democratic National Committee.  Now, you know that a lot of Democrats feel that this increasingly bitter race between Obama and Clinton is hurting the party.
Discussion: Commentary
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NationalJournal.com:
Transcript: Sen. Christopher Dodd On The Fight For The Democratic Nomination
Discussion: Liberal Values
Steven Emerson / Articles by the Investigative Project …:
Exclusive Photos Show Al-Hanooti's Political Clout  —  Before he was alleged to have become a spy for Saddam Hussein's regime, Muthanna Al-Hanooti's charity work and political activism provided him with access to the highest echelons of government.  —  Newsletters collected by the Investigative Project …
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Ira Stoll / New York Sun:
Accused Saddam Agent Says He Met With Hillary at White House
Discussion: Hot Air and Tim Blair
Daniel Finkelstein / Times of London:
Rev Jeremiah Wright lands Barack Obama in trouble again  —  Barack Obama faced fresh controversy yesterday over the anti-Israel views propagated by his former pastor even as he was being welcomed to New York by Michael Bloomberg, the city's Jewish Mayor.  —  The disclosure of articles published …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Don Surber
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Andrew Romano / Stumper:
Bloomberg and Obama Meet in the Big Apple. Is the White House Next?
Discussion: Washington Wire
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Inside Higher Ed:
Faculty Are Liberal — Who Cares?  —  One of the key arguments made by David Horowitz and his supporters in recent years is that a left-wing orientation among faculty members results in a lack of curricular balance, which in turn leads to students being indoctrinated rather than educated.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Loans and Leadership  —  When George W. Bush first ran for the White House, political reporters assured us that he came across as a reasonable, moderate guy.  —  Yet those of us who looked at his policy proposals — big tax cuts for the rich and Social Security privatization — had a very different impression.
Discussion: Corrente
Lindsay Renick Mayer / Capital Eye:
Democratic Donors Send $24 Million Letter to Pelosi  —  Major fundraisers, who support Hillary Clinton, urge the Speaker of the House not to meddle with superdelegate votes—and millions of dollars are behind their message.  —  Prominent backers of Hillary Clinton sent a multi-million-dollar message …
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Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Clinton Details Premium Cap in Health Plan  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said in an interview on Wednesday that if elected president she would push for a universal health care plan that would limit what Americans pay for health insurance to no more than 10 percent of their income, a significant reduction for some families.
Discussion: Health Blog and The Page
Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton: Caucuses ‘Killing Us’  —  ABC News' Teddy Davis, Sarah Amos, and Talal Al-Khatib Report: While speaking by phone Thursday to his wife's Texas supporters, former President Bill Clinton downplayed the importance of caucuses and argued that his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. …
Bloomberg:
Dutch Government Criticizes Wilders's Movie on Islam  —  The Dutch government criticized a movie released yesterday by nationalist party leader Geert Wilders in which he links the Koran to violence, warning that it is likely to offend Muslims.  —  The 15-minute movie “Fitna” …
 
 
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Obama retools in Pennsylvania
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Fox News:
Obama's Former Pastor Getting $1.6M Home in Retirement
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain, Romney Campaign Together in Utah
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