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4:05 AM ET, March 29, 2008

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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Back Into Lead in Democratic Race  —  McCain enjoys advantage in general election trial heat  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Today's Gallup Poll Daily tracking update finds Barack Obama with an eight percentage point advantage over Hillary Clinton (50% to 42%) …
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Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
Todd: Clinton has made the right call  —  NBC's Chuck Todd says calls for her to drop out are premature  —  WASHINGTON - It is amazing how loud some of the buzz is for Sen. Hillary Clinton to “do what's best for the party” and get out.  —  More than any other week, this one seemed …
Redstate:
The President Americans Have Been Waiting For  —  As Hillary and Obama continue their ever more negative fight to challenge Senator John McCain for the presidency, McCain launched the first TV ad of the fall campaign.  —  The ad highlights McCain's experience, character and optimistic vision for our future:
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Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:   C&L's John Amato Talks About McCain's Free Ride From The Media
Michael James / Political Punch:
Howard Dean 2004: The Medals Matter
Discussion: Political Radar and Tammy Bruce
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:   Like McCain Needs A Bicycle
Jennifer Parker / Political Radar:
Obama: Primary ‘A Good Movie That Lasted About A Half An Hour Too Long’  —  ABC News' Sunlen Miller Reports: Calling it a lengthy primary season, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., offered a Pittsburgh, Pa. crowd an analogy on the Democratic primary race, saying it is like “a good movie that lasted about a half an hour too long.”
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
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Jeff Zeleny / The Caucus:
Clinton Says She's in It for the Long Haul
Sasha Issenberg / Boston Globe:
Casey snubs Clinton, family feud continues
Adam Nossiter / New York Times:
Freed Alabama Ex-Governor Sees Politics in His Case  —  MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Former Governor Don Siegelman of Alabama, released from prison today on bond in a bribery case, said he was as convinced as ever that politics played a leading role in his prosecution.
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Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Treasury Dept. Plan Would Give Fed Wide New Power  —  WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department will propose on Monday that Congress give the Federal Reserve broad new authority to oversee financial market stability, in effect allowing it to send SWAT teams into any corner of the industry …
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David Cho / Washington Post:
Treasury Wants to Reshape Regulation  —  Overhaul Would Include New Agencies, Powers  —  The Treasury Department on Monday will propose a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory structure that would reshape the relationship between Wall Street and Washington and redefine …
Discussion: Balkinization
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
All the news that's Fitna  —  Geert Wilders' film is a hit - over 1.5 million views in English, over 2.5 million in Dutch last time I checked - but it's nevertheless been yanked by LiveLeak, with the following statement: … Indeed.  The Internet will keep Fitna alive in odd corners hither and yon …
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New York Post:
GOP ACHILLES HEEL  —  HOW REPUBLICANS LOST WEST  —  CHEERED as Republicans may be by the Clinton-Obama wars, the fact is that long-term trends still favor the Democrats this fall.  To see the problem, consider the interior West - the eight states between the Midwest and the Pacific Coast …
Associated Press:
Bush aide resigns  —  White House cites improper use of grant money  —  WASHINGTON - An aide to President Bush has resigned because of his alleged misuse of grant money from the U.S. Agency for International Development when he worked for a Cuban democracy organization.
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Analysis: Iraqis' Basra fight not going well  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Iraqi military push into the southern city of Basra is not going as well as American officials had hoped, despite President Bush's high praise for the operation, several U.S. officials said Friday.
Media Matters for America:
Wash. Post claimed McCain “most aggressive” of the three major candidates in “identifying ways to reduce spending,” ignoring cost of Iraq policy  —  A March 28 Washington Post article, headlined “As Candidates Warm to Bush Tax Cuts, Economists Warn of Long-Term Effects,” claimed that “[o] …
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Deacon / Power Line:
DUKE LOWERS THE BAR AGAIN  —  Many of you probably know that 38 members of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team have filed a civil suit against Duke University, its president Richard Brodhead (yes, he's still Duke's president), the city of Durham, and others associated with the outrageous behavior directed …
Discussion: Tapscott's Copy Desk
Ralph Nader / Ralph Nader for President 2008:
Don't Listen to Senator Leahy  —  Senator Clinton:  —  Just read where Senator Patrick Leahy is calling on you to drop out of the Presidential race.  —  Believe me.  —  I know something about this.  —  Here's my advice:  —  Don't listen to people when they tell you not to run anymore.
Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Vice President Casey?  —  Three more quick thoughts about Casey:  —  1.)  Is it just me, or are there crazier vice presidential picks than Bob Casey?  He may not be a star in the Senate, as Eve points out.  But he's popular with the people Obama is weakest among, and who …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
ONLY SO FAR  —  Here's another example of what I was talking …
Times of London:
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