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10:15 AM ET, April 3, 2008

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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Jane Fonda endorses Barack Obama; there goes his crossover vote  —  Jane Fonda, the actress and ardent anti-Vietnam War advocate who visited North Vietnam during those hostilities, has endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president.  —  There were no formal ceremonies for the endorsement.
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Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Candidate Clinton to Richardson: 'Barack Obama Can't Win'  —  ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Reports: Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and former President Bill Clinton are making very direct arguments to Democratic superdelegates, starkly insisting Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. …
Krooney / The Page:
SOURCE: RICHARDSON SAID OBAMA CAN'T WIN
Discussion: MSNBC and TPM Election Central
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
New Pig Book says Hillary Clinton's tops in pork spending …
Discussion: Hot Air
New York Times:
U.S. Cites Gaps in Planning of Iraqi Assault on Basra  —  BAGHDAD — Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker first learned of the Iraqi plan on Friday, March 21: Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki would be heading to Basra with Iraqi troops to bring order to the city.  —  But the Iraqi operation was not what the United States expected.
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Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama Has Testy Exchange In Philadelphia  —  From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:  —  WALLINGFORD, PA. — Barack Obama's six-day bus tour has been chock-full of local stops through out the state, where he has had personal interactions with voters.  However, during a stop at the Italian Market in Philadelphia …
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Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama to Clinton: “Rocky Was a Movie”
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Wag the Blog: A Question of Temperament?
Discussion: The Swamp and The Trail
Ann Coulter / Human Events:
Obama's Dimestore ‘Mein Kampf’  —  If characters from “The Hills” were to emote about race, I imagine it would sound like B. Hussein Obama's autobiography, “Dreams From My Father.”  —  Has anybody read this book?  Inasmuch as the book reveals Obama to be a flabbergasting lunatic …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and TigerHawk
Washington Wire:
McCain Spoofs Clinton in New Ad  —  Laura Meckler reports from Jacksonville, Fla., on the presidential race.  —  The McCain campaign plans to begin airing a new ad on national cable TV starting Thursday, aides said tonight.  The spot, which attacks Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama on the economy …
David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
DNC convention stance surprises campaigns  —  The Democratic National Committee said Tuesday that Florida and Michigan members will be seated on the three standing committees — including the critical Credentials Committee—at the party's 2008 national convention, a position that could affect the selection of the Democratic nominee.
Discussion: Prairie Weather
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:   DEAN, FLORIDA GROUP MEET
snapped shot:
Absolut-ly Insulting  —  If any of y'all drink Absolut vodka, you might want to consider finding a better brand.  Or at the very least, one that doesn't dabble in foreign policy:
Discussion: Doug Ross
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Raleigh News & Observer:
ROB CHRISTENSEN, Staff Writer  —  RALEIGH - The campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are treating North Carolina as though the presidency depends on it.  —  In recent days, the campaigns began assembling ground operations that instantaneously dwarfed the efforts of candidates for governor …
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USA Today:   Why the Democratic race could end in North Carolina
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
For McCain, son's duty in Iraq is not a talking point  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) regularly talks about his military experience on the presidential campaign trail, but he draws the line when asked about his sons' service in the armed forces.  —  Jimmy McCain, 19, who returned from Iraq in mid-February …
Discussion: TPM Election Central and The Page
NY Daily News:
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa under fire from everywhere after 9/11 comments  —  WASHINGTON - The California congressman who called the Sept. 11 attacks “simply” a plane crash ran for cover Wednesday under a barrage of ridicule from fellow Republicans, first responders and victims' families.
Sharon Theimer / Associated Press:
Beer executive could be next first lady  —  WASHINGTON - On a spring day at a speedway in the South, John McCain posed with his wife, Cindy, and racing star Dale Earnhardt Jr., highlighting the couple's political and business interests in a single snapshot.  —  McCain served as honorary starter …
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Joe Lieberman Attacks Barack Obama On Fox News (Video)  —  There's nothing quite like seeing it live:  —  LIEBERMAN: Well, I think that - let me say generally that Sen. Obama doesn't come to this debate with a lot of credibility.  Basically on the question of Iraq, John McCain has had the guts …
Washington Wire:
McCain and the Model  —  Elizabeth Holmes reports on the presidential race.  —  So many stories, so little time.  —  Sen. John McCain spoke Wednesday morning at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., the third day of his weeklong tour.  True to form, Washington Wire is here to provide inquiring minds …
Michael Barone / US News:
In Terms of Geography, Obama Appeals to Academics and Clinton Appeals to Jacksonians  —  In reviewing the maps of the Democratic primary results, in Dave Leip's electoral atlas, I was struck by the narrow geographic base of Barack Obama's candidacy.  In state after state …
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
McCain the ‘Punk’ Goes Back to School  —  Once ‘McNasty’, Presumed Republican Nominee Praises Teacher's Influence  —  John McCain is a punk.  At least that's what the editors of his high school yearbook thought.  —  “It was a fateful three years ago that the “Punk” first crossed the threshold …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
 
 
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Michael Kranish / Boston Globe:
McCain camp working out healthcare details
David W. Chen / New York Times:
Lautenberg to Face Primary Challenge
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Angela Galloway / Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
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Amy Chozick / Wall Street Journal:
Indiana Marks the Next Test for Clinton
Bill Steigerwald / Front Page Magazine:
Memo to Obama: How to Win the Pennsylvania Primary
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Housing Accord Puts Builders First
Discussion: EconLog and Capitol Briefing
Politicker NJ:
After speaking to McCain, Crowley now leaning toward Senate bid
The Raw Story:
Massive exposé: Bush officials pressured underlings …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
In Economic Drama, Bush Is Largely Offstage
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
THE U.N. “HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL” AGAIN URGES SPEECH SUPPRESSION …
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
OBAMA... LIKE HEINZ KERRY'S HUSBANDS?
Chicago Sun Times:
Rezko witness: Gov was told of threat to ‘take them down’