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11:55 AM ET, April 3, 2008

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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: TWO DIFFERENT MAPS  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Two different maps: On TODAY and Morning Joe, NBC's Tim Russert took at a stab at November's electoral map.  And this morning, we do the same, to show how different Clinton's and Obama's paths to 270 are.
Discussion: The Campaign Spot
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Bloomberg:
Obama Catches Clinton in Support From Superdelegate Lawmakers  —  Barack Obama has pulled even with Hillary Clinton in endorsements from top elected officials, with a surge in support from congressional freshmen and governors from Republican-dominated states.
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  —  New Mexico Governor, in talks with both Clintons about his endorsement, is said to have been the one to argue that Obama did not have the experience necessary to beat McCain.  —  A Clinton associate reacts: “Bill Richardson is clearly embarrassed that he broke his promise to them.”
Charles Hurt / New York Post:
BARACK'S A LOST CAUSE: HILL
Discussion: Washington Post, MSNBC and Vodkapundit
Scott Horton / Harper's:
Yoo Two  —  Yesterday another of the long-withheld torture memoranda was released.  In early 2003, beginning after the Ashcroft Justice Department dispensed advice to the Central Intelligence Agency authorizing the introduction of torture techniques, Rumsfeld's lawyer, William J.
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New York Times:
Memo Sheds New Light on Torture Issue
Discussion: Washington Post and TPMMuckraker
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama breaks $40 million for March  —  Yet another success of lowered expectations, and well-concealed numbers, as Obama announces his fundraising numbers for March.  —  The campaign says he raised more than $40 million from more than 442,000, more than 218,000 of whom were giving for the first time.
Discussion: AMERICAblog
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Obama raises $40 million in March
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
The Casey Myth Once Again  —  Bob Somerby notes Michael Gerson once again repeating the Myth of Bob Casey, blubbering about Casey Sr. being “banned from speaking to the Democratic convention for the heresy of being pro-life” without mentioning that Casey refused to endorse the Democratic ticket.
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The Daily Howler:
STILL SPEECHLESS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS! …
Discussion: The Plank and RADAMISTO
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 …
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.
Gateway Pundit:
Drink Absolut Vodka— Bring Back Mythical Aztlan  —  Here's an Absolut-ly Outrageous Ad in Mexico City...  Absolut Vodka reaches out to La Raza:  —  Mi Blog Es Tu Blog saw the ad in the current issue of Quien magazine.  —  “In an Absolut World anything can happen including getting the US-Mexico border straight once and for all.”
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snapped shot:
Absolut-ly Insulting  —  If any of y'all drink Absolut vodka …
Discussion: Doug Ross
NY Daily News:
GOP 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.
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
USA Today:
Why the Democratic race could end in North Carolina  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — The end could be near.  —  Or the endgame, at least, of a surprisingly drawn-out Democratic presidential contest.  Four months and 42 states after the opening Iowa caucuses, the primary in North Carolina on May 6 …
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Raleigh News & Observer:
ROB CHRISTENSEN, Staff Writer
Discussion: The Page
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.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Carter hints at Obama backing  —  The Nigerian paper This Day reports that the former president all but came out for Obama, speaking to reporters in that country: … He was in Abuja, the paper reports, for the Carter Center awards for guinea worm eradication.
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
Anita Vogel / Fox News:
Student Sues ‘Anti-Christian’ Teacher Over Remarks in Class  —  A student and his family have filed a federal lawsuit demanding that a popular European history teacher at California's Capistrano Valley High School be fired for what they say were anti-Christian remarks he made in the classroom.
Matt Lewis / TownHall Blog:
What do Bogart, Kirk, & McCain Have in Common?  —  News flash: Humphrey Bogart never said, “play it again, Sam,” Captain Kirk never uttered, “Beam me up, Scotty” — and John McCain never promised a hundred year war!  —  ... The danger, of course, is that everybody thinks Bogie and Kirk said those now famous lines.
Discussion: Outside The Beltway and Swampland
Washington Times:
Barr bid could hurt McCain  —  Can a conservative former congressman who helped impeach President Clinton, is a board member of the National Rifle Association and has done contract work with the ACLU dent Sen. John McCain's presidential bid?  —  That's exactly what Mr. McCain would face if Bob Barr …
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Economic Indicators, Fast Food Edition  —  Today's Wall Street Journal has an interview with Burger Kind CEO John Chidsey.  I found this passage, where he explains why fast food companies are thriving, pretty telling:
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Janet Adamy / Wall Street Journal:   Man Behind Burger King Turnaround
 
 
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Marc Ambinder:
Carter Likes Obama
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
DELEGATE FIGHT: CORZINE MULLING OPTIONS?
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Jobless Claims Shoot Up to 2-Year High
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain shies away from religion talk
Discussion: The New Republic
Frankie Edozien / New York Post:
THIS $$ IS HERS FOR THE FAKING  —  QUINN OFFICE PROBED OVER BOGUS GRANT GROUPS
Discussion: A Blog For All and City Room
Agence France Presse:
Argentine president lays ‘inalienable’ claim to Falklands
Discussion: The Corner, UNCoRRELATED and Time
Associated Press:
Colombia's President Criticizes Obama
Michael Barone / US News:
In Terms of Geography, Obama Appeals to Academics and Clinton Appeals to Jacksonians
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Bill Steigerwald / Front Page Magazine:
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Beer executive could be next first lady
Politicker NJ:
After speaking to McCain, Crowley now leaning toward Senate bid
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
McCain the ‘Punk’ Goes Back to School
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
In Economic Drama, Bush Is Largely Offstage
Washington Wire:
McCain and the Model  —  Elizabeth Holmes reports on the presidential race.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Joe Lieberman Attacks Barack Obama On Fox News (Video)
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is considering replacing CEO Bob Bakish with an “Office of the CEO” made up of division heads on an interim basis

Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine:
The New York Times is broken, shown by its entitled, petulant reaction to Politico's report on its tense relationship with Biden

Andrew Marchand / The Athletic:
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