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12:45 PM 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.
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Charles Hurt / New York Post:
BARACK'S A LOST CAUSE: HILL  —  VAIN BID TO WIN RICHARDSON'S SUPPORT  —  WASHINGTON - While lobbying for his endorsement, Hillary Rodham Clinton flatly told New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson that Barack Obama could not win the presidency if he got the Democratic nomination.  —  “He cannot win, Bill.
Discussion: MSNBC, Riehl World View and Vodkapundit
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.
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.”
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Candidate Clinton to Richardson: 'Barack Obama Can't Win'
CNN:
Richardson: I never promised Clintons
Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog
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 …
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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 …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Presidential Candidates' Weaknesses in Depth
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
The Raw Story:
Massive exposé: Bush officials pressured underlings …
Discussion: Unqualified Offerings and Macsmind
CNN:
NATO deals setback to Ukraine, Georgia  —  BUCHAREST, Romania (CNN) — The United States and Czech Republic reached an agreement Thursday to install a U.S. radar system in the Czech Republic to track ballistic missiles.  —  The decision was confirmed in a written statement released by the State Department on behalf of both nations.
Discussion: Associated Press and The Reaction
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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 …
The Daily Howler:
STILL SPEECHLESS AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!  Journalists run out of questions for Saint McCain!  It helped make Lizza's profile a rerun:  —  THE AGE OF THE NOVEL: A golden age of novelization began in 1992.  In today's Post, Michael Gerson begins his column with one of this era's earliest tales.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns and Money:
The Casey Myth Once Again
Discussion: Reproductive Health
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
Carolyn Jones / San Francisco Chronicle:
Calls renewed to fix Berkeley's citizen boards  —  Berkeley is finding that having its own foreign policy isn't cheap.  The city's recent dustup with the U.S. Marine Corps has so far cost the city more than $200,000, while businesses say they've been slammed by related protests.
Discussion: michellemalkin.com and QandO
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.
 
 
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Anne E. Kornblut / Washington Post:
In Speeches, Clinton Often Veers to Dark Side
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Andrew Walden / Pajamas Media:
Muslims Leaving Islam in Droves
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The Second Iran-Iraq War
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Marc Ambinder:
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Frankie Edozien / New York Post:
THIS $$ IS HERS FOR THE FAKING  —  QUINN OFFICE PROBED OVER BOGUS GRANT GROUPS
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Agence France Presse:
Argentine president lays ‘inalienable’ claim to Falklands
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Matt Lewis / TownHall Blog:
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Carter hints at Obama backing
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Associated Press:
Colombia's President Criticizes Obama
Michael Barone / US News:
In Terms of Geography, Obama Appeals to Academics and Clinton Appeals to Jacksonians
Bill Steigerwald / Front Page Magazine:
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