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4:05 AM ET, April 7, 2008

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Zzaki / Political Radar:
Clinton Chief Strategist Pushed Out  —  ABC News' George Stephanopoulos, Jake Tapper and Eloise Harper Report: Mark Penn has been pushed out as chief strategist of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign after his work on a Colombian free-trade agreement that Clinton opposes, sources tell ABC News.
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John M. Broder / New York Times:
Chief Strategist of Clinton Campaign Steps Down  —  ALBUQUERQUE — Mark Penn, the architect of much of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, has been replaced as the campaign's chief strategist in the wake of revelations that he lobbied on behalf of a trade treaty with Colombia that Mrs. Clinton opposes.
Discussion: Time, Commentary and The Page
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Penn out as Clinton senior strategist  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Mark Penn, the pollster and senior strategist for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid, left the campaign Sunday after it was disclosed he met with representatives of the Colombian government to help promote a free trade agreement Clinton opposes.
Discussion: Hot Air, Say Anything and MyDD
Ari Melber / The Nation:
CLINTON DROPS PENN, SORT OF...  After months of criticism and allegations of conflicts of interest swirling around Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's “chief strategist,” the Clinton Campaign announced on Sunday that Penn is losing his title.  A terse statement from campaign manager Maggie Williams says:
Dylan Loewe / The Huffington Post:
Mark Penn Finally Fired  —  Late Sunday evening, the Clinton campaign confirmed that Mark Penn was stepping down as chief strategist in the wake of his dust-up with the Colombian government.  That his tenure at the helm of the campaign ended because of a connection to a Burson-Marsteller client is not terribly surprising.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Penn sidelined
Discussion: The Swamp and TPM Election Central
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Clinton Campaign's Controversial Mark Penn Ousted As Chief Strategist
Discussion: Reuters and Newsday
CNN:
Clinton's top strategist quits
Discussion: Wake up America and Balloon Juice
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
PENN QUITS CLINTON PERCH
Discussion: Angry Bear
Lindsey Ellerson / Political Radar:
Dan Senor: Condoleezza Rice Is Pursuing the VP Spot  —  ABCNews' Mary Bruce Reports: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the vice presidential nomination, Republican strategist Dan Senor said.  —  “Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this …
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
CNN Reporter Doesn't Know The Difference Between A Legitimate Question & Heckling, Defends McCain.  Again.  —  It is such an indictment on the pathetic notions of journalism from a journalist-especially when it comes to dealing with media darling John McCain-that CNN reporter Jim Acosta …
New York Times:
Iraqi Forces and Militia Clash in Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD — Sharp fighting broke out in Baghdad's Sadr City district on Sunday as American and Iraqi troops sought to control neighborhoods used by Shiite militias to fire rockets and mortars into the nearby Green Zone.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Spiritual Side Of Atheism  —  I finally read Hitch's book on God a little while before my breather.  I'm relieved to say I liked it much more than I was expecting to.  A huge amount of his criticism of organized religion over the centuries is surely valid.  I feel no hesitation in agreeing.
Discussion: The American Scene
Associated Press:
Over 25,000 Pakistanis Rally Against Anti-Koran Film, Prophet Cartoons  —  KARACHI, Pakistan — More than 25,000 people rallied Sunday in the largest protest in Pakistan so far against an anti-Koran film made by a Dutch lawmaker, urging their government to expel the Netherlands ambassador.
Jonathan Leake / Times of London:
Coming soon: superfast internet  —  THE internet could soon be made obsolete.  The scientists who pioneered it have now built a lightning-fast replacement capable of downloading entire feature films within seconds.  —  At speeds about 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection …
John Harwood / New York Times:
In Superdelegate Count, Tough Math for Clinton  —  The hill that Hillary Rodham Clinton must climb to beat Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination will grow a little steeper on Monday, as it has most days lately.  —  Margaret Campbell, a Montana state legislator …
Frank Rich / New York Times:
Tet Happened, and No One Cared  —  REALLY, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton should be ashamed of themselves for libeling John McCain.  As a growing chorus reiterates, their refrains that Mr. McCain is “willing to send our troops into another 100 years of war in Iraq” (as Mr. Obama said) or …
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Juan Cole / Informed Comment:
Rich, McCain, and the Coming Heartbreak Ridge
Discussion: VetVoice
Matthew Yglesias:
Charlton Heston, not a very good actor but in his way a great one, has died.  To me, Planet of the Apes is vital, though your mileage may vary.  His political trajectory was a little silly, but also in a very fitting way utterly typical of the larger trajectory of American history.
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