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2:25 PM ET, April 10, 2008

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Michael Duffy / Time:
TIME Poll: Clinton 6 Points Up in Pennsylvania  —  Backed by more than half of all white female Democrats, Hillary Clinton holds a six point lead over Barack Obama in Pennsylvania, a new statewide poll by TIME reveals.
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Dr. Barbara L. Carvalho / Marist Poll:
ü Democrats' “Dream Ticket” is a nightmare against McCain/Rice in New York ü NYS voters take a wait and see approach to new governor  —  Contact: Dr. Lee M. Miringoff  —  This WNBC/Marist Poll of New York State reports:  —  Presidential Campaign 2008
John McCain / CNN:
Poll suggests McCain-Rice ticket could win big  —  (CNN) - Condoleezza Rice has said she has no desire to be John McCain's running mate, but a new poll out Wednesday suggests that duo could beat the Democratic ticket in the bluest of states.  —  In a new poll conducted by Marist College and WNBC …
Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Polls: Clinton's lead down to 4 points in Pennsylvania
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Ben / Think Progress:
Maliki Disagrees With Petraeus's ‘Pause,’ Says ‘U.S. Troops Should Be Pulled Out’  —  Gen. David Petraeus, top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress this week that he is recommending to President Bush that the United States “pause” the draw down of troops in Iraq this July for at least 45 days …
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Washington Post:
Bush to Cut Army Tours to 12 Months
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Reid: Bush has ‘exit strategy’ only for himself
Discussion: The Swamp
Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Bush: ‘Renewed prospect of success’
Discussion: New York Times, The Page and RADAMISTO
Kerry Eleveld / Advocate:
Obama Talks All Things LGBT with The Advocate  —  In an exclusive Chicago sit-down with The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld, Democratic front-runner Barack Obama discusses “don't ask, don't tell,” Rev. Wright, and what he would do for LGBT Americans if he becomes president.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
David Brock, Dems plan $40M hit on McCain  —  Wealthy Democrats are preparing a four-month, $40 million media campaign centered on attacks on Senator John McCain.  And it will be led by David Brock, the former investigative reporter who first gained fame in the 1990s as a right-wing, anti-Clinton journalist.
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Suspended Talk Show Host Randi Rhodes Quits Air America (UPDATED)  —  Campaign 2008 has now claimed its first talk show host for going over the line: Air America talk show host Randi Rhodes, who was suspended from the progressive talk radio network after using expletives to describe Democrats Hillary Clinton …
Discussion: Radio Ink and MyDD
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The Huffington Post:
Randi Rhodes Quits Air America Rather Than Apologize For Hillary …
Discussion: The News Junkie
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Powell Praises Obama, Fears Afghanistan Growing ‘More Difficult’ Than Iraq  —  General Says Next President Will Face Long Struggle, Troop Strain in Two-Front Battle  —  Retired Gen. Colin Powell insists he hasn't yet decided who he'll back in the 2008 presidential election.
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE ON TRADE....Speaking of trade policy (see below), there's little doubt that the biggest remaining distortion in global trade comes in the form of agricultural tariffs and (especially) subsidies.  The European Union's CAP program is at least as bad as anything we do — probably worse, in fact — but what we do is plenty bad.
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner and TPMCafe
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Daniel Imhoff / Los Angeles Times:
We'll reap what we sow  —  The farm bill is loaded with pork …
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Jo Piazza / NY Daily News:
Elton John Radio City fund-raiser earns Hillary Clinton $2.5M  —  Elton John used Hillary Clinton's $2.5 million fund-raiser at Radio City Music Hall Wednesday night to stand up for women's rights.  —  “I never cease to be amazed at the misogynistic attitude of some of the people of this country …
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Inside Higher Ed:
Pardon Me, but Your Door Is Terribly Offensive  —  Getting one's own office can be a rite of passage right up there with defending a dissertation or receiving tenure — and many professors' lairs are reflections of their own attitudes and beliefs.  Usually, it takes just a quick glance at the door …
Sue Shellenbarger / Wall Street Journal:
The Blogger Mom, In Your Face  —  Lots of businesses get hate mail, but few owners react the way Heather Armstrong does.  She prints out nasty emails, puts them in her driveway and drives over them with her car.  “That's the attitude I have,” she says, “and it's made my life a thousand percent better.”
Discussion: On Deadline
Rebecca Dana / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News, Katie Couric Are Likely to Part Ways  —  Barring a Change, Departure Could Follow the Election;  —  A Successor to Larry King?  —  After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the “CBS Evening News” …
Brad DeLong / Salon:
No, Hillary Clinton shouldn't be winning  —  Sean Wilentz spun a fantasy in his Salon piece about Clinton's electability.  In the real world, it's Barack Obama who's more electable.  —  Sen. Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Ohio.  —  Hillary Rodham Clinton has won fewer votes this spring in contested primaries than Barack Obama.
Joe Klein / Time:
Petraeus Meets His Match  —  Senator Joseph Lieberman has become something of an agent provocateur in the semiannual Petraeus-Crocker hearings staged by the U.S. Senate.  This semester he chose to open his remarks by chastising unnamed colleagues for having a “hear no progress …
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
“My Answer Is No”  —  A conversation with President Bush.  —  I SPENT ABOUT 40 minutes with President Bush in the Oval Office late yesterday afternoon, in a meeting whose purpose was to allow the president to preview the Iraq speech he's giving today.  —  We ended up spending more than half the time on other matters.
New York Times:
2 Camps Trying to Influence McCain on Foreign Policy  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain has long made his decades of experience in foreign policy and national security the centerpiece of his political identity, and suggests he would bring to the White House a fully formed view of the world.
Eli Lake / New York Sun:
U.N. Official Calls for Study Of Neocons' Role in 9/11  —  WASHINGTON — A new U.N. Human Rights Council official assigned to monitor Israel is calling for an official commission to study the role neoconservatives may have played in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
 
 
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Chris / TVNewser:
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Matthew Yglesias:
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Sarah Wheaton / The Caucus:
McCain on ‘View’: No Opening Ceremonies
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Associated Press:
Play of the Day: Obama set on 2 terms
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Jane Novak / The Jawa Report:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
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Harris Interactive:
Key Indicators of National Mood Fall to New Lows
KSTP-TV:
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Larry Rohter / New York Times:
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Amanda Ripley / Time:
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Matthew Yglesias:
War Crimes  —  I'm pretty sure you call the activities described …
Discussion: Philly.com and Emptywheel
ABCNEWS:
Wal-Mart Exposed: Videos You Were Never Meant To See
John Dickerson / Slate:
McCain's Outreach Tour
David Rogers / The Politico:
Senators scurry from rumors of Byrd coup
James O'Toole / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Sophie Masloff to endorse Hillary Clinton
Roger Simon / The Politico:
McCain not yet golden in California