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4:15 PM ET, April 11, 2008

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Michael James / Political Punch:
From the Fact Check Desk: Former President Bill Clinton's Defense of His Wife's Bosnia Sniper-Fire Story  —  Former President Bill Clinton offered this bit of revisionist history of his wife's Bosnia story in Jasper, Ind., today, one riddled with a veritable sniper fire of errors — ones necessitating footnotes.
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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
Round 15 of Snipergate, c/o Bill Clinton
Discussion: Say Anything, Gothamist and Media Blog
Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
The Holocaust Declaration  —  On Tuesday Iran announced it was installing 6,000 more centrifuges — they produce enriched uranium, the key ingredient of a nuclear weapon — in addition to the 3,000 already operating.  The world yawned.  —  It is time to admit the truth …
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Joe Klein / Swampland:   Krauthammer Bombs  —  Some thoughts about Charles Krauthammer's …
Josh Patashnik / The New Republic:
So Iran Is Deterrable After All?  —  Joe Klein makes …
Discussion: Commentary
Washington Post:
Big Donors Among Obama's Grass Roots  —  Sen. Barack Obama credits his presidential campaign with creating a “parallel public financing system” built on a wave of modest donations from homemakers and high school teachers.  Small givers, he said at a fundraiser this week …
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Begala: “Nothing But Contempt” For Penn, Compares Him To Rumsfeld  —  Longtime Clinton adviser and confidant Paul Begala took full aim at Mark Penn on Friday, expressing scorn for the recently demoted strategist, and comparing his time with the Clinton campaign to that of Donald Rumsfeld's tenure as Secretary of Defense.
The Huffington Post:
Ouch!  The Daily Show's Eviscerating “Documentary” About Fox News  —  The Daily Show's John Oliver put togther a stunning smackdown of Fox News on last night's show, punctuated by some damning clips showing egregious comments from some anchors (John Gibson, natch) and some — gasp! …
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama may lose support in Philadelphia over ‘street money’  —  CULTURE CLASH: Barack Obama campaigns in Philadelphia last week.  His people are telling Democratic leaders there that he won't pay “street money” to those who help the campaign.  —  Candidates traditionally get out the money to get out the vote.
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Ben Smith / The Politico:
Street money  —  The Los Angeles Times reports from Philadelphia …
Discussion: The New Republic
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Amanda / Think Progress:   Conservatives boo new congresswoman's Iraq remarks.
Michael Yon / Wall Street Journal:
Let's ‘Surge’ Some More  —  It is said that generals always fight the last war.  But when David Petraeus came to town it was senators - on both sides of the aisle - who battled over the Iraq war of 2004-2006.  That war has little in common with the war we are fighting today.
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:   Michael Yon: We've Always Been Winning In Eurasia
CNN:
Clinton laughs off Colombia questions  —  PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (CNN) - Hillary Clinton used her trademark laugh Thursday to deflect a question about the $800,000 her husband earned in 2005 giving speeches for a Bogota-based group that supports the Colombia free trade agreement — the same trade deal she currently opposes.
James Ridgeway / Mother Jones:
Exclusive: Cops and Former Secret Service Agents Ran Black Ops on Green Groups  —  NEWS: Meet the private security firm that spied on Greenpeace and other environmental outfits for corporate clients.  A tale of intrigue, infiltration, and dumpster-diving.  —  A private security company organized …
Brendan Loy / Irish Trojan in Tennessee:
Quote of the day #2  —  “I really don't understand why the Republican Party very clearly decided what they were going to do [about the Florida and Michigan delegations], and the Democratic Party can't decide.”  —Hillary Clinton.  —  Actually, Senator Clinton, the Democratic Party did decide what to do.
Discussion: The Opinionator
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Tahman Bradley / Political Radar:   Clinton Expresses Frustration With the Democratic Party
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Bush Job Approval at 28%, Lowest of His Administration  —  Only Nixon and Truman have had lower job approval ratings  —  PRINCETON, NJ — President George W. Bush's job approval rating has dropped to 28%, the lowest of his administration.  Bush's approval is lower than that of any president …
Media Research Center:
Roasting the Most Outrageously Biased Liberal Reporting of the Year  —  and the William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence  —  with a Special Tribute to Medal of Honor recipient Lt. Michael Patrick Murphy USN (SEAL)  —  Introduction  —  Cal Thomas, Larry Kudlow …
Associated Press:
Clinton campaign office destroyed by fire  —  TERRE HAUTE, Indiana (AP) - Firefighters are investigating a blaze that destroyed the presidential campaign office of Hillary Clinton in Terre Haute.  —  The fire broke out after midnight Friday, and flames were coming from the building when firefighters arrived.
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Notes From The Reality Based  —  Paul Krugman steps up to defend Hillarity's thematically defensible but factually challenged health care parable.  One might have guessed that since Hillary took flak for getting the facts wrong, Krugman would take care to get the facts right.  Guess again:
Zogby:
Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Clinton Holds Slight Edge Over Obama in PA  —  PA Democrats lean slightly against free trade; Just 7% of Dems feel nation is on the right track  —  UTICA, New York - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton of New York leads party rival Barack Obama of Illinois …
Christopher Edley, Jr / law.berkeley.edu:
The Torture Memos and Academic Freedom  —  The Honorable William H. Orrick, Jr. Distinguished Chair and Dean  —  While serving in the Department of Justice, Professor John Yoo wrote memoranda that officials used as the legal basis for policies concerning detention and interrogation techniques in our efforts to combat terrorism.
 
 
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Michelle Malkin:
Everything that's wrong with the Beltway GOP elite in two words
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Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
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Wall Street Journal:
The Tax Me More Act  —  We recently suggested that if Bill …
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Ask Dr. Helen: Are Men Keeping Other Men Down?
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Matthew Yglesias:
The Really Weird Case for John McCain
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
Obama PA Staffer: “[T]his campaign is about politics, not policies.”
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