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9:05 PM ET, April 14, 2008

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Matt / Think Progress:
Lieberman: It's ‘a good question’ to ask if Obama is ‘a Marxist.’  —  In his New York Times column today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol claimed that Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) now-infamous “bitter” remarks sound like Karl Marx's “famous statement about religion.”
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Numbers Holding Strong  —  Maintains a 10-point lead over Clinton for Democratic nomination  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama, who has come under attack by his presidential rivals for describing small-town voters as “bitter,” seems to be weathering the storm to this point as far as voters are concerned.
WSJ.com:
Is Clinton's Pennsylvania Lead Really 20 Points?  —  A new survey showing Sen. Hillary Clinton leading Sen. Barack Obama by 20 percentage points in Pennsylvania comes from a polling firm with a shaky track record this election season.  —  The poll, which topped the Drudge Report on Monday afternoon …
Don Frederick / Top of the Ticket:
New poll shows Barack Obama tanking in Pennsylvania  —  The first fresh poll results from Pennsylvania are in since Barack Obama's “bitter” comments about people in small towns exploded as a news story, and the findings could hardly be worse for the Democratic presidential contender.
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Blogger Is Surprised by Uproar Over Obama Story, but Not Bitter  —  The backstory of how Senator Barack Obama's comments about small-town voters became news is getting almost as much attention in the blogosphere as the comments themselves.  —  Mayhill Fowler, a blogger for OffTheBus.net …
Rasmussen Reports:
56% Disagree with Obama's Comments on Small Town America  —  Fifty-six percent (56%) of voters nationwide disagree with Barack Obama's statement that people in small towns “cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Weren't Obama's Comments Supposed to Hurt Him?
Discussion: Power Line
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Gallup Daily: Obama Support Holding Despite Small-Town “Bitter” Flap
Discussion: Political Radar and Hot Air
Pol Watchers:
Republicans talk about Iraq, Obama at N. Ky. dinner  —  UPDATE 6 P.M. 4/14/08: CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO OF REMARKS BY U.S. REP. GEOFF DAVIS  —  Republican U.S. Sens. Mitch McConnell and Jim Bunning laid out their case for Republicans keeping control of the White House in the 2008 election during …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
HMMMM  —  Rep. Geoff Davis (R-KY) on Obama: “I'm going to tell you something: That boy's finger does not need to be on the button.  He could not make a decision in that simulation that related to a nuclear threat to this country.”
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
Oh ‘boy’...  From NBC's Mark Murray and Mike Viqueira  —  This is the latest story setting the blogosphere on fire: Kentucky congressman Geoff Davis “compared Obama and his message for change similar to a ‘snake oil salesman.’ He said in his remarks at the GOP dinner [on Saturday] …
Patrick Crowley / N. Ky. Politics:
Davis taking heat for Obama comment
Discussion: Firedoglake and MyDD
Kate Phillips / The Caucus:
G.O.P. Rep. Refers to Obama as ‘That Boy’
Discussion: QandO
Mike Allen / The Politico:
‘Annie Oakley’ changes her tune  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who has cast herself in the past few days as a champion of gun owners, had a very different message when she spoke eight years ago to the Newspaper Association of America.  —  “CLINTON TAKES AIM AT GUNS,” …
Discussion: Marc Ambinder and Stumper
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Natasha Korecki / Eye on Rezko:
Obama bomb dropped  —  When Tony Rezko held a reception at his home for Iraqi-born billionaire Nadhmi Auchi on April 3, 2004, White House hopeful Barack Obama and his wife were also there, Stuart Levine testified just now at Rezko's trial.  —  Auchi is the man who provided Rezko a $3.5 million loan …
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Is the White House contemplating climate change legislation?  —  A pair of news stories on Monday has ignited the rumor mill that the Bush administration is contemplating asking Congress to produce a climate change bill before the end of the year.  —  Both the Associated Press …
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Ali / Think Progress:
McCain Takes Bold Stance On Torture: ‘We Cannot Ever Torture Any American’  —  Today, during the question-and-answer period of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) address to the Associated Press, a journalist asked McCain about torturing terrorism detainees, saying “Don't we stand for something better?”
Aaron Bruns / FOX Embeds:
AP Asks Democratic Frontrunner About “Obama bin Laden”  —  At the close of Q and A at an Associated Press luncheon in Washington, DC, AP chairman Dean SIngleton skipped over a question on what's becoming known as “bitter-gate” in favor of asking Illinois Senator Barack Obama what he surely thought …
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
AP Chairman Refers to “Obama bin Laden” — In Posing Question to Barack Obama
Discussion: Eschaton and Shakesville
Rebecca Traister / Salon:
Hey, Obama boys: Back off already!  —  Dana Lossia, a 29-year-old labor lawyer in Brooklyn, describes herself as a “pretty big Obama supporter. ”  She worked for a year at Michelle Obama's Public Allies Chicago, where she met Barack a few times.  She called him “the most inspiring, amazing person, a different kind of politician.”
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Indecision 2008
Marc Lebuis / Friday Night Blues:
Complaint filed at the Canadian Human Rights Commission against a Montreal imam  —  Today, I filed a complaint to the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) for “hate propaganda” against Montreal salafi imam Hammaad Abu Sulaiman Al-Dameus Hayiti who officiates at the Association Musulmane de Montréal Est mosque.
Discussion: Jay Currie
Ken Layne / Wonkette:
Yes We Can: Wonkette Goes Solo  —  So, anything happening in the media news today?  Wait, WHAT?  Yes it's true: Wonkette is bravely leaving the Gawker Media nest, along with Gawker's music and travel sites.  Why on Earth is a beloved publication such as Wonkette taking this plunge …
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Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Nick Denton “Pruning” Gawker Media, Ditching Three Sites
Discussion: Blog P.I. and Gawker
 
 
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Robert H. Reid / Associated Press:
US military to free AP photographer
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Stephen F. Hayes / New York Post:
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
CNN's Candy Crowley adopts McCain's position on Public Financing …
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David Stout / New York Times:
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Nitya / Political Radar:
Bill Clinton Keeps ‘Bitter’ Alive
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 Earlier Items: 
Bloomberg:
Berlusconi Wins Italian Election, Set for Third Term as Premier
Discussion: michellemalkin.com
Ben Smith / The Politico:
A DNC picket line
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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
The Glenn and Helen Show: Michael Yon on the Moment of Truth in Iraq
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
McCain says he believes U.S. is in a recession
Discussion: Donklephant and The Raw Story
TheInDecider / Indecision 2008:
Michelle Obama to Appear on The Colbert Report
Discussion: Cliff Schecter …
Nick Langewis / PageOneQ:
Right wing video warns: Gays are plotting to invade City Hall
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
YOU BITTER?  —  I've gotten asked by a lot of readers …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Megyn Kelly, Fox News's Fast-Rising Anchor
Discussion: Gawker and TVNewser