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11:05 PM ET, April 16, 2008

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The Huffington Post:
Hillary Clinton On Southern Working Class Whites In 1995: “Screw 'Em”  —  During the past week, Sen. Hillary Clinton has presented herself as a working class populist, the politician in touch with small town sentiments, compared to the elitism of her opponent, Sen. Barack Obama.
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The New Republic:
What Did Hillary Say?  —  Alan Wolfe, a professor of political science and director of the Boisi Center for Religion and American Public Life at Boston College, is a contributing editor at The New Republic.  —  Both Chris Orr and Michael Crowley have brought up Ben Barber's recollection …
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Live-Blogging Pennsylvania  —  9.51 pm.  The big winner is John McCain.  Then Clinton who seemed at least awake.  Then Obama whose calm was nonetheless trumped by obvious exhaustion.  Yes, the Clintons have shredded him.  But that's what they know how to do.  It's also what the GOP knows how to do.
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Jonah Goldberg / The Corner:
Tactics Uber Alles  —  I'm no leftwing blogger, but I can only imagine how furious they must be with the debate so far.  Nothing on any issues.  Just a lot of box-checking on how the candidates will respond to various Republican talking points come the fall.
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Glenn Derene / Popular Mechanics:
Mac vs. PC: The Ultimate Lab Test for New Desktops & Laptops  —  This computer rivalry has been elevated to a cultural divide on par with Pepsi versus Coke.  Taking it beyond personal taste, PM crunches the numbers—with some surprising results (and detailed benchmark scores).  —  Photographs by Lendon Flanagan
Discussion: Silicon Alley Insider
Marc Ambinder:
The Score Card  —  Keeping the score card, there's no way Obama could fared worse.  Nearly 45 minutes of relentless political scrutiny from the ABC anchors and from Hillary Clinton, followed by an issues-and-answers session in which his anger carried over and sort of neutered him.
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Jonathan Cohn / The New Republic:
Sorry, Charlie: You're Wrong on the Cap Gains Tax  —  Charlie Gibson really hammered the candidates—both candidates—over their proposals to raise the capital gains tax.  Why woudl they do that, he asked, when lowering the cap gains tax during the 1990s raised revenue?
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   LIVE DEBATE BLOGGIN'
Mosheh Oinounou / Cameron's Corner:
A Hamas problem for Obama?  —  While Sen. Barack Obama sought to improve his relationship with the Jewish community today by meeting with leaders Philadelphia, comments by a Hamas political adviser this weekend could potentially hurt the Democratic presidential candidate.
Matthew Yglesias:
Lying  —  Via Kevin Drum, George W. Bush admits to ABC News that he was knowingly lying to the public about conditions in Iraq all throughout 2006.  He says he was doing it to keep up morale for the troops in the field.  Phil Carter, who was serving in Iraq at the time …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Spencer / Attackerman:
Deny, You're A Liar  —  Via Yglesias, Bush admits to lying …
Discussion: Weekly Standard Blog
Reuters:
Report: Netanyahu says 9/11 terror attacks good for Israel  —  The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.
Wil S. Hylton / Men's Fashion, Men's Clothing …:
Newt Gingrich Rewrites History  —  Newt Gingrich Rewrites History … Ten years ago, Newt Gingrich fled the House of Representatives in a haze of ethics scandals and waning influence.  Since then, he has spent much of his time rewriting history—literally—by authoring five historical novels …
Discussion: Donklephant
Mark Halperin / The Page:
HALPERIN'S TAKE: The Bad Things That *HAVEN'T* Happened to Obama Since the “Bitter/Cling” Controversy Erupted  —  Since Obama's San Francisco fundraising remarks, some have predicted deep trouble for his campaign.  And, indeed, the flap could still be a danger to him in a possible general election.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Bitter-Fizzle  —  The latest data from Gallup analyzing the Democratic race among those with less education and income.  No meaningful change.  The scandal of Obama's alleged elitism seems restricted to ... elites.  —  If this pans out in the actual primary, then a very large number …
Eric Trager / Commentary:
Islamic Jihad: We Refused Carter's Request for a Meeting  —  Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has announced that its leadership has refused former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's request for a meeting.  According to PIJ's QudsNews website, Egyptian authorities contacted PIJ Secretary-General …
Molly Ivors / Whiskey Fire:
White Gloves Come Off  —  Maureen Dowd starts today's outing with the least convincing line ever: “I'm not bitter.”  —  Wow.  Is she kidding?  Dowd is so bitter she uses alum in place of talcum powder.  She's so bitter you could put her into a champagne cocktail.
Gary Emerling / Washington Times:
Nuclear attack on D.C. a hypothetical disaster  —  A nuclear device detonated near the White House would kill roughly 100,000 people and flatten downtown federal buildings, while the radioactive plume from the explosion would likely spread toward the Capitol and into Southeast D.C., contaminating thousands more.
Discussion: Below The Beltway
Tim Giago / The Huffington Post:
Congressional Black Caucus Attacks Sovereign Status of Indian Nations  —  The Congressional Black Caucus, in attacking the sovereign status of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, is placing in question and in jeopardy, the sovereign status of all Indian nations.
Discussion: protein wisdom
 
 
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David Bernstein / The Volokh Conspiracy:
WHEN IRONY BECOMES FARCE: I'm a big fan of The Innocence Project …
Discussion: The Agitator
Marc Ambinder:
Is McCain Angry At Gov. Mark Sanford?
Timothy P. Carney / The American Conservative:
Pope too Controversial for Senate Democrats
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Digby / Firedoglake:
Who Will Tell The People?  —  (Please send a letter to the editor …
Discussion: MyDD, Daily Kos and Street Prophets
Scot Lehigh / Boston Globe:
The June solution  —  IT'S EMERGING as the June solution …
Discussion: Redstate and MSNBC
Iain Murray / The Corner:
Bush & Global Warming: Still A Mistake
Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Obama reports income of $4.2 million in 2007 tax returns
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
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Megan McArdle:
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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Franken corporation didn't file tax returns in California from '03-07
Carol Tavris / Times of London:
CNN apologises to China over ‘thugs and goons’ comment by Jack Cafferty
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Maintains Lead Heading Into Debate
Gordon Brown / Wall Street Journal:
Enlarging the Anglosphere  —  When Winston Churchill met …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
Source: Hillary TV Ad Campaign Is Now 100% Negative In Most Pennsylvania Markets
Tina Susman / Los Angeles Times:
Penalty for crossing an Al Qaeda boss? A nasty memo
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Barack Obama In Quotes: Version 1.0
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Cold Fury