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12:55 PM ET, April 19, 2008

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The Politico:
Obama's secret weapon: the media  —  My, oh my, but weren't those fellows from ABC News rude to Barack Obama at this week's presidential debate.  —  Nothing but petty, process-oriented questions, asked in a prosecutorial tone, about the Democratic front-runner's personal associations and his electablity.
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Karl / protein wisdom:
Guilt-ridden HuffPo atoning for sins against the Obamessiah?  —  The Huffington Post carries a piece from Celeste Fremon about what Hillary Clinton says in secret: … The HuffPo also has a companion post by Jane Hamsher, headlined “Hillary Clinton Slams MoveOn With Karl Rove's Lies,” …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton scorns the base
Discussion: Pat Dollard
Celeste Fremon / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Slams Democratic Activists At Private Fundraiser
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Hillary Clinton Attacks MoveOn
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and The Garlic
Jules Crittenden:
April Morning  —  Patriots Day may be the least known American holiday, and the day most deserving of our recognition.  Observed in Massachusetts and Maine only.  Don't know it?  It marks the day, April 19, 1775, on which Americans took up arms against their king, and bled, at the crack of terrible dawn.
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Here's a better analogy for Bill Ayers than Tom Coburn: Eric Rudolph.  —  The LA Times is doing its best to help Barack Obama sweep Bill Ayers under the rug.  And now Bill Ayers' brother has entered the fray, accusing Hillary Clinton of McCarthyism.  Excellent.  —  See, this ain't going away.
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Thomas B. Edsall / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Backer Distributes Essay On How GOP Would Link Obama To '70s Radicals  —  A high-ranking labor supporter of Hillary Clinton is distributing to union leaders and to Democratic strategists a document detailing the radical activities of Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn …
Discussion: The Swamp and Hot Air
New York Post:
KINKY NEWS NETWORK  —  CNN'S QUEST A VERY ‘KNOTTY’ BOY  —  This is CNN?  Kinky!  —  CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.
Dave Demerjian / Autopia:
Bad, Bad Idea: The Anti-Hijacking Safety Bracelet  —  This is the worst air travel security idea I've heard of in a long time.  —  A Canadian company called Lamperd Less Lethal is promoting the EMD Safety Bracelet.  It's equipped with electro muscular disruption technology, which effectively short-circuits the central nervous system.
Zogby:
Newsmax/Zogby Poll: Clinton Builds Lead by Inches in PA  —  UTICA, New York—Inch by inch, New York's Hillary Clinton is building a lead over rival Barack Obama of Illinois leading up to Tuesday's presidential primary in Pennsylvania, a key late contest on the road to determine who will win …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Donald Macintyre / The Independent:
Our reign of terror, by the Israeli army  —  In shocking testimonies that reveal abductions, beatings and torture, Israeli soldiers confess the horror they have visited on Hebron … The dark-haired 22-year-old in black T-shirt, blue jeans and red Crocs is understandably hesitant as he sits …
Celia W. Dugger / New York Times:
Zimbabwe Arms Shipped by China Spark an Uproar  —  JOHANNESBURG — A Chinese ship loaded with armaments for Zimbabwe steamed into the port of Durban this week and set off a political firefight, putting newfound pressure on South Africa — and now China — to reduce support for Zimbabwe's government …
Discussion: Hot Air and abu muqawama
Brad / Think Progress:
McCain: ‘A lot of our problems today are psychological.’  —  This week on Fox News, Neil Cavuto asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about the worth of rescinding an 18-cent gas tax as prices at the pump escalate this summer.  McCain responded that “a lot of our problems today” are “psychological” — even the “ability to keep our own home”:
Discussion: Democrats.com and Wonk Room
New York Times:
McCain, Iraq War and the Threat of ‘Al Qaeda’  —  As he campaigns with the weight of a deeply unpopular war on his shoulders, Senator John McCain of Arizona frequently uses the shorthand “Al Qaeda” to describe the enemy in Iraq in pressing to stay the course in the war there.
Discussion: Salon, Hot Air, The RBC and American Power
 
 
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Paul Kiel / TPMMuckraker:
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Discussion: Guardian Unlimited and The RBC
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Explaining Michigan and Florida
National Journal Online:
Congressional Insiders Poll
Discussion: Donklephant
Ewen MacAskill / Guardian:
Obama spends big to oust Clinton
Discussion: TalkLeft
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