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10:10 PM ET, April 21, 2008

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Canceled: Obama backs out of North Carolina debate  —  The official explanation: “time constraints and logistical issues.”  The unofficial explanation: Team Barry didn't want to give her a reason to stay in the race if she flames out tomorrow, which makes zero sense.
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and MOMocrats
Financial Times:
Democrats must choose Obama
Discussion: Newshoggers.com and The Daily Dish
Chris Bowers / Open Left:
Why The Nomination Campaign Won't End
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight.com
CNN:
Candidates to appear on Monday Night Raw  —  (CNN) - The road to the White House apparently runs through WWE Monday Night Raw.  —  All three presidential candidates are scheduled to make taped appearances on tonight's episode, hoping to tap into the show's approximately 5 million weekly viewers.
Discussion: Pat Dollard
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Wonk Room:
Elizabeth Edwards On Health Care: ‘This Is Not A Cheap Shot; It Is Potentially Life And Death’  —  Our guest blogger is Elizabeth Edwards, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards.  —  John McCain accused me of taking a …
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Drudge Report:
CLINTON INTERNALS SHOW 11-POINT LEAD IN PA  —  Controlled excitement is building inside of Clinton's inner circle as closely guarded internal polling shows the former first lady with an 11-point lead in Pennsylvania!  —  Clinton is polling near to nearly 2 to 1 over Obama in many regions of the state …
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John McCormick / Chicago Tribune:
Obama: 'Why can't I just eat my waffle?'  —  SCRANTON, Pa. - As Sen. Hillary Clinton was preparing to campaign here today, Sen. Barack Obama was meeting with voters at a diner and apparently pretty hungry.  —  “Why can't I just eat my waffle?” he said, when asked a foreign policy question by a reporter at the Glider Diner.
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Jay Newton-Small / Swampland:
Lemme Eat My Waffle
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Randyj / The Page:
Obama Resists Questions from Press
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Clinton on Iran Attack: ‘Obliterate Them’  —  Hillary: If Iran Attacked Israel With Nukes ‘We Would Be Able to Totally Obliterate Them’  —  One day before Pennsylvania primary voters go to the polls, Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Barack Obama, D-Ill., spent the day trying to reach undecided voters …
Jessica Fender / Denver Post:
Bruce barred from speaking after ‘illiterate’ remark  —  Disparaging remarks aimed at migrant workers got resident House rabble-rouser Douglas Bruce banned from speaking on a temporary-worker bill today.  —  “We don't need 5,000 more illiterate peasants in the state of Colorado,” Bruce …
Ed O'Keefe / The Trail:
Bill Clinton Defends Hillary's Campaign  —  Note: Please upgrade your Flash plug-in to view our enhanced content.  —  Campaigning with his wife in Pittsburgh's Market Square, Bill Clinton defends his wife against charges she should leave the race.  (Video: Ed O'Keefe/washingtonpost.com)
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Rendell And Farrakhan  —  One thought that this video inevitably raises: what if Obama had ever said such a thing or been to such an event?  Given what we know now about this campaign, would it not be the conventional wisdom that it would be the end of his candidacy?
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Regains Lead Over Clinton, 49% to 42%  —  A sharp reversal of the tightening of the race seen late last week  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Support for Barack Obama's nomination bid has rebounded among national Democratic voters, who now favor him over Hillary Clinton by a seven percentage point margin, 49% to 42%.
Discussion: Donklephant
Thomas Frank / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's Touch of Class  —  Allow me to introduce myself.  According to the general clucking of the national punditry, my 2004 book - “What's the Matter With Kansas?”  - is supposed to have persuaded Barack Obama to describe the yeomanry of Pennsylvania as “bitter” people who …
Ross Douthat:
In Defense of the Freak Show  —  John Harris and Jim Vandehei do a fine job of demolishing one narrative about the Debate That Everyone Hated last week in Philadelphia - namely, the notion that there was something particularly unfair to Barack Obama about the line of questioning the moderators took.
Washington Wire:
Voter Psychology: A Case for an Obama Victory?  —  Jackie Calmes reports on the presidential race.  —  Democratic consultant Tad Devine is unaligned in this year's presidential contest, but as a veteran of six of his party's past nominating battles, he's had time to hone his instincts about voters.
Discussion: FiveThirtyEight.com
Countdown / MSNBC:
SENATOR CLINTON TONIGHT  —  On the eve of the primary election we've all been waiting for, tonight at 8pm ET Keith will host an interview with Senator Clinton on her lead the Democratic Pennsylvania Primary (First Read is calling it Hillary's Race to Lose)...and what happens after all the votes are counted in the Keystone state.
Discussion: The Plank and TalkLeft
 
 
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
Clinton airs bin Laden: ‘Serious decision’
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Matt / Think Progress:
Fox's Shep Smith describes Carl Cameron as speaking ‘in full pornstar voice.’
Howie Klein / Crooks and Liars:
C&L WELCOMES JOHN CUSACK FOR A LIVE BLOG SESSION on WAR Inc.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Henry / Crooked Timber:
Guess who comes last?  —  I've been remiss in not posting anything …
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Obama Goes for the Kill in Pennsylvania, Negatively
Discussion: TownHall Blog and NO QUARTER
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Cheney in NYC  —  Dick Cheney was still in New York this morning …
Discussion: Think Progress
CNN:
Former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow joins CNN
Discussion: Cogitamus
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
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GHOST OF BILL'S PAST
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Discussion: The New Republic
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Bob Kerrey defends McCain on temper
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Ron Paul is still in race and attacking McCain!
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
MORE AD NONSENSE....Are the pro-Obama forces seriously trying …
Redstate:
Obama and Google's Mutual Adviser: Jesus is gay, wears a diaper, and gets run over
 

 
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