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11:55 PM ET, April 24, 2008

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Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Wright Says His Words Were Twisted  —  In his first wide-ranging interview since video clips of his inflammatory sermons were aired, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. defended himself over the controversy, saying that his words were twisted.  —  Mr. Wright, Senator Barack Obama's former pastor …
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PBS:
Jeremiah Wright  —  More than 3,000 news stories have been penned since early April about Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama.  But behind the five second loop is a man who has preached three different sermons nearly every Sunday since 1972.  In his interview on BILL MOYERS JOURNAL …
Marc Ambinder:
The Most Damaging Thing Rev. Jeremiah Wright Has To Say  —  May well be that Obama “says what he has to say as a politician.”
Discussion: QandO and American Spectator
Greg Mitchell / The Huffington Post:
Excerpts from Rev. Jeremiah Wright Interview with Bill Moyers  —  I've been sent by Bill Moyers' people excerpts from his interview with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, which will air tomorrow night on PBS.  This is the first major Wright interview since the Obama “controversy” broke last month.
Discussion: Swampland
Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:   The Wright Stuff: ABC provides the context
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Wright on Obama's denunciation: He “says what he has to say as a …
Discussion: protein wisdom
Richard Cowan / Tales from the Trail:
Top House Democrat denounces Clinton campaign tactics  —  WASHINGTON - “Scurrilous” and “disingenuous” were among the words a top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives used on Thursday to describe Hillary Clinton's campaign tactics in her bid to defeat Barack Obama for their party's presidential nomination.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Mark Silva / The Swamp:
McCain camp: N.C. shelving Wright ad  —  Carly Fiorina, background and Charlie Black, advisers to Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain work inside the “Straight Talk Express”, Thursday, April 24, 2008 in New Orleans.  (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)  —  by Mark Silva
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Obama Memo: On Electability  —  Seeking to rebut the argument that Sen. Barack Obama's recent primary losses in Ohio and Pennsylvania endanger Democrats' chances of wining the White House in the fall, the Illinois senator's campaign is circulating a memo to superdelegates chock full of polling data …
Mark Leibovich / The Caucus:
Black Leader in House Denounces Bill Clinton's Remarks
Discussion: Fox News
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Reid, Pelosi, Dean may intervene in nomination  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that he may have to push undecided superdelegates to make their decisions in the Democratic presidential race, if the contest stretches into June.  —  Reid said he would consider writing …
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CNN:
Pelosi says she doesn't want to see a joint ticket  —  (CNN) — For at least the fourth time in a little more than a month, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has made it clear she thinks Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shouldn't run together on a joint ticket this fall.
Discussion: The Page
Karen Tumulty / Time:
Tell Me How This Ends?
Discussion: The Page
Patrick / FishBowlDC:
The Obama Watch Comes To An End: Fox News Sunday Gets Obama!  —  Chris Wallace must be happy...  FishbowlDC has learned that Sen. Barack Obama will finally appear on Fox News Sunday this weekend.  A pre-taped interview is slated to take place Saturday in Marion, Indiana.
Discussion: The Page and Macsmind
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:   Ruh-roh: Obama Going On Fox
Fox News:
Obama Countdown Clock Set to Ring With Appearance This Week on ‘FOX News Sunday’
CBS News:
Scalia On Bush v. Gore: Get Over It!  —  Supreme Court Justice Tells 60 Minutes It's Nonsense To Say The Decision Was Politically Motivated  —  (CBS) People who believe the U.S. Supreme Court's decision giving the 2000 presidential election to George W. Bush was politically motivated …
Discussion: Think Progress
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James Vicini / Reuters:
Justice Scalia defends Bush v. Gore ruling
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Hullabaloo
Daniel Henninger / Wall Street Journal:
The Democrats Have a Nominee  —  So what?  —  Other than ensuring the Greatest Show on Earth will continue, does it matter that Hillary Clinton defeated Barack Obama Tuesday in Pennsylvania by nine-plus points?  Barack Obama is the nominee.  —  No matter how many kicks the rest of us find …
Michelle Cottle / The New Republic:
No more Michigan talk!  —  That's it.  Enough is beyond enough.  For what feels like the one millionth time, I just did some segment over at MSNBC on the theme of how Michigan possibly impacts Hillary's position if the popular vote there is factored into the candidates' running tallies.
John Bresnahan / The Crypt's Blogs:
Domenici gets ‘qualified admonition’ from Senate Ethics over Iglesias call  —  The Senate Ethics Committee has issued a “qualified admonition” of GOP Sen. Pete Domenici (N.M.) for a phone call he made to David Iglesias, former U.S. Attorney for New Mexico, in a corruption case involving local …
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David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Ethics Panel Admonishes Domenici
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Susan J. Demas / Detroit News:
Michigan is becoming Clinton's secret weapon  —  If you punched your ballot for “uncommitted” in Michigan's Jan. 15 Democratic presidential primary to back Barack Obama, your vote might have essentially gone to Hillary Clinton anyway.  —  While all eyes were locked on Pennsylvania for the last six weeks …
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Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Is Obama Ready for Prime Time?
TheDenverChannel.com:
Rush Limbaugh Calling For Riots In Denver  —  Talk Show Host Wants America To See Actions Of ‘Far Left’  —  DENVER — Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is sparking controversy again after he made comments calling for riots in Denver during the Democratic National Convention this summer.
Mosheh Oinounou / FOX Embeds:
Updated: McCain calls Hagee views “nonsense,” takes jab at Obama  —  New Orelans, LA — Rev. John Hagee's view that Hurricane Katrina was punishment for the sins of New Orleans residents is “nonsense,” McCain said at least nine times aboard his bus today.  —  The DNC has been calling on McCain …
Borzou / Babylon & Beyond:
IRAN: Hillary's threat to “obliterate” in war reverberates  —  Better be careful what you say in the heat of a political campaign.  It could have global repercussions.  —  Presidential contender Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's vow to “obliterate” Iran, presumably with nuclear weapons …
 
 
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Megan McArdle:
Strategy or vendetta?  —  I find this argument thoroughly unconvincing.
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Melissa McEwan / Shakesville:
Hillary Sexism Watch: Part Eighty-Three
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
‘Jihadist’ booted from government lexicon
Justin McCarthy / NewsBusters.org:
Whoopi Dismisses Elisabeth's Views as ‘Very White’
Discussion: The Jawa Report and Hot Air
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Mullen: We ‘Will Have to Deal with Iran in the Very Near Future’
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John McCormick / The Swamp:
Obama in Chicago, speaks to IN
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
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Noam Scheiber / The New Republic:
Electability, Parsed  —  Matt Yglesias makes a great point …
Gallup:
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James Glanz / New York Times:
Sunnis Agree to End Boycott, Rejoin Iraq Government
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
Disneyland-Style Theme Park Set for Baghdad. Honest to God
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Marc Ambinder:
Ambinder The Dupe?  —  Moments after I posted a brief …
Pete Winn / CNSNews:
Biblical Scholars Challenge Pelosi's ‘Scripture’ Quote
 

 
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
The FCC votes 3-2 to reinstate net neutrality rules, expanding government oversight of ISPs and aiming to protect consumer access to the internet

Laura Kukkonen / Columbia Journalism Review:
After a reporter for Aamulehti, Finland's second-largest daily, acknowledged in his autobiography that he fabricated stories, the paper removes 551 articles

Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
Memo: Boston public radio station WBUR CEO Margaret Low says 31 employees, or ~14% of its staff, are leaving, with 24 of them taking a voluntary buyout

 
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