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4:55 PM ET, April 25, 2008

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Geoff Garin / Washington Post:
Fair Is Fair  —  What's wrong with this picture?  Our campaign runs a TV ad Monday saying that the presidency is the toughest job in the world and giving examples of challenges presidents have faced and challenges the next president will face — including terrorism, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan …
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National Journal Online:
Q&A: David Plouffe  —  Obama's Manager Discusses Clinton's Negatives & The Delegate Race  —  Fri.  —  National Journal's Linda Douglass sat down with David Plouffe, Barack Obama's campaign manager, for the April 25 edition of “National Journal On Air.”  This is a transcript of their conversation.
See-Dubya / michellemalkin.com:
Hillary Clinton: Prayer Warrior.  —  Wow, it looks like we've seriously misunderstood the depth and importance of Hillary Clinton's religious faith: … As the “American Papist” site notes, she's very ecumenical, too: … Yet despite her sincere, abiding Metholic/Cathedist faith …
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama and Clinton Tied at 48% to 47%  —  Clinton's increased support has mainly come from undecided voters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — The Democratic nomination race is now tied, with Barack Obama favored by 48% of national Democratic voters and Hillary Clinton by 47%.
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Alan I. Abramowitz / The New Republic:
Cheer Up, Democrats!  —  Even if the primary stretches on, a long-term tectonic shift in the electorate means the party is in great shape for November.  —  It's all over but the shouting.  Even though the Democratic Convention is still four months away and the presidential election …
Mark Halperin / The Page:
Obama-DNC Fundraising Deal  —  After a series of discussions, the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee have decided to file papers with the Federal Election Commission establishing a “joint fundraising agreement.”  Under the law, such a committee can accept up to $28,500 from individuals …
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Saira Anees / Political Punch:
DNC Official: “You Know What You Call Someone Who Digs Up Dirt on John McCain?  An Archeologist”  —  Call it the perils of Twitter.  —  Or a new Maginot Line in what Slate's John Dickerson has called “the Umbrage War.”  —  On his Facebook page, the Democratic National Committee's director of research …
Discussion: Hot Air and Hotline On Call
Randyj / The Page:
Obama, Democratic Party Make Fundraising Deal
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
McCain: “Clear Who Hamas Wants to be the Next President”  —  McCain spoke with bloggers this morning on a number of issues ranging from William Ayers to Rev. Wright to Tony Rezko.  Jennifer Rubin noted that Hamas had endorsed Senator Obama and asked McCain whether Obama might have given “an unhelpful signal” to the terrorist group.
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MSNBC:
‘Hardball with Chris Matthews’ for Thursday, April 24  —  Guests: Chuck Todd, Howard Fineman, David Shuster, Tucker Carlson, Bob Herbert, Clarence Page, Tom Ridge, Michelle Bernard, Margaret Carlson  —  CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Do the Republicans fear Obama?  Let's play HARDBALL.  —  Good evening.
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
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Ben / Think Progress:
Matthews: Whites are ‘willing’ to support Obama in the same way they ‘root for black athletes.’  —  Last night on Hardball, host Chris Matthews sought to give Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) some “advice” on how to get white Americans to vote for him for president: … Watch it:
Online NewsHour:
Government Curries Favor With Military News Analysts  —  The Pentagon may influence the analysis of some retired military personnel who appear on television news programs, the New York Times recently reported.  Media insiders discuss the details of this murky world of defense companies, the current administration and the war in Iraq.
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Ari Melber / The Huffington Post:
PBS Breaks Media Blackout of Pentagon Propaganda Bombshell
WCBS-TV:
COPS ACQUITTED IN 50-SHOT SEAN BELL SHOOTING DEATH  —  3 NYPD Detectives Cleared Of All Charges In 2006 Incident  —  Sharpton: Verdict Was An ‘Abortion’ Of Justice  —  NEW YORK (CBS) ― In what marks the end of one of the most high-profile police-involved shooting trials in New York City …
Discussion: Vox Popoli
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Tom Hays / Associated Press:
3 NYPD detectives cleared in wedding-day shooting
Chuck Todd / MSNBC:
BIG HRC FUNDRAISER DEFECTS TO OBAMA  —  From NBC's Chuck Todd  —  One of the things that both Dem campaigns are always nervous about is defectors.  In particular, Clinton is more vulnerable to this problem since she's the candidate that is trailing.  Well, NBC News has learned …
Discussion: The Jed Report
Times of London:
The men in black vanish and Basra comes to life  —  The first Western journalist to enter the city since Operation Charge of the Knights was launched a month ago  —  Young women are daring to wear jeans, soldiers listen to pop music on their mobile phones and bands are performing at wedding parties again.
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AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:   Sadr Crumbles As Basra Breathes Freedom
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Skepticism toward Bush claims about Syria and North Korea  —  (updated below)  —  There are multiple reasons why substantial skepticism is warranted concerning the Bush administration's claims that the structure which Israeli jets destroyed inside Syria last September was a nuclear reactor Syria …
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Blue Texan / Firedoglake:
Peggy Noonan Wonders If Obama Loves America, Has Ever Cried Thinking About Henry Ford  —  (Pictured: Peggy Noonan's hero receiving a Nazi medal in Nazi Germany from the Nazis.)  —  This is amazing, even for Nooner: … Let's leave aside the “snooty lefty” and “Men's Vogue” stuff.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Wonkette
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
John Edwards's supporters are flocking to Sen. Obama  —  Donors, activists and members of Congress who backed former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) are flocking to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  This and the fact that Obama is likely to win the North Carolina primary could prompt Edwards to endorse Obama …
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Olbermann Comments on Hillary Causing Stir  —  Keith Olbermann's latest: A discussion with Howard Fineman about the need for a superdelegate to “take [Clinton] into a room and only he comes out."/p>  —  Bloggers say he called for Hillary's murder.  Here's a different take by RiverDaughter at Confluence:
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DON'T NEED A WEATHERMAN TO KNOW ...  As you know the Weather Underground, the somewhat hapless but definitely violent 60s and 70s radical group, has bubbled up into the 2008 presidential campaign.  It's come up against Obama for his association with Bill Ayers and then Obama brought …
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Spin Cycle
 
 
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Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
House Dem Leadership Supports Obama With Ignorance
Discussion: Corrente
Marc Ambinder:
DNC To Assess Challenges On 5/31
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
HILLARY FOR SUPREME COURT?
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
House leaders unveil stimulus checks
Discussion: The Swamp
Krooney / The Page:
Obama Going on the TV Airwaves in All Remaining Primary Contests
Brit Hume / Fox News:
Biblical Scholars Challenge Speaker Pelosi's Old Testament Quote
Mark Steyn / The Corner:
The Corn is as High as a Boondoggling Senator's Eye
Catherine Clifford / CNNMoney.com:
Stimulus payments starting early
Discussion: Donklephant and The Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Wofford, Jr. on Obama's loss
Mohamed El-Erian / Financial Times:
Why this crisis is still far from finished
Ben Adler / The Politico:
GOP objects to bill allowing recounts
Philip Taubman / New York Times:
Lesson on How Not to Build a Navy Ship
Discussion: Neptunus Lex and Angry Bear
New York Post:
THE WORST OF TIMES  —  STAFF BRACES FOR LAYOFFS AFTER BUYOUTS FALL SHORT
The Politico:
Obama has a punctuation problem
Discussion: The Page
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Iraq War Is Everyone Else's Fault, Feith Explains