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9:25 AM ET, May 5, 2008

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William Kristol / New York Times:
McCain-Jindal?  —  Barack Obama said Friday, “We've had a rough couple of weeks.”  Actually, he's had a rough couple of months.  He's lost three big primaries to Hillary Clinton.  And, should he hold on to win the nomination, he can no longer be considered a clear favorite over John McCain in the general election.
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Zogby:
Zogby Poll: Obama Leads by 8 Points in NC; Race Still Very Tight in Indiana  —  Undecideds in both states remain high, as likely voters wait for last minute to commit to Clinton or Obama  —  UTICA, New York—The Democratic Party presidential contests in Indiana and North Carolina remained remarkably stable …
CBS News:
CBS Poll: Support For Obama Rebounds  —  In Wake Of Controversy Over Former Pastor, Illinois Senator Builds Lead Over McCain, Clinton  —  (CBS) Democrat Barack Obama appears to have rebounded from some of the damage caused by the controversy surrounding his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright …
Susan Page / USA Today:
Poll: Flap over pastor hurts Obama  —  Barack Obama's national standing has been significantly damaged by the controversy over his former pastor, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, raising questions for some voters about the Illinois senator's values, credibility and electability.
Discussion: The Page
Washington Post:
Dueling Appeals On Taxes From Obama, Clinton
Discussion: TPMCafe and The Page
Byron York / The Corner:
Bill Clinton, Selling the Product in Small-Town North Carolina
Discussion: National Review
Attaturk / Firedoglake:   How much you paying him NY Times?
Thomas B. Edsall / The Huffington Post:
Clinton Camp Considering Nuclear Option To Overtake Delegate Lead  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign has a secret weapon to build its delegate count, but her top strategists say privately that any attempt to deploy it would require a sharp (and by no means inevitable) shift in the political climate …
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Marc Ambinder:
Clinton's “Nuclear Option?”
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Agence France Presse:   Iraq says no hard evidence of Iranian support for militia
Associated Press:
$5 billion U.S. plan for Iraq's Green Zone met with doubt
Discussion: Attackerman
Robert Reich / Robert Reich's Blog:
Hillary Clinton Doesn't Listen to Economists  —  When asked this morning by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos if she could name a single economist who backs her call for a gas tax holiday this summer, HRC said “I'm not going to put my lot in with economists.”  —  I know several of the economists …
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Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Why Oprah quit Jeremiah Wright's church and Barack Obama didn't  —  Early in the 1980s rising television star Oprah Winfrey was looking for a local church in Chicago.  Not surprisingly, she like many blacks including four years later a community organizer named Barack Obama …
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Justin Gardner / Donklephant:
Andrew Sullivan Suggests A “Hate-Filled Dream Ticket”  —  Sully's scared she'll damage him too much.  —  I have a similar concerns, but is choosing her for Veep really the way to go?  —  From TimesOnline: … I think Sullivan's points about JFK picking LBJ and Reagan picking the elder Bush …
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Andrew Sullivan / Times of London:
Obama-Clinton, a hate-filled dream ticket
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Balloon Juice
Steve Chapman / Chicago Tribune:
McCain finds his own radical friend  —  Can a presidential candidate justify a long and friendly relationship with someone who, back in the 1970s, extolled violence and committed crimes in the name of a radical ideology—and who has never shown remorse or admitted error?
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton mailing's gun gaffe  —  Senator Hillary Clinton's mailing attacking Senator Barack Obama's record on guns appears to include a striking visual gaffe: The image of the gun pictured on the face of the mailing is reversed, making it a non-existent left-handed model of the Mauser 66 rifle.
Daniel Hannan / Politics:
How bad does the UN have to get?  —  Here's a nice dilemma for Lefties.  What if UN peacekeepers in the Congo turn out to have been encouraging elephant poaching?  Would they continue to give the organisation their unconditional support?  —  Elephant poaching in Africa: sanctioned by the UN?
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Samizdata.net
Wall Street Journal:
Obama Says Teamsters Need Less Oversight  —  Campaign Talks On Issue Preceded Union's Backing  —  Sen. Barack Obama won the endorsement of the Teamsters earlier this year after privately telling the union he supported ending the strict federal oversight imposed to root out corruption …
Discussion: The Page
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Obama Tells Workers, When They Lose Their Job, They Lose Their Dignity  —  If I were an Indiana voter listening to Obama, I don't think I'd appreciate him telling me that since I've lost my job, I've lost my dignity.  The crowd didn't react to the statement.  Certainly no cheering.  —  See what you think.
Matthew Yglesias:
Fair and Balanced  —  Sweet Iraq panel from the NYT.  It's got Richard Perle and Danielle Pletka and Frederick Kagan and Paul Bremer.  That's four out of the nine slots!  Plus you've got Ken Pollack, and what Spencer Ackerman describes as “non-liberal members of the reality-based community …
Discussion: Firedoglake
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Booman Tribune:
I Don't Want to Talk About the Clintons Anymore
Discussion: CBS News and American Street
Lynnley Browning / New York Times:
Government Intensifies Mortgage Investigation
Ben Adler / The Politico:
ID law could depress black turnout in Ind.
Discussion: Dean's World
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Women's Voices, Women Vote: Did the Outreach Overreach?
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
In Small Towns, Bill Clinton Finds A Campaign Niche
Discussion: The Page
Dallas Morning News:
Dallas County district attorney wants unethical prosecutors punished
Discussion: Reason Magazine
 Earlier Items: 
The Huffington Post:
Howard Dean On Fox News Sunday: Your Coverage Is “Shockingly Biased” (VIDEO)
Discussion: Oliver Willis
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton: ‘Partner’; ‘Spoke out’
Associated Press:
After 2 faint, Clinton cracks joke about making 'em swoon
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Iraqi President's Wife Not Hurt by a Roadside Bomb
Angelica Martinez / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bomber targets San Diego courthouse