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Edwards To Endorse Obama — ABC News' Kate Snow, Raelyn Johnson, Sunlen Miller, and Rick Klein Report: Former Sen. John Edwards is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama's presidential candidacy Wednesday evening, in a dramatic attempt by the Obama campaign to answer concerns regarding Obama's appeal …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Sister Toldjah, Gothamist, Hot Air, Corrente, Tom Watson, No More Mister Nice Blog, Comments from Left Field, TVNewser, Shakesville, PoliGazette and Taylor Marsh

The Caucus:

Edwards Endorses Obama — John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama at a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich. (Photo: Jae C. Hong/Associated Press) — “The reason I am here tonight is because the Democratic voters in America have made their choice, and so have I,” Mr. Edwards said.

Discussion: TPM Election Central, DownWithTyranny!, American Street, Open Left, Progress Illinois, Bang the Drum, The Mahablog, Shakesville, Wake up America, Riehl World View and The Carpetbagger Report

New York Times:

John Edwards Endorses Barack Obama — At a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Wednesday evening, John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama, who was on the stage with him, to be the Democratic nominee for president. — Sounding a theme of a nation divided into parts by walls, Mr. Edwards said …

Discussion: Political Insider, Liberal Values and Connecting.the.Dots

John Edwards / CNN:

Edwards to endorse Obama — From CNN Political Producer Mike Roselli, CNN's Suzanne Malveaux — (CNN) — CNN has confirmed that former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards will endorse Barack Obama shortly at a Michigan campaign event. — The endorsement could help Obama reach …

Discussion: Political Radar, Liberty Street, The Swamp and MyDD

CNN:

Clinton: It'd be a ‘grave error’ to pick McCain over Obama — (CNN) — Hillary Clinton on Wednesday reiterated her vow to stay in the Democratic presidential race, but she said it would be a “terrible mistake” for her supporters to vote for John McCain over Barack Obama.

Discussion: TPM Election Central, AMERICAblog, MyDD, The Democratic Daily, The Caucus, DownWithTyranny!, Jules Crittenden and Balloon Juice

Chuck Babington / Associated Press:

Edwards gives long-awaited endorsement to Obama — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential nominee even as Hillary Rodham Clinton refuses to give up her long-shot candidacy.

Discussion: The Page, The Washington Independent, Political Machine and Gateway Pundit

Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Edwards to Endorse Obama

Discussion: Pam's House Blend, Pandagon and Power Line

Marc Ambinder:
Hints, Hints, Hints — I don't know if John Edwards is endorsing Barack Obama today.

Discussion: The Field, Reason Magazine, Daily Kos and Swampland

Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
John Edwards to Endorse Obama in One Hour

Discussion: Political Radar

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Edwards Throws His Support to Obama

Discussion: TalkLeft and BAGnewsNotes

CNN:
Obama gets Edwards' endorsement

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Truthdig, Gothamist and The Jawa Report

WXYZ-TV:

Obama Apologizes to WXYZ Reporter — UPDATE: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has apologized to WXYZ reporter Peggy Agar for calling her “sweetie” during a campaign stop Wednesday in Sterling Heights. — Obama apologized in a voicemail he left on Agar's cell phone at 3:16 p.m:

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Shakesville, Spin Cycle, The Moderate Voice, The Swamp, Ben Smith's Blogs, Althouse, The Caucus, Jules Crittenden and Comments from Left Field

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Dept. of media relations

Discussion: Associated Press, Hot Air, Confederate Yankee and Commentary

Marc Ambinder:
Obama Appears To Call Reporter “Sweetie”

Discussion: Redstate and Lawyers, Guns and Money

Anita Singh / Telegraph:

Sean Penn warns Barack Obama at Cannes Film Festival opening — The Cannes Film Festival got off to a lively start with Sean Penn, president of this year's jury, sounding off about US Presidential hopeful Barack Obama and the opening movie almost being upstaged by a bunch of performing pandas.

Discussion: Don Surber, The Other McCain and Classical Values

Marc Ambinder:

EMILY's List Hits Back At NARAL — For the Obama endorsement. Here's a statement by EMILY's List president Ellen Malcolm: … Pro-lifers are going to have a lot of fun with this one...

Discussion: Salon, The New Republic and The Page

Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Malcolm blasts NARAL

Discussion: Pandagon and AMERICAblog

Washington Times:

Cindy McCain's ‘privacy’ charade — Cindy McCain refuses to release her tax returns. This is not just a questionable political decision that threatens to haunt her husband's campaign for the next six months. It is also the wrong decision. Mrs. McCain needs to change her mind and release the returns as quickly as possible.

Discussion: Top of the Ticket, Donklephant and Jonathan Martin's Blogs

Washington Post:
Mrs. McCain's Refusal

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Corner and Donklephant

New York Times:

Republican Election Losses Stir Fall Fears — WASHINGTON — The Republican defeat in a special Congressional contest in Mississippi sent waves of apprehension across an already troubled party Wednesday, with some senior Republicans urging Congressional candidates to distance themselves …

Discussion: Cotton Mouth, The Hill, BAGnewsNotes, The Swamp and The Other McCain

Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
GOPERS STOMPING MAD OVER PROSPECTS

Discussion: TPM Election Central, Yahoo! News, MyDD, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos and First Draft

Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:

McCain's wife sells Sudan-related investments — WASHINGTON - Cindy McCain, whose husband has been a critic of the violence in Sudan, sold off more than $2 million in mutual funds whose holdings include companies that do business in the African nation. — The sale on Wednesday came …

Discussion: The Page, Oliver Willis, Think Progress, Emptywheel and Donklephant

SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:

Countdown Special Comment to President Bush: “Shut the hell up.” — In an astoundingly ignorant interview with The Politico's Mike Allen Tuesday, President Bush insinuated that electing a Democrat in November would lead to another attack on America, and revealed that he made the ultimate sacrifice …

Discussion: Swampland, Intel Dump, AMERICAblog and Think Progress

Michael Calderone / The Politico:

WaPo's Broder taking buyout; becomes contract writer in '09 — Veteran Washington Post political columnist David Broder is going to take a buyout from the paper. As of Jan 1, 2009, he will become a contract employee of the Post. — Here's a note sent to Broder's column clients this morning, obtained by Politico.

Discussion: Outside The Beltway, Philly.com, New York Observer and FishBowlDC

Matt Bai / New York Times:

The McCain Doctrines — Whatever their disagreements on policy, United States senators, even in today's hyperpolitical climate, are reluctant to impugn one another's motives or integrity. — That's doubly true among those who experienced combat in the Vietnam War, a group …

Discussion: Hot Air, Weekly Standard Blog, Redstate, This ain't Hell … and New York Observer

CBN.com:

Obama and the Cross — I have been telling Brody File readers for months that if Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee he will make a pitch to win over independent/moderate Evangelicals. Well, we now have evidence. — The Obama campaign has consistently believed that their candidate can compete for the “religious vote”.

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, The Trail, The Page, Hot Air and Commentary

Jed / The Jed Report:

Pat Buchanan's Racial Paranoia Meltdown — It's just incredible that MSNBC still puts Pat Buchanan on the air. About an hour ago on Hardball he said: … And: … Update: View the full ten-minute segment here. — As a reminder, about two months ago, Buchanan wrote this on his blog:

Discussion: Philly.com and The Field