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7:05 PM ET, May 15, 2008

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CNN:
Bush suggests Obama wants ‘appeasement’ of terrorists  —  JERUSALEM (CNN) - In a particularly sharp blast from halfway around the world, President Bush suggested Thursday that Sen. Barack Obama and other Democrats are in favor of “appeasement” of terrorists in the same way U.S. leaders appeased Nazis in the run-up to World War II.
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Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Biden: Bush's comments were ‘bulls**t’  —  Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), piling on to Democratic complaints about President Bush's speech in Israel today:  —  “This is bulls**t, this is malarkey.  This is outrageous, for the president of the United States to go to a foreign country …
Will Bunch / Philly.com:
President Bush committed political treason today  —  I've seen a lot of sad things in American politics in my lifetime — the resignation of a president who became a national disgrace after he oversaw a campaign of break-ins and cover-ups, another who circumvented the Constitution to trade arms for hostages …
Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:
McCain Agrees With Bush's Remarks on Appeasement  —  Senator John McCain, who has been critical of President Bush on the environment and other policies this week, on Thursday morning wholeheartedly endorsed Mr. Bush's veiled rebuke in the Israeli Knesset of Senator Barack Obama that talking to …
Ed OKeefe / Political Radar:
Obama Takes Issue With Bush Foreign Policy Speech  —  ABC News' Ed O'Keefe Reports: The Obama campaign is taking issue with a comment President Bush made while speaking to the Knesset on the 60th anniversary of Israel's statehood.  —  “Some seem to believe we should negotiate with terrorists and radicals …
Greg Sargent / TPM Election Central:
McCain Blasts Obama As Unfit To Defend America  —  On a conference call with conservative bloggers this afternoon, John McCain launched what may be his most direct attack yet on Barack Obama's national security credentials, saying flat out that Obama is incapable of protecting America and lacks …
Wall Street Journal:
Prepared Text of Bush's Knesset Speech  —  As Prepared for Delivery: Remarks by the President to Members of the Knesset  —  Shalom.  Laura and I are thrilled to be back in Israel.  We have been deeply moved by the celebrations of the past two days.  And this afternoon …
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
Pelosi: Bush comments ‘beneath the dignity of the office’  —  Democratic House leaders are calling out President Bush for a speech in Israel in which he seemed to suggest that Sen. Barack Obama wants the United States to “negotiate with terrorists.”  —  In his speech, Bush said …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Obama says Bush falsely accused him of appeasement
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton defends Obama from Bush
Discussion: Blue Girl, Red State
CNN:
Biden calls Bush comments ‘bulls**t’
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Rahm's defense  —  An interesting pattern I've noticed lately …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
California Court Affirms Right to Gay Marriage  —  Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.  —  The court's 4-to-3 decision, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman …
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
State Supreme Court says same-sex couples have right to marry  —  (05-15) 10:24 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Gays and lesbians have a constitutional right to marry in California, the state Supreme Court said today in a historic ruling that could be repudiated by the voters in November.
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Marriage statements
Discussion: The Daily Dish and Shakesville
Frank James / The Swamp:
Gay-marriage election-year deja vu
Discussion: Gallup and The Crypt's Blogs
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
McCain and Obama weigh in on Cali marriage decision
Discussion: TPM Election Central
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Key Points  —  Two early passages in the California decision stand out.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Ryan Grim / The Crypt's Blogs:
Conyers: 'We're closing in on Rove'  —  Just off the House floor today, the Crypt overheard House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers tell two other people: “We're closing in on Rove.  Someone's got to kick his ass.”  —  Asked a few minutes later for a more official explanation …
Discussion: Think Progress and TPMMuckraker
Guardian:
How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power  —  Rumours of a link between the US first family and the Nazi war machine have circulated for decades.  Now the Guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the Trading with the Enemy Act are still being felt by today's president
Discussion: Emptywheel
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
House fails to pass war funding measure  —  The House failed to pass a measure funding the war in Iraq on Thursday afternoon by a vote of 141 to 149, with 132 Republicans voting “present” to protest what they see as unfair treatment by the Democratic majority.
Discussion: The Swamp and Democrats.com
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Bob Beckel / Real Clear Politics:
If Clinton Wants VP, Obama Can't Stop Her  —  Does Hillary Clinton want to be the Democrats vice presidential candidate?  Probably.  Could she get on the ticket by dropping out before the last states vote on June 3rd?  Definitely not.  Does Barack Obama want her on the ticket?  Absolutely not.
 
 
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