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4:00 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 …
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 …
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  —  WASHINGTON - Barack Obama accused President Bush of “a false political attack” Thursday after Bush warned in Israel against appeasing terrorists — early salvos in a general election campaign that's already blazing even as Obama tries to sew up his party's nomination.
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
BUSH'S ‘NAZI’ SWIPE AT OBAMA
Discussion: TownHall Blog
CNN:
Biden calls Bush comments ‘bulls**t’
Discussion: WillBardwell.com
Wonk Room:
Bush Tries To Distract From The Conservative Record On Terrorism
Discussion: Newshoggers.com
Elisabeth Bumiller / The Caucus:
McCain Agrees With Bush's Remarks on Appeasement
Discussion: Commentary and The Trail
Matthew Hay Brown / The Swamp:
Pelosi challenges McCain, sort of
Discussion: Political Radar and Angry Bear
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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.
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:   Equality In California  —  Yes: the court just ruled for it …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: California Supreme Court legalizes gay marriage; Update …
Bill Mears / CNN:
California ban on same-sex marriage struck down
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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 …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Must Stand for Something  —  Tuesday's election results highlighted challenges for both Democrats and Republicans.  —  Republicans received a hard shot in Mississippi.  Greg Davis (for whom I campaigned and who was a well-qualified candidate) narrowly lost a special congressional election …
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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.
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
The Politico:
Six ways the GOP can save itself  —  Things are so ugly for the members of the GOP right now, it's worth pondering their political mortality: Put bluntly, can this party be saved?  —  We talked to some of the smartest minds in Republican politics, and their prognosis is pretty grim.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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CREW:
CREW and VoteVets release email telling VA staff to “refrain …
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New York Times:
Defying President Bush, Senate Passes Farm Bill
Discussion: Bluestem Prairie
Jonathan P. Hicks / City Room:
Are S.I. Winds Blowing Toward Resignation, or Re-election?
Discussion: American Street
Michelle Malkin:
The problem with McCain's Big Vision Thing speech; Update …
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FEDERAL JUDGE RULES THAT STUDENTS CAN'T BE BARRED FROM EXPRESSING …
Discussion: The Impolitic and WMBB-TV
Krooney / The Page:
Obama Team Slams “Shameful” Attack on Candidate's Wife
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
 Earlier Items: 
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
A Column's 45 Years  —  On May 15, 1963, Rowland Evans and I published our first column.
Strange Bedfellows:
McDermott endorses Obama
Michael Scherer / Swampland:
McCain Lays Out “Hope” Timetable For Iraq
Brad Wilmouth / NewsBusters.org:
Olbermann Accuses Bush of ‘Murderous Deceit,’ Should ‘Shut the Hell Up’
Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Democratic Media Group Ditches Ad Effort
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