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9:10 AM ET, May 16, 2008

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James P. Rubin / Washington Post:
Hypocrisy on Hamas  —  McCain Was for Talking Before He Was Against It  —  If the recent exchanges between President Bush, Barack Obama and John McCain on Hamas and terrorism are a preview of the general election, we are in for an ugly six months.  Despite his reputation in the media …
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The Huffington Post:
Exclusive Video: McCain Was For Talking To Hamas Before He Was Against It...  Rubin has written an op-ed in Friday's Washington Post about his exchange with McCain, and The Huffington Post has obtained exclusive video.  Here's the key excerpt: … Watch the video:  —  Video courtesy of Sky News
Discussion: MyDD, HorsesAss.Org and AMERICAblog
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Ali / Think Progress:
Chris Matthews Stumps Right-Wing Radio Host: ‘Tell Me What Chamberlain Did?’  'I Don't Know'  —  On MSNBC's Hardball tonight, right-wing radio host Kevin James attempted to defend President Bush's comments comparing Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to Nazi appeasers because he favors talking with our enemies.
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Matthews Rips Guest For Ignorance of History, Then Claims Cole …
Discussion: Hot Air
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Pity Party  —  Big picture, May 2008:  —  The Democrats aren't the ones falling apart, the Republicans are.  The Democrats can see daylight ahead.  For all their fractious fighting, they're finally resolving their central drama.  Hillary Clinton will leave, and Barack Obama will deliver a stirring acceptance speech.
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The Hill:
GOP leaders tout policies as they mull NRCC changes
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
California Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban  —  The California Supreme Court, striking down two state laws that had limited marriages to unions between a man and a woman, ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.  —  The 4-to-3 decision …
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:   West Virginia's Top Judge Loses His Re-election Bid
Ben Smith / The Politico:
McCain adviser ousted in conflict uproar  —  John McCain's campaign asked a prominent Republican consultant, Craig Shirley, to leave his official campaign role Thursday after a Politico inquiry about Shirley's dual role consulting for the campaign and for an independent “527” group opposing the Democratic presidential candidates.
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Massive Blowback To NARAL's Obama Endorsement
Sarah Wheaton / The Caucus:
Edwards Back in the Spotlight Again  —  On his way into an award ceremony in New York City on Thursday, John Edwards took a few questions from reporters about his endorsement of Senator Barack Obama the day before.  —  Mr. Edwards, the one-time contender for the 2008 Democratic nomination …
Discussion: The Page
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John Edwards / CNN:
Eight Edwards delegates now moving to Obama
Discussion: Donklephant, The Page and rubber hose
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Among working class whites, Clinton kicked Edwards' ass too
Discussion: MyDD and Obsidian Wings
Matt Stoller / Open Left:
House Republicans Collapse on Iraq  —  Today, about 100 House Republicans refused to vote for more war funding, voting ‘present’.  They are trying to hand off the war to the Democrats, but even Democrats were able to increase their ‘no’ vote number on funding from 141 to 149; the bill failed.
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Manu Raju / The Hill:
Senate panel adds immigration measure to Iraq supplemental
Discussion: VetVoice and The Corner
Daniel W. Reilly / The Crypt's Blogs:
House fails to pass war funding measure
Emily Freifeld / Channel '08:
Should Obama Clarify Comments on Detroit Speech?  —  Sen. Barack Obama may have to retract a claim he made at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Indianapolis on May 8.  —  In the 30-minute speech, Obama discussed the usual “challenges facing people across Indiana and all across this country …
Associated Press:
Mom indicted in deadly MySpace hoax  —  LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.  —  Lori Drew, of suburban St. Louis …
RADAR:
RON PAUL AGAINST UNCONDITIONAL MYANMAR LOVE  —  Tuesday night, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) was the only member of the House of Representatives to vote against resolution conveying “condolences and sympathy” to the people in Myanmar affected by deadly Cyclone Nargis.
Discussion: Ali Eteraz
Paul Walsh / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Group finds Starbucks logo too hot to handle  —  A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo.  —  Seems that one person's smut is another person's morning latte.  —  A Christian group based in San Diego found grounds for outrage over the new retro-style logo for Starbucks Coffee.
Discussion: Don Surber and Truthdig
Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
McCain Vision Has Most G.I.'s Out of Iraq by 2013  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senator John McCain declared on Thursday that most American troops would be home from Iraq by 2013 and that the nation would be a functioning democracy with only “spasmodic” episodes of violence.
Discussion: Liberal Values and MoJoBlog
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Gary Hart / The Huffington Post:
John McCain and al Qaeda
 
 
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Thanks For Boning, Ma And Pop!
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Daddy Types
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Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:
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Discussion: The Corner
Agence France Presse:
Bin Laden to release speech for Israel anniversary: reports
Peter Wehner / Commentary:
Re: The Obama Campaign Goes Completely Insane
Discussion: The Belmont Club
Michael Goldfarb / Weekly Standard Blog:
Israel's Response to the Speech
Discussion: Macsmind and Hot Air
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Clinton defends Obama from Bush
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: NOW OBAMA'S PARTY?