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9:30 AM ET, May 19, 2008

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William Kristol / New York Times:
McCain Exceptionalism  —  Last Tuesday, Republicans lost another Congressional seat in a special election — their third such defeat in two months.  On Wednesday I received an acerbic e-mail message from a disgusted young G.O.P. loyalist: “I just have to say that Republicans are a dumb party that chooses stupid candidates.
Discussion: Shakesville, TBogg and The Page
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Agence France Presse:
Obama camp spies endgame in Oregon  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) — Barack Obama set his sights on November's general election Saturday as he campaigned in Oregon, where he hopes to declare victory in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  Obama has said Tuesday's primaries in Oregon …
The Trail:
Record Obama Crowd, the Size of a City  —  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) speaks to people at Waterfront Park in Portland, Ore., May 18, 2008.  (Associated Press)  —  By Matthew Mosk  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Sen. Barack Obama has seen his share of large crowds …
Larry Rohter / The Caucus:
Obama Draws Record Crowd in Oregon  —  An estimated 75,000 gathered on the banks of the Willamette River in Portland on Sunday to see Barack Obama.  —  “Wow!  Wow!  Wow!” were his first words, as he surveyed the multitude, which included people in kayaks and small pleasure craft on the river.
Discussion: The Impolitic and Group News Blog
Edward Walsh / Oregonian:
Bill Clinton urges Oregon ‘make your voices heard’
Discussion: The Trail
New York Times:
Obama Draws Huge Crowd in Oregon as Clinton Courts Kentucky
Discussion: The Swamp, The Caucus and The Page
Charlie Burr / BlueOregon:
Massive Obama waterfront rally: Largest in Oregon history
Discussion: American Street and HorsesAss.Org
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Feud Fuels Bill O'Reilly's Blasts at GE  —  Bill O'Reilly, the Fox News star, is mounting an extraordinary televised assault on the chief executive of General Electric, calling him a “pinhead” and a “despicable human being” who bears responsibility for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq.
William Bradley / The Huffington Post:
Obama And Clinton's California Kumbaya  —  For those on the far right hoping for blood in the streets of Denver, Sunday's meeting of the California delegation to the Democatic National Convention was very bad news.  Because of its size, California is sending even more Hillary Clinton delegates …
Michael S. Malone / Wall Street Journal:
The Next American Frontier  —  The entire world seems to be heading toward points of inflection.  The developing world is embarking on the digital age.  The developed world is entering the Internet era.  And the United States, once again at the vanguard, is on the verge of becoming the world's first Entrepreneurial Nation.
Discussion: EconLog
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Keeping Secrets: In Presidential Memo, A New Designation for Classifying Information  —  Sometime in the next few years, if a memorandum signed by President Bush this month ever goes into effect, one government official talking to another about information on terrorists will have to begin by saying …
Carrie Budoff Brown / The Politico:
Obama: No victory declaration Tuesday  —  MILWAUKIE, Ore. - Concerned about appearing presumptuous or antagonistic towards Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama will not declare victory in the Democratic nomination fight Tuesday in the event he wins enough pledged delegates to claim a majority.
Discussion: The Page, Prairie Weather and The Trail
John R. Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Bring On the Foreign Policy Debate  —  President Bush's speech to Israel's Knesset, where he equated “negotiat[ing] with the terrorists and radicals” to “the false comfort of appeasement,” drew harsh criticism from Barack Obama and other Democratic leaders.  They apparently thought the president …
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and Betsy's Page
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
John McCain and Barack Obama: Two visions of the Supreme Court  —  McCain wants to end ‘judicial activism.’ Obama favors justices with ‘empathy’ for ordinary people.  —  WASHINGTON — John McCain and Barack Obama, the two leading presidential candidates, have set out sharply contrasting views …
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Steve Chapman / Real Clear Politics:
Unwise Haste on Gay Marriage
Discussion: American Spectator
The Big Trunk / Power Line:
JAMIE RUBIN'S DIRTY TRICK  —  James Rubin is the former Clinton administration State Department flack.  He is now a commentator on England's Sky News who prefers to describe himself as an adjunct professor at Columbia's School of International Affairs.  On Friday the Washington Post published …
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
Gender Issue Lives On as Clinton's Hopes Dim  —  With each passing day, it seems a little less likely that the next president of the United States will wear a skirt — or a cheerful, no-nonsense pantsuit.  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now in what most agree are the waning days …
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
U.S. General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran  —  BAGHDAD — The commander of United States troops in Baghdad asked local leaders and tribal sheiks this weekend for their forgiveness after the discovery that a soldier had used a Koran for target practice at a shooting range.
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stranded in Suburbia  —  I have seen the future, and it works.
Elaine McArdle / Boston Globe:
The freedom to say ‘no’  —  Why aren't there more women in science and engineering?
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED, POSTDATED ...
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Doctors Say 'I'm Sorry' Before ‘See You in Court’
Discussion: The RBC and KnoxViews
Omar Sinan / Associated Press:
Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders
Discussion: The Seminal and Jihad Watch
Alex Blaze / The Bilerico Project:
Obama's so gay
Discussion: KIKO'S HOUSE
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 11 Points
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Big GOP losses in Congress likely, even if McCain wins
Discussion: Prairie Weather
 Earlier Items: 
Frank Rich / New York Times:
McCain Can Run, but Bush Won't Hide
National Review:
Barack Obama, Friday, on why he's losing in Kentucky:
New York Times:
McCain to Rely on Party Money Against Obama
Discussion: Firedoglake
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Obama and the Jews
Chuck Plunkett / Denver Post:
Record crowd shows signs of rift
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
Annoyed at lobbyist issue, McCain camp plays Ayers card
White House:
President Bush Attends World Economic Forum
Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:
As Clinton chances wane, old slights come due