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10:55 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 …
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
IN MCCAIN'S COURT … Successful politicians know how to attract attention, and how to avoid it, so it's worth noting that John McCain chose to give his speech about the future of the judiciary on May 6th, a day when the political world was preoccupied with the Democratic primaries in Indiana and North Carolina.
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
John McCain and Barack Obama: Two visions of the Supreme Court
Discussion: QandO
Steve Chapman / Real Clear Politics:
Unwise Haste on Gay Marriage
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 …
Discussion: Crunchy Con
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The Huffington Post:
Obama Draws Record Crowd Of 75,000 In Portland (SLIDESHOW)
Discussion: Political Machine
Edward Walsh / Oregonian:
Bill Clinton urges Oregon ‘make your voices heard’
Discussion: The Politico, The Trail and The Page
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
75,000 ATTEND OBAMA RALLY IN PORTLAND
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.
Bryan Bissell / Politicker WA:
Superdelegate Pelz to back Obama  —  Washington State Democratic Party Chairman Dwight Pelz, a superdelegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer, has just announced that he will support Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  “I am writing you today …
Discussion: The Page
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Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Obama Leads Clinton by 11 Points
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Stranded in Suburbia  —  I have seen the future, and it works.  —  O.K., I know that these days you're supposed to see the future in China or India, not in the heart of “old Europe.”  —  But we're living in a world in which oil prices keep setting records, in which the idea …
Elaine McArdle / Boston Globe:
The freedom to say ‘no’  —  Why aren't there more women in science and engineering?  Controversial new research suggests: They just aren't interested.  —  WHEN IT COMES to the huge and persistent gender gap in science and technology jobs, the finger of blame has pointed in many directions …
Discussion: ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
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Matthew Yglesias:
Sexism in Science and Engineering
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner
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 …
Discussion: Commentary and Positive Liberty
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 …
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.
Neela Banerjee / New York Times:
Dancing the Night Away, With a Higher Purpose  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — In their floor-length gowns, up-dos and tiaras, the 70 or so young women swept past two harpists and into a gilt-and-brocade dining room at the lavish Broadmoor Hotel, on the arms of their much older male companions.
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 …
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 …
 
 
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Jennifer Rubin / Commentary:
Not A Serious Threat  —  This remarkable bit of footage …
Discussion: TownHall Blog and Redstate
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
The GOP at the Trough  —  Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin …
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Robertgreenwald / Brave New Films blog:
McCain's YouTube Problem Just Became a Nightmare
Jonathan P. Hicks / New York Times:
Signs Fossella May Run Again Unnerve G.O.P.
Discussion: New York Magazine
John R. Bolton / Wall Street Journal:
Bring On the Foreign Policy Debate
Michael S. Malone / Wall Street Journal:
The Next American Frontier
Discussion: EconLog
Kevin Sack / New York Times:
Doctors Say 'I'm Sorry' Before ‘See You in Court’
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Omar Sinan / Associated Press:
Bin Laden lashes out at Arab leaders
Alex Blaze / The Bilerico Project:
Obama's so gay
Discussion: Althouse and KIKO'S HOUSE
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Big GOP losses in Congress likely, even if McCain wins
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
Chuck Plunkett / Denver Post:
Record crowd shows signs of rift
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
U.S. General Apologizes for Desecration of Koran