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10:10 AM ET, May 27, 2008

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Hindrocket / Power Line:
MEMORIAL DAY: A CONTRAST  —  Barack Obama must be the most gaffe-prone politician in memory.  Today, he delivered a Memorial Day speech in New Mexico.  After greeting the local Democratic Party dignitaries, he began: … Memorial Day honors those who have died in our nation's military service.
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Gateway Pundit:
Zombie Time!... Obama Sees Dead People at New Mexico Speech (Video)  —  Is it Memorial Day or Halloween?...  The gaffe master is now seeing dead people in his audience.  —  And, the Barack Obama Campaign actually posted video of this latest Obama gaffe on YouTube.
David Brooks / New York Times:
The Running Mate Choice  —  My first thought on the running mate question is that to balance his ticket, Barack Obama should pick a really old white general.  Therefore, he should pick Dwight Eisenhower.  John McCain, on the other hand, needs to pick someone younger than himself.
Gavin O'Malley / MediaPost Publications:
Obama Wins ‘Rock The Vote’ TouchTone Survey  —  Among other constituencies, Barack Obama appears to have won over the nation's bar crowd—the majority of which said they'd rather toast a win with Obama as opposed to Hillary Clinton or John McCain, according to the latest Rock the Vote survey.
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
The era of big Clintons is soon over  —  WASHINGTON - There's been a Clinton running for the White House or living in it for approximately forever.  —  Bill, it could be said, was born to run.  Running became Hillary's destiny, too.  —  One quarter of Americans have never known life without …
Los Angeles Times:
Obama, McCain are dueling out West  —  Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico are rich in prospects — but also pitfalls — for each presidential candidate.  —  ALBUQUERQUE — The top Democratic and Republican presidential contenders, Barack Obama and John McCain, brought their campaigns to the deserts …
Discussion: Washington Post and TIME.com
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New York Times:
Memorial Day Draws Two Messages on Iraq
Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Kentucky Senate  —  Kentucky Senate: Lunsford (D) 49% McConnell (R) 44%  —  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of the Kentucky Senate race shows Democratic challenger Bruce Lunsford with a five percentage point lead over long-time Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.
Discussion: TPM Election Central and Eunomia
Washington Post:
No Clear Map For Clinton's Political Future  —  In August 1980, with no hope left of winning the nomination, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy conceded defeat to incumbent Jimmy Carter in the Democratic presidential race.  —  “For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end,” Kennedy said at the Democratic National Convention in New York.
Attaturk / Firedoglake:
America's Concern Troll  —  It is a very difficult battle to figure out who is the worst editorial columnist in the country.  I mean, any fair battle excludes anyone published at “Townhall.com” because you cannot ask the remedial reading class to compare their SAT scores with the rest of the students.
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Richard Cohen / Washington Post:
Worldviews in Need of Merger
Discussion: NY Daily News and Soccer Dad
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Post Buyouts Come With an Emotional Cost  —  Let's not bury the lead: This is a rough time for the newspaper business, a rough time for The Washington Post and a rough time for me.  —  No one need shed any tears for the people leaving this building.  The more than 100 journalists …
Elaine Sciolino / New York Times:
Nuclear Agency Accuses Iran of Willful Lack of Cooperation  —  PARIS — The International Atomic Energy Agency, in an unusually blunt and detailed report, said Monday that Iran's suspected research into the development of nuclear weapons remained “a matter of serious concern” …
Maria Gavrilovic / CBS News:
Obama Talks of Family's Military Service  —  From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic:  —  LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Despite not having served in the military himself, Barack Obama used his Memorial Day remarks to speak about his family's service.  “My grandfather marched in Patton's army …
Douglas J. Feith / Wall Street Journal:
How Bush Sold the War  —  In the fall of 2003, a few months after Saddam Hussein's overthrow, U.S. officials began to despair of finding stockpiles of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction.  The resulting embarrassment caused a radical shift in administration rhetoric about the war in Iraq.
Discussion: Jules Crittenden and PrestoPundit
Lisa Wangsness / Boston Globe:
Burden on Dean to bring harmony  —  Set to mediate Fla., Mich. issue  —  Howard Dean, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, in Manchester, N.H., last week.  (Cheryl Senter/Associated Press)  —  MANCHESTER, N.H. - Howard Dean arrived at this month's New Hampshire Democratic Party convention …
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Tom Coburn / Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Are in Denial  —  As congressional Republicans contemplate the prospect of an electoral disaster this November, much is being written about the supposed soul-searching in the Republican Party.  A more accurate description of our state is paralysis and denial.
State Rep. Rick Noriega / Houston Chronicle:
Texas needs two senators who will back our veterans  —  John Cornyn failed to stand up for our troops — I will  —  Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed Sen. Jim Webb's, D-Va., expanded version of the GI Bill, ensuring educational benefits for all service members, including activated National Guard …
 
 
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George F. Will / Newsweek:
Caesaropapism Rampant  —  Americans are not cynical about politics.
Discussion: Eunomia and The Agitator
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Women's combat roles are likely to be on next president's agenda
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Hendrik Hertzberg / New Yorker:
MEMORY LAPSE … The precise origins of Memorial Day are a little fuzzy.
Globe and Mail:
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Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:
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