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7:45 PM ET, May 28, 2008

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Scott McClellan's Confession — Scott McClellan worked as a loyal press spokesman for George W. Bush for eight years, ultimately becoming White House Press Secretary . He resigned from that position in 2006, in the wake of the controversy over the Valerie Plame leak scandal.

Discussion: On Deadline, Attackerman, The Trail, Taylor Marsh and Washington Wire

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:

Scott McClellan on the “liberal media” — (updated below - Update II) — In a minimally rational world, this extraordinary passage, from the new book by Scott McClellan, would forever slay the single most ludicrous myth in our political culture: The “Liberal Media”: … Just consider how remarkable that is.

Discussion: Political Punch, BuzzFlash.org, TIME.com, Daily Kos, BAGnewsNotes and The Huffington Post

Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:

Ex-Press Aide Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq — Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated “political propaganda campaign” led by President Bush and aimed at “manipulating sources of public opinion” …

Mark Murray / MSNBC:
WHITE HOUSE REACTS TO MCCLELLAN'S BOOK

Discussion: Think Progress, The Impolitic, TBogg, The Raw Story, The Moderate Voice and Firedoglake

Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
What Happens When the Ex-Press Secretary Doesn't Trash His Boss

Discussion: Power Line

Ali / Think Progress:
Loyal Bushies Smear McClellan: ‘Disgruntled,’ …

Discussion: The Corner, MSNBC, Balloon Juice, The Carpetbagger Report and FishBowlDC

Redstate:
Incompetence, Thy Name Is . . .

Discussion: DownWithTyranny!, On Deadline and Flopping Aces

Douglas Stanglin / Bloomberg:
Bush ‘disappointed’ by tone of McClellan memoir

Discussion: Nitpicker, Connecting.the.Dots and Swampland

Henry Blodget / The Huffington Post: McClellan Book's Real Message: “I'm a Loser”

Hillary Clinton / CNN:

Rendell: ‘Very unlikely’ Clinton will win — (CNN) - Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell - who has been one of New York Sen. Hillary Clinton's biggest backers - said Wednesday that she would make a “far better candidate” than frontrunner Barack Obama in major swing states, but is “very unlikely” she will be the Democratic nominee this fall.

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs and The Political Carnival

Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:

Democrats Are Advised to Seat Half of 2 States' Delegations — Democratic Party lawyers have determined that no more than half the delegates from Florida and Michigan can be seated at the party's August convention, dealing a blow to Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's efforts to seat the full delegations from those states.

Discussion: Comments from Left Field, TIME.com, Commentary, Political Machine and A Blog For All

Hillary Clinton / CNN:

Florida court throws out DNC suit — (CNN) — A Florida court threw out a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Democratic Party's decision not to seat delegates from Florida — as litigants prepared to appeal the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. — Political consultant Victor DiMaio …

Discussion: The Trail, Associated Press, MyDD and Wake up America

Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:

Clinton's Two-State Two-Step — On Saturday, when the Rules Committee of the Democratic National Committee meets to determine the fate of Florida and Michigan's delegations to this summer's convention, it will have some company. A group of Hillary Clinton supporters has announced it will demonstrate outside.

Discussion: Matthew Yglesias, TalkLeft, The Corner, Daily Kos, The Hill and The Carpetbagger Report

Roger Simon / The Politico:
Dems seek to avoid meltdown

Discussion: The Swamp, The Moderate Voice, Ben Smith's Blogs, Real Clear Politics, Wake up America, Political Machine, Stumper and Washington Wire

Lydia Saad / Gallup:

Hillary Clinton's Swing-State Advantage — Clinton says her primary wins are indicative of general-election results — PRINCETON, NJ — In the 20 states where Hillary Clinton has claimed victory in the 2008 Democratic primary and caucus elections (winning the popular vote) …

Discussion: TalkLeft, Hot Air, Redstate, TPM Election Central and Taylor Marsh

Gallup:

Gallup Daily: McCain 46%, Obama 45% — Obama leads Clinton among national Democrats by 50% to 44% — PRINCETON, NJ — John McCain and Barack Obama are now virtually tied at 46% to 45% when registered voters nationally are asked for whom they would vote next November if these were the two …

Discussion: The Swamp, NO QUARTER and MyDD

Fernando Suarez / CBS News:

Clinton Casts Wide Net of Exaggeration, Claims to Lead in “Every Poll” — From CBS News' Fernando Suarez: — BILLINGS, MONT. — During an evening rally in Montana's largest city Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton explained to the crowd why she should be the Democratic Party's nominee …

Discussion: The Jed Report, Liberal Values and The Moderate Voice

Fox News:
McCain to Obama: The Proof Is in the Visit

Discussion: Spin Cycle, Boston Globe, The Swamp and American Spectator

Mark Halperin / TIME.com:

Clinton's Letter to Superdelegates — The stakes in this election are so high: with two wars abroad, our economy in crisis here at home, and so many families struggling across America, the need for new leadership has never been greater. — At this point, we do not yet have a nominee …

Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs, Salon, Spin Cycle, Booman Tribune and Irish Trojan in Tennessee

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish: The Selfless Leader's Final Appeal

Stephen Adams / Telegraph:

John Bolton escapes citizen's arrest at Hay Festival — John Bolton, the former US ambassador to the United Nations, has escaped an attempted citizen's arrest as he appeared at the Hay Festival. — George Monbiot is held off by security guards — Security guards blocked the path …

Stephen Adams / Telegraph:
John Bolton to be target of citizen's arrest at Hay Festival

Discussion: Think Progress, MoJoBlog and A Blog For All

Bob Smizik / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Madden removed from air by ESPN — Mark Madden, who made his reputation with bold, outlandish attacks on famous people, has been permanently removed from the air by ESPN. — His dismissal, which came down from ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., came five days after he made a scurrilous remark …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and The Radio Equalizer

GOP.com:

RNC Launches Online Clock Counting Days Since Obama's Last Visit to Iraq — Why Does Obama Readily Agree To One-On-One Negotiations With Ahmadinejad, But Decline One-On-One Briefings With Our Military Leaders? — WASHINGTON - RNC Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan released the following statement today:

Discussion: Wake up America, The Caucus, Top of the Ticket and Needlenose

National Review:
Is Obama Willing To Meet Ahmadinejad, But Not Petraeus?

Discussion: The American Mind, Stop The ACLU, Redstate and PoliPundit.com

Jeff Stier / The Politico:

Will Obama's former smoking impact health? — Now that John McCain has finally released his medical records, the issue of candidates' health should be put to rest, right? Not so fast. Barack Obama's campaign has said at least some of his medical records would be released next week …

Discussion: protein wisdom

Jill Zuckman / The Swamp: Obama smoking presents health issue

Walter Alarkon / The Hill:

Wasserman Schultz: Judiciary Committee Willing To Arrest Rove If He Doesn't Testify — Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said that the House Judiciary Committee would be willing to arrest Karl Rove if the former White House official doesn't testify about his role in the firing of nine U.S. attorneys in 2006.

Discussion: Think Progress

Andrew Miga / Associated Press:

Lieberman says he'll speak to controversial pastor's group — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Joe Lieberman says he'll speak at a July conference hosted by Rev. John Hagee, whose endorsement was recently rejected by Republican John McCain because of Hagee's controversial remarks about religion.

Discussion: Crooks and Liars, Think Progress, The Reaction, Right Wing Watch and The Carpetbagger Report