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6:45 PM ET, May 29, 2008

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Mike Allen / The Politico:
McClellan: WH wanted him to stay silent  —  Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, speaking out for the first time since publication of his searing memoir, told NBC's “Today” show on Thursday that he erroneously believed what President Bush was saying about the war but now is answering …
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA BOXED IN?  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Boxing Obama in on Iraq?  Lost yesterday in the frenzy over Scott McClellan's new book was McCain's blistering attack on Obama over the fact that the Illinois senator hasn't been to Iraq since 2006.
Jessica Yellin / CNN:
TV news under the microscope
Marisa Rindone / Portfolio.com:
McClellan, Right and Wrong
Discussion: The Opinionator and BAGnewsNotes
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
CNN/MSNBC reporter: Corporate executives forced pro-Bush, pro-war narrative
Abe Greenwald / Commentary:
Pelosi Credits Iran's “Goodwill” for Surge Success  —  In an interview yesterday with the San Francisco Chronicle, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed the U.S. troop surge failed to accomplish its goal.  She then partially credited the success of the troop surge to “the goodwill of the Iranians …
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Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Pelosi vows to prevent fight at Dem convention  —  (05-28) 20:17 PDT San Francisco — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will step in if necessary to make sure the presidential nomination fight between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama does not reach the Democratic National Convention …
Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
Nancy Pelosi Puts Credit for Surge's Success Where It Belongs: The Goodwill of IRAN  —  Oh.  My.  God.  —  Having blurted out, probably accidentally, that the surge was in fact successful, Granny Rictus McBotoxImplants now scrambles to credit the enemy nation murdering our troops …
Sara Just / Political Radar:
Democratic Leaders Pushing to Avoid Convention Fight
Discussion: TIME.com
Pew Research Center:
McCain's Negatives Mostly Political, Obama's More Personal  —  Clinton Backers Cool to Obama - White Female Support in Question  —  Overview  —  As the end of the primary season draws near, Barack Obama is the clear favorite of Democratic voters for their party's presidential nomination.
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Emptywheel:
George Bush Authorized the Leak of Valerie Wilson's Identity  —  Scottie McC doesn't know it yet.  But that's basically what he revealed this morning on the Today Show (h/t Rayne).  —  During the interview, Scottie revealed the two things that really pissed him off with the Bush Administration.
Jim / The Politico:
Google Technorati more:  —  Hillary and Bill: EAT THIS and shut up about your Electoral College Argument Du Jour.  Somehow the Vast Right Wing Conspiracy accusation that served you so well in the 1990s has become a Vast LEFT-WING Conspiracy??  Whatever suits your purpose I guess....
Discussion: Salon
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Reality Check
Discussion: Eunomia and Outside The Beltway
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
What Is Going On At Trinity Church?  —  Update (TL): The commenters here do not speak for TalkLeft or represent the views of TalkLeft, as is stated on our home page and is particularly relevant to the comments to this post by Big Tent Democrat.  —  First of all, this has nothing …
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Mississippi Senate Special  —  Mississippi's appoints U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R) finds himself in a very tight election battle to win the job on his own.  University of Virginia's Larry Sabato has noted that this will be a “real political battle” which is “a rarity in a state that's usually red as red can be.”
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Rasmussen Reports:
Election 2008: Mississippi Presidential Election
Bill Scher / Today's Ideas & Actions:
McCain'S Incoherence On Global Warming Reaches New Heights  —  Yesterday, Sen. John McCain said he does not support the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill, and would not show up to vote on it next week.  From the Washington Post: … Three weeks ago, he had a different view.  From Time Magazine's Swampland:
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Axelrod Exclusive: Obama Strategist Rips McCain, Defends Himself Against Lobbying Charges  —  stumble digg reddit del.ico.us news trust buzz up  —  Barack Obama's chief strategist leveled the campaign's harshest counterattack yet over John McCain's recent rhetoric on national security issues …
Dawn Teo / The Huffington Post:
Michelle Obama In Phoenix: “Fear Is A Useless Emotion”  —  stumble digg reddit del.ico.us news trust buzz up  —  Tuesday, George Bush and Michelle Obama each traversed McCain's home state of Arizona to raise money for the presidential election.  Bush headlined fundraisers for John McCain in Phoenix …
Matthew Yglesias:
Why are you making me hurt you?  —  Man, this is Carville (courtesy of The Jed Report) blaming the Obama campaign, and how they played the assassination story, for Hillary potentially pushing this race past June 3rd.  Incredible.  I was in college for most of the 90s doing the sort of illicit, dumb things that people in college do.
Discussion: Open Left
James Fallows:
Simple comment on Jim Webb as veep  —  Since I am the last person within reach of a computer to weigh in about Jim Webb as a running mate for Barack Obama, I'll make up for the lateness with the simplicity of my point:  — Until 7pm November 4, 2008, Webb might well be a very strong addition to the ticket.
Associated Press:
Dunkin' Donuts pulls Rachael Ray ad  —  The coffee and donut chain says it yanked online spot to avoid ‘misperception’; professor says links to extremism are narrow-minded and even racist.  —  BOSTON (AP) — Dunkin' Donuts has pulled an online advertisement featuring Rachael Ray after complaints …
Discussion: The Impolitic and Donklephant
CNN:
Obama played hardball in first Chicago campaign  —  (CNN) — When the Democratic National Committee meets Saturday on the thorny issue of seating the Florida and Michigan delegations at its August convention, party officials will have to fashion a solution that satisfies supporters …
 
 
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Alyssa / Matthew Yglesias:
Everybody talks like they've got something to say
Discussion: The New Republic
Washington Wire:
Clinton Recalls Her Trips With McCain to Conflict Zones
Discussion: TIME.com
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard Blog:
McCain VP Search Heads to Alaska
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Understating Obama  —  There are very few sure things in politics …
Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
CNN Reporter's Interview Raises Ethical Questions
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Marc Ambinder:
McCain Cancels Schedule Tomorrow
Discussion: TIME.com
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard Blog:
Susan Sarandon: I'm Moving Away if McCain Wins
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Justices Show Ability To Move to the Center
 Earlier Items: 
Matthew Yglesias:
Racism and the allegory of the Boston Red Sox
Washington Post:
Search Is Urged for Syrian Nuclear Sites
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Young Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Bang the Drum
Alexandra Fenwick / Stamford Advocate:
Majority whip endorses Himes but keeps presidential pick secret
Michael Luo / New York Times:
2 Senators for McCain Leave Group After Ads
Ben Adler / The Politico:
Female VP hopefuls contrast with Clinton
Eric Auchard / Reuters:
Rupert Murdoch predicts landslide for Democrats
 

 
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