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9:50 PM ET, May 29, 2008

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Lynn Sweet:
Obama “deeply disappointed” in Father Michael Pfleger.  UPDATE Pfleger apology.  —  WASHINGTON—Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) said in a statement he was “deeply disappointed” in Father Michael Pfleger, after the priest —in a scene caught on videotape— mocked Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y) …
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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.
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Ali / Think Progress:
McClellan: Bush ‘secrectly declassified’ …
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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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
Erika Lovley / The Crypt's Blogs:
Follow the leader  —  Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) told reporters today that the United States and Europe could limit the flow of foreign goods from India and China if the countries don't agree to start reducing their greenhouse gas emissions.  —  “I think Europeans and Americans are aware …
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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.
The New Republic:
Bad News For Republicans  —  Is it the GOP's horrible reputation (in light of Bush, Katrina, Iraq, etc.) that is making voters not like them, or is it actually just their positions that are making them so unpopular?  Josh at Next Right points to an interesting study, done for NPR …
Discussion: The Next Right and Eunomia
Washington Wire:
Clinton Recalls Her Trips With McCain to Conflict Zones  —  Matt Phillips reports from Madison, S.D., on the presidential race.  —  During one of those candidate-drops-into-a-diner-for-a- chat rituals in eastern South Dakota today, Sen. Hillary Clinton took an indirect jab at Democratic front-runner Sen. Barack Obama.
Discussion: Spin Cycle and TIME.com
KSL-TV:
Parents say classroom sex education went too far  —  A middle school health teacher is under investigation, accused of teaching too much about sex.  —  Parents say the teacher is saying crude and explicit things that don't belong in the classroom.  Dewayne Smith says, “These are our children …
Discussion: Wizbang and Ft. Hard Knox
Alyssa / Matthew Yglesias:
Everybody talks like they've got something to say  —  Working in Washington, for a company that specializes in its coverage of American politics, it's been easy for me to believe that absolutely no one, anywhere, has anything really new to say about this election.
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.
Brian Faughnan / Weekly Standard Blog:
Susan Sarandon: I'm Moving Away if McCain Wins  —  Susan Sarandon is doing the rounds promoting her latest movie, Speed Racer.  She found time to talk to the Telegraph about the movie, her career, and U.S. politics: … It's a valiant try by Ms. Sarandon, but the voters are unlikely to be fooled.
 
 
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CNN:
Attorneys: Terrorism trials rushed to influence election
Discussion: Political Machine
Nate / FiveThirtyEight.com:
Incoming!  —  It's hard to come up with an objective measure …
CNN:
THE SITUATION ROOM  —  Bush Reacts to Book Blast …
Demetri Sevastopulo / Financial Times:
Security chief decries ‘war on terror’
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
Sara Just / Political Radar:
Democratic Leaders Pushing to Avoid Convention Fight
Discussion: TIME.com
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Matthew Yglesias:
Racism and the allegory of the Boston Red Sox
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Axelrod Exclusive: Obama Strategist Rips McCain, Defends Himself …
Rasmussen Reports:
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Alexandra Fenwick / Stamford Advocate:
Majority whip endorses Himes but keeps presidential pick secret
Discussion: TIME.com
Washington Post:
For McCain, A Switch On Telecom Immunity?
Michael Luo / New York Times:
2 Senators for McCain Leave Group After Ads
Dawn Teo / The Huffington Post:
Michelle Obama In Phoenix: “Fear Is A Useless Emotion”