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12:45 PM ET, May 29, 2008

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Michael Calderone / The Politico:
CNN's Yellin: Network execs killed critical White House stories  —  On Wednesday night, CNN's Jessica Yellin talked to Anderson Cooper about Scott McClellan's tell-all memoir and agreed with the former press secretary that White House reporters “dropped the ball” during the run-up to war.
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Jessica Yellin / CNN:
Anchors & Reporters  —  Jessica Yellin is a Capitol Hill correspondent for CNN.  Based in Washington, D.C., Yellin joined the network in August 2007.  —  Prior to CNN, Yellin was a White House correspondent for ABC News.  She began with ABC in July 2003 and reported on politics and culture …
Discussion: Think Progress
Nicole Belle / Crooks and Liars:
Jessica Yellin on CNN Says News Execs Pressured Her To Make Bush Look Good
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Journalists were ‘under enormous pressure from corporate executives’
Discussion: Attackerman
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.
Scott McClellan / CNN:
Bartlett rips McClellan, calls allegation ‘total crap’
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Mark Halperin / TIME.com:
Pool Report of Obama Plane Press Avail
CNN:
Pelosi prepared to ‘step in’ to end race
Discussion: TalkLeft
Eric Auchard / Reuters:
Rupert Murdoch predicts landslide for Democrats  —  CARLSBAD, California (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch on Wednesday predicted a Democratic landslide in the U.S. presidential election against a gloomy economic backdrop over the next 18 months.
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Peter Kafka / Silicon Alley Insider:
Murdoch: U.S. Economy “In For A Very Hard Time”
Michael Calderone / The Politico:
Murdoch's ‘open’ to supporting Obama
D. Aristophanes / Sadly, No!:
Best Bitch Slap EVAR  —  Even Malkin has given up on Auschwitzgate, but Dan Riehl and his band of desperadoes soldier on: … Apparently, Dan-o couldn't figure out the great uncle's middle initial so that must mean he doesn't exist.  The word went out: KERNERS ARE GO!
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Associated Press:
Obama adds another Oregon superdelegate  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gail Rasmussen has become Oregon's third Democratic superdelegate in two days to come out in support of Barack Obama.  —  Obama beat Hillary Rodham Clinton by 18 percentage points in last week's Oregon primary …
Discussion: TIME.com
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 …
Discussion: TIME.com
Washington Post:
DNC Lawyers Rule Against Clinton  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's prospects of persuading Democratic officials to override party rules and recognize all delegates selected in the Florida and Michigan primaries suffered a setback yesterday after lawyers for the party ruled that no more than half …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and New York Times
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Florida and Michigan May See Delegates Halved
Detroit News Online:
Michigan favors McCain, split on ousting Kilpatrick, poll finds  —  Survey of 600 voters finds threat to Democrats' hold on state, unless Obama teams up with Clinton.  —  Sen. John McCain is poised to challenge Democrats' 16-year hold on Michigan's presidential vote, and state voters are split …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
Deborah Charles / Tales from the Trail:
Bush's laws will be scrutinized if I become president, Obama says  —  DENVER - Maybe it's his background teaching constitutional law.  —  If elected president, Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama said one of the first things he wants to do is ensure the constitutionality of all the laws …
Discussion: Publius Endures and Attackerman
Michael Scherer / Time:
Team McCain: Ready for Prime Time?  —  John McCain knows how to win small.  No other candidate in memory has done it better.  Give him a microphone, a chartered bus and some Purell, and he can take down a state with raw hustle and personality — a few corny jokes, some “straight talk” and his own heroic tale.
Discussion: Swampland
Byron York / The Corner:
Webb for Veep  —  I've been enjoying the discussion of the possibility that Barack Obama will choose James Webb as his running mate.  One small thing to add.  If Webb is chosen, it will give everyone a chance to revisit some issues that came up during Webb's rather ugly Senate race against George Allen …
Discussion: American Spectator
 
 
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