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6:00 PM ET, June 5, 2008

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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama And Dean Team Up To Recast The Political Map  —  Sixteen months after he launched his campaign for the White House, Sen. Barack Obama may, just now, be entering his campaign's most perilous stage.  Facing a rift of sorts within the Democratic Party and concerns over the scope of his political base …
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Associated Press:
DNC bans lobbyist money; Dean remains as chair  —  NEW YORK - Acting swiftly as his party's presumed presidential nominee, Barack Obama is keeping Howard Dean at the helm of the Democratic National Committee, while bringing in one of his top strategists to oversee the party's operations.
Justin M. Sizemore / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
HOW OBAMA DID IT  —  Big states, small states, caucuses and campaign strategy
Discussion: The Plank
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Senate Panel Accuses Bush of Iraq Exaggerations  —  WASHINGTON — In a report long delayed by partisan squabbling, the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday accused President Bush and Vice President Cheney of taking the country to war in Iraq by exaggerating evidence of links between Saddam Hussein …
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David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
PHASE II  —  The Senate intel committee's Phase II report on pre-war intelligence on Iraq is just out.  We'll be bringing you more through the day, but if you're eager to take a look, you can find the reports here:  —  “Report on Whether Public Statements Regarding Iraq by U.S. Government officials …
Jeanne Cummings / The Politico:
GOP fears Obama's money machine  —  With Hillary Clinton's campaign coming to an end this weekend, Barack Obama's rise as the Democratic nominee brings serious bad news to a new group — John McCain's finance team.  —  A review of campaign finance data offers not one ounce of good news …
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Michael Cooper / The Caucus:
McCain's $21.5 Million May  —  ORLANDO, Fl.  - All the time spent fund-raising is beginning to pay off for Senator John McCain, whose campaign said Thursday that it raised a record $21.5 million in May and ended the month with $31.5 million in cash on hand.
Adam Nagourney / The Caucus:
Clinton Says V.P. Is Obama's Choice  —  Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today disavowed a campaign by some of her supporters to pressure Senator Barack Obama into choosing her as a running-mate, saying they were acting on their own and the decision on who to pick was “Senator Obama's and his alone.”
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   Ferraro wants Obama to pay Clinton's debt
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Stay classy, Kos: Markos goes after McCain's ... teeth  —  Bookmark this post, and recall it every single time a progressive blogger accuses us of “distractions” and irrelevancies when it comes to criticizing Barack Obama.  Today, Markos gives his readers a substantive reason to vote against John McCain — his yellowed teeth:
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Kos / Daily Kos:   McCain's teeth  —  Hunter already mocked John McCain's website today …
John R. Bolton / Los Angeles Times:
Obama the naive  —  His views on world affairs ignore history and imperil the U.S. and our allies.  —  » Discuss Article Barack Obama's willingness to meet with the leaders of rogue states such as Iran and North Korea “without preconditions” is a naive and dangerous approach to dealing with the hard men who run pariah states.
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Thom Shanker / New York Times:
2 Top Leaders of Air Force Pushed Out After Inquiry  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force's senior civilian official and its highest-ranking general were ousted by Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday following an official inquiry into the mishandling of nuclear weapons and components, senior Pentagon officials said.
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Aamer Madhani / The Swamp:
Defense source: Air Force brass to resign
Discussion: The Crypt's Blogs
Ross Douthat:
A History of Theodicy  —  Inspired by James Wood's latest litany of eloquent complaints against the God in whom he doesn't believe, here's something I'd like to see: A history of popular theodicy, tracing the influence of the “argument from the existence of evil” against belief in God …
Discussion: Eunomia
Staten Island Advance:
Son of GOP nominee throws hat into ring for Staten Island's seat  —  It could be father versus son in the race for Staten Island's seat in the House of Representatives.  —  An already topsy-turvy political year grew even more so today when Francis M. Powers, the son of GOP designee Francis H. Powers …
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Hillary Didn't Lose.  Barack Won. … Source: Wall Street Journal from data provided by Real Clear Politics … BACK TO TOP  —  PRINT DISCUSS E-MAIL
Discussion: The Fix
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
Lincoln's Rule: Organization Matters  —  Politics has become hi-tech with sophisticated databases, the Internet, TV ads, focus groups and polls.  —  But a lanky Sangamon County, Ill., lawyer described the essential task of politics in 1840 in a letter to his Whig campaign committee.
Discussion: Firedoglake and protein wisdom
Geraldine Ferraro / Wall Street Journal:
Obama's ‘Identity’ Beat Hillary's ‘Identity’  —  “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position.”  —  Be that as it may, what remains is that the candidacy of the first liberal white woman to run for president is about to lose, defeated by, yes, a black man.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Balkinization
Rick Perlstein / Today's Ideas & Actions:
The Meaning Of Box 722  —  For at least six months now I've been planning, and putting off, this post.  The imminent occasion of the first African American major-party nominee forces my hand.  It's time for me to help give a sense of just how far we have come.
 
 
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CNN:
Polls: McCain, Obama in a dead heat
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blogs:
Obama denies a rumor and questions the question
Discussion: NO QUARTER
Jonathan Stein / MoJoBlog:
10 House Races All Headed in One Direction
Discussion: HorsesAss.Org
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
An Early Gallup Road Map to the McCain-Obama Matchup
Glenn Thrush / Spin Cycle:
Most NY Reps to Skip Hillary Send Off
William Glaberson / New York Times:
9/11 Suspects Arraigned at Guantánamo Hearing
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Swamp
Chris Baker / Game|Life:
Sandra Day O'Connor: Game Designer
Discussion: Slog and The Moderate Voice
Ross Douthat:
Hillary Bows Out  —  “If only she'd done this weeks ago,” Matt writes.
Discussion: The Plank
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Mark Steyn / The Corner:
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Political Perceptions:
Obama's White Family and Black Church
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
MCCAIN: MINDING THE GAP
Kay Olson / Alas, a blog:
RIP Harriet McBryde Johnson, 1957-2008
Peter Allen / Telegraph:
Sheep flatulence inoculation developed
Karen Tumulty / Time:
How Obama Did It  —  Barack Obama was campaigning last October …
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA'S WIDER MAP
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