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12:00 PM ET, June 5, 2008

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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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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
McCain Rips Off Obama's Slogan And Logo  —  Is John McCain trying to be the older, whiter, more conservative Barack Obama?  —  On Tuesday, the Senator co-opted the slogan that has come to personify Obama's candidacy, taking the Illinois Democrat's “Change You Can Believe In” and altering it into “A Leader You Can Believe In.”
Greg Gordon / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton's dilemma: Awash in both cash and debt
Discussion: Eschaton
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
FIRST THOUGHTS: OBAMA'S WIDER MAP  —  From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro  —  *** Obama's wider map: About two months ago, we unveiled our early look at the electoral map.  And this being the second official day of the general election, now's as good a time as any to see where we stand in the McCain vs. Obama race.
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The Hill:
Sen. Warner avoids backing would-be GOP successor  —  Sen. John Warner (R-Va.) is avoiding an endorsement in the closely watched Senate contest to succeed him, so far declining to support fellow Republican Jim Gilmore several days after the former Virginia governor clinched the GOP nomination.
inRich.com:
Three Va. figures probably long shots for VP
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
‘She Could Accept Losing.  She Could Not Accept Quitting.’  —  In a campaign of near-deaths and premature obituaries, the night of May 6 will be remembered inside Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign as the moment it really ended.  —  The staff had settled into the war room at the campaign's Arlington headquarters.
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Jackie Calmes / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Unlikely as No. 2  —  Concession Expected Saturday; Obama Camp Discounts VP Talk  —  WASHINGTON — Supporters of Sen. Hillary Clinton suggested she would like to be Sen. Barack Obama's running mate, but close advisers to Sen. Obama are signaling that an Obama-Clinton ticket is highly unlikely.
Washington Post:
Clinton Pullout Likely Saturday
The Politico:
Dems struggle to heal wounds on Hill
Patrick Cockburn / The Independent:
Revealed: Secret plan to keep Iraq under US control  —  Bush wants 50 military bases, control of Iraqi airspace and legal immunity for all American soldiers and contractors  —  A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Breaking — Obama to change DNC lobbyist policy, will focus on small-group economy chats  —  Good Thursday morning.  —  DRIVING THE DAY: On Day 2 as nominee, Senator Obama wants to show that he will change the nation's politics.  As the presumptive DemoObama already eager to show …
Discussion: Spin Cycle
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Jonathan D. Salant / Bloomberg:
Obama Campaign Open to Helping Clinton Pay Off $20 Million Debt
Discussion: Associated Press, Salon and MoJoBlog
CBS News:
Barack Obama On The Road Ahead
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman  —  Update: Obama and Lieberman had a heated conversation on the floor of the Senate later today.  Details below.  —  Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as John McCain's foreign policy attack dog, jumped on a conference call with reporters …
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Robert M. Goldberg / New York Post:
HOW ‘LIBERAL’ CARE WOULD KILL TED  —  IRONICALLY enough, the dangers of the lib eral health-care agenda are being made clear by the care that a liberal icon, Sen. Ted Kennedy, has received since his brain seizure last month.  —  One day after an MRI detected a tumor, Kennedy was quickly diagnosed …
Marcus Mabry / New York Times:
Many Blacks Find Joy in Unexpected Breakthrough  —  Kwabena Sam-Brew, a 38-year-old immigrant from Ghana, doubted that Nana, his 5-year-old American-born daughter, would remember the rally that effectively crowned Senator Barack Obama as the Democratic nominee Tuesday night.
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Hoping For ‘Obama Effect’
Discussion: The Politico and The Caucus
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Matthew Yglesias:   How Long in Iraq?  —  Here's CBS's poll on how long Americans …
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 …
Menzie Chinn / Econbrowser:
More on De-Globalization: Oil, Transport Costs and Inflation  —  Following up on this post from October 2006, when oil was only $58.88 (WTI,daily average) a barrel, consider this excerpt from today's Thomas Net: … The CIBC report upon which this article is based focuses on ship transport.
Discussion: The Bellows and Paul Krugman
Karen Tumulty / Time:
How Obama Did It  —  Barack Obama was campaigning last October in South Carolina when he got an urgent call from Penny Pritzker, the hotel heiress who leads his campaign's finance committee.  About 200 of his biggest fund raisers were meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, and among them, near panic was setting in.
 
 
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
My Own Votes, Four of Them, Were Flipped Yesterday Before My Very Eyes
Eric M. Weiss / Washington Post:
Road Plus Rally Equals Snarls
Discussion: TIME.com
Wall Street Journal:
Jindal Excites GOP As a Possible Running Mate
John R. Bolton / Los Angeles Times:
Obama the naive  —  His views on world affairs ignore history …
John Kass / Chicago Tribune:
Rezko is not just Obama's problem—he's the GOP's
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Asking and Telling Sam Nunn
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Inside Hillary Clinton's decision to quit: The 5 hidden emotional stages
Marc Ambinder:
Suspending v. Dropping Out... In This Case S=DO.
 Earlier Items: 
George F. Will / Washington Post:
The Gas Prices We Deserve
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Oh Hillary!  —  While pondering contributing to her campaign-debt fund …
Pete Hegseth / Wall Street Journal:
Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
Fox News:
Dead Voters Still Showing Up on Election Records, Puzzling Officials
News24:
Hamas hits out at Obama
Associated Press:
Michelle Obama to be guest host on ‘The View’
Discussion: TIME.com
David Frum:
Rush & Me - Part 1  —  As mentioned below, Rush Limbaugh …
Elaine Ganley / Associated Press:
Outcry after French court rules on virginity