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5:30 PM ET, February 11, 2008

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Hillary Clinton / CNN:
Clinton dismisses weekend losses  —  WHITE MARSH, Maryland (CNN) — Hillary Clinton on Monday explained away Barack Obama's clean sweep of the weekend's caucuses and primaries as a product of a caucus system that favors “activists” and, in the case of the Louisiana primary, an energized African-American community.
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CBS News:
Barack Obama Makes His Case  —  Steve Kroft Interviews The Democratic Presidential Candidate  —  (CBS) Asked what he thinks is the biggest difference between himself and Senator Hillary Clinton, Obama told Kroft, “I think Senator Clinton is smart and can be an effective advocate.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Not Ready For Prime Time  —  Barack Obama appeared on 60 Minutes last night, and once again he offered change.  Unfortunately, the kind of change offered appeared to be the same he accuses his opponents of offering — waffling on the status of troops in Iraq.
Discussion: Instapundit.com
Jonathan Martin / Jonathan Martin's Blogs:   A preview of the anti-McCain effort
Matthew Yglesias:
Obama and the Details  —  One anti-Obama meme that I notice has gotten a lot of support even among people sympathetic to his cause is the notion that he's somehow shallow or insufficiently well-versed in policy matters.  Obviously, I can't crawl into either candidate's brain and take a look around …
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Mark Halperin / The Page:   HALPERIN'S TAKE: Sixteen Underappreciated Obama Advantages
Karen Travers / ABCNEWS:
College Junior Breakfasts With Chelsea Clinton  —  21-Year-Old Wisconsin Super Delegate Gets Face Time With Former First Daughter  —  Jason Rae is a typical junior in college.  —  He spends several hours a day in class at Marquette University in Wisconsin where he is majoring in history and political science.
Discussion: The Politico and Hot Air
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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:
The Clintons' Charm Offensive
Discussion: ABCNEWS and Matthew Yglesias
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Hate Springs Eternal  —  In 1956 Adlai Stevenson, running against Dwight Eisenhower, tried to make the political style of his opponent's vice president, a man by the name of Richard Nixon, an issue.  The nation, he warned, was in danger of becoming “a land of slander and scare …
John Fund / Wall Street Journal:
Getting to 270  —  Can John McCain win in November?  —  The conventional wisdom is that Republicans start at a serious disadvantage in trying to hold the White House.  A still-unpopular war and a softening economy certainly represent challenges.  So far, most of the enthusiasm in the primaries …
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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:
Army Buried Study Faulting Iraq Planning  —  WASHINGTON — The Army is accustomed to protecting classified information.  But when it comes to the planning for the Iraq war, even an unclassified assessment can acquire the status of a state secret.  —  That is what happened to a detailed study …
Ari Emanuel / The Huffington Post:
My Brother the Superdelegate and Why I Don't Trust Him to Pick the Next President  —  My brother Rahm Emanuel is a superdelegate.  I love my brother, and I trust my brother.  But I gave up letting my brother dictate my life since he determined whether he got the top or bottom bunk in our bedroom back in Chicago.
Gallup:
Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008  —  Based on daily polling conducted Feb. 8-10, 2008  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are now essentially tied in the Gallup Poll Daily tracking results for Feb. 8-10, with Clinton at 46% and Obama at 44%.  Clinton's lead over Obama has eroded over the past five days.
Discussion: The Swamp and The Campaign Spot
WTVR-TV:
NEW: Preliminary Virginia Poll has Obama and McCain with Sizable Leads: Huckabee Surges  —  Eve of VA Democratic Primary 2/11/08: No Late Charge from Clinton; Obama Will Get Larger Share of Delegates: 24 hours till votes are counted in the Virginia Democratic Primary, Barack Obama is positioned …
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Rove's Awesome Election Analysis  —  Rove was on Face the Nation yesterday, expressing confidence that John McCain would have no trouble uniting the Republican party in time to defeat the Democratic nominee in the fall.  The intraparty squabbling, said Rove, was a hiccup; in 2000 …
Radley Balko / The Agitator:
Did Bill Sink Hill on Purpose?  —  Before I explain, let me say that I'm not a (Bill) Clinton hater.  I actually like the guy.  I've grown nostalgic for the Clinton years.  The economy was booming.  He was the most free trade president we've had in a long, long time (certainly more free trade than this one).
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
You saw the Obama video, now watch the McCain one  —  Please watch this.  It's from my friend Andy Cobb and his brilliant cast of insane comedians and actors out in Hollywood.  (For anyone who hasn't seen the Obama video, you can watch it here first to get a flavor of the parody.)  I laughed out loud.
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Bill Maher Sorry Rush Remains Alive, Media Silent  —  THIS IS WRONG  —  After Rush Death Wish, Maher Gets Free Pass  —  Since when has it become okay to wish for the death of political rivals on national television?  After Bill Maher's latest HBO meltdown, it's time to hold his feet to the fire.
Discussion: Dean's World and Moonbattery
Paul Kiel / Muckraker:
Huck Plays The USSR Card  —  In a race that's been marked by GOPers noisily competing to claim the mantle of Reaganism, Mike Huckabee seized an easy opportunity on CNN this morning to resurrect the old foe: “That is not what we do in American elections... Maybe that's how they used to conduct …
 
 
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Rasmussen Reports:
Obama, the Democratic Nominee? Yes He Can!
Discussion: Matthew Dowd
William Glaberson / New York Times:
U.S. Charges 6 With Key Roles in 9/11 Attacks
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Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
Obama, the Very-High-Tax Candidate
Discussion: The New Republic
Victor Zapana / Yale Daily News:
Lieberman loses delegate status after endorsement
Clive Crook / Financial Times:
Why Democrats must choose Obama
Discussion: Clive Crook
ppaction.org:
Planned Parenthood Action Fund Launches Radio Ad Criticizing …
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Washington Post:
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The Independent:
How the spooks took over the news
Discussion: The Newshoggers
 Earlier Items: 
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
EDWARDS, OBAMA CANCEL MEETING
Discussion: Ben Smith's Blogs
Jonathan Chait / The New Republic:
Texas and Ohio Won't Decide the Democratic Race
Discussion: Washington Post
Brendan Nyhan:
Where Obama is winning and losing
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Campaign Story Lines, All Knotted Up
Discussion: Daily Pundit
Pauline Jelinek / Associated Press:
U.S. charges 6 for roles in 9/11 attacks
Thomas M. Defrank / NY Daily News:
Meet Hillary's new campaign manager
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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