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10:00 AM ET, February 25, 2008

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Jonathan Alter / Newsweek:
Hillary Should Get Out Now  —  Clinton has only one shot—for Obama to trip up so badly that he disqualifies himself.  —  If Hillary Clinton wanted a graceful exit, she'd drop out now—before the March 4 Texas and Ohio primaries—and endorse Barack Obama.  This would be terrible for people …
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Clinton searches for the best message against Obama  —  Trying to reclaim the edge, she has accused him of plagiarism, dodging debates and falsehoods in mailings.  —  PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With her White House prospects in jeopardy, Hillary Rodham Clinton has shifted from one tactic to another in trying to overtake rival Barack Obama.
Julie Bosman / The Caucus:
Clinton Turns From Anger to Sarcasm
Leslie Hoffecker / Los Angeles Times:
Nader, spoiling for a fight, says he'll run yet again
William Kristol / New York Times:
It's All About Him  —  Last October, a reporter asked Barack Obama why he had stopped wearing the American flag lapel pin that he, like many other public officials, had been sporting since soon after Sept. 11.  Obama could have responded that his new-found fashion minimalism was no big deal.
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David Paul Kuhn / The Politico:
GOP fears charges of racism, sexism  —  Top Republican strategists are working on plans to protect the GOP from charges of racism or sexism in the general election, as they prepare for a presidential campaign against the first ever African-American or female Democratic nominee.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
CNN poll questions Obama's patriotism  —  I've got to say, I've never seen a reader poll like this on a mainstream media website (or, to be honest, a right-wing blog).  This is currently on CNN.com.  —  And just today (in a very interesting exchange with the Cleveland Jewish community) …
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Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
In Painful Past, Hushed Worry About Obama  —  DALLAS — There is a hushed worry on the minds of many supporters of Senator Barack Obama, echoing in conversations from state to state, rally to rally: Will he be safe?  —  In Colorado, two sisters say they pray daily for his safety.
Steve Vogel / Washington Post:
Trying Some Disney Attitude to Help Cure Walter Reed  —  Fifty medical workers — doctors, nurses, therapists and administrators among them — sat in a room at Walter Reed Army Medical Center gazing at a slide of Donald Duck on a screen.  —  The oft-cranky Disney cartoon character …
Noam Cohen / New York Times:
Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize  —  Of the many landmarks along a journalist's career, two are among those that stand out: winning an award and making the government back down.  Last week, Joshua Micah Marshall achieved both.  —  On Tuesday, it was announced that he had won …
Discussion: Middle Earth Journal
David Freddoso / The Corner:
Obama and Pakistan  —  I've received a couple of e-mails along these lines: … My response is that as much as I appreciate the idea of a dead terrorist, I don't like what we did in Pakistan, and I really don't like the fact that we're bragging about it, or that a presidential candidate would openly discuss it as an option.
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Wall Street Journal:
ElBaradei's Real Agenda  —  On Friday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei submitted a report on Iran's nuclear program to the IAEA's Board of Governors.  It concluded that, barring “one major remaining issue relevant to the nature of Iran's nuclear programme” …
Scott Horton / Harper's:
CBS: More Prosecutorial Misconduct in Siegelman Case Alleged  —  CBS aired its long-awaited feature on the prosecution and imprisonment of former Alabama Governor Don E. Siegelman this evening at 7:00.  In a stunning move of censorship, the transmission was blocked across the northern third …
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Clinton's derision  —  Clinton, in Rhode Island, mocks Obama as emptily messianic and tells the audience that she has “no illusions.”  —  Beth Frerking has more, though it's a must-watch.  —  UPDATE: Clinton, in her CBN interview offers the nontheatrical (and also clearly authentic) version of that derision:
Discussion: Hot Air
Washington Post:
Scare Tactics and Our Surveillance Bill  —  Nothing is more important to the American people than our safety and our freedom.  As the chairmen of the House and Senate intelligence and judiciary committees, we have an enormous responsibility to protect both.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Hold Fast
Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
Trading Places  —  The coalition party becomes the consensus party, and vice versa.  —  For decades, Democrats have been the coalition party.  They brought together groups of people who differed on ideology and in social status.  Republicans, at least since 1980, have been the consensus party.
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John B. Judis / The New Republic:   American Adam
 
 
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Robert F. Worth / New York Times:
Rising Inflation Creates Unease in Middle East
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Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
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Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Public Editor to Bill Keller: “You Haven't Got it.”
Michael Signer / Washington Post:
It's a Scary World. Don't Campaign Reporters Care?
Stuart Rothenberg / Real Clear Politics:
Obama's Appeal Depends on Your Definition of Change
Michelle / Hot Air:
Hot Air embraces change
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
ENOUGH WITH ALL OF THIS “OBAMA IS A MOOSLIM” CRAP
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Obama Knocks Clinton, But Wouldn't Ax NAFTA
Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
The Clintons' Last Stand  —  Watching senator Clinton attempt …
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Aidan Ryan / The Boston Globe:
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