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9:55 AM ET, June 6, 2008

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MSNBC:
Clinton, Obama meet in Washington  —  They confer after she disavows push to make her vice president  —  WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton met late Thursday with Barack Obama, a day after saying she would end her quest for the Democratic nomination and endorse the Illinois senator.
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Beth Fouhy / Associated Press:
Clinton expected to look to Obama for help on debt  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — In politics, money talks.  And money is likely to be an important factor in discussions between Barack Obama's advisers and the debt-saddled Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign.  —  Clinton will likely seek help …
Discussion: Spin Cycle and TIME.com
Paul Haven / Associated Press:
Reports: Edwards rules out vice president slot  —  MADRID, Spain - John Edwards has ruled out being Barack Obama's running mate on the Democratic presidential ticket, according to interviews carried by two leading Spanish newspapers on Friday.  —  “I already had the privilege of running …
Discussion: Hot Air and TIME.com
New York Times:
Obama Moves to Next Phase as Clinton Douses Talk of Ticket  —  BRISTOL, Va. — Senator Barack Obama moved forcefully into the general election on Thursday, placing his stamp on the Democratic Party apparatus and holding a private nighttime meeting with Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in an effort to unify Democrats.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps  —  WASHINGTON — A top adviser to Senator John McCain says Mr. McCain believes that President Bush's program of wiretapping without warrants was lawful, a position that appears to bring him into closer alignment with the sweeping theories …
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Hilary Leila Krieger / Jerusalem Post:
Obama clarifies united J'lem comment  —  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama did not rule out Palestinian sovereignty over parts of Jerusalem when he called for Israel's capital to remain “undivided,” his campaign told The Jerusalem Post Thursday.
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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain bumbles the delivery  —  NEW ORLEANS - As Democrats buzzed this week about their new de facto nominee, his historic candidacy and the unlikely political demise of Hillary Rodham Clinton, Republican circles were humming with another topic.  —  The topic: Is there a way John McCain …
Discussion: The Swamp and Daily Pundit
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David Jackson / USA Today:
McCain says he won't run from Bush in campaign  —  FORT LAUDERDALE — Republican John McCain said he won't try to “separate” himself from a weakened President Bush or his unpopular handling of the war in Iraq to try to win the general election against Barack Obama, who has made opposition to the war a focus of the Democratic campaign.
Discussion: TIME.com and TPM Election Central
Kathy Kiely / USA Today:
Obama reaching out to the white working class
Discussion: Think Progress and TIME.com
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Clinton Meets With Obama, and the Rest Is Secret  —  WASHINGTON — For 17 months, they tracked one another's movements like prey.  —  But Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton came together here Thursday evening to pull off a secret rendezvous.  They ditched their traveling entourages …
Marc Ambinder:
Questions About The Secret Meeting — Now, With Answers  —  There was a meeting.  It was not at Hillary Clinton's house.  (I'm betting it was at Jim Johnson's Georgetown condo.)  Staff worked out the schedules.  Obama wanted to talk about bringing the party together.  —  1. Who asked for the meeting?
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Joseph Coleman / Associated Press:
$45 trillion needed to combat warming  —  TOKYO - The world needs to invest $45 trillion in energy in coming decades, build some 1,400 nuclear power plants and vastly expand wind power in order to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, according to an energy study released Friday.
Discussion: Don Surber and JammieWearingFool
The Politico:
Clinton's exit: When push came to shove  —  In the end, the same man who ushered Hillary Clinton into electoral politics nine years ago pushed her out.  —  Wednesday, Clinton was asking supporters to wait - it was unclear for what — and to give her time to gather her thoughts.
 
 
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