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Big Oops: Al Qaeda in Iraq leader NOT captured - U.S. 5/10

'Maverick' McCain a Mere Myth, His Hometown Newspaper Reports: '"He is a conservative who votes conservative on most issues," said Keith Poole, a political scientist at the University of California-San Diego. "By no means is he a liberal or even a moderate."' 5/10

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Obama Takes Superdelegate Lead 5/9

The Tallies are Different on Different News Sites, So Keep That in Mind, But ABC News Now Has Obama Surpassing Hillary Clinton in the Superdelegate Count. Whatever the Variations in Count, Obama Will Surpass Clinton in Most of the Other Counts by Tuesday or Wednesday, as BuzzFlash Predicted Tuesday Night. 5/10

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DNC Report: McCain Flip-Flopped on '100-year' US Presence in Iraq. McCain Criticized Such an Extended Stay in 2005 and 2007. 5/10

Congressman Rahm Emmanuel, Clinton Loyalist to the End, Calls Barack Obama "The Presumptive Nominee." The Thin, Wiry Guy Has Sung.

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The fighting Republicans: 'Infighting rains on McCain's party Diehard Paul supporters seek role at convention' 5/10

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Russ Feingold: Torture memo just one example of Bush's hidden laws 5/10

War's shopping cart: Pepsi, Apple, Krispy Kreme and other consumer firms profit from Iraq too. 5/10

The cyclone and the junta 5/10

'The U.S. Office of Special Counsel last year shut down a previously undisclosed investigation into the federal prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, according to an internal memo made public Wednesday.' 5/10

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Gas jumps above $3.67, oil passes $126 on Venezuela concerns 5/10

Evan Thomas: Divide and Conquer; 'We all know Nixon was nasty. A stunning new book argues that he was also the grandfather of today's politics of hate.' 5/10

What about John, you know, McCain? 'He hasn’t broken 80 percent of the vote in the state primaries that have followed, including Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Indiana, or North Carolina. In Pennsylvania, for instance, Senator McCain received just 73 percent of the Republican vote in a closed primary in which only registered Republicans were permitted to cast ballots.' 5/10

Talk to Action: Goading Churches into Defying Federal Tax Laws 5/10

Final Indiana tally: Hillary Clinton: 637,814 / 50.4%; Barack Obama: 626,642 / 49.6%; Diff. = 11,152 votes (less than 1 %) 5/10

'Congress is finally moving to shut one of the more egregious forms of Iraq war profiteering: defense contractors using offshore shell companies to avoid paying their fair share of payroll taxes. The practice is widespread and Congressional investigators have been dispatched to one of the prime tax refuges, the Cayman Islands, to seek a firsthand estimate of how much the Treasury is being shorted.' 5/10

American Federation of Government Employees endorses Barack Obama 5/10

Attytood: Cheney photo-op on economy wastes thousands of dollars of gas jet fuel 5/10

Jason Leopold: Lost E-Mails Obscure 'Plame-gate' 5/10

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Ellen Goodman on Barack Obama: Sharing dreams from his mother 5/10

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Obama vows to seat Florida delegates; Good for democracy 5/10

Pentagon Drops Post in Pakistan for Top General 5/10

U.S. Army's 'stop-loss' orders up dramatically over last year; The jump coincides with the extension of combat tours from 12 to 15 months. 5/10

'Deafening' silence on analyst story 5/10

Gun Control Advocates Target Illinois State Legislators 5/10

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Who Can Save the Democrats? Hillary's Core of Women Supporters, Writes Peggy Noonan -- Be-Elected Let's Talk Amongst Ourselves.

But over the years, his critics say, Mr. (Sen. Richard) Shelby’s (R-AL) ties to the mortgage industry and the Alabama real estate market, and the generous campaign donations he receives from financial services companies, have distorted his perspective and led him to delay critical legislative remedies. 5/10

Kennedy: No VP slot for Clinton 5/10

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Obama Seeks To Unify Party For November 5/10

John M. Sleaze Watch: McCain Pushed Land Swap That Benefits Backer 5/10

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Brent Budowsky: Pathetic: Hillary Plays the White Voter Card 5/10

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David Sirota: Recognizing the Race Chasm 5/10

Republicans in San Diego Going After Blackwater; Really 5/10

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Iraqis allege sex abuse at the British Embassy 5/10

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U.S. backs eastern secession in Bolivia 5/10

Super(delegate) Friday Haul for Obama 5/10

On the surprising climate benefits of organic farming 5/10

Jonathan Chait: 'Hillary sure has become a populist these last few weeks -- a conservative populist.' 5/10

'Rasmussen Reports will soon end our daily tracking of the Democratic race and focus exclusively on the general election competition between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.' 5/10

Third Former Hillary Clinton Delegate Changes Support to Obama in Last 72 Hours: "Congressman Payne, NJ superdelegate, switches from Clinton to Obama" 5/10

Sam Stein: Clinton Supporters Send Last-Ditch Obama Attack Emails To Supers 5/10

In a taped sermon, the preacher McCain calls a "spiritual guide" calls on America to see the "false religion" of Islam "destroyed." Still, the candidate won't reject Rod Parsley's endorsement. 5/9

Clinton Losing Grip On Catholic Voters 5/10

'While campaigning in Fayetteville, W.Va., Bill Clinton argued with an audience member over claims made by Hillary Clinton that she improved health care during his administration.' 5/10

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The separation now under way between the Clintons and the Democratic Party. 5/10

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Brad Blog: Missouri Governor Blunt (Republican) Destroyed E-Mails, According to Fired Administration Attorney 5/10

Former Clinton WH chief of staff Leon Panetta: Time for Clinton to Concede 5/10

Clinton supporter pressured Pelosi over White House battle 5/9

Burmese Junta Seizes Aid and Blocks Foreigners 5/10

For Superdelegates, Electability Isn't Enough 5/10

Eugene Robinson: The Card Clinton Is Playing 5/10

Clinton Campaign Opposes the Will of the Michigan Democratic Party to Resolve the Michigan Delegate Situation 5/9

Georgie Anne Geyer: Cyclone may bring change to Myanmar 5/10

Clinton finds herself in cash-strapped effort 5/10

Rasmussen has just released a poll showing that Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon, the Democrat running for Governor, is leading both Republican candidates 51% to 35%. 5/10

Fallujah Revisited: Bush, Petraeus Prepare 'Cleansing' of Sadr City 5/10

BREAKING, but not surprising: Senate Ethics Committee dismissed Ethics Complaint against Senator Vitter 5/10

NYT Editorial Deplores the Continuation Injection of "White Power" Racial Overtones Into Clinton's Post-Tuesday Primary "Campaign"

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Why Clinton Stands to Lose Millions; The struggling candidate must act quickly if she wants her campaign debts repaid 5/10

Media Matters: Washington Times issues correction for uncritically quoting Indiana man calling Obama a Muslim 5/10

Attytood: The worst person in the world -- really 5/10

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ABC News has learned that David Bonior, the campaign manager for the 2008 presidential race of Sen. John Edwards, D-NC, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, today. Bonior, a former Michigan congressman, was once the second highest ranking Democrat in the House, and is influential with labor unions.

When Will She Start Campaigning in a White Sheet? "Clinton Touts White Support... Senator Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me." It's not even true based on Tuesday's exit polls. So Hillary's a Liar and the Ghost of George Wallace. 5/9

Joe Conason: Was Hillary channeling George Wallace? 'Hillary's reckless exploitation of racial division could split the Democratic Party over race -- a tragic legacy for the Clintons.' 5/10

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Obama accuses McCain of 'losing his bearings' 5/9

Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) endorses Obama 5/10

For cyclone victims, 'anger has set in'; Survivors of a storm that killed thousands are victimized again, by Myanmar's unresponsive junta, profiteers—and more rain 5/10

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Hillary Clinton's attempts at a loyalty oath not as bad as Bush in 2004, but still bad for democracy -- Be-Elected

Short of Cash, Clinton Is Forced to Cut Spending 5/10

Obama picks up 9 superdelegates, union endorsement

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Will Durst: It's Over 5/10

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Bad news for John McCain: Bob Barr to run as Libertarian 5/9

Olmert faces new corruption probe 5/9

About time: Democratic Groups Redirect Their Fire at McCain 5/9

Walt Uhler: Is the United States of America Addicted to War? 5/10

Who's the elitist now? Cindy McCain says she'll never release her tax returns, even if First Lady. Can we at least have cake? 5/9

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For What It's Worth: Two Republican officials at the Republican National Committee who are involved in "opposition research efforts" in preparation for the general election say the RNC's oppo research dossier on Sen. Clinton runs more than 1,200 pages in length. A Clinton October Surprise? 5/9

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Stump Connolly's Observations in Indiana: Something Was Up as Obama Found Chords of Agreement That Resonated 5/9

Clinton touts support from 'white Americans'; Really? It's just skin color 5/9

North Carolina Congressman (and superdelegate) Brad Miller endorses Obama 5/9

And you thought your week was bad: 'Rep. Vito Fossella (Republican) of New York acknowledged on Thursday that he fathered a child from an extramarital affair, answering questions that arose from his arrest on drunken driving charges last week.' 5/9

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The Yoo memo is just one example of Bush's hidden laws. 5/9

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Oliver Willis: Hillary's "Klan-style talking points" 5/9

Washington Blade: Hillary, the time has come 5/9

'John McCain’s speech on federal judges was essentially a pledge of continued support for the Bush administration’s strategy to shift the federal judiciary further to the right through judges who share a particular legal and judicial ideology. The impact of that that ideology is already playing out in the federal courts in ways that undermine legal and constitutional protections for Americans, and limit individuals’ ability to seek access to justice through the federal courts.' 5/9

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Democrats seek graceful exit for Hillary Clinton 5/9

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Crooks and Liars: John McCain's top 10 out-of-touch moments 5/9

Zogby: Obama's Got His Groove Back 5/9

Obama: Clinton Lead in WV, KY 'Insurmountable' 5/9

Wright not much of a factor for Obama in IN and NC 5/9

Politico: Obama plans to declare victory May 20 5/9

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Maya Schenwar: Women in the Running; 'Whether or not we elect a female president this year, the U.S. has a long way to go when it comes to political gender equality.' 5/9

The recurring case of Clinton fatigue 5/9

Former President Jimmy Carter says delegates from Florida and Michigan should not be counted at the Democratic National Convention because they 'disqualified themselves.' 5/9

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'Safe' part of Baghdad attacked, but hey, Bush has a wedding to worry about -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser

'Federal officials have imposed a news blackout at the National Cattle Congress fairgrounds in Waterloo, where they have leased almost the entire property through May 25.' 5/9

Backs turn on Clinton 5/9

Conyers asks DEA why it's going after medical marijuana; yeah, we wonder too. 5/9

Obama, Don't Turn My Financial Contribution To Your Campaign Into A Reward For Hillary's Ugly Campaign 5/9

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Former Democratic Senator & Presidential Candidate Weighs In On Obama's Opponent -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser

'Obliterate Iran — Apologize': Protestor at 'Generations of Women for Hillary' Event 5/9

Housing aid bills face vetoes by President Bush; 'President Bush refuses any relief to those trapped in the subprime trap. Conservatives believe relief rewards the lenders and unnecessarily helps those who made "poor choices." The Congress, on the other hand, is intended to help 500,000 with additional refinancing possibilities to attempt to curb more families slipping into foreclosure.' 5/9

Florida Dems consider options 5/9

Katrina vanden Heuvel: 'A Change is Gonna Come' 5/9

Nuns fight back: 'Surely, our majority-Catholic Supreme Court should have known better than to get on the wrong side of the Sisters. As we wrote earlier, the first victims of the new ruling on Voter ID were elderly nuns in Indiana. This just in, in my emailbox: The nuns of Missouri rap the Supreme Court's knuckles with a great big ruler' 5/9

Time: The Five Mistakes Clinton Made 5/9

From the Chicago Sun-Times: Face it, Hillary: It's over; 'Do it for a nation that is ready for, and has everything to gain from, a vigorous general election campaign, one that pits the Democratic and Republican nominees long enough to really show us who -- Obama or Sen. John McCain -- would be the better president.' 5/9

For Clinton, a Misfire on Gas Tax? 5/9

McGovern, former Clinton backer, urges her to drop out. The 1972 presidential candidate, for whom both Hillary and Bill campaigned (Bill was his Texas Campaign Coordinator), is now supporting Obama.

How the Gas-Tax Pander Brought Clinton Low 5/9

Sound advice, which means Bush won't listen: Iraq urges Iran and U.S. to talk 5/9

For the Democrats, Signs of a Possible Changing of the Guard 5/9

We need Al Gore: U.S. consumers rank last in world survey of green habits 5/9

Hillary Clinton Still Shamelessly Playing the Race Card 5/9

Myanmar’s Biggest City Still Paralyzed After 5 Days 5/9

Marriott Weighs Risk, Opportunity Of a Hotel in Baghdad Green Zone 5/9

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Superdelegates should do what they were created to do and end the bloodletting. Committing to Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, would do just that. 5/9

Obamamania sweeps the Hill 5/9

A Return to the Tap: Why Bottled Water Is on the Way Out 5/9

Leahy seeks to quiz Big Oil over gas prices 5/9

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Participatory democracy tastes especially sweet in Indiana, since the wait was 40 years -- Be-Elected

Derrick Z. Jackson: The end of Wright flight 5/9

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Hillary Loses Big In North Carolina, Barely Squeaks By In Indiana -- Verse-Case Scenario by Tony Peyser

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How Operation Chaos Caused Obama to Lose Indiana and Vote Shares Everywhere Else 5/9

Poll: Hillary Clinton’s Indiana Victory Speech Fails to Move Voters 5/9

'“The first high school dedicated to preparing students for the front lines in the Nation’s homeland security has gone from theory to planning in Wilmington. Curriculum choices for students, who are to be called Cadets, range from SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) through prison guard, water rescue, paramedic, fireman, professional demolition and emergency response operator, according to a Board statement.' 5/9

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Obama base + Clinton base = Democrat in the White House -- More from Indiana -- Be-Elected

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