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Check off Wyoming and Mississippi. Now what? -- Chad

Mississippi is in the books -- Barack Obama handily winning the state. Though Obama only will gain 3 more delegates than Hillary Clinton for the night. But that is 33 fewer delegates to fight over.

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BARBARA'S DAILY BUZZFLASH MINUTE

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The death count in Iraq nears 4,000
Will news outlets address this? It's not
Likely but soon everyone will know
"Gilligan's" Mary Ann got busted for pot.

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From 1994-1997, I drew daily cartoons for Laugh Lines, the L.A. Times' humor page. I also wrote topical jokes every day. Even though the WGA strike has been settled, the strike was the inspiration for Early Morning Jokes, like the Iran hostage crisis was for "Nightline" but with better hair. Yes, even though the late-night writers are back, there's plenty of room to stake out a different time of day to call my own.

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Early Morning Jokes
by Tony Peyser

Barack Obama scored yet another primary win in Mississippi. Hillary discounted this victory by pointing out that states with seven consonants in their name aren't worth winning.

Dick Cheney strongly spoke out for missile defense -- not to protect America but to keep him safe from pissed off Americans after he leaves office.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign because of a prostitution scandal. One can only hope that the outraged GOP lawmakers demanding his ouster included hooker habitué David Vitter and bathroom stall stalwart Larry Craig.
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A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION
by Martha Rosenberg

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A BUZZFLASH GUEST CONTRIBUTION

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A BUZZFLASH READER CONTRIBUTION
by Richard A. Stitt

So many of the men, women, and children killed in Iraq today, whether Sunni, Shiite, or Kurd, are routinely counted by the Bush-controlled media as Al Qaeda in Iraq. That's an important distinction and one that differs from past reports that used the terms "Saddam dead-enders," which segued to the term, "Insurgents" and has now morphed into the ubiquitous, all-inclusive designation, "Al Qaeda in Iraq."
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A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Christine Bowman

About the unity we crave, and the disunity Hillary Clinton sows.

Where was HRC* in 2004? Did she miss that unforgettable Democratic Convention moment when Barack Obama reminded Americans that we could be united? We could be patriotic. We could go forward as one America. We could make this world a better place. Here's the video clip, and a short excerpt:

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Subject: Forgive And Forget

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