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The Edwards Effect

The two Democratic candidates left standing are, to a large extent, running on the platform that John Edwards built.
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MoveOn.org:

In a resounding vote today, MoveOn.org Political Action's members nationwide voted to endorse Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination for President. The group, with 3.2 million members nationwide and over 1.7 million members in Super Tuesday states, will immediately begin to mobilize on behalf of Senator Obama. The vote favored Senator Obama to Senator Clinton by 70.4% to 29.6%. Senator Obama accepted the endorsement stating: "In just a few years, the members of MoveOn have once again demonstrated that real change comes not from the top-down, but from the bottom-up.

Barack Obama for Democratic nominee

Democrats preparing to vote in Tuesday's California primary can mark their ballots with confidence, knowing that either candidate would make a strong nominee and, if elected, a groundbreaking leader and capable president. But just because the ballot features two strong candidates does not mean that it is difficult to choose between them.
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Gallup Daily: Tracking Election 2008

Hillary Clinton’s lead over Barack Obama in the national Democratic race is just three percentage points, the lowest it has been in Gallup Poll’s Daily tracking to date. John McCain’s continues to hold a 15-point lead over Mitt Romney on the Republican side.
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Glenn Beck’s Rants Against ‘Juan McCain’ Would Not Be Welcome At RedState.com

Discussing last night’s GOP debate on his radio show today, Glenn Beck and fill-in host Pat Gray mocked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) by derisively calling him “Juan McCain.”

MoveOn Endorses Obama

Today Barack Obama earned the endorsement of MoveOn, one of the largest grassroots membership organizations in the United States, after clobbering Hillary Clinton by 40 percent in Internet balloting. Obama led the final tally 70.4% to 29.6%, clearing the supermajority required for the endorsement. MoveOn, which has never endorsed a presidential candidate before, boasts that it has 1.7 million members in Super Tuesday states.

Democrats say McCain nearly abandoned GOP

By Bob Cusack March 29, 2007 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) was close to leaving the Republican Party in 2001, weeks before then-Sen. Jim Jeffords (Vt.) famously announced his decision to become an Independent, according to former Democratic lawmakers who say they were involved in the discussions.

Lowering the Volume

Those who may think that a woman or a black man will have an easy time winning the White House this year should switch from whatever it is they’re smoking.

Coulter: I'll campaign for Hillary if McCain is the nominee

Clinton, Obama crush GOP in funds race

Senators from New York and Illinois continue fundraising dominance in fourth-quarter money race.
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No Matter What

Decline of the Angry Left

Last Saturday's South Carolina Democratic primary will probably be remembered as the day when the party's emotional dam burst and many of the personal grievances and tensions that have built up over the past generation spilled out into the open -- unleashing a cascading series of freighted squabbles starring a who's who of post-Reagan Democrats (Ted Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, John Kerry and of course Bill Clinton).
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Today's Must Read

So, after all that, after all the back room offers and counteroffers and fear-mongering and delaying, the Senate has finally struck a deal on the surveillance bill, and everyone has agreed to it, including Sens. Dodd and Feingold, so there should be no filibustering this time around. They'll get to voting on it all on Monday. Most crucially, the Dodd/Feingold amendment, which would strip retroactive immunity for the telecoms from the bill, will only need 51 votes to pass.
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Times Reporter Subpoenaed Over Source for Book

James Risen’s lawyer said in an interview that the subpoena sought the source of information for a specific chapter of the book “State of War.”

Twin bombings kill 64 in Baghdad

Two mentally disabled women were used to carry bombs that were detonated remotely in Baghdad, officials say.

Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

Security Gains From 'Surge' Backsliding

The Washington Independent offers breaking news and commentary on politics, the government, education, the environment, and health issues.
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Most GOP govs shun Romney

Candidate appears to have inadvertently alienated a good many of his fellow governors as RGA chairman.