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Drudge banners: "IOU" and links to this LA Times story on the budget crisis in California. And the U.S. says North Korea does not appear to be readying a missile launch in this Bloomberg story is also highlighed on Drudge. ... READ MORE

Huffington Post
The Huffington Post banners: "Obama's first major military operation underway in Afghanistan" and links to this AP story. Unemployment to hit a 9.6 percent, a 26 year high, according to this AP report, highlighted on the HuffPo. And Jesse Berney ... READ MORE

HotAir
The Obama administration doesn't see the contradiction between calling for free elections in Honduras and staying out of the election in Iran, writes Allahpundit. And veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas went "nuclear" on the White House for controlling the ... READ MORE

DailyKos
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) wants to president but "she couldn't even get her own campaign's scheduling staff to give her enough time to run," writes Jed Lewison. And South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) recent confessions have set off ... READ MORE

Townhall
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's (R) Republican enemies hope he stays in office, writes Matt Lewis. And, drawing on examples from other countries, Carol Platt Liebau writes what ObamaCare "really means." READ MORE

OpenLeft
Advancing the debate over torture is always going to be difficult, writes Daniel de Groot. And Mike Lux takes a look at the fight over a new Pecora commission. READ MORE

RedState
The press is "finally" calling out the Obama administration for controlling the press, writes Paint it Red. And Moe Lane takes a detailed look at the 2010 election and the ages of several Democratic committee chair people. READ MORE

MyDD
Mitt Romney appears to be urging Republicans to stand up to President Obama, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also writes that South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) must think the Associated Press is a "licensed therapist." READ MORE

Powerline
Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.) appeared to open the door to the Obama administration making more demands Israel in the peace process while in the country, writes Paul. And new polling shows that support for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is ... READ MORE

Matthew Yglesias
The entire committee system in Congress "leaves a lot to be desired," writes Matthew Yglesias. And Yglesias also points out a general thought among the punditry right now: Congress is asserting its dominance in setting and controlling the agenda, not ... READ MORE

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May 6, 2008

MIDDAY BLOG ROUNDUP

@ 1:03 pm by Chris Good

Conservative bloggers are boasting that John McCain has stymied his critics on judicial appointments, while liberal bloggers continue to handicap today’s Democratic primaries and take aim at Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R-N.C.) for not intervening on her state party’s controversial ad featuring Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

Townhall.com’s Mary Katharine Ham praises McCain for avoiding hot topics like abortion and instead sticking to conservative requirements for federal judges who strictly interpret the Constitution. Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey finds that McCain distinguished himself from Barack Obama, who is failing to be “bipartisan” on this hot-button topic.

A reported leak from the Clinton campaign suggesting they anticipate losing by 15 points in North Carolina is “preposterous,” writes The Plank’s Jason Zengerle, adding that the only poll showing such a wide margin is Zogby, which liberals dispute. A big Clinton win in the state will further prolong the Democratic race, Matthew Yglesias writes, as the universe has conspired to make it last as long as possible.

Firedoglake’s Christy Hardin Smith doesn’t buy Dole’s claim that she bears no responsibility for the North Carolina GOP airing the ad linking a Democratic gubernatorial candidate with Wright. Smith submitted a petition to Dole, on behalf of liberal blog readers, urging the senator to step in and oppose the ad. Dole’s campaign responded, saying it would not referee the dispute, and Smith is calling Dole’s leadership abilities “pathetic.”

FROM THE BLOGS:
Torture Yoo - Atrios, Eschaton
Delegate Fight: Reid in the Spotlight - First Read
Medicare's 85:25 Rule - Ezra Klein
Fannie and Freddie - Atrios, Eschaton
Ah, the American Dream - Jonah Goldberg, The Corner
Obama's Crusade? - Andrew Sullivan, The Daily Dish
Look No Farther than Obama - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
McCain Should Repudiate La Raza - Michelle Malkin
What Will NW Indiana Do? - Noam Scheiber, The Stump
Fred Doesn't Speak at McCain Event -  M.K. Ham, Townhall.com

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Doubts Raised on Mortgage Backers - NY Times
McCain Lambastes Judicial Activism - The Hill
Bill Clinton: Hillary Would Be Better Than Me - London Telegraph

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