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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 19, 2008

DAY'S END ROUNDUP

@ 6:52 pm by Andy Barr

Sen. Robert Byrd’s (D-W.Va.) endorsement of Barack Obama - one week after the Illinois senator lost the West Virginia primary by 41 percentage points - has shocked many bloggers this Monday afternoon. Bloggers also press Geraldine Ferraro to back up her charge that Obama is a “sexist” and wonder if Rep. Vito Fossella (R-N.Y.) plans to campaign for the House from the big house.

The timing of Byrd’s endorsement surprises Andrew Sullivan as the senator had to overrule the overwhelmingly majority of his state to side with Obama. And RedState’s California Yankee never thought he would live to see the day when a former KKK member endorsed a black candidate for president. But despite the attention gained by the endorsement, Talk Left’s Big Tent Democrat doubts the state will be competitive for Obama in the fall.

Ferraro’s threat to not vote for Obama could be the second of the six surviving Democratic veep candidates to defect from the party’s frontrunner, Top of The Ticket points out noting that Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) supports John McCain. A Daily Kos blogger thinks its fine for Lieberman to abandon the likely Democratic nominee because of policy differences, but if Ferraro is going to throw out a charge of sexism, she needs to back it up.

A new ethics complaint filed against Fossella has David Kurtz at TPM wondering if taxpayers paid for the embattled Congressman’s misdeeds. And Alex Balk at Radar’s D.C. Shuffle wants to know if Fossella, who has yet to resign, intends to campaign for reelection from jail.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Ethics Complaint Filed Against Fossella - David Kurtz, TPM Muckraker
Will Vito Campaign from Jail? - D.C. Shuffle
Ferraro Calls Obama 'Sexist' - Top of The Ticket
Spiteful Ferraro May Not Vote for Obama - Deleware Dem, Daily Kos
Grassley Fights Back - David Freddoso, The Corner
Feinstein's Amnesty - Mark Krikorian, The Corner
Supers Turned Down $1 Million Offer from Clinton Donor - The Huffington Post
Byrd Endorses Obama - California Yankee, RedState
Byrd's Endorsement - Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft
Managing the Obama-Clinton Merger - The Fix
Top McCain Aide Defends Lobbying Work - The Caucus
A Refresher Course on Lobbyists - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
As Time Runs Short, Clinton Claims Popular Vote Lead - New York Times
McCain & Obama: Two Visions of Supreme Court - Los Angeles Times
Reid Gives No Guarantees  on Judicial Confirmations - The Hill

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