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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 21, 2008

MORNING READ

@ 9:27 am by Walter Alarkon

Though Barack Obama has now clinched a majority of pledged delegates, his bid for the Democratic nomination remains shaky to bloggers.

His insurmountable pledged delegate lead, gained Tuesday after his Oregon win and Kentucky loss, should prompt superdelegates to finally move his way, writes Jonathan Singer at MyDD. But his Kentucky drubbing — he won only 30 percent of the vote while Hillary Clinton netted 65 percent – should have Democratic strategists concerned with his inability to win working-class whites and rural voters, writes Chris Cillizza. Obama could have appeared more presidential if he made more of an effort to reach out to Kentucky voters, according to Josh Marshall. And it's unprecedented in primary history that a candidate becomes weaker as his nomination becomes inevitable, The Corner Mark Steyn adds.

Clinton seems far from giving up. Her campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, now claims she's ahead in the popular vote, which is only possible by including Florida and Michigan results and excluding four caucus states, Marshall notes. She's poised to become the Al Gore of 2008 by winning the popular vote but losing the contest, a result that caused problems for George W. Bush in 2000 and should worry Democrats, Byron York writes.

Obama may soon have to worry more about Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), who has questioned why Obama and other Democrats have turned away from the interventionist foreign policies of Democratic Presidents John Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt, writes Power Line's Paul Mirengoff, who wants Lieberman to speak on behalf of John McCain at the GOP convention. Lieberman is fast becoming more like former Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.) by converting from a Democrat with weak partisan ties to being someone who's "essentially a partisan Republican" who attacks his former party, writes Jonathan Chait at The Plank.

Congress, meanwhile, continues to load up on the pork, notes RedState's Pejman Yousefzadeh. Democrats have included $50 million more for military benefits to the war supplemental than President Bush has called for, and Republicans are going right along, Yousefzadeh writes.

FROM THE BLOGS:
Obama Has Majority Of Pledged Delegates - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
Should He Have Gone To Ky.? - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Problems For The Obama Juggernaut? - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Moving Barackwards - Mark Steyn, The Corner
Obama's Victory Lap - Franklin Foer, The Plank
Terry McAuliffe's New Goalposts - Josh Marshall, TalkingPointsMemo
Hillary: Al Gore Of 2008 - Byron York, The Corner
Why Obama Tolerates Clinton's Presence - Marc Ambinder
Grateful For Clinton - kos, Daily Kos
Today's McCain Blog Talking Point - kos, Daily Kos
More On Lieberman's 'Zell-ification' - Jonathan Chait, The Plank
Lieberman's Fine Lecture - Paul Mirengoff, Power Line
The Real Bush Record - John Hinderaker, Power Line
Daily Dose Of Pork - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
Obama Says Nomination Within Reach - New York Times
Clinton Sees Many Reasons to Stay In - New York Times
Obama Takes Delegate Majority - Washington Post
Fears And Tears For Kennedy
- The Hill

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