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Clinton Aides Want to Keep The Fight Alive

As I reported here earlier today, the Clinton campaign pushed back on the buzz that Hillary was readying to concede in New York tomorrow night with a strong message that she is not conceding. However, Marc Ambinder notes, while there are no plans for a concession tomorrow night, the Clinton campaign projects “that Clinton will [...]

Update:Texas Caucus Fraud

EBW and MBW of the highly respected Wampum blog have got their hands on the incident report summary referred to in Pacific John’s widely-read Texas caucus report.
As one of the only remaining highly respected neutral voices in the liberal netroots, EBW says,
“[…] I have the original [incident report summary], and the affidavits in my possession, [...]

Hillary Is Not Conceding

There’s been rampant speculation in the media and blogosphere today that Hillary Clinton is preparing to concede, starting with the buzz about her plans to spend election night in New York tomorrow night down to Marc Ambinder’s musing on “Clinton Campaign staffers and former campaign staffers are being urged by the Clinton campaign’s finance department [...]

Voters Who Plan to Hold Their Noses

NPR takes a look today at “voters who plan to hold their noses” at the polls this November:
NPR listeners from California, Montana and Pennsylvania said they’re going to hold their noses when they vote in the presidential election in the fall. Michael Dimock of the Pew Research Center for People and the Press offers a [...]

Ted Kennedy Undergoes Successful Surgery for Brain Tumor

Surgeons at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, performed brain surgery on Senator Ted Kennedy this morning. His doctor has announced that Kennedy is out of surgery and the “procedure to treat his cancerous brain tumor “was successful.””
“I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy’s surgery was successful and accomplished our goals,” said Dr. Allan Freidman in [...]

The Politics of Humanitarian Aid: The U.S. and Myanmar

President Bush was justifiably upset. A cyclone four days earlier had destroyed a large portion of Myanmar, and the country’s military junta was still refusing humanitarian aid. “Let the United States come to help you, help the people,” Bush pleaded with the junta. “We’re prepared to move U.S. Navy assets to help find those who’ve [...]