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Stop the hate.

Lovebirds
Scroll down for updates…Hillary plays identity card (We’re a woman and a black candidate!) against GOP (They’re white men): “Just by looking at us, you can tell, we will not be more of the same”…Obama plays the McCain card against conservatives…immigration Hispandermania…Hillary vows to clean the mess in the White House. Seriously…Obama plays the McCain [...]

Talking points.

Bought and owned.

Bad medicine.

Good news:
A leading al Qaeda member in Afghanistan, Abu Laith al-Libi, has been killed, a Web site often used by the group and other Islamists said on Thursday.
A banner on the Ekhlaas.org site said Libi had fallen as a martyr, without giving further details.
It was not immediately clear if Libi’s death was linked to a [...]

The rest of the story.

Crushing of dissent.

Compare and contrast.
Class warrior John McCain Edwards at last night’s GOP debate held at the Reagan Library (transcript):
I think that we’ve got to return to the principle that you don’t lend money that can’t pay it back. I think that there’s some greedy people on Wall Street that perhaps need to be punished.
HOOK: [...]

“Dialogue.”

Yes, question their patriotism. Plus: An update on the Oakland Airport incident.

WWRD?

Plus: McSchwarzenegger.

Necks on the line.

Three pander-eers.

Offset this.

Reach out and touch…

Impeachment watch update.

Si, se puede.

Sayonara, Silky.

Subprime victims are the new heroes. Plus: Cheering the Republicans who voted against stimulation-palooza.

Open or closed?

Argh.

Culture of corruption, primary night edition.

Valediction.

Update 9:49pm Eastern. McCain’s speaking and rejoicing about his win in an all-Republican primary. McCain thanks Charlie Crist, who looks orange. McCain thanks “my dear friend, Mel Martinez.” Crist is doing a lot of double-pointing and mugging to the crowd. McCain “offers my best wishes to Gov. Romney and his supporters…the margin sure isn’t big [...]

Listen to me now and believe me later.

No-consequences culture.

The first stage of stimulation-palooza in Congress is complete. It’s official.
The House, seizing a rare moment of bipartisanship to respond to the economy’s slump, overwhelmingly passed a $146 billion aid package Tuesday that would speed rebates of $600-$1,200 to most taxpayers.
The plan, approved by a yes-no margin after little debate, would send at least [...]

Girlfriends.