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This might be a call for 'super delegates' - Los Angeles Times -

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A Do-Over? Democrats' Fate May Ride on It -

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Obama Leads Clinton by Only 2 Delegates... -

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McCain Romps in Newsweek Poll -

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Howard Dean to the rescue?
from Crooks and Liars by Steve Benen

Following up on reports hinting at the likelihood of a brokered Democratic convention in August, it’s worth keeping in mind that DNC Chairman Howard Dean apparently has some kind of plan to intervene.

    The narrow margin in delegates, and the growing likelihood that it will remain close, prompted concern on Wednesday from the chairman of the Democratic Party, Howard Dean, who said Tuesday night that Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton should avoid taking the nominating fight all the way to the party convention in August.

    “I think we will have a nominee sometime in the middle of March or April,” Mr. Dean said Wednesday on the NY1 cable news channel, “but if we don’t, then we’re going to have to get the candidates together and make some kind of an arrangement. Because I don’t think we can afford to have a brokered convention; that would not be good news for either party.”

Analysis: Obama has leg up over McCain -

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Paul Concedes Race, Sort Of -

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Catholic Vote Is Harbinger of Success for Clinton -

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How The Mother Country Sees Election '08 -

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Stumping for Obama, Fenty Says Primary Is Important for D.C., Too -

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 Thanks to Stacey,
 Lewisville, TX

Three Texas plastic surgeons were playing golf together and discussing surgeries they had performed. One of them said, "I'm the best plastic surgeon in Texas. A concert pianist lost 7 fingers in an accident, I reattached them, and 8 months later he performed a private concert for the Queen of England."

One of the others said, "That's nothing. A young man lost both arms and legs in an accident, I reattached them, and 2 years later he won a gold medal in 5 field events in the Olympics."

The third surgeon said, "You guys are amateurs. Several years ago a cowboy who was high on cocaine and alcohol rode a horse head-on into a train traveling 80 miles an hour. All I had left to work with was the horse's ass and a cowboy hat. Now he's President of the United States."