Considering all that's happened these past few days, it's interesting that on this day in 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and in 1965 President Johnson notified Alabama Gov. George Wallace that he was sending in the National Guard to protect a civil-rights march that included Martin Luther King. On to today's top stories:
"Obama, Clinton, McCain Spar on Iraq" (David Paul Kuhn, The Politico) It was a very heated fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, with all the candidates taking shots at each other, although there appeared a tag-team from the Clinton, McCain side against Obama.
"Superdelegates Wait and See" (Jackie Calmes, Wall Street Journal) Sometimes the best strategy is no strategy at all. And with all the various tangents in this campaign that the superdelegates are waiting on, one more is the pastor Wright fallout for Obama.
"From Clinton, New Pressure for a Revote in Michigan" (Patrick Healy, New York Times) With Florida and Michigan looking less likely to revote, Hillary has moved to trying to shame Obama into accepting a do-over. "It is a bedrock American principle that we are all equal in the voting booth," said Clinton. "It has been a long struggle to get to the point where barriers have been knocked down and doors opened."
"New Democrat Delegate Plan Emerges" (Marc Caputo, Miami Herald) Call it Plan 3.4, or whatever. The latest iteration of a Florida do-over would seat half of the state's delegates based on the Jan. 29 vote. The other half would be seated based on various proposals, some tied to the national vote total or an even 50/50 split.
"Last Chance For Redo of the Primary" (Dawson Bell, Kathleen Gray and Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press) Even following yesterday's failure to settle on a revote plan, Michigan officials are at one last time (so some say) today.
"McCain promotes Mideast peace talks but avoids sit-down with Palestinians" (Dion Nissenbaum, McClatchy Newspapers) Despite not officially engaged in a campaign stop, McCain nevertheless tried to show some diplomatic and foreign-policy bona fides as he talked Mid-East peace.
"Clinton Didn't Wait to Push Health Care" (Jerry Seper, Washington Times) After 15 years, the National Archives finally released Hillary's daily schedule as First Lady. Reporter Seper focuses on Hillary's health-care reform effort as First Lady, although that's not all there is to be found.
"A Complex Speech, Boiled Down to Simple Politics" (Howard Kurtz, Washington Post) Returning to The Speech, reporter Kurtz (correctly) notes that, after all the lofty discussions of racial relations are set aside, Obama's purpose was simple: Stem the negative fallout from pastor Wright.
"Dems Urged to Hold Superdelegate Primary" (Erik Schlezig, Associated Press) The latest idea offered by Tenn. Gov. Phil Bredesen is to hold a superdelegate primary, winner take all. Interesting, but no dice, says a spokesman for the DNC.
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