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- In addition to Hillary Clinton warming up to Richard Mellon Scaife, her campaign has also begun distributing an American Spectator article on Obama's alleged "Jewish problem."
- In superdelegate news, Hillary has called Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen's idea for a super delegate convention "an intriguing idea." Several wealthy Clinton donors have written a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, demanding that she retract her statement last week that suggested the supes should endorse the candidate with the most pledged delegates.
- After opening a can of Straight Talk whoop-ass on the housing crisis yesterday, John McCain turned his attention to national security, giving a speech at the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.
- McCain VP speculation continues apace, with the current hot tickets being Chris Cox, Rob Portman, and Condoleezza Rice.
- Steve Benen notes that the the National Journal's widely debunked ranking of the most liberal senators from last month is alive and well, and being used by everyone from James Dobson to Mark Penn to fuel attacks against Barack Obama.
- And then there were two ... Mike Gravel leaves Dems to join the Libertarian Party. You know, the party that really represents the legacy of FDR.
- And in lighter, non-campaign news, New York City toys with a new, official nickname.
