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10 to watch from Tribeca
Andrew O'Hehir
A hot Swedish girlfriend (who's undead), a Spanish math thriller, getting high with Ben Kingsley and the rest of the best from NYC's spring fest.
The media, the right and 1988: Endless deja vu
Glenn Greenwald
Will the tactics that the GOP perfected in 1988, and to which the media is addicted, work again in 2008 to render actual issues yet again irrelevant?
Wright’s theology not “new or radical”
Sarah Posner
Black religion expert Jonathan Walton on black liberation theology's roots in slavery, MLK Jr.'s "God damn America moment" and what Jeremiah Wright has in common with Gennifer Flowers.
Fred Hiatt on the noble glories of occupation
Glenn Greenwald
The Washington Post editorialist says that mere airstrikes are bad because they result in civilian deaths, cause displacement and aid al-Qaida recruitment. Therefore, we should invade and occupy countries instead.
Voter suppression in North Carolina?
Alex Koppelman
Allegations have been flying about robo-calls supposedly intended to suppress votes for Obama, but the incident appears to be about incompentence, not malice.
Did Sidney Blumenthal cross the line?
Joe Conason
Some bloggers accuse Blumenthal, a Hillary advisor, of spreading right-wing lies about Obama. But I get his e-mail blasts and the charge isn't fair.
Obama ad hits Clinton on gas tax again
Alex Koppelman
Obama's campaign presses its advantage on gas tax holiday proposals, and accuses Clinton of political pandering, but is Obama doing some pandering of his own?
Republicans key to Indiana primary?
Alex Koppelman
In the Democratic primary Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal suggests, it may be partisans from the other side who play a decisive role.
Super stuck!
Walter Shapiro, Mike Madden
Democratic superdelegates who haven't yet chosen sides tell Salon about phone calls from Bill Clinton and high-anxiety nightmares. It seems most are not enjoying political superstardom.
The company he keeps
Salon Staff
Should we judge Barack Obama by the Rev. Wright? One member of Salon's reader community, Table Talk, explains why not.
Jewish supporters fundraising for pro-Obama ad
Alex Koppelman
A group of Barack Obama's backers are getting ready to run a full-page ad in the New York Times on his behalf.
Dem candidates weigh in on “Mission Accomplished”
Alex Koppelman
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama issue statements about the five-year anniversary of the speech President Bush gave from the deck of an aircraft carrier.
Former DNC head switches allegiance
Alex Koppelman
Joe Andrew, who headed the Democratic National Committee under Bill Clinton, has withdrawn his endorsement of Hillary Clinton to support Barack Obama.
George Bush is John McCain’s Rev. Wright
Joan Walsh
A new poll finds the president is a bigger albatross for the GOP nominee than Obama's former pastor is for Obama.
Breaking the Democratic deadlock
Mike Madden
If Obama wants to secure the nomination next week, he'll need to recapture the working-class voters who helped him rout Clinton in Wisconsin.
More fighting over gas tax proposal
Alex Koppelman
The presidential candidates continued battling over a proposal for a "holiday" from the federal gas tax even as more experts weighed in to dismiss the utility of the idea.
A new round of superdelegates for Obama
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama gets endorsements from three superdelegates in what looks like an effort to shift the narrative about the campaign.
Webb calls out McCain on G.I. bill comments
Vincent Rossmeier
The two senators, both veterans, are sparring over increased education benefits for soldiers.
Boehner: “Why We Can Win”
Alex Koppelman
The House Republican leader gives a presentation outlining the GOP's message for the upcoming election, and putting a happy face on its situation.
Obama camp files complaint against pro-Clinton 527
Alex Koppelman
The campaign says the American Leadership Project is "operating outside of, and in violation of, federal campaign finance laws."
Should Clinton enter the race debate?
Salon Staff
Alex Koppelman on the WSJ's recent comments that Clinton should join Obama in talking about race.
Dem candidates up with new ads in North Carolina
Alex Koppelman
Both Clinton and Obama are making major pushes for votes in the state, one of two that will vote on one potentially significant day next week.
The Democrats’ God problem
Walter Shapiro
Obama and Clinton have trumpeted their religious credentials -- but is it really more secularism that they need?
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