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Bill Hobbs, in a blog post on his personal blog which is separate and distinct from his work as Tennessee Republican Party Communications Director, makes a subtle appeal for GOP campaign cash in the wake of Barack Obama’s clinching of the Democratic nomination:

Kyle-Anne Shiver has a really interesting piece on Barack Obama’s faith over at American Thinker.  Here’s a very brief pull-out:

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Barack Obama clinched the Democratic Party’s Presidential nomination last night. It has been a long, hard fought campaign with temperatures running high on both sides of the contest. I think it’s important, though, to not let questions of what Clinton is going to do and will the Party be unified in November to overshadow the moment.

Powerline: Obama "has ridden the Democratic Party's defeatism to a virtual lock on the Presidential nomination, even as events in Iraq have proved his defeatism wrong." See also: The Corner, and

Democrats are hoping Dixie isn't so solid anymore for Republicans, and Barack Obama sees Southern states as possible November battlegrounds. As USA Today reports:

Brendan Loy points to a column by Bob Beckel that argues very persuasively that if Hillary Clinton wants the Vice Presidential nomination for President that she can have it by forcing a floor vote at the convention.

Drudge links Robert Novack, who opines…
“WASHINGTON, D.C. — Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama.

Drudge links Robert Novack, who opines...WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Close-in supporters of Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign are convinced he never will offer the vice presidential nomination to Sen. Hillary Clinton for one overriding reason: Michelle Obama.

The Democratic front-runner's wife did not comment on other rival candidates for the party's nomination, but she has been sniping at

On March 26th, 2008, Mike Gravel dropped out of the contest for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, joined the Libertarian Party, and is seeking the Libertarian nomination for President. Bravo, Mike! The link to his site remains the same. Now what will Ron Paul do?

I checked out Mike Gravel's positions on the issues; and I like many (but of course not all) of them. And Mike Gravel is