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May 2008

• McCain and Obama spar over Iraq

  By Maeve Reston, Louise Roug and Michael Finnegan  |  May 31, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  The leading presidential candidates capped a weeklong debate over who has a better grasp of the situation in Iraq, with Barack Obama mocking... more

• Four stone visages, plus one?

  May 31, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  After several minutes of gazing up at the faces of four presidents carved into a mountain of granite, Sen. Barack Obama answered the obvious... more

• Activist priest reignites debate

  By Manya A. Brachear and John McCormick  |  May 31, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Father Michael Pfleger's face is well known in these parts, one of the many iconoclastic characters who inhabit a city with a long history... more

• Clinton Expects Superdelegates to Decide Next Week

  From CQ Politics  |  May 30, 2008

  HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin making the choice that will decide... more

• Obama takes heat from Catholic League over Pfleger

  From CNN Political Ticker  |  May 30, 2008

  Pfleger has apologized for his comments. (CNN) — The Catholic League sharply criticized Barack Obama Friday for his ties to controversial... more

• Obama, Clinton: Dead-heats w/ McCain

  From The Swamp  |  May 30, 2008

  by Mark Silva Heading into what well might be the homestretch of the Democratic Party's presidential nomination contest - a party rules... more

• The Problem Is Not Wright but Trinity?

  From The Corner  |  May 30, 2008

  The problem with Father Pfleger's racist and sexist rant about Hillary's tears and whiteness was not that he once had some tenuous relationship... more

• Cardinal George on Fr. Pfleger

  From The Corner  |  May 30, 2008

  Via Jake Tapper: Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago just issued this statement about Father Michael Pfleger's ridicule... more

• Chicago Cardinal Criticizes Rev. Pfleger for Inflammatory Clinton...

  From The Trail  |  May 30, 2008

  By Derek Kravitz The leader of Chicago's Roman Catholic Archdiocese today sharply criticized a former adviser to Sen. Barack Obama's presidential... more

• McCain admits mistake in using Petraeus picture for fundraising

  From CNN Political Ticker  |  May 30, 2008

  MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (CNN) — John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for president, said he was wrong to use an... more

• Catholic League slams priest, Obama

  From The Swamp  |  May 30, 2008

  by Jim Tankersley The Catholic League - a group dedicated to protecting the free-speech rights of Catholics "whenever and wherever they... more

• Cafferty: Important for Obama to go to Iraq?

  From CNN Political Ticker  |  May 30, 2008

  Despite worries on the home front about the economy, the housing market and record high gas prices… the war in Iraq has made it to center... more

• Clinton Camp’s Argument: No Michigan Delegates For You

  From The Caucus  |  May 30, 2008

  The Clinton's campaign says that the Democratic party cannot award any of the "uncommitted" delegates from Michigan to any specific candidate... more

• Archdiocese of Chicago Hammers Father Pfleger

  From Political Punch  |  May 30, 2008

  Cardinal Francis George of the Archdiocese of Chicago just issued this statement about Father Michael Pfleger's ridicule of Senator Hillary... more

• California Dems Now Favor Obama

  From MyDD  |  May 30, 2008

  A new Field Poll shows a major shift out in California: Three and one-half months after Hillary Rodham Clinton won the state's presidential... more

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