Tuesday, April 22, 2008

TV

1.Clinton claims victory in Pennsylvania primary by CNN
Hillary Clinton claimed victory in Pennsylvania's primary on Tuesday, beating out Sen. Barack Obama after a bruising seven-week buildup. What she called a "deeply personal" win allows her to pick up a majority of the state's 158 delegates and make a small dent in Obama's overall lead.

2.NY Times slams Clinton's 'negativity' by CNN
Fresh off her victory in Pennsylvania, Hillary Clinton is facing a stinging rebuke of her campaign tactics from her hometown paper, The New York Times. In the paper's Wednesday edition, the editorial board which endorsed Clinton's White House bid earlier this year says the New York senator's "negativity" is doing "harm to her, her opponent, her party and the 2008 election."

3.Exit polls show sharp divide among Democrats by CNN
Some voters would pick McCain if their Democratic candidate didn't win. Cities report strong but not record-breaking turnout at polls. Clinton is still ahead in many polls, but Obama has cut away at her lead. 54 percent of voters said the economy was the top issue for them.

4.McCain tour seeks to put more states in play by CNN
Sen. McCain launches a week-long tour of poverty-stricken areas of the nation. McCain's visits a struggling steel town in Ohio Tuesday. The likely intended audience is white, mostly-moderate independent voters.

5.Bill Clinton denies 'race card' comment by CNN
Bill Clinton in interview Monday: Obama camp "played the race card on me." On Tuesday he denied he had accused Obama's campaign of it. Clinton: "When did I say that and to whom did I say that?" A recording of former president's comment is posted on WHYY Web site.

6.Pennsylvania Primary by Fox News
Hillary Clinton’s core constituencies carried her to victory over Barack Obama Tuesday in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary.Clinton was favored to win the state, but the unresolved question is her margin of victory. Though Clinton argues “a win is a win,” a wide-margin victory would help her make the claim that she is more electable in big, swing states in November’s general election. It will certainly be critical in shaping how her flagging campaign is viewed going into the remaining nine contests.

7. Obama Focuses on Indiana as Clinton Savors Pennsylvania Victory by Fox News
Defeated in Pennsylvania, Barack Obama quickly turned his attention to the next opportunity to dispense with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in hopes of facing the Republican nominee-in-waiting.

8.Ten Days and Counting by Fox News
Barack Obama has not taken questions from his traveling press corps in the form of a media availability for ten days now. While we don’t expect to have one prior to when polls close tomorrow in Pennsylvania, Senior Advisor David Axelrod told reporters today, “I’m sure that he’ll be spending time with you sometime soon.”

9.Bidding on Barack’s Breakfast by Fox News
Barack Obama made a ripple yesterday when he refused to answer a reporter’s question while enjoying a waffle at a Scranton, PA, diner. “Why can’t I just eat my waffle?” he responded to the reporter.

10.Obama Talks to the Press by Fox News
Barack Obama ended his ten day “standoff” with his traveling press, when he took questions today from his traveling press corps at a Pittsburgh restaurant. The first question of the day - “Why no waffles today?”, referring to Obama answering a reporters question yesterday with, “Why is it that I just can’t eat my waffle?”

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