| 10:46 PM: | Editorial: Primary Reforms. Tested against the principle of American democracy, which says that all voters should have equal opportunity, both parties’ systems fall short. NYT. | |
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| 10:31 PM: | Hillary's final curtain. Now that Clinton's campaign is over, I want to remember her as she's truly been -- a pain in the ass, sometimes ill-behaved, and a woman who changed history. Salon. | |
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| 10:05 PM: | Op-Ed Columnist: One Historic Night, Two Americas. Barack Obama's resolutely cheerful embrace of the future is a wildly different vision of America than John McCain's promise of vigilant conservation of the past. Frank Rich. | |
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| 8:52 PM: | Ideas & Trends: For New Journalists, All Bets, but Not Mikes, Are Off. A citizen journalist embarrasses a former president -- and prompts a discussion about the dos and don’ts of ethical reporting in the YouTube age. NYT. | |
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| 8:51 PM: | The Nation: The Wiki-Way to the Nomination. For Barack Obama, the wisdom of crowds carried risks, but ultimately rewards. NYT. | |
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| 8:41 PM: | She Dresses to Win. While it's not often that Michelle Obama and Barbara Bush appear in the same sentence, there are those who think that, as Barack Obama's historic candidacy powers along, his wife seems to be borrowing from her playbook. NYT. | |
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| 8:30 PM: | Gratitude for Hillary. Hillary Clinton gave the speech of her life today and as she stated her intentions and desires for the general election, she cemented her place in history. As importantly, she also shone a path for herself as a national leader for years to come. Hillary Rosen. | |
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| 8:08 PM: | Obama Is Mapping a Nationwide Push in G.O.P. Strongholds. Senator Barack Obama has moved in recent days to transform his primary organization into a general election machine, hiring staff members and sending organizers into important states. NYT. | |
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| 7:18 PM: | The Long Road to a Clinton Exit. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign was suffused in overconfidence, riven by acrimony and weighted by emotional baggage. NYT. | |
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| 7:18 PM: | Ending Her Bid, Clinton Backs Obama. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton made an emotional and unequivocal call for her voters to get behind Senator Barack Obama. NYT. | |
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| 7:09 PM: | Senator Asks About Surgery on Gangsters. Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, wonders why foreign criminal figures were able to receive organ transplants in the California as many local patients died awaiting one. NYT. | |
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| 7:08 PM: | When She Lost. Sullivan picks his moment. (Youtube video.) Andrew Sullivan. | |
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| 6:02 PM: | American roots. Underlying many of the viral attacks on Obama, as Jonathan and I wrote a while ago, is this sense of whether he's in some fuzzy sense American enough. Ben Smith. | |
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| 6:00 PM: | 14 Times In A Half Hour. It feels almost as though people are finally seeing the Hillary Clinton I've been watching all along. MyDD. | |
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| 5:50 PM: | The Long Road to a Clinton Exit. While she emphasized its trailblazing nature as she exited the race, her campaign also represented a back-to-the-future effort to restore the Democratic dynasty of the 1990s that could never quite escape the past. NYT. | |
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| 4:07 PM: | What will Clinton do next? Some of her top backers are hoping she will become his running mate. But that may not be her best career option. CNN. | |
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| 4:03 PM: | Sunday's Breakfast Menu, June 8. We’re especially excited about Senator Dianne Feinstein, on ABC’s "This Week" and CNN’s "Late Edition," who we hope will provide some more dish about the meeting between Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton that took place in her home on Thursday night. NYT. | |
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| 3:53 PM: | Op-Ed Contributors: What Went Wrong? The Op-Ed page asked 13 political experts to explain why they thought Hillary Clinton’s campaign didn’t live up to expectations. NYT. | |
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| 3:19 PM: | Minnesota Democrats Pick Franken. The former "Saturday Night Live" writer and performer is selected as the party’s Senate nominee at the state convention Saturday. Time. | |
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| 3:18 PM: | Analysis: What's next for Bill Clinton? What a long, strange, unhappy trip it's been for Bill Clinton. CNN. | |
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| 2:30 PM: | A place to comment on the Top-25 page. We added the ability to comment at the bottom of the Top-25 page. NewsJunk Weblog. | |
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| 1:59 PM: | New Coke And New Campaigns. Who would have thought that John McCain would have put out the first anti-war ad of the general election? Daily Kos. | |
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| 1:57 PM: | AP Presidential Poll Shows Nader Does Not Injure Obama. This poll, published by the Associated Press on June 6, shows that Obama’s margin over McCain is 3 percentage points, whether Ralph Nader is included or whether he is not included. Ballot Access. | |
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| 1:50 PM: | Analysis: Why Clinton's bid failed. In politics, as in life, there are no sure bets. But Sen. Hillary Clinton came close. CNN. | |
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| 1:14 PM: | NBC News: McCain to Open Fundraisers to the Press. The network reports that the Arizonan's advisers expect to implement their new policy on fundraiser coverage -- which would likely allow a print pool, but no video coverage -- as early as next week. Time. | |
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| 12:45 PM: | McAuliffe: I want to go to the Magic Kingdom with Hillary. Hillary Clinton will take a vacation from the campaign trail next week, her chairman Terry McAuliffe told CNN Saturday. CNN. | |
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| 12:44 PM: | Clinton's concession. In the final speech of her bid for the White House, Hillary Clinton said things that she couldn’t, and wouldn’t, say during the 16 months she spent running for president. Ben Smith. | |
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| 12:43 PM: | 'Swing Vote' plays on GOP, Dem stereotypes. Both parties take their licks in a new satire packed with reporter cameos. Politico. | |
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| 12:18 PM: | HillaryClinton.com goes Obama-centric. Sen. Clinton's campaign Web site took on a new look Saturday as she endorsed Sen. Barack Obama. CNN. | |
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| 12:17 PM: | Barack Obama Responds. Barack Obama has relased a statement in response to Senator Clinton's hearty endorsement of his candidacy. MyDD. | |
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| 12:06 PM: | Clinton Says Words Establishment Was Dying to Hear. Sen. Hillary Clinton offered the words that the Democratic establishment had been dying to hear Saturday although some in the crowd obviously were less sanguine about her throwing her support behind Sen. Barack Obama. WSJ. | |
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| 12:06 PM: | Supporters trying to accept end of Clinton's campaign. At Clinton's final campaign event Saturday, it seemed many of her staunchest supporters had mostly moved past the first four stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining and depression and landed on acceptance. CNN. | |
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| 12:06 PM: | Pelosi: Clinton Campaign Inspired Millions. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) statement on the end of Hillary Clinton's presidential bid. The Hill. | |
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| 11:20 AM: | Obama camp reacts to Clinton speech. In the final minutes of Clinton's concession speech, a top Obama strategist said he was pleased with the message, and that there was "no ambiguity" about her support for the presumptive Democratic nominee. CNN. | |
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| 11:19 AM: | Obama thanks Clinton online. Obama's site encourages supporters to email Clinton with their thanks. Ben Smith. | |
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| 11:19 AM: | Clinton suspends campaign, endorses Obama. On Saturday, Hillary Clinton exited the presidential race, gave enthusiastic support to Barack Obama and spoke of what she and her supporters had accomplished on behalf of the women who'll follow. Salon. | |
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| 10:55 AM: | New feature on the Top-25 page. We've added a column to the Top-25 page that says how many hours the link has been on NewsJunk.com. NewsJunk Weblog. | |
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| 10:49 AM: | Clinton Suspends Campaign And Endorses Obama. Hillary Clinton suspended her presidential campaign and urged her supporters to throw their full weight behind Barack Obama. The Hill. | |
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| 10:49 AM: | Yes She Did. Senator Clinton did all she needed to do. Andrew Sullivan. | |
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| 10:24 AM: | Suspend And Endorse. "The way to continue our fight now, to accomplish the goals for which we stand is to take our energy, our passion and our strength and do everything we can to help elect Barack Obama the next president," she said. Natl Journal. | |
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| 10:22 AM: | MP3 of HRC concession. Audio of Hillary Clinton concession speech. NewsJunk. | |
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| 10:04 AM: | HRC: "Yes we can!" Hillary Clinton addresses her supporters in Washington, DC. Flickr. | |
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| 9:57 AM: | Present for the end: Drudge. The rarely-seen Matt Drudge, in the company of Clinton consultant Tracy Sefl, is here for the end. Ben Smith. | |
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| 9:57 AM: | For Clintons, a dream fades. For nearly 40 years, the presidency has been an organizing principle for their lives. Politico. | |
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| 9:42 AM: | South Carolina to Offer Cross on Car Plates. South Carolina drivers will be the first in the nation to be offered license plates that carry the phrase "I Believe" and a Christian cross over a stained-glass window under a law that took effect on Thursday. NYT. | |
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| 9:39 AM: | Clinton Vs. Obama. The inevitable Republican National Committee Web site -- Hillary Clinton doing the GOP's dirty work. Natl Journal. | |
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| 9:24 AM: | The World Watches Hillary Clinton. A Spanish television crew was taking shots of people entering through security. A BBC radio reporter interviewed people standing in line to get in. ABC. | |
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| 9:21 AM: | McCain calls Bush wiretapping 'ambiguous' The question of whether or not President Bush overstepped his constitutional power by authorizing warrantless checks of Americans' international communications after 9/11 is "ambiguous," McCain said yesterday. MSNBC. | |
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| 9:00 AM: | IRC for Hillary Exit Speech. Are you watching Hillary's speech this morning? Come join the IRC channel! Scripting News. | |
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| 8:41 AM: | Clinton Bloc Becomes the Prize for Election Day. Now that a would-be first female president is ending her quest for the White House, the race is more about women than ever before. NYT. | |
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| 8:38 AM: | Guidance on Hillary's speech. Per campaign spokesman Mo Elleithee, only Hillary Clinton will speak today; Bill and Chelsea will be on the stage with her but will not speak. Look for her to say she fully supports Obama, and that it's important for everyone in the room to support him. MSNBC. | |
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| 8:24 AM: | Six years of Hillary. I've been covering Hillary Clinton's campaign for the presidency, on and off, since 2002. Ben Smith. | |
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| 8:21 AM: | We're recording Clinton's speech. It will be available for download as an MP3 and an RSS 2.0 enclosure shortly after the speech, Murphy-willing. NewsJunk. | |
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| 8:13 AM: | Thousands Gather for Clinton Concession to Obama. Hundreds, perhaps thousands are lining up to get into the event at which Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will concede the Democratic nomination to Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. ABC. | |
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| 8:12 AM: | Did Cheney Tell Libby to Do It? Former vice presidential chief of staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby told the FBI that it was "possible" that Vice President Cheney instructed him to disseminate information about CIA agent Valerie Plame to the press, according to a redacted FBI report recently examined by Congressional investigators. Washington Post. | |
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| 8:12 AM: | Bush's Secret Iraq Deal. Despite opposition from both the Iraqi and American people, President Bush appears to be forging ahead on a multi-year security agreement with the Iraqi government that would lock in the occupation status quo. Washington Post. | |
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| 8:12 AM: | Hillary Clinton's 5 mistakes. "I’m in it for the long run. It’s not a very long run. It will be over by February 5." Politico. | |
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| 8:10 AM: | Does Clinton have the chemistry with Obama to be his VP? An influential supporter of Barack Obama said Hillary Clinton has the experience to be the Illinois senator’s running mate, but questioned whether the pair had the right chemistry. Reuters. | |
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| 8:10 AM: | Playbook: Rick Davis' victory plan. McCain camp. manager seems to say his campaign won’t be as big or rich as Obama’s--but it won’t need to be. Politico. | |
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| 8:09 AM: | McCain campaigns with potential VP picks in tow. Try-outs for the number two spot on the presumptive Republican nominee’s presidential ticket continued this week as the Arizona senator made stops in two states with governors who appear to be on his short list. Reuters. | |
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| 8:09 AM: | McCain campaign says lean mode will win. Recognizing that they’ll be outgunned by Democratic nominee, Republicans say the electoral map still looks promising. Politico. | |
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| 7:56 AM: | Reid formally endorses Obama. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) formally endorses Obama. The Crypt. | |
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| 5:23 AM: | Obama's Shimansky Problem. In an exclusive interview with The Page, Reba Shimansky says she will vote for McCain and not Obama in November. Time. | |
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| 5:21 AM: | Dean's Election Paved Way for Clinton Loss. Chuck Todd says Sen. Hillary Clinton's first setback on the road the White House was the election of former Vermont Gov. Political Wire. | |
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| 5:19 AM: | The Frontrunner Myths. Eons ago, it seems, the press was touting Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton as the dominant frontrunners in their respective party presidential contests. Pollster.com. | |
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| 5:05 AM: | We're Thinking ... That the Hillary Clinton/Barack Obama tete-a-tete went a little something like this. Natl Journal. | |
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| 12:33 AM: | Op-Ed Columnist: Savor the Moment. This election year has been a testament to the many decades of work by men and women to build a more just America. NYT. | |
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| 12:32 AM: | How McCain's Website Can Beat Obama By Becoming a Platform. A McCain API would allow developers to leverage JohnMcCain.com data -- including everything from news feeds, user information, login access, and donation statistics -- to create mashups and recruitment tools the campaign doesn't have the time or resources to create on its own. Patrick Ruffini. | |
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| 12:31 AM: | Oil prices 'shock but not crisis' The US energy secretary stops short of calling the latest oil price highs a crisis, as G8 ministers meet in Japan. BBC. | |
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