Clinton routs Obama in West Virginia; Democrats pick up house seat; Bush's
trip to Mideast has low expectations; Burma police block aid workers;
McCain
opposes new education benefits for returning troops; Harriet Miers expects
to
battle Congress beyond Bush years; Saudis warn Iran over meddling in
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t r u t h o u t | 05.14
Clinton Beats Obama Handily in West Virginia
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Patrick Healy, of The New York Times: "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton won
a
lopsided victory on Tuesday over Senator Barack Obama in the West Virginia
primary, where racial considerations emerged as an unusually salient
factor.
Mrs. Clinton drew strong sup****t from white, working-class voters, who
have
spurned Mr. Obama in recent contests. The number of white Democratic
voters
who said race had influenced their choices on Tuesday was among the
highest
recorded in voter surveys in the nomination fight. Two in 10 white West
Virginia voters said race was an im****tant factor in their votes. More
than 8
in 10 who said it factored in their votes backed Mrs. Clinton, according
to
exit polls."
Democrats Pick Up Mississippi House Seat
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Aaron Blake, of The Hill: "Democrat Travis Childers won Tuesday's
Mississippi
special election runoff for Sen. Roger Wicker's (R) former House seat,
handing
Democrats the biggest of their three special election takeovers this cycle
and
sending a listless GOP further into a state of disarray. Childers led GOP
candidate Greg Davis 53-47 with more than 90 percent of precincts
re****ting.
Turnout increased substantially over the 67,000 voters who cast ballots in
the
April 22 open special election, with more than 100,000 voting in the
runoff."
Low Hopes for Bush Mideast Trip
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Peter Grier, of The Christian Science Monitor: "The pageantry of President
Bush's trip to the Middle East this week is sure to be impressive. On May
15,
he'll tour the ancient fortress of Masada, then commemorate the 60th
anniversary of the founding of Israel with an address to the Knesset. The
next
day he'll travel to Saudi Arabia to help mark the 75th anniversary of
formal
US-Saudi relations. He'll meet with Saudi King Abdallah at the king's
farm.
The substance of the journey, however, is unlikely to live up to the White
House's once-high expectations."
Burma Police Block Aid Workers, Food Piles Up
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The Associated Press: "Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching
cyclone
survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food ****pments backed
up
at the main air****t for Myanmar's biggest city. Relief workers re****ted
some
storm survivors were being given spoiled or poor-quality food rather than
nutrition-rich biscuits sent by international donors, adding to fears that
the
ruling military junta in the Southeast Asian country could be
misappropriating
assistance."
What's McCain Have Against Education Benefits for Veterans?
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David Lightman, of McClatchy Newspapers: "The 'Post 9/11 Veterans
Educational
Assistance Act' sounds like the kind of rally-round-the-flag plan that
John
McCain, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton all could embrace. Instead, it's
become one of the starkest dividing lines between McCain, the presumptive
Republican nominee, and his likely Democratic opponent. The bill, which
the
House of Representatives is expected to debate as soon as Thursday and the
Senate could take up next week, would increase education aid to all
military
members who've served on active duty since the Sept. 11, 2001."
Harriett Miers Says Her Clash With Congress Will Outlast Bush
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Max B. Baker, of The Fort Worth Star-Telegram: "Former White House Counsel
Harriet Miers predicted that her constitutional clash with Congress over
executive privilege and the separation of powers doctrine may not be
settled
until after President Bush leaves office next year. Miers, a former US
Supreme
Court nominee, was sued and cited for contempt by the
Democratic-controlled
Congress earlier this year for declining to talk about her role in the
firings
of US attorneys while serving the Bush administration. 'It wouldn't
surprise
me if it extended beyond this administration,' Miers said."
Saudis Sends Sharp Warning to Iran Over Lebanon
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Sam F. Ghattas, of The Associated Press: "Saudi Arabia sent Iran a sharp
warning over Lebanon Tuesday, saying Tehran's sup****t for Hezbollah will
damage its relations with other Muslim and Arab countries. More soldiers
fanned out through Beirut, with orders to use force to restore security to
a
nation shaken by nearly a week of sectarian clashes. Lebanese buried more
of
their dead and tried to resume life in a capital dissected by roadblocks."
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