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June 6, 2008— -- 2008: Democrats:

The Washington Post's Jonathan Weisman and Shailagh Murray: "In D.C., Obama Meets With ClintonNominee Apparent Also Sets Fundraising Curbs" LINK

The Washington Post's Tim Craig: "Appearances Put Virginia On the Map for November" LINK

The Politico's Ryan Grim: "DCCC won't join DNC lobby ban" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "DNC bars Washington lobbyist money" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Robin Abcarian: "The pundits are either with you or against you" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Don Frederick: "Superdelegate declares support -- and none too soon, either" LINK

The Hill's Kevin Bogardus and Jordan Fabian "Dem Unity Tough on K Street" LINK

The New York Daily News' Josh Greenman: "Hillary Clinton Sees a Dream Slip Away; Barack Obama Ushers in a New Day" LINK

2008: Obama:

ABC News' Jennifer Parker: "Obama on Clinton VP Talk: 'Settle Down' - Clinton Supporters Press for Vice Presidential Candidate Offer" LINK

The Washington Post's Glenn Kessle: "Obama Backs Away From Comment on Divided Jerusalem" LINK

The Politico's Carrie Budoff Brown: "Same candidate, new race" http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0608/10887.html" target="_blank">LINK

The Politico's Ben Smith: "Obama denies video rumor" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Jackie Calmes: "Obama Moves to Draw Voters Who Didn't Back Him Campaign to Stress Economy in Effort To Win Them Over" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Jonathan Kaufman: "Race Issue Looms in Election, With Sharp Divide in Some States" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Peter Wallsten: "Obama leads in battle for Latino vote" LINK

USA Today's Charisse Jones: "Blacks optimistic, anxious about Obama" LINK

The Associated Press' Martha Irvine: "Young voters: Obama's race as an asset, non-issue" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni and Michael Lambro : "Obama Vows Victory in Washington" LINK

The Washington Times' Wesley Pruden: "A Large Crowd Under the Bus" LINK

Time Magazine's Karen Tumulty: "How Obama Did It" LINK

The New York Sun's Josh Gerstein: "'Great Countermove Seen in Obama's Search Team" LINK

The New York Sun's Patrick McIlheran: "Obama's Us Vs. Them" LINK

The New York Post's Rich Lowry: "The Man They Love" LINK

2008: McCain:

The New York Times' Charlie Savage: "Adviser Says McCain Backs Bush Wiretaps" LINK

The New York Times' Elisabeth Bumiller: "Ousted Executive Provides a Feminine Face to the McCain Campaign" LINK

The New York Times' Michael Cooper: "$21.5 Million Is a Record for McCain" LINK

The Washington Post's Michael D. Shear and Jon Cohen: "McCain Sets Sights on the Democrats Who Voted for Clinton" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' James Hohmann: "But did McCain call fliers 'my friends' in canned greeting?" LINK

2008: Clinton:

The New York Times' Jeff Zeleny and Adam Nagourney: "Clinton Meets With Obama After Dousing Talk of Ticket" LINK

The New York Times' David W. Chen: "Clinton May Come Home to Find a Little Fence-Mending Is Needed" LINK

The Politico's Amie Parnes, Avi Zenilman and Ben Smith: "Clinton's exit: When push came to shove" LINK

The Politico's Ben Smith: "Clinton 'is not seeking' VP" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Rhodes Cook: "Bill and Hillary: A Fine Line Between Victory and Defeat" LINK

The Wall Street Journal's Amy Chozik: "Growing Number of Clinton Backers Push for 'Dream Ticket,' Despite Long Odds" LINK

The Boston Globe's Foon Rhee: "Clinton thanks supporters, pledges fealty to Obama" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Stephen Braun and Doyle McManus: "New question: What does Hillary Clinton want now?" LINK

The Los Angeles Times' Mark Z. Barabak and Noam N. Levey: "Clinton dials back vice presidency talk" LINK

USA Today's Jill Lawrence: "Clinton campaign says she's not seeking No. 2 spot" LINK

The Washington Times' Christina Bellantoni: " 'In to Win' but She's Out With a Loss" LINK

The Washington Times' Cal Thomas: "The Next Female Candidate" LINK

The New York Post's Geoff Earle: "Her Bills Still Coming Due" LINK

The New York Daily News' Thomas M. Franks: "Bill Clinton Faces Benching in Fall Presidential Campaign" LINK