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Clinton Camp: We've Raised More Than $8 Mil Since Super Tuesday

The New York Senator bounces back after massive Obama January fundraising. Clinton spokesman Wolfson on conference call says her ad spending should pretty much match Obama's going forward: "I do not anticipate he will have any significant advantage in the March 4 states." Permalink

Brownback in Kansas: "If This Is A Loss, It's My Fault"

On the stump, Kansas Senator and McCain backer acknowledges Huckabee has some strength among this weekend's caucusgoers, jokes he might be bad luck for his candidate. “Every state they’ve asked me to go to, they lose." Permalink

Axelrod Versus Penn

Top Obama and Clinton strategists share their true feelings in twin interviews with National Journal's Linda Douglass. Obama's David Axelrod: "But the Republicans have focused (on The Clintons) before and they will again on a whole range of aspects of the questions that came up in the 90's and we as a party don't need to go back to those controversies." Clinton's Mark Penn: "And I think a big difference here is that they are seeing that she is a person of substance..." Permalink

Friday Superdelegate Battle

Obama snags Wisconsin Rep. Obey, Washington Governor Gregoire and DNC official LaMere of Nebraska. Clinton wins Washington Rep. Dicks. Permalink

McCain Not Sold on Ticket-Balancing

The GOP front-runner says he wouldn't necessarily choose a running mate from a different geographic region. "I think former President Clinton and Vice President Gore showed us you don't have to be regionally different." Also says he hasn't dismissed Huckabee's bid, again called Democrats' Iraq policy "catastrophic." Permalink

Texas Gov. Asks Huckabee to Drop Out

McCain supporter Gov. Rick Perry called his candidate's remaining major rival Friday night and suggested he get out of the race. Huckabee declined. Permalink

Debate About Debates

Clinton to participate in ABC7/Politico candidate forum on the eve of Tuesday's "Potomac Primary," slams Obama for not agreeing to initial invitation to participate in one-on-one debate instead. Permalink

"I Don't Want to Be the Story"

Bill Clinton tells NBC's Portland, Maine affiliate that he is not a "spouse like any other spouse who can defend his candidate" and now knows he needs to be more careful on the stump. Watch interview above. Permalink

Still Counting Ballots in New Mexico

Three days after the state voted, there is still no decision. Clinton has a slight lead while Democratic officials are apologizing and counting the 17,000 provisional ballots. Permalink

Clinton Camp Disavows Memo

Spokesman Mo Elleithee says "some random person" released memo claiming to be from "the Louisiana for Hillary Campaign." Memo addressed Louisiana oil revenue sharing, prompted a response from the (actual) Obama campaign. Update: Elleithee acknowledges the memo's author is a Clinton volunteer, but was not authorized to release the statement. Permalink