Iraq Split; Candidates on Economy; Primary Roundup

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Iraqi forces are battling rebel elements from Shi’ite cleric Sadr’s army. Is Iran behind the mayhem? Will the US decide to align with Sadr in taming Iraq? Is McCain’s response to the mortgage crisis his Herbert Hoover moment? How does his economic plan stack up against Clinton’s and Obama’s? Howard Dean wants the nomination wrapped up by July; who should drop out? Will Gore step in?

Links:

• Remarks of Senator Barack Obama: Renewing the American Economy
• Stalled assault on Basra exposes the Iraqi government's shaky authority
• Loans and Leadership by Paul Krugman
• Six of the Fallen, in Words They Sent Home (NY Times)
• Is Al Gore the Answer?
• Top Democrat wants party contest decided by July 1
• President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd of Australia

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Arianna Huffington

Progressive independent Arianna Huffington is the editor of the online blogazine Huffington Post, a nationally syndicated columnist and author of eleven books, including the recent Pigs at the Trough.

Tony Blankley

Tony Blankley is the editorial page editor of The Washington Times and author of the recently published book, The West's Last Chance: Will We Win the Clash of Civilizations? from Regnery.

Matt Miller

Matthew Miller (center/moderator) is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, a bi-weekly columnist for Fortune magazine, and an award-winning contributor to The New York Times Magazine and The Atlantic Monthly. He is also the author of The 2% Solution: Fixing America's Problems In Ways Liberals And Conservatives Can Love, a Los Angeles Times bestseller.

Robert Scheer

Robert Scheer is a syndicated columnist based at the San Francisco Chronicle and editor of the new online investigative magazine, www.truthdig.com.  He has also authored six books, most recently The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq. 

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