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STATE OF PLAY: Clinton’s Daunting Task

Matiynia Lumpkin — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:31:48 +0000

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is clearly excited about her 9-point win over Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in yesterday’s Pennsylvania primary. But is it enough to stay in the race? Can she raise the dough needed to be competitive? Regardless, she is going to keep duking it out with Obama for the chance to win the White House this November. A glance at today’s headlines makes it clear: she’s got a tough road ahead of her.

Here’s our latest installment of "State of Play," a look at how a top story of the day is being played around the Web and in print:

Decisive Win Can’t Forestall A Daunting Task (The Washington Post)

Seizing on Her Primary Win, Clinton Says Tide Is Turning (The New York Times)

Clinton’s Win Still Leaves Her the Underdog (The New York Post)

Clinton presses case after big Pennsylvania primary win (USA Today)

Clinton Defeats Obama In Pennsylvania Primary (The Wall Street Journal)

Clinton Grinds Out Win in Pa. (Chicago Tribune)

Analysis: Did Clinton’s latest victory come in time? (CNN)

Clinton Wins, But Dynamics of the Race Stay Same (NPR)

Clinton’s win still leaves her the underdog (MSNBC)

DEMS Fight on, Clinton Wins PA Primary By 10 Points (ABC)

Pa. Win Boosts Clinton Coffers (CBS)

Still Trailing, Clinton Challenges Obama Over Ability to Beat McCain (Fox)

STATE OF PLAY: SCOTUS OKs Lethal Injection

Matiynia Lumpkin — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:17:47 +0000

We may not have video cameras inside the Supreme Court, but that doesn’t mean news trickles out slowly. In the same afternoon that the court released its decision to uphold the use of lethal injection in death penalty cases, major sites posted the story.

Here’s our latest installment of "State of Play," a look at how a top story of the day is playing around the Web and in print:

Supreme Court Upholds Use of Lethal Injection (The Washington Post)

Executions to resume after high court OK’s lethal injections (USA Today)

Supreme Court Allows Lethal Injection for Execution (The New York Times)

Supreme Court upholds executions by lethal injection (The Los Angeles Times)

Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky’s Lethal Injections (Wall Street Journal)

High court upholds lethal injection method (CNN)

Supreme Court Upholds Lethal Injection (NPR)

Court Upholds Kentucky’s Lethal Injection (MSNBC)

Supreme Court Upholds Kentucky’s Use of Lethal Injection (ABC)

High Courts Upholds Lethal Injection (CBS)

Top Court Rejects Challenge to Kentucky’s Use of Lethal Injections (Fox)

STATE OF PLAY: Obama’s ‘Elitist’ Remarks

Matiynia Lumpkin — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:47:22 +0000

Sen. John McCain has slapped Sen. Barack Obama with the dreaded liberal label — "elitist" — after his comments about Pennsylvania blue-collar voters at a private fund-raiser in San Francisco. Just to make sure you heard about it, most major media outlets used the "e" word in the headline. It’s so eye-catching, we did too!

Here’s our second installment of "State of Play," a look at how a top story of the day is playing around the Web and in print:

Obama Remark ‘Elitist,’ McCain Says (The New York Times)

Obama retaliates to ‘elitist’ attacks by McCain, Clinton (The Los Angeles Times)

McCain Calls Obama’s Comments ‘Elitist’ (Washington Post)

McCain: Obama Guns, Religion Remarks ‘Elitist’ (ABC)

McCain Calls Obama’s ‘Bitter’ Comments ‘Elitist’ (CBS)

McCain: Obama Comments are ‘Elist’ (MSNBC)